Stuffed Toy

Cuddle up with your stuffed toy.

  • Stuffed toys are toys that are made of fabric and are stuffed with a type of stuffing material.
  • ‘Stuffed toys’ are also known as ‘stuffed animals’, ‘plushies’, ‘plush toys’, ‘soft toys’, ‘softies’ and ‘cuddle toys’.
  • Over the years, stuffed toys have been stuffed with fibre, wool, plastic pellets, beans, cotton, batting and straw.
  • Stuffed toys are often made into the shape of an animal or other objects.
  • Stuffed toys are commonly used for comfort, or given on special occasions, sometimes to express one’s feelings of love.

Stuffed Toy, Beige Monkey, Green Teddy Bear, Plushie, White bear, Brown kangaroo, mulitcoloured dolphin, seahorse, Ten Random Facts

  • In 1880, Steiff, a German company started by Margarete Steiff, was the first commercial company to produce stuffed toys.
  • The first patented stuffed toy was a rabbit from Beatrix Potter’s stories, Peter Rabbit.
  • Stuffed toys have their origins in stuffed dead animals and home made rag dolls from the 1830s, and once teddy bears were created in 1902, they became increasingly popular.
  • Some antique stuffed toys, notably, late 1800 and early 1900 Steiff toys, have been sold for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
  • Electronics and mechanics are sometimes placed inside stuffed toys to allow sound and movement.

 

Bibliography:
Learn about the History of Plush Toys and Stuffed Animals, Purr-fect gifts, http://www.purr-fectgifts.com/history/
Stuffed Toy, 2013, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffed_toy

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