Donating Teddy Bears to Children in the Hospital - A Heart-Warming Experience

Children are admitted to hospitals and clinics around the world every day. Doctors, nurses, medical professionals, clergy and hospital staff provide them with the best primary care possible. As family and friends of a child in the hospital, the best medicine we can give is love... but not all hospitalized children have that luxury. That's where teddy bear power comes in!

Hospitals are never "fun" places for children. Whether they are there just for an hour, the day or they have to stay overnight or longer for treatment or recovery, it can be a frightening place. They often have to leave their favorite toys at home or can only bring a few with them.

Teddy bears and other cuddly critters can actually reduce stress, anxiety, boredom and help kids recover faster. Doctors and nurses will often use stuffed animals to demonstrate a procedure to a child. Therapists sometimes use them as part of a patient's treatment. They may also be used in hospital playrooms, distributed to comfort and entertain a child during their hospital stay or given as a special gift to celebrate the completion of a procedure or a significant event such as a birthday or holiday when a child is in the hospital.

Kind-hearted people who want to donate teddy bears to hospitals must do a little homework first. Because medical professionals have to be concerned with the risks of harmful bacteria and viruses, most hospitals will only accept new stuffed animals and toys as donations. Some hospitals further restrict the type of fabric, fill and how eyes are attached to plush animal donations because of allergen and safety concerns.

Before donating on your own, it is always a good idea to find a place that will accept your donations first. Call your local children's hospital and ask them what their policy is on donating plush animals and other toys. You may also find this information on the hospital's website under "gifts in kind." Ask about any required paperwork, size and quantity limitations and where and when you can deliver your donations.

After you find an acceptable place to donate to, there are several ways to get the word out that you are collecting stuffed animals for children in the hospital. Church and social groups, local fire departments, libraries and schools are great places to start.

As an alternative to giving new stuffed animals, there are several organizations that will accept your monetary donations, purchase the bears for you and donate them on your behalf. Teddy Bears That Care ( www.teddybearsthatcare.org ) is one example.

You will always get a good feeling inside when you do something for others, especially if you are helping a child. Although you may never actually meet the recipient of your gift, you can imagine the smile you'll put on a child's face when they meet their cuddly new friend. Just thinking about that cannot help but make you smile too.

Children, Teddy Bears And The Connection

Children are innocent and free of blame. That is why it hurts adults when they are sick, hurt or afraid. We feel better when we are able to soothe them and make the bad go away. There are times when even our devout love can do nothing to help the pain and heartache a child may be feeling. When a child must undergo tests or an operation at the hospital. Parents are not allowed to be with the child while these necessary procedures are being performed. The child will often feel afraid, alone and abandoned.

It has been proven time, and again, the act of giving the child a teddy bear to hold and cuddle takes a good measure of these feelings away. There are several groups who give teddy bears to hospitals so they can be given to sick and frightened children.

Good Bears of the World is a non-profit organization which gives teddy bears to children of all ages, when love, and comfort will make a difference. Last year Good Bears of the world gave out 20,000 teddy bears to victims of tornados, floods, hurricanes, and domestic violence. The bears were also given to many sick, underprivileged, and injured children. This list also includes lonely senior citizens. The teddy bears are given to policemen, firemen, psychologists, emergency workers, and grief counselors who have discovered the healing power the bears have on victims of trauma. Good bears is responsible for giving bears to the survivors of 9-11, the Oklahoma bombing, and the crash of TWA flight 800. If you would like to contribute to Good Bears of the World, the address is:

Good Bears of the World

P.O. Box 13097

Toledo, OH 43613

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has a Big Hero, Little Hero program. The mission of this program: To make sure every child has a Teddy Bear to hug when he or she needs one the most. The Vermont Teddy bear company and donations make it possible to donate teddy bears to police departments, fire houses and rescue personnel so they may distribute them to children in need. The bears are 13 inch and for every specially designed teddy bear bought through VTBC, 2 bears will be given to help a child. You may contact them at: www.vermontteddybear.com.

Other organizations have given teddy bears to children.

The Thorndike Press, located just down the road from Inland Hospital in Maine, donated 600 teddy bears to the hospital. These bears will be given to children who are sick, hurt, or frightened. The company pulled together holding a silent auction, bake sales, and hosting a drawing, among other activities. The proceeds were used to buy the teddy bears. Although Thorndike Press gives a charitable donation every year, it was decided to give the bears to Inland because of the sister of an employee. The child was in the hospital and given a bear to hold before having a treatment. Afterward the unconscious child was still clutching the bear tightly.

The next time you think about giving, think about the teddy bear and how far he can go to help a child in need of comfort.

History of the Teddy Bear - Part I

It is hard to imagine what life would be like without teddy bears. But, it was not always that way. Part 1 of this three-part history of this teddy bear series will guide you through the early years starting in the early 1900s. What is interesting to note, about the history of the teddy bear, is the fact that its origin occurred in the same year in two different parts of the world. One in the United States of America during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and the other in Germany. Here is the teddy bear's story.

In the early 1900s, 1902 to be exact, a cartoonist by the name of Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon called "Drawing the Line in the Mississippi". It showed the then president, Theodore Roosevelt, refusing to shoot a baby bear that his men had captured and tied to a tree. According to history, Roosevelt had traveled to Mississippi to help settle a border dispute. To help please the president, his hosts took him bear hunting; but because the hunting was so poor, his men captured a small bear and tied the bear to a tree for the president to shoot. Roosevelt refused. This story was later captured in cartoon form by Berryman.

Following its initial publication in the Washington Post, November 16, 1902, the cartoon created an immediate sensation, and it was subsequently reprinted in other papers. Including a newspaper in New York. There, this cartoon inspired Morris and Rose Michtom to create a bear in honor of the president's actions. Rose Michtom made a bear, named it "Teddy's Bear" and put it in their store window where it was immediately sold. More bears were created and quickly sold. It did not take long before the Michtoms could not keep up with the demand. It was then that they founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company, the first teddy bear manufacturer in the United States. During the course of their discovery, the Michtom's wrote to the president and asked for permission to use the name "Teddy" in his honor. The president agreed.

Simultaneously in Germany, Margarete Steiff's nephew was working in her stuffed toy business [Steiff] and had drawn sketches of bear cubs that were in the Stuttgart Zoo. These designs were used to created a prototype of a toy bear. A number of months later, Steiff introduced its first bear at the Leipzig Toy Fair. Although European buyers showed minimal interest, there was growing interest in "Teddy's Bear" in America due to the publicity surrounding the president and the bear cub. An America buyer ordered 3000 bears to be shipped to America.

By 1906, the United States was in the midst of a teddy bear craze. This would be comparable to the Cabbage Patch doll craze in the 1980s and the most recent Beanie Baby craze of the 1990s. An American composer J.K. Bratton created the score for the Teddy Bear's Picnic with the lyrics being provided by Jimmy Bratton. Teddy bear adventure story books were being written and the teddy bear manufacturers were creating teddy bears that came in all shapes and sizes. The apostrophe 's' was dropped from "Teddy's Bear" and the word "teddy bear" became the accepted term for this soft plush toy. Steiff, also, adopted the world "teddy bear" for their bear products.

Other competitors sprang up to get into the forray of manufacturing teddy bears; but many did not last the test of time. Except one, Gund Manufacturing Corporation, which started making bears in 1906 and is still creating them today.

In 1926 over in England, A.A. Milne, Christopher Robin Milne's father, starting writing stories about his son's adventures with his teddy bear and other stuffed animals. Father and son made many trips to the London Zoo and there fell in love with "Winnie" an orphaned bear. And the Winnie the Pooh series was born.

History of the Teddy Bear - Part II will discuss more great years between 1920-1940

Koala Bears - What's in a Name?

Don't you just love koala bears? They look so much like teddy bears - so cute and cuddly. But did you know that they should not really be called koala bears because they are not really bears at all? So where did the name "koala bears" come from?

Before the European settlement in Australia in the late 18th century, the different Australian Aboriginal tribes had different names for the koala such as cullawine, carbora or kola. It is probably from these names that we get our word, "koala." It wasn't until ten years after European settlement that the first recorded sighting of a koala occurred where it was described as resembling the "sloths in America". The koala has also been called a monkey. Maybe the viewers spotted a gray animal perched high in a tree and assumed it was a creature they knew.

The most common term used for the koala in early European settlement years was "native bear". In many publications in the 19th and even into the 20th centuries the koala was referred to as a native bear, or simply, a bear.

Even in the children's story, Dot and the Kangaroo (by Ethel C. Pedley published in 1920) a koala is called a native bear. All through another children's story, Blinky Bill (by by Dorothy Wall published in 1939), which is a story about a naughty koala boy, koalas are called bears and the name of the mother koala alternates between Mrs Koala and Mrs Bear.

If that wasn't enough to convince you that koala bear was the proper name, in 1816 the koala was given the scientific name, phascolarctos cinereus, which means "ash colored pouched bear."

But this scientific name is deceiving because a koala is not a bear at all. It belongs to a group of mammals called marsupials. The mother koala has a pouch in which she carries her baby koala and feeds it milk until it is old enough to exist outside the pouch.

Teddy Bears - Toys & Collectables

Soft cuddly toys have been popular for well over a hundred years. The most famous is the Teddy Bear.

The name Teddy Bear comes from former US president Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname was "Teddy", which came from a bear hunting incident in Mississippi in 1902. A few of Roosevelt's attendants had caught a black bear and tied it to a willow tree. They called Roosevelt and suggested he should shoot it. He refused on the grounds that it was unsportsmanlike, but instructed it to be put out of its misery after a long and brutal chase.

After the incident Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Clifford Berryman made the incident famous with the initial cartoon showing an adult black bear lassoed by a handler and a disgusted Roosevelt. After a series of cartoons the bear became smaller and cuter.

In 1903 Morris Michtom a candy store owner from Brooklyn who used to make soft cuddly toys in the evening with his wife saw the cartoons and started to make what would later be called Teddy Bears. By 1907 the demand was such that Michtom created The Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.

There is some controversy surrounding who actually made the first teddy because a German toy company called Steiff claims to have made them before Michtom and actually exported 3,000 to the United States in 1903.

Teddy Bears are categorised as "plush toys" this denotes the type of textile materials traditionally used to make them which generally consist of mohair, cotton, worsted yarn and silk. However nowadays they are often made from manmade fibres such as polyester.

In recent times the plush toy has enjoyed immense success especially during the 1980s when Care Bears became very popular. They were actually made famous by a series of greetings cards which were later made into television cartoons, soft cuddly toys, comics and later full length films. Teddy Ruxpin was another bear which was very popular in the '80s and was sold all over the world. This particular soft toy was an electronic talking bear and used the voice of actor Phil Baron.

Today Teddy Bears are still selling with annual sales far exceeding 1 billion dollars. The most widely sold brands of Teddy Bear are made by Gund and Ty Inc. Also the Build-A-Bear Shop has made it possible for children and adults to create their own bears, which has made the experience of owning a Teddy Bear far more personal.

The Teddy Bear has become an iconic figure in the world of soft cuddly toys and in many ways is a timeless childrens possession as well as a valuable collectable. There are museums, festivals and websites dedicated to Teddys and many have been sold for thousands of pounds. The most expensive ever sold have been made by Steiff to celebrate their 125th anniversary they created a gold Teddy Bear. Its mouth is made of gold its fur from gold thread and the eyes are made from sapphires and diamonds. Only 125 were made each with an $84,000 price tag making them the most expensive ever made.

Teddy bears are loved by everyone, but as they originate?

It is difficult to bear to imagine a world without our loved and loyal friend, Teddy Bear. Only in years with us for just over 100, his first appearance in 1902. Then, in one of those coincidences impossible to explain, Teddy was released the same year on opposite sides of the world - in Germany and the United States.

In America, the teddy bear was born with a cartoon showing President Theodore Roosevelt refused toshoot a bear cub. After this story Roosevelt had traveled to Mississippi border dispute between the state and Louisiana, and while there, found time to hunt bear. There were no bears, but he found his guests were desperate who had a good time. So eventually someone captured a bear and invited Roosevelt to shoot. Roosevelt's refusal to fire in a goal so helpless inspired the famous cartoon with its message about the two ways Roosevelt was drawing a line, that is, settlement of border disputes and refuse to shoot an animal in captivity.

The cartoon has caused an immediate sensation and was widely reprinted in the United States. It has inspired Morris and Rose Michtom of Brooklyn, New York, with an action, to take account of its President, and was called "Teddy Bear". E 'was inserted in the window of his New York candy and stationery. Instead of fierce and standing on all fours like a time, toysBears>, the bear has seen this cute, innocent and honest, like the bear in the now famous cartoon. This may be why "Teddy Bear" was so popular with adults and children around the country. In fact, demand was so strong that I am Tom, a wholesale firm called Butler Brothers Company founded the first teddy bear manufacturer in the United States, the new ideal and toys.

At the same time, but on the other side of the Atlantic, inGermany, a young man named Richard Steiff was for his aunt, Margarete Steiff, working in their full activity toy. Richard often visited the Stuttgart zoo animals, especially young people to draw the bears. In 1902, the year Tom made me the "Teddy Bear" by Steiff Toys Bears their first draft is based on Richard.

Over the next 100 years the Teddy Bear was the power and while other toy fads came and went, was to lead toenduring favorite with generations of children around the world. The bear is loved by adults too, because it is lovable, loyal and friendly. These qualities are evident in England, the latest generation of bears, pictures of Devon Devon Bear Designs products, the display of adorable little animals around the beautiful landscape of the south.

Wire Rope - Securing Cargo and Saving Lives

Transport companies put their careers and stability on the line with every load they haul, even if the load is something as simple as a trailer loaded down with the fluffiest of teddy bears. If there are issues with the freight during transport, the carrier is directly responsible for the cargo; that's why the security of that cargo is so important. When you want to keep freight in check you use all the necessary ratchet straps, hooks, cargo bars and wire rope to make sure that what you're hauling stays secure.

Some methods of securing freight are far superior to others. We tend to take for granted what we work with on a daily basis and don't realize that things like wire rope play such a massive role in fueling the economy and saving lives - it's not always just about the cargo.

For 69 days, 33 trapped Chilean miners prayed for a way to escape from the collapsed mine in San Jose. That relief finally came in a rescue effort that involved a two-thousand foot shaft, a transport container big enough for one man and a lot of wire rope that was imported from Germany specifically for this task.

The wire rope used during the rescue process did its job over and over, repeatedly taking the weight of the precious cargo (the miners) and the abuse of repeat friction through the winch system that raised and lowered the container through each rescue attempt. During the individual rescue of 33 miners, the wire rope suffered no issues.

Had other materials been used, replacement would have been necessary at least once during the process - especially if common rescue rope had been brought it for the job. The versatility that wire rope delivers is the kind of strength you want behind your freight when you're transporting cargo that sustains your business. If it's strong enough to secure the lives of men 33 times, running approximately 4000 feet per cycle without a break, then it's strong enough to keep your freight secure under virtually any circumstance.

Manipulation and Control in Relationships - The Teddy Bear and Goldilocks Syndrome

Manipulative people are a real pain in the butt. I know everyone does it to varying degrees. But like many problems in life, it is usually one of degree.

When you get caught up with someone on the high end of the manipulation bell distribution curve it is a real pain. And even worse- what if you are at the higher end of the distribution curve for people's susceptibility to manipulation. Well then you have a match made in both heaven (for the manipulator) and hell (for yourself).

The trouble is many people are highly manipulative or controlling without really realizing it. They mostly do it instinctively. Controlling their partner makes them feel safe. Challenge their control and they get stressed (a nice change at least for you). But then, they will increase their attempts to control you further.

There are many reasons why people want to control and manipulate. One reason (amongst a great many) is that the controller is trying to squeeze you into a mould of what they want you to be.

Now I know that many married men will be thinking of the old line "men want their wives to remain the way they were when they married, and women want to change the men they marry into what they think they should be". In reality, this is a two way street. Both men and women can have overly strong wishes to fit their partner into the mould of their dream person. When this happens, they can become controlling, resisting your attempts to be yourself.

Now, I am not talking about a wife trying to make her partner less of a slob, or a man trying to get his partner to be more up front about what she wants or feels ('if you loved me you would know').

I am talking about people who constantly chip away at your true self. One sign is that your partner is constantly criticising everything you do even when most of it is pretty good. Even worse is when they are telling you and other people what you feel and what you think. What you should be doing, who you should be seeing, and what you should be wearing. The archetypal control freak.

An analogy for trying to squeeze a partner into a mould is the teddy bears and dolls of our childhood. Teddy used to always know what we truly wanted and how to behave. Teddy was always the constant true 'person' who always cared and behaved the way they were supposed to.

Imagine if one day, teddy had spoken back and said- "No, I don't want to do that, I want to do this'. Uh oh. Teddy is not that nice perfect person anymore. This is a bit what it is like for many manipulators and controllers when their 'teddy' wakes up and tries to assert their independence a bit more.

Bad teddy (such a simple line makes us gulp with nervousness!)

Another form of control relates to Goldilocks. Remember how Goldilocks went around the bear's house looking for the 'perfect' fit. Well, many people carry some form of image of the 'perfect' person.

And no girls- I don't really mean that guys all want a blond bombshell with big 'knockers', an overwhelming desire to clean and cook, and a large inheritance. Or, that women want someone sensitive but rugged, rich but spends a lot of time doing things in the house, is a mind reader except when you don't want them to, and has no interest in looking at other women once he discovers the magnificent you.

I mean that controllers are trying to push you into the mould of what they want. As people grow in maturity, they should recognize and embrace the good and not so good (for them at least) in their partner. Sure, openly discuss and work on the most annoying or unfair attributes in each other. But don't jam your partner into a mould.

You have to ask- are controllers scared to take the risk of living with a 'real' person. Someone who may not do or agree with what they want or think all the time. Maybe their 'fantasy' person is much more comfortable and easy. A type of teddy, blow up rubber doll, or 'Ken'.

If you believe you are being controlled, start to learn more about your own susceptibility to manipulation. Develop your assertiveness. Learn how to deal with stress. And learn how and why people manipulate.

Be careful. Gaining your freedom might mean that you lose your partner if they can't adjust.

Be doubly careful if you suspect your partner (male or female) may react dangerously (aggressively or passively). Seek advice and help from experts.

The Origin of the Barbie and Ken Dolls

There are many children who have a favorite type of toy. This can be teddy bears, Cabbage Patch dolls, Care Bears, soft dogs and cats. They can even be the world famous Barbie and Ken dolls. These two dolls are well known by many people and not just children. While these two dolls are mainly used as toys by little girls, collectors will not hesitate to buy either of these should they come across one.

The Barbie and Ken dolls are made so that they resemble adults. The many different careers and styles of the years have an impact on the lives of these dolls. Today you will find that the world of Barbie has many accessories and items that can be used with either of these two dolls. There are also companion dolls that are of different ethnic backgrounds.

The original Barbie doll was based on a German doll called Bild Lilli. Once Mattel made Barbie and acquired the rights to the German doll, Lilli was soon discontinued. Barbie was then officially given the name Barbara Millicent Roberts. Ken was named Ken Carson. The names for the Barbie and Ken dolls were taken from the names of Ruth Handler, who was the original designer of Barbie.

While Barbie made her debut into the toy market during 1959 at the International Toy Fair in New York, Ken made his appearance during 1961. From 1961 Barbie and Ken have been considered as a couple. Their relationship was a on and off relationship. After a 43 year relationship, the Mattel Company decided that it was time for the two dolls relationship to end.

This separation lasted for about 2 years. In 2006 Barbie and Ken were made into a couple again. While the reason for the separation of the famous couple is probably due to a decline in sales, the reason they are a couple is that probably Barbie doesn't sound complete without Ken.

While the popularity of both Barbie and Ken is attributed to the clothes and accessories you can buy, the look of the dolls may also play an important role. For many young girls Barbies looks are in keeping with the careers that she keeps getting. This fashion conscious doll has gone from being merely a fashion doll to a pilot, doctor, airline stewardess, astronaut, rock star to even being a fairy tale princess or mermaid.

Now while Barbie and Ken are just toys they are iconic figures. The looks and careers you see these dolls appearing in are an indication of how toy fashions can change. The one constant perhaps is the imagination and the endless hours of fun that a girl can derive from just playing with her Barbie and Ken dolls.

Teddy Bears - Why Not Make Your Own?

A really great present to get for your own child or a relative's is a teddy bear that you've made yourself. Basic teddies are actually surprisingly easy to make, but you're free to put as little or as much effort in as you want. If you spend a long time on it, you can make a teddy to rival anything put out by the big teddy manufacturers.

Although there are many fabrics and methods you can use to make a teddy, probably the best is knitting with yarn. It is easy to find yarn in a very good teddy-like shade of brown, and teddy knitting patterns are readily available all over the Internet - search for 'teddy knitting' to find whole sites devoted to knitting teddies and other soft animal toys.

Once you have the pattern, you need to find a good stuffing for the teddy. Cotton wool is an easy to find, cheap and soft material, but you can stuff a teddy with almost anything you want. Avoid man-made materials and stick to the natural stuff and you shouldn't go far wrong.

When it comes to making the eyes and the nose, plastic buttons will do, but the best material to use is glass beads. Two black glass beads will give your teddy beautiful, friendly eyes, and they don't even cost all that much from most craft stores.

To finish the teddy off, you can tie a silk bow around its body or its hair, to make it look like a really pretty present. Fix it in place with a few threads so it can't come untied, and it can become a permanent feature of the teddy.

One warning, though: making teddies can be very addictive! Once you've made your first one, it's tempting to just keep on going. But then, there's nothing wrong with that, is there?

Teddy Bears and Their History

There are few toys that really stand up to the test of time, and teddy bears are one of those toys. Their massive popularity has endured for generations, and undoubtedly will continue for generations to come. But stuffed toy bears have not always been part of our toy collections. This is a phenomena that began in the twentieth century, sparked by circumstances that may be surprising.

Teddy bears are named after former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt, "Teddy" being a shortened familiar form of the name "Theodore". In 1902, President Roosevelt attended a hunting trip with the governor of Mississippi along with a number of others. During this trip they had a bear-hunting competition, and everybody had killed a bear aside from Roosevelt. Some of Roosevelt's assistants, in an attempt to help him win the competition, themselves captured and restrained a black bear and called for Roosevelt to come and shoot the bear. But he refused to shoot the bear himself, feeling that this violated the spirit of the competition since he himself did not capture the bear. But during the capture of the bear it had been clubbed over the head and badly hurt, so Roosevelt ordered that the bear be put out of its misery.

This incident was widely reported in the media, and was made into a political cartoon in the Washington Post. A toy maker named Morris Michtom saw the political cartoon and decided to create a new toy based on the bear. Capitalizing on the news trend of the moment, he placed one of the cute stuffed bears in his shop window with a sign labelled "Teddy's Bear". The bears became an immediate hit, prompting Michtom to enlarge his business by founding the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company. By 1906 large numbers of other companies were producing similar bears, and they became the biggest toy craze the world had ever seen up until that point.

Today teddy bears are still the most basic and universal of all toys, loved by children and even adults all over the world. It seems strange that such a gruesome incident inspired such a craze for cute stuffed animals, but perhaps the joy that teddy bears have given to the world have made something good out of that unfortunate situation.

The Steiff Teddy Bear Story

In 1847 in a small town in Giengen, Germany a baby girl was born. She was named Margaret Steiff. Her childhood vigor was cut short when she contracted polio at the age of 2. Although confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, she became a model for strength and determination.

Margaret excelled in sewing and needlework and became the proud owner of the first sewing machine in Geingen. In 1879, she started her dressmaking business. Her dresses, coats and other clothing products were quickly in demand. In December of that year she came across a pattern for a toy elephant in a magazine. She made these as gifts for her family and close friends. Margaret used her expertise to develop other animal patterns and 1883 added them to her price list as a range of felt items. Her business continued to grow and in 1892 she began making soft filled bears, which would later be referred to as Teddy Bears. These bears resembled real bears, posing on all four paws with humped backs.

Richard Steiff, Margaret's nephew, helped his aunt with design and production of her teddy bears and soft filled animals. An avid art student, he was a regular visitor of the Stuttgart Zoo where he got ideas for animal designs. While touring America, Richard was inspired for a new design during a circus performance. The dancing bears gave him the idea of designing a toy bear which stood upright and was jointed, similar to how dolls were made.

By 1902 the inspiration was reality and Margaret was producing a jointed soft filled teddy bear with mohair plush fur and glass eyes. They were the first jointed teddy bears produced.

In 1903 Richard displayed the new bears at the Leipzig Toy Fair. Unfortunately they didn't generate much interest in the Europeans. As Richard was packing up his display at the end of the fair, American Hermann Berg chanced by his booth. Berg was a buyer for the New York firm Geo Borgfeldt and Company. At about this time in America the story of Theodore Roosevelt's 'Teddy's Bear' was becoming popular. Berg placed an order for 3,000 bears.

By 1904 the Steiff teddy bear had become an American success. They were awarded various accolades including the prestigious Grand Prix award. In total 12,000 bears were sold by the end of 1904 with the trademark button in the left ear.

Publicity from Roosevelt's adventure helped place teddy bears in the hearts of Americans where they remain today. The world record price for an antique bear was made at a December 1994 auction. The winning bid was $176,000.00 for a 1905 Steiff bear. Steiff teddy bears continue to leave their marks today in the hearts of collectors and teddy bear lovers alike.

Add Murals to Furniture Without Picking Up a Paint Brush

Painting on furniture is nothing new. Neither is adding a mural to furniture. But what if you can't paint even a stick figure? Consider this beautiful and sometimes whimsical way to give old furniture new life! One of the most interesting and beautiful ways you can give new life to old furniture is to add a mural design. Offset by the wood of a piece of furniture, a mural can give the piece real drama and excitement.

Designs can range from very elegant backdrops of distant scenery to more whimsical designs such as hot
air balloon, sweet cartoon characters or lounging teddy bears. The fun is in deciding just what you want to add to your piece.

Instead of discarding your next piece of furniture, such as that old, plain dresser or grandmas tired buffet, consider giving it a new look instead.

Even very plain furniture, completely lacking in architectural interest, can become an extreme work of art, worthy of its old place in your home once more with this easy finish. But it's actually older pieces that I love doing most.

Pieces that have recessed panels, carved legs or ornamental moldings offer the most possibility for truly stunning results. These pieces create multiple surfaces for multiple murals.

Decorative artists or those who love to paint and have experience, can easily create murals on furniture with ease. But what about those of you whose interest doesn't lie in creating hand painted designs or you have just been too busy to take a class or develop the skill? The answer is easy as easy as a trip to your local wallpaper store!

Wallpapers today come in the most exquisite styles with what appear to be "hand painted" designs on them. Simply cut out the design area to fit the dimensions of the intended area on your furniture piece and apply!

Mural designs found in magazines, on the internet or in books can also be used by scanning, then print on high quality paper or transfer material and applied to individual panels or repeated across a large, solid surface.

Before beginning your project, ask yourself if the furniture piece might benefit with a coat of paint first. Many times, when murals are used on furniture, the surrounding wood is painted one of the more subtle colors found in the mural.

This new paint color allows the piece to not only get a new, more durable finish, but serves to add color to a room's décor as well.

For instance, let's say that you found a mural of a Tuscan village with soft browns, varying shades of green and a pale blue sky. You might consider painting the surrounding wood with a pale version of sage green to bring out the greens of the mural. Or paint it pale brown then use a color wash of darker brown to give it a more antiqued appearance.

Mind you, the wallpaper design that you choose doesn't necessarily have to be a mural pattern. Consider a damask design or repeated floral pattern. If you love it, then you can certainly use it in the same manner. For additional excitement, consider painting all of the delicate trim in pure gold craft paint to add even more elegance to the piece.

How to Apply Wallpaper to Furniture
1. Lightly sand the intended area to rough the surface. Clean the area of any dirt and dust particles.
2. Locate a full repeat of the mural design on the wallpaper, then cut out a section to fit the intended area on the furniture piece.
3. Spread a thin layer of white glue (such as Elmer's(TM)) on to the back side of the wallpaper cut out and lay on to the intended area.
4. Use a window squeegee to smooth any air bubbles by placing the blade of the squeegee in the center of the pattern then smoothing outward toward the edges.
5. Let dry overnight.
6. To make the mural appear "antique", add a few drops of dark brown craft paint to translucent wall glade and rub over the surface of the wallpaper. Wipe off the excess in the middle only with a dry terry towel by working from the center toward the outside edges. Leaving the edges darker will make the mural stand out and create more depth.
7. Apply varnish over the surface and let dry 48 hours.

Other ideas for this treatment would be:
* Closet doors
* Bath or kitchen cabinet doors and side panels
* Interior Columns
* Inside architectural molding wall frames
* Wooden Planters (use exterior varnish)
This is a DIY project anyone can do! So with this new information, set out on a journey to find an old piece of furniture (check local thrift and salvage stores or even your own attic or basement!) and add a lovely new decorated item to your home today!

© Victoria Larsen 2009. All Rights Reserved

Teddy Bears - Unique Gifting Option

Teddy bears are the most popular and beloved children's stuffed animals and always prefer to buy them more than any other toy or animal. The reason is very simple, namely that the teddy bears will be space to be great companions for children, for their lively and cheerful. People love to decorate their rooms with many bears plush Teddy especially. If you can not understand that a gift to a child what his birthday and then goand for this adorable plush animals that will never fail. You can find them in all the souvenir shops and toys, because they demonstrate a great gift option for almost any occasion. Many people especially his gift toys soft bear beloved on Valentine's Day because they are a symbol of love and care. The girls love to be pampered and treated like a princess. You can definitely make them feel at one with the help of this donation option.

They were invented by a person named MorrisMichtum and novelties and toys sold. It 'pretty funny that some adults crazy for these plush animals, even if they are originally for children. Do you have a hobby of collecting in large numbers. This is a special word to describe the behavior of these people. This word comes from the Greek words "bear" and "lover" and is known as "arctophiles. These toys are sold in large numbers to ensure huge profits for producers and sellers. Do you have a managedmake a profit of $ 1 billion in sales worldwide in the 21st Century all, which is quite remarkable.

It 'been a Teddy Bear Museum, which was open from 1984-2006 in England Hampshire. The museum was founded by a person named Judy Sparrow. Here you will find a wide selection of stuffed animals in these markets in any shape, size, color, design and materials. You can choose which you like and fits your budget. There are many Web sites and sell online stores, the toydifferent and interesting stuffed animals. You can get a good deal if you have an online purchase. If you plan to do the buying for your child then check with him his preference, if he will be like Pooh or Panda. And 'if a better gift for your preferences.

You can find many toy brands on the market, their games, making their own style or unique. Some children, like a particular brand over the other, it is best to ask your childall details in advance. You need to decide the budget well in advance, because these toys very expensive to do a good portion of the resources to invest. However, prices vary depending on the size and brand. If your budget is low then consider buying a size smaller than they cost less. So, these are some interesting facts about teddy bears and ways to acquire them.

East Meets West With Van Der Sloot

I had to stop and think for a moment about the ancient Shaman healers in Peru. Their methods basic, some might say primitive. The style identified the problem, and the solution quickly. The act was as good as words spoken in silence. The shamans took a cloth doll of Joran Van Der Sloot, and stabbed it, one needle at a time, all in an attempt to remove the evil spirits.

As I heard about that ancient attempt to heal pain, I had to wonder about the current modern method using teddy bears, and showing these bears as a sculpture of the MeBear Family.

What if Van Der Sloot had been sculpted in the MeBear Family? What if his Dad MeBear, a affluent lawyer in training to be a judge stood for justice, and the teenager learned about lies, and manipulation, in the name of justice? Would he be viewed as a rebellious adolescent, or a socio-pathic killer who views the world as owing him something simply due to his birth-right?

What if the sudden death of his father, was graphed in a Dad MeBear, carried away in a wagon, and the story of Joran Van Der Sloot told?

Could we project our thoughts onto an object as appealing as a teddy bear when discussing Van Der Sloot, or would we throw any teddy representing somebody who had shown such disregard for human life across the room?

Can we engage in hypnotism of a sort, reaching into truths, behind the cloth of a teddy bear?

What would we learn if we just projected all of our questions onto a family of teddy bears?

What would we learn about how a rich, affluent, good-looking kid could have eyes of steel, and a heart of stone, through the eyes of a teddy bear?

Some say its premeditated, that there should be two murders five years apart on the same day. I don't think so. That's the way the universe works. It's dated and timed. Natalie's energy was probably helping Van Der Sloot to be caught. Energy doesn't die. It changes form.

Remember OJ? 13 years to the day. We learn what we need to learn, when we need to learn it. Otherwise we keep repeating it, until we reach acceptance of that which we do not understand.

Five years to the day of Natalie's murder, Stephanie is murdered. The police say its premeditated due to the same date. I say it's just the way the universe works, when there are lessons to be learned. It's in sync. It was time for Van Der Sloot to be caught.

Matching dates? No problem. These are the magical predictable things that tell us, it's all in the cards. It's all scripted. Vandersloot didn't plan it that way. It's the energy of evil. It can also be the energy of good. The cosmic forces in the universe will take care of Vandersloot.

Joran may travel out of Peru to face trial, or spend his days living in a hell hole in Peru. He may end up in Aruba facing sentence. He may spend his time in the worst prisons in the world, or even dead.

In the end it won't matter. Regardless of the sentence, nothing to life, Van Der Sloot will face the consequences of his debt in this life, because that is the way the universal cosmic energy works. There really is no way around that. Whether Van Der Sloot is viewed from the prism of a doll, or of a teddy bear, evil is the same in the East or West, as are the tools of healing.

Giant Stuffed Teddy Bear and Why Bears Rub Trees

The giant stuffed teddy bear means different things to different people. For some it's a best friend, there to cry on when things get tough. For others it's a playmate that shares both great and small adventures. One thing is certain, however: a giant stuffed teddy bear is the perfect companion for anyone lucky enough to have one.

There have been many theories as to why bears rub trees. Some have thought that female bears do it when they are ready to mate. Others have been of the mind that bears simply rub trees to give themselves a good scratch so as to get rid of parasites. Or, it could be that they do it so sap from the tree will rub off on their fur thus acting as an insect repellent. It's been very tough to test out these theories given bears live at such low densities and the rubbing behavior is quite a rare occurrence.

Over a two year period, Dr. Owen Nevin of the University of Cumbria, used four digital cameras containing infra-red strips to collect rubbing tree data on grizzly bears in British Columbia. Since he had already spent more than a decade logging rub trees already, he was able to set up the cameras opposite those same trees to see which bears were doing the rubbing and when. Along with the use of satellite telemetry equipment, Nevin was also able to track an individual bears' movement.

Nevin said "the cameras show that adult male bears are the most likely to rub trees, and the satellite telemetry tells us that males move from valley to valley in large loops, marking trees as they go, while looking for breeding females." Nevin is of the belief that adult male bears are marking trees so as to get to know each other better. In addition, he thinks by marking a familiar scent on a tree, it could go a long way to reducing the fighting that goes on between adult males. Given males bears can both injure significantly and/or kill each other, when one male smells the scent marks left on a tree by another male, it's a message that he is in another's territory thus it's better to back away so a fight doesn't ensue.

Males bears are known for sometimes killing a female's cubs so as to free up an opportunity to mate with her. Through Nevin's study, it suggests the possibility that young bears rub trees so as to fool males into not killing them. With the cameras that were set up to catch bears rubbing trees, cubs were caught on them being chased away from their mother by large males. Those same cubs went back to the tree the male had marked and rubbed up against themselves - two or three times. By doing this, it made the cubs smell like the big male, which in turn made the male bear believe he was smelling a relative; the likelihood of aggression towards a relative is less prevalent.

A giant stuffed teddy bear has no desire whatsoever to rub up against a tree. The fact that it may never even come into contact with a tree in its lifetime, gives it even less of a need to want to do so. A giant stuffed teddy bear has but one concern in its life: ensuring it's the very best companion its owner will ever have.

Copyright Shelley Vassall, 2010.

Promotional Teddy Bears - A Hug From Your Business to Your Customer

Everyone loves teddy bears. No matter how old you are, whether you are sick, having a baby, or just need some cheering up, having cuddly teddy bears is something that is really going to perk you up. Promotional teddy bears are a great item for companies to put their name on and to use to promote their business.

Let's look at the different ways that a company can use teddy bears to get the word out about the business.

Birthdays

Employee birthdays are a great way to give out teddy bears to people. Everyone loves to get a teddy bear and when you give them a teddy bear, you show that they are important to your company and that you appreciate everything that they do for you.

Graduation

Do you have younger people working for you that are getting ready to graduate from high school or college? Celebrate their graduation with one of your cuddly teddy bears. Women especially enjoy getting promotional teddy bears and they are something that will help them to commemorate the event.

New Baby

Have one of your employees or clients had a baby recently? Why not give the new member of the family one of your adorable promotional teddy bears? Especially if it's one of your valued clients, they are going to appreciate that you are congratulating them and that you company doesn't just worry about making money but that your company wants to rejoice with people about their new baby, you are going to show that your company has a heart.

Illness

There are times in a person's life when they are having health problems. Whether they have to go into the hospital or they are just home with an injury, teddy bears are always a good way to show them that you are thinking of them and wishing them well. Too many companies worry too much about how the person's illness or injury is going to affect business instead of worrying about the person who is going through it.

Fundraising

Promotional teddy bears are a great item that a company can offer to organizations who are looking to raise money. People are going to buy the teddy bears and the organization is going to make the money that they need and the company is going to get the advertising that they are looking for. Teddy bears are something that everyone is going to love and they are going to want to have one.

There are a lot of different ways that a company can use promotional teddy bears in order to get the word out about their company and to show that the company has compassion for clients and employees. Although one of the main things that a promotional item should do is to bring people in, teddy bears offer a lot more. They show people a different side of a company and that they really care about their clients and their employees, as opposed to simply caring about how much money they can make.

Giving people promotional teddy bears is like giving them a hug from the company.

Buy Cheap Steiff Antique Teddy Bears

Collectors fancy Steiff Antique Teddy Bears because of the history of the toys. It all started in 1877 when a Felt mail order company started in Giengen, Germany. They manufactured felt garments.

Because of the success of the felt elephant pin cushions, toy production started in 1880.

The first Steiff teddy bears were made in 1892. The first designs were bears that were placed on iron wheels. These were sold in stores in 1893. The stuffed toy design of the bears that Steiff manufactured began in 1902.

The company eventually registered as the Felt Toy Co. By 1904, Margarete and Richard Steiff, the pair behind Steiff, were awarded the Gold Medals for their effort in the industry which was introducing Steiff teddy bears in the market.

The concept of the button in the ear was made in 1905. For any collector of Steiff antique teddy bears, getting these bears with the Steiff trademark was a jewel to their collection.

The earlier versions, the better. These bears go back 1892. The style of these Steiff antique teddy bears either stand on hind legs or they are down on all fours.

There are also designs that come with four wheels. The limbs of the early Steiff antique teddy bears were somehow rigid. When the moving joints were developed, Steiff adapted these to their designs.

The first ever jointed teddy bear produced by Steiff was the Bar 55 PM. The number means that the bear was 55 centimeters in length and P means plush and B means beweglich which is "jointed" in German.

This bear is a replica of a real bear. The arms and the legs were attached to the bear's body through a twine that has been fastened and tied like a knot under the plush.

This was the bear that was viewed by American Herman Berg at the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1903. Berg eventually ordered 3000 of these models and brought these to America.

Richard Steiff was determined to improve the designs of his bears. These are the Steiff antique teddy bears that can be found in stores which collectors frequent.

The evolution of these bears range from limbs becoming more loose depending on the rods and wires that were used.

Disc joints were also introduced which make the limbs of the bears more movable and more human.

Steiff Teddy Bears Are Always in Style

Steiff is the famous name brand for plush teddy bears and stuffed animals with more than one hundred and twenty-five years of experience in the plush toy industry. The company's heritage dates back to 1877, when founder Margarete Steiff began selling household items and felt clothing. She created her first felt toys soon after, and the business expanded accordingly to include a range of plush toys, including the first famous Steiff bear in 1902, created by Margarete's nephew Richard.

Since then, the Steiff teddy bear has been a staple for fine collectors all over the world who purchase the prestigious, well-crafted stuffed animals for themselves and as gifts for family members, children, and loved ones they care for. In 2005, the company celebrated one hundred twenty-five years in business, and the rock-solid reputation of the company, along with the support of its American distributor in Raynham, Massachusetts has allowed Steiff to achieve tremendous success throughout their history.

Each year, the company designs limited and special edition models for holiday seasons and other occasions, and 2009 has been no exception. The German brand's extensive collection now includes a number of worldwide and North American exclusives, including suitcase bears, farm animals, childhood favorites like parakeets, chimpanzees, and rabbits, as well as classic designs like Steiff Kinder dolls and the mohair bears from the early 1900's that helped establish the Steiff brand.

These toy bears have a timeless attraction and universal appeal, such that the earliest available editions have been known to fetch auction prices over £100,000. For the majority of Steiff's customers, however, owning a Steiff teddy bear is quite affordable, and the durability of these lovable and highly personal plush animals make them attractive to kids and adults alike. Best of all, many of the company's products are machine washable.

The company produces over fifteen million stuffed toys annually, and the company has remained Germany's largest manufacturer of these items for many years. In the beginning, Steiff bears were very basic, made from mohair in shades of brown, identifiable by their trademark button tag in the left ear and chest tag.

Today, the company's arsenal of plush animals include such notable children's characters as Kermit the Frog, Piglet, Snoopy, Golly, as well as iconic popular figures like Karl Lagerfeld and American President Theodore Roosevelt. Each holiday season, a number of Christmas-themed bears and animals are featured as part of the Steiff teddy bear family. Modern children who wish for Steiff stuffed toys have more choices than ever. The firm's modern animal kingdom now includes ponies, puppies, pigs, cats, lamb, donkeys, camels, kangaroos, koala, lions, foxes, penguins, and many more.

This year's new additions also include a special Steiff teddy bear to commemorate the 100th anniversary of company founder Margarete Steiff's death. This beautiful gold-coloured mohair bear proudly displays a portrait of the late entrepreneur on its belly, one designed by Australian artist Lisa Rosenbaum. This special edition product measures an impressive 26 inches, and is limited to one thousand pieces available for sale.

Rest assured that if you choose a Steiff teddy bear as a gift or a collector's item, its value, charm, and quality, durable construction can become a lasting source of memories for years to come.

Create a Bear Party

Teddy bear birthday parties offer a fun and hands on party activity which children of all ages will enjoy and remember for years to come. Children absolutely love toy animals and the teddy bear has been a favorite of children of all ages for almost a hundred years since the idea first took hold in both Germany and United Kingdom. Collectors who purchase teddy bears in United Kingdom alone spend quarter of a million pounds per year and that excludes purchases by children and others just for the fun of it!

If you want to hold a Create a Bear party it is not a difficult thing to pull off with a little creativity and the things that you can find round your house!

Invitation ideas:

Cut a piece of card into the shape of a bear and write your invitation on that. On the internet you can find free clipart for this purpose. Make sure you include the request for all the guests to bring their own bear to the party.

Decoration ideas

When kids think of bears they usually think of honey and bees, so a great idea for decorations is lots of yellow and black balloons and banners. If possible have various teddy bears all around the room as well to tie in the theme.

Bear Party - Activities and craft ideas

Make paper dolls that the kids can color and decorate. Use paper plates to make paper bear masks. Then bead a bear collar. Take a picture with all the kids and their own bears and decorate a simple scrapbook page to celebrate the event. Decorate teddy bear cookies with colored icing and various decorations.

The fun thing about teddy bears is that it's so great for all different ages. From toddlers to teens to seniors, they all love them. So create a bear party for your child's next birthday! You'll create great memories, have fun and it will also be one of the easiest parties to put together. Make your own teddy bears and plush animals for create a bear party, birthday bear crafts and stuff a bear gifts.

Ganz Teddy Bears - A Collectible

The charm of a Ganz teddy bear is both straightforward and awesome. They were originally created in the 1950s, and are still being made today. These teddy bears give you a shoulder to cry on, and love you unconditionally. Sometimes, if you listen closely, they will tell you "take me home." The love affair between us and these Ganz teddy bears shows no signs of slowing down.

Often used to calm and reassure children, this is an enduring and traditional stuffed animal. The price of these teddy bears has recently increased as they have become collector's items. It is very hard to picture a world that didn't have the Ganz teddy bears to provide a listening ear and a warm hug to both young and old.

The teddy bear has been a part of the world for a long time. The history of the teddy bear began in the year 1902. Not only did it make its entrance into the United states that year, but also made its entrance in Germany.

In the United States, the teddy bear got its name from a cartoon featuring Theodore Roosevelt. In the early 1900s, society woman liked to carry these bears around with them and kids had photos taken with their cuddly friends. U.S. toy makers were creating bears of all different sizes and styles, including roller skating teddies and ones with eyes that lit up. However, our firms had to deal with lots of competition from German bear makers, so quite a few of them went out of business.

The German tradition of toy making is legendary and the creation of fine teddy bears was made famous by companies like Bing, Schuco, and Hermann, combined with Steiff. This laid the groundwork for an innovative kind of mass-produced bear - the artist-designed manufactured bear. Currently this type of bear is sold by Ganz and it gives collectors the chance to own an artist-designed bear that is less expensive because it is mass produced.

A lot of outfits and clothes for teddy bears are also available. You can learn making personal teddy bears online or by purchasing books meant for that purpose. Everyone certainly needs the teddy bear's gift of unconditional acceptance, love, and reassurance more than ever.

Teddy Bear Tea Party - Start the tradition now!

Children of all ages love stuffed teddy bears and for good reason! They are cuddly, warm and sweet and not make a mess on the living room floor before guests arrive! joy a stuffed animal to give birth is a wonderful and amazing thing and I think every child should have at least one favorite bear in her life.

Now combine this great love of all things fluffy with a child's tea party and
have the makings of the most spectacular eventyear for your daughter. The Teddy
Bear Tea Party!

There are several ways to create this memory is full of events for children.
Obviously, the two most important elements to consider ... Tea and teddy
Orsi. So let's look at both a bit 'more closely.

1. Tea. Suppose you plan your party for the youngest of the young
Ladies, you want to keep the simple and sweet tea! Do not skimp on too
sugar here, mom ... This is to commemorate the event of the year? Select a tea
have a certain taste. Blackberry, Apple, and vanilla are a few of our favorites. You can
go with the variety of tea transition to the supermarket or find some pretty fine
Tea in tea shops or high-level online. Do not make the tea too strong and
Remember to have a lot of sugar (I use the cubes ... little girls like the cube) and
Cream for those who have not yet acquired thePreference for tea in the afternoon. More
Sugar is in the form of biscuits, chocolate and tea kept small to fantasies
Complete the table for tea. Remember, Mom, all the children probably have a
toothbrush well at home anyway!

2. The Teddy Bears. As you know, not all children choose a bear as their favorite
stuffed animal so you could have some flexibility here! Most
cheapest way to keep the animals belonging to ask every child,bring your own
Favorite teddy bear or another animal at the event. Provide a simple means for
Girls make a teddy bear tea shawl (an inexpensive cloth napkin and some
Makers or stamp will do) contribute to more plush
well at the tea table. Or if you want to work harder, you have a brand
Just stuffed animal event as part of his party, where guests can build a
or others who have filled Animal to take home.

Keep doing all the party short and simple for maximum memory capacity and
I remember your camera and film. We want to take lots of photos of the small
those pinkies high sipping tea, enjoying their tea dainties. Finally,
Forget about taking a photo of each guest with the guest of honor and theirs.
Add the image with your thank-you note, so everyone has a great
Memory of the day as well.

> Teddy Bear Tea Party is not only necessary for birthday parties with. Make this a
annual event for your girls. Celebrate the beginning of the school year or celebrating
first day of spring. I bet you will find that the traditions you start when your girlfriend
young adolescents to remain in their teens and beyond ... and every year it is possible
Guarantee for the Teddy Bears are traveling to accompany. You're never too old to love a
teddy bear! OnEnd of each year, to celebrate a special page to create a
Guest book so that the girls have something wonderful for their daughters
together with the yearly tradition!

Some facts about teddy bears

Teddy bears are loved and admired by children of all ages. Teddy Bears for years, have more than one hundred. In recent years many stuffed bears all the world explored and popular among people of almost all ages. Here are some facts about teddy bears:

The first appearance of cubs Southey was made in a fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears Robert" written by one year 1834th
Teddy bear named after Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, after a cartoonist's president with a picture of a bear for a hunting trip.
The first stuffed bear from the store owner, Morris Michtom, was sold in Brooklyn, in November 1902.
Steiff company in Germany, known producer of the first stuffed bear, has sent more than 3,000 bears in the United States in early 1900.
The first indication of plush> Bear in 1906 presented a trade magazine Toy of the United States in May. Teddy Bears were in those days, known as the "Bruins" them.
In November 1906, the first display of teddy bears York was published in toys, the new toy was a newspaper.
The first book, named "Teddy Scott was written by Alice. The book was based on stuffed bears.
Farnell company began manufacturing the first British teddy bear1908th Previously, the company has been involved in silk production and was responsible for making pin cushions.
The first animated movie based on the stuffed bear was "Little Johnny and the Teddy Bears" and the states has been introduced in Germany.
The 100th Anniversary of the famous teddy bear 2002nd
Common signs of wear, the bears have an impact on production and sale of filling includes Gund and Russ Berrie.
Some ofSigns of stuffed animals, including Winnie the Pooh, Rupert Bear and sooty. Many books have been written for children about these characters.

After the introduction of the teddy bear, they managed to get the attention of people from all over the world. They are best friends and loving companion for children. Bears have a filling medium to show friendship, love, affection, dear, and mark the memories of old friends. L 'Teddy bears are always required to maintain the old memories and precious moments. You can save much time. Some prefer to keep them in the bedroom, on top of televisions and even a built-in display cases, according to their preferences.

Kids love collecting these stuffed animals and are happy to show their collection to friends and relatives. Submit a stuffed bear has a gift is very common among people in those days. You can put up with thisfor everyone and almost every type of occasion. You can as a gift for newborns to choose birthday gifts for kids of all ages. They are exchanged as a sign of love, affection and care between friends, children and spouses as well.

Another fact to bear plush stuffed FreeBears.com is that you choose from more than 250 teddy bears, and if you prefer another stuffed animal is a there is a choice to make them available as well.

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Steiff Teddy Bears economic

Collectors imaginative Steiff teddy bears, because the history of toys. It all began in 1877 when a mail-order felt began in Giengen, Germany. They put the clothes felt.

Due to the success of the pillow felt elephant pin, toy production began in 1880.

The first Steiff teddy bear in 1892 in the first drafts were bears, iron wheels were put into circulation. These were sold in stores in 1893. L 'design stuffed bear, Steiff began produced in 1902.

The company has finally registered in 1904, as warned by Toy Co., and Richard Steiff, the couple behind Steiff, Margarete were awarded gold medals for their efforts to market the industry has been introduced in the Steiff teddy bear.

The concept of a button in the ear was made in 1905. For any collector of antique Steiff teddy, bears you get with the Steiff trademark was a jewel to their collection.

The sooner the better. These bears back 1892nd The style of the Steiff teddy bear with his legs to stand on its hind legs, or are on all fours.

There are also designs that come with four wheels. The limbs of early Steiff teddy bears have been kind of hard. When the movable joints have been developed, adapted this Steiff their designs.

The first common> Steiff Teddy Bear returned to the bar was 55 Clock. The figure means that the bear was 55 inches long, and P means moving plush and B is the "hinge" is in German.

This bear is a replica of a real bear. The arms and legs had to bear the body with a rope that is permanently fixed and attached to a piece bound under the pile.

This was the bear that was seen by American Herman Berg Fair in Leipzig in 1903. Berg finally ordered 3000 of theseModels and brought them to America.

Richard Steiff was determined to contribute to the improvement of the project with him. These are the Steiff teddy bears, are in the stores too often, the collector.

The development of these bears go from loose limbs always a function of the poles and wires that were used.

Disc couplings have also been introduced to make the limbs of bears moving and human.

Giant Bear

Every child who has not had the pleasure of that with a giant teddy bear, is at a distinct disadvantage to those who have. A giant teddy bear has taken the place of 'perfect friend and comforter since 1902 when the first teddy bear was created. For the child (now adult) who are not in nostalgia, type the toy can do is nothing less than tragic.

When adults see huge Teddy Bear display in a toy store or an online store, areconstantly drawn to them and try to restore a feeling or experience that has been lost. E 'common ground, a toy stuffed animals are very important for kids of all ages. So much so that the experience with them more often than not, made in adulthood. Some stuffed animals are treated, in fact, many children refuse to part with them, no matter how worn and battered they become.

Almost all the animals you can imagine is now replicated in a soft form in miniature.have been omitted, despite the fact that some details in the search for the desired image that has not prevented anyone from going to their favorite can buy. The key attraction is stuffed his face, followed closely by the sense of their "fur" or skin and then the filling. If Teddy Bear Margarete Steiff first author felt pin cushions to give pets as children of the mother were, and fell so in love with her feelingsScale, has got to take their claim for themselves.

The key to the characterization of the giant teddy bear to be directly on the shoulders of his nephew Richard Steiff. While its primary role in the Steiff company has been developing new toy lines and design from the outset has been fascinated by the possibility of a bear toy. As a result, he spent many hours, it would be interesting for the design of children. To this end, he made numerous sketches wearinglooked at the zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, in addition to those seen in circuses and animal shows. His early models, in fact, they were too real - scary but reassuring for young people for whom they were intended.

In the late 19 th Century, Richard Steiff designed a number of bears, the wheels are mounted to be drawn or, as they all have positions on all fours and made of cast iron. There was also the fact bears standing on its hind legsLegs. And even if covered in mohair plush, were not very huggable been some internal structure in metal and wood close, want to feel too tight. In 1902 Steiff animal connected with a string in motion, including a bear. It 'was the first toy of its kind in the world.

Copyright Shelley Vassall 2010th

There Resolve Depression Rosie Odonell upside down - there is another way

Rosie loves children. He loves games and loves the public. Do not hang upside down each day to manage their depression. Entertainment News announced today that Rosie was so depressed after the shooting at Columbine in 1999, that his head hangs every day to handle their trauma. Rosie, there is another way!

I understand the depression of Rosie the following school shootings at Columbine. It has a lot of people feel powerless to do anything. It has many of usFeeling ", what's wrong with this world?" What is wrong with our homes, that can happen? What is wrong with our schools, we must now afraid to send our children to schools?

These are all good questions, and we have been able to for days, weeks or even years, much longer than this article here. I think there is a lack of tools for the treatment of people dealing with trauma and loss to help. After all, there must be a lack of tools to help people and the mourning process Loss and trauma, especially when Rosie spends her time upside down. Even professionals are not trained in how to talk. No wonder Rosie resort to such methods.

Rosie, I love you and I love collecting toys for children. Have you ever thought that maybe it is easier to modify your pain and loss, and must withstand the shock and anger felt after experiencing these traumas Teddy?

Teddy bears can go further than the narrow > Teddy Bear and talk. This is primitive. And 'old-fashioned. It 's really a different method. Teddies models can be organized, and help your depression.

Rosie, you're on TV. They include the need for rapid methods. They understand that people do not want to waste time in long-term traditional psychotherapy, to get results. I guess that's why hang my head, but Rosie, I have developed a faster way to bring a model of put-Teddy bears together>, help your mood. It 's fast and it works, and it is much easier on your body.

Teddy bears are natural methods for the management of pain and loss. Are natural tools to help with depression. It is a given for understanding our reactions to trauma and acute stress, and you do not have a child must be to understand them! The next time you are depressed, take with them and learn. Is there really an easier way toYour body.

Museums for Teddy Bear Toys

It 's crazy that more than a century with Teddy has passed since the first were made. Over the last 100 years, many of their loved ones and for them it's time to retire. But what to do with the old stuffed bears because, as you know, there is no retirement home for teddy bears. If you and some teddy bears, do not need more, you can sell them to collectors, or put it into a museum, where they are comfortableTeddy and admired by fans.

The first teddy bear museum in the world is much in Petersfield (Hampshire), England. E 'was opened in 1984. E 'was only open with the teddy bears collectible Judy Sparrow. Teddy Bear toys are now in museums because of their long history as it happened. If you love teddy bears and have a Buddy Bear, who loves to experiment and heading to one of these museums.

A good place to visit is the filling DorsetBear Toy Museum in Dorset. The Teddy Bear Museum is open 7 days a week opening each morning at 9:30 clock. In this museum there are teddy bear toy on every corner. You can view the entire collection of old teddy bears to be very close to the latest and greatest. Enjoy your trip back in time, how to get your favorite fictional teddy bear to life right before your eyes. A walk through the museum is a life-size plush door to keep her company. I would likeI suggest you visit the "House of Mr Edward Bear, where you can sit with his family. as impressive as the museum gift shop museum. It has everything you could want from a character Teddy Teddy unique.

England Teddy community is a special place, because there appeared to be the first museum. However, Britain is not the only place in the world, museums have Teddy. The most famous bear stuffed toy museum in the EastTeddy Bear Museum Jeju. E 'in South Korea Cheju (Jeju), Iceland-based and opened its doors to the public in 2001. In this museum you can find all sorts of different types of teddy bear and complete information about each of them. The visit is an adventure day for the parents, there is a cafe-bar, picnic areas and many beautiful gardens in the museums. Museum also has two galleries and a gift shop.

The biggest Teddy Bear MuseumWestern United States, the Bear Center for folk dance. This magnificent museum in Thermopolis Wyoming is bear for you to come and explore their collection of teddy bears. If you've ever done for Vermont Teddy Bear Vermont, be sure to stop in the toy company. Be careful, many have large stuffed animals you can not go home with one, without at least. For the visitor a tour of the factory can also, I would suggestIt takes one, because it is already there.

A teddy bear museum, which is definitely worth a visit to the stuffed toy bear museum in Naples, Florida. The museum has more than 4,000 teddy bears on display and there are nearly 40,000 visitors from around the world each year visit the museum. this "dream home and stuffed bears animal visitors can see many items, including antique and limited-edition teddy bear, teddy bearPaintings, sculptures, posters and collectibles. At a special exhibition of the museum for a type of work that some of the most imaginative designer, who is working with different materials. The museum is a mecca for lovers of Teddy so: This museum is home to community events throughout the year including, tea, workshops and performances stuffed toy bear.

Among the many attractions are a stuffed toy bear away Anchorage, Alaska. There you will find "Teddy Bear House Bed andBreakfast. "This B & B Bear toy house found in every room des The cost of this unique resort is $ 45 per person per night with breakfast. Make some very" tolerable "memories and toy teddy bear looking for.

Teddy bears and how they were born

A simple hunting trip in November 1902 gave birth to one of the most popular toys for children and adults all over the world, the teddy bear.

President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was invited by Mississippi Governor Longino, Andrew H. then a bear hunt in Mississippi. After a tiring and long day, Teddy was president is unable, One Kill, even though most of the other hunters had killed an animal. The president has decided to partner and bindsAmerican Black Bear and presented it as an easy prey for the President. Thinking that it would be unfair if the other hunters, he refused to meet with the words "not to spare the bear, shoot me the link to an animal." He instructed his staff to kill the bear and just put them out of their misery. A political cartoon by Clifford Berryman the incident was created and was the 16th of the Washington Post Published November 1902, was titled "Drawing the Line in Mississippi". LaterImprovements in the drawing showed how cute and cuddly bear cub, rather than a large animal and wild.

Berryman cartoon with the little kitten around the U.S. in circulation. The owner of a candy store and stuffed toy manufacturer, Morris Michtom saw the picture and it inspired him to create a little 'stuffed bear. He sent one to President Roosevelt and asked permission for him to name his creation. The president immediately agreed, that "Teddy Bear" was born.

'S Teddy Bearwas a great success. And so the first manufacturer in the United States was founded, Ideal Novelty and Toy Company was founded by a small candy and stuffed animal business of Morris and Rose Michtom. With the same time that Teddy 's Bear made waves in the U.S., the German company has made its version of a stuffed bear, adding to the popularity of stuffed animal. Mass production began. In 1906, Teddy Bear's fever has hit the United States, children and adultshave not been spared. Everyone wants their picture taken by the hand of a. Teddy Bear President Roosevelt gets used as a mascot for his re-election bid. In October 1906, teddy bear, "without the apostrophe and" s ", was" the accepted term for this toy.

At the outbreak of World War II, the enthusiasm was for the animal friendly. The series production was stopped, the resources were in an attempt to win the war, instead of small animals. ManyProduction companies closed and never reopened.

Just as the president in which it was taken its name, these adorable stuffed animals travel has stood the test of time and have left their mark on history. In 1969, the actor expression of love and belief in the role of Teddy in the emotional life of an adult who sparked the comeback of a favorite stuffed animal. The actor Peter Bull, wrote a book "Bear with Me", later renamed The Teddy Bear book has revived the EnglishPeople love the little bear. His book has sparked a movement among adults, and they began to see the teddy bear not only as a toy, but as a collector's item, something they have children to hold and can hold as adults.

Love the people who were at the toy powered by a doll maker American port Beverly. In 1974 he created shows with the bear and donated it to the United Federation of Doll Clubs. After seeing what he did, the world was againcaptured by the magic of the little teddy bear. Thus began the development of the collection of these stuffed animals. Teddy Bear Teddy Bear collection has greatly increased the reputation and the price of the old and ancient. Many were inspired by their own version to sell to collectors to create.

Today the world to see live the excitement that we started hunting in Mississippi. Millions of collectors who are very willing to spend their moneyThis lovable stuffed animals. More than 100 years after its introduction, the teddy bear still survive. love story in the world with this stuffed animal will continue to the next generation.

Gifts Online

Internet shopping is all the problems of shopping. Why in the city, fighting for a parking lot, pushing the crowd around in the rain only to discover that what they have in any case, if you're sitting at home with a drink in one hand and find the perfect gift that you wanted to search?

If you're struggling for ideas for a unique gift then there are many services available in a shop window - to your computer. One idea has been rapidly growing in popularityfor gifts - especially with personalized Teddy.

Let's face it, not like a teddy bear - Dad, although I admit that cares, enjoy cuddling a soft toy with a secret shameful. There is also a huge selection of top brand teddy bears want to determine as Gund, Russ and Me to You Tatty Teddy bear any message can be personalized with a sweater or a band with everyone.

Custom Teddy is aunique gift that will be treasured for many years - longer lasting than flowers and chocolates to be less fattening! The teddy bears are available in all shapes and sizes are surprisingly cheap with something for every budget

The entire shopping experience is fun and the end result will put a smile on the face of the person who receives it.

So the next time you need a gift for a special occasion to forget the shopping center and then relax at home andremember there are many sites are waiting to do your shopping online easy and fun. Take a look now and will never ask "what can I ..." again.