Last Updated on March 27, 2024
As everyone says, they grow up so quickly! Which also means we’ve had the opportunity to test out and review many eco friendly and organic kid’s clothes. Here are our tried-and-tested picks for sustainable children’s clothing – favorites for comfort, style, and quality of the products, as well as the brand’s values and practices.
I generally try to stick to more affordable sustainable kids clothing brands (I can’t pay $50 for a t-shirt) but there are options for different budgets. You can also check out my tips and how I’ve built a sustainable kid’s wardrobe on a budget.
This roundup include organic clothing for newborns, babies, toddlers, and children up to age 12-14. The brands are based in USA, Canada, and UK/Europe. Plus these brands also have a good selection of more gender neutral kids clothes if that’s something you’re also looking for!
Organic Baby & Kids Clothes
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Price (based on the average price for a t-shirt)
$ – 20 -29
$$ – 30-39
$$$ – 40+
Pure Colour Baby
Ages: 0 – 8
Price: $$
Based In: Canada, ships international
Brand Features: Pure Colour Baby ‘s organic cotton clothing comes in adorable custom prints and a range of both classic and fun colours. Everything is made in-house in their Ontario studio.
Why We Love Them: Not only are the prints and colours lovely but their fabric is super soft! However the thing that I most love about Pure Colour Baby is their “grow-with-me” designs; we got a pullover from them in size 18m-3T which my daughter has been wearing for a year now and will definitely be able to yet another year of wear from. Definitely a worthwhile investment!
Hanna Andersson
Ages: 0 – 14
Price: $$
Based In: USA, ships international
Brand Features: Large selection of products for babies to tweens. Hanna Andersson is one of the original sustainable brands and has been using organic cotton, recycled materials, and lower impact dyes since the 90s. They also have a circular/upcycling program. Hanna Andersson uses OEKO-TEX certified materials and are GOTS certified.
They are great for organic pajamas and even have adult ones if you’re looking for matching pjs for the family!
Why We Love Them: I appreciate their “hand-me-down” quality and have found some Hanna pieces in excellent condition secondhand; it’s also a well-known brand with great re-sale value.
Hanna Andersson is also a good brand to keep an eye on if your kids love certain characters, they often do Disney or other franchise licensing and are one of the few places you can get more sustainable licensed products.
Q for Quinn
Ages: 0 – 8
Price: $$
Based In: Canada, ships international
Brand Features: Born out of a need to find socks that were gentle on her son’s eczema, Q for Quinn makes organic and OEKO-Tex-100 certified cotton socks, tights, underwear and and pjs with adorable prints. They are GOTS certified.
Their matching adult and children sock bundles make the fun and very practical gift!
Why We Love Them: Their socks are so soft and so cute! When my daughter was a baby and also suffering from eczema we loved their undyed “sensitive skin” socks. Now that she’s older she loves picking her Q for Quinn socks for the day and deciding between the fun colours and designs. We also have a couple pairs of their kids underwear which are also soft and well-made.
You can also use code MYGREENCLOSET for 10% off Q for Quinn!
Mini Mioche
Ages: 0 – 12
Price: $
Based In: Canada and also has a US webshop, ships international
Brand Features: Quality basics and wardrobe staples in a range of colours. Mini Mioche manufactures their clothing locally in Canada. They also don’t use any plastic packaging and give back to various organizations.
Why We Love Them: If you’re looking for solid colour staples MM is definitely a brand to check out! They have a great range of colors and their pieces are super versatile and easy to mix and match with. We love them for filling in wardrobe “gaps” – resulting in lots of outfit combos for a kids capsule wardrobe.
I’ve also heard from other mom’s how it can be hard to mix and match outfits when so many clothes are printed, but having some solid colour staples is the solution!
Frugi
Ages: 0 – 10
Price: $$$
Based In: UK, ships international
Brand Features: Bright, playful, and oh-so-cute styles! Frugi has a large range of products from everyday clothing to swimwear, accessories, outerwear and even natural rubber boots. The majority of their clothing is made from organic cotton and they also use recycled and other sustainable materials. They are GOTS certified and give back to various organizations.
Frugi also has a women’s collection including maternity and nursing-friendly clothing, and twinning styles!
Why We Love Them: There’s no way Frugi’s fun and cheery prints won’t delight children. Sustainable kids coats can be tough to find, so I was thrilled to discover Frugi had a great selection of outerwear. My daughter loves her new Frugi rain coat and boots so much she often tries to wear them around the house.
Sustain
Ages: 0 – 4
Price: $$
Based In: USA, ships international
Brand Features: Organic AND naturally-dyed clothing. Sustain is committed to making fully biodegradable, plastic-free, organic and natural clothing, even down to their plant-based dyes! They have a collection of styles with beautiful hand-dyed patterns.
Why We Love Them: There’s so much I love about Sustain, you can check out this post to learn more about their natural dyeing. I already owned some of their pieces so was very excited when they launched a children’s collection. Knowing how passionate owner Kat is about organic, safe, and non-toxic clothing I knew their onesies were exactly what I wanted for my newborn’s sensitive skin.
Living Crafts
Ages: 0 – 10
Price: $
Based In: Germany, ships international
Brand Features: Great brand for basics and especially organic pjs, socks, and underwear. Of the brands based in Europe we’ve tried, Living Crafts is great for a more affordable option! They are GOTS certified and part of Fair Wear.
Why We Love Them: This is another brand that my husband and I both enjoy wearing so we knew they’d also make great organic baby and children’s clothes!
Beya Made
Ages: 0 – 4
Price: $$$
Based In: USA, ships international
Brand Features: While Beya Made uses durable, soft, and sustainable linen instead of organic cotton, I still wanted to include them because they are a lovely brand with beautiful products. Their linen is sourced as deadstock and their pieces are made locally in the US.
Why We Love Them: Beya Made has the cutest rompers/dungarees! They are heirloom quality pieces and the adjustable design mean your child can get extra wear from it.
Pact
Ages: 0 – 10
Price: $
Based In: USA, ships international
Brand Features: Closet staples made from organic cotton in Fair Trade certified factories. Pact not only has clothes but also underwear and socks. Many of their products are sold in more affordable packs making it easier to stock up on essentials. They are GOTS certified and Fair Trade certified.
Why We Love Them: I own many Pact items myself and they are great staples. While I have had a few quality issues with Pact before the baby clothes we had from them didn’t any any issues, were super cute and fit well.
tentree
Ages: 1 – 5
Price: $
Based In: Canada, ships international
Brand Features: Nature inspired tees, hoodies, and sweats. tentree uses organic cotton, recycled polyester, and other sustainable materials like Tencel in their collection. In addition to planting 10 tree with every purchase they have a variety of sustainably and impact reduction initiatives.
Why We Love Them: Our whole family loves tentree! While they don’t have the largest selection of children’s clothes, they are fantastic for snuggly hoodies and sweatpants. My daughter can’t get enough of her “sunny hoodie”.
The Good Tee
Ages: 0 – 14
Price: $
Based In: Canada, ships
Brand Features: Looking for a good tee? You’re in the right place! The Good Tee is proud of their commitment to transparency and social responsibility and involved from seed to finished product. While they only have a small range of products they’re a great place to check out if you’re looking for t-shirts and tops for the family, or blank tees to customize.
Why We Love Them: I think it’s so cool that The Good Tee offers natural tie-dye kits. I love natural dyeing and made family tees this summer. My toddler was a little too young to get involved but I think an older child would love this activity!
They also offer adult tees or you can tie-dye matching tees!
Parade Organics
Ages: 0 – 3
Price: $
Based In: Canada, ships international
Brand Features: Parade is best know for their cute pajamas and rompers, but they also offer baby and toddler clothes in soft organic cotton and sweet prints.
Why We Love Them: Parade’s ‘gown’ sleepers were my favourite item of clothing for an infant – they’re soft and snuggly and the open bottom makes them so easy for diaper changes. As my daughter got older we kept using and loving their clothing and pajamas (we’d often ask for a pair of pjs as gifts from friends and family).
Their harem pants are also wonderful if you’re clothing diapering and looking for pants with some extra room for the diaper.
Organic Zoo
Ages: 0 – 3
Price: $$$
Based In: UK, ships international
Brand Features: Timeless, unisex, and high quality styles made in Europe from organic, fair trade cotton. Organic Zoo manages a perfect balance between sophisticated yet whimsical and cute designs. Their more earthy colour palette is perfect for those with a natural/minimalist aesthetic or anyone looking for an alternative to the very bright options from most children’s brands.
Why We Love Them: We were gifted a couple Organic Zoo baby pieces and they were not only beautifully soft and well made but also so adorable! They’ve been passed on and because of the quality and unisex styles I’m sure they will be worn by many little ones.
Under the Nile
Ages: 0 – 2
Price: $
Based In: USA, ships international
Brand Features: Under the Nile makes baby clothing as well as cute cotton toys, swaddles and other baby products from organic Egyptian cotton which is grown on biodynamic farms. They are GOTS certified and Fair Trade certified.
Why We Love Them: I got a variety of Under the Nile baby clothes, muslins, clothes, swaddles and toys from EarthHero when my daughter was born and they were all great products!
Under the Nile is also one of the few companies that makes organic cotton training underwear starting at size 12m – great for EC! Even though it’s not clothing, I especially appreciate that their stuffed toys are also stuffed with organic cotton (the majority of organic cotton toys are unfortunately stuffed with polyester).
Accessories
Soft Soul
Ages: 0 – 2
Based In: Canada, ships to Canada and US
Brand Features: Soft Soul makes baby and toddler soft sole slippers and shoes handmade from sustainable and vegan-friendly cork leather.
Why We Love Them: I found it incredibly challenging to find a more sustainable options for baby shoes, especially something that was lightweight and soft soled to aid with learning to walk. So I was thrilled to then discover Soft Soul and their vegan cork slippers – exactly what I had been searching for! My daughter wore her slippers almost everyday and we were very happy with the quality.
Myssyfarmi
Ages: 0 – 8
Based In: Finland, ships international
Brand Features: Warm, chunky, children’s and baby wool hats knit by locally grannies! Myssyfarmi‘s wool is organic and sourced locally from responsibly managed farms.
Their main focus is on adult hats and accessories meaning the whole family can get matching Myssy hats!
Why We Love Them: There is nothing more quintessentially winter than a knit hat! Myssyfarmi’s hats not only are nice and cozy but also so cute and I love the brand’s ethos. Their kids hats are very stretchy and you can fold them up so your child should be able to wear them for a long time!
Native Shoes
Ages: 6M – Adult
Based In: Canada, ships international
Brand Features: Vegan shoes which can be recycled through their take-back program and turned into other products. Their “Sugarlite” collection is lower impact then their regular EVA shoes, and they also have shoes using Bloom which is proprietary algae-derived foam.
Why We Love Them: Honestly, kids shoes have been tricky. While I don’t love buying shoes essentially made of plastic Native does have some good sustainability initiatives like their recycling program and we have been impressed with the durability of their shoes – after a whole summer of wear they still look almost brand new and can easily be handed-down to other children!
Our Favourite Sustainable Kids Online Stores (carrying multiple brands)
EarthHero
US-based marketplace for all kinds of sustainable products and they have a great selection of baby and children’s items from clothing and accessories to toys, dishes and more.
Oat & Ochre
Canadian retailer with a focus on organic cotton and ethical manufacturing. They carry baby and kids brands such as Organic Zoo, The Simple Folk, Silly Silas, Gray Label and more. Great for neutral colours and hand-me-down quality products.
Mini-Cycle
A Canadian boutique of high quality, and sustainable children’s clothing and products. Mini-Cycle has a circular model and buys back all their products for resale or upcycling. (Their resale program is not currently available after new ownership but they say they are working on starting it again)
Looking for eco friendly clothing for the whole family? Check out our roundup of sustainable brands that have women’s, men’s and children’s clothing!
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