Teddy bears are extremely popular with kids, starting from infants to teenagers. Well, my first present to my daughter was a small teddy bear, which I picked from the hospital gift center. Subsequently, she did not develop a deep love for stuffed toys. One of our friends brought a big bear from their New York trip. Rather than cuddling and playing with it, my daughter was initially afraid or not so comfortable with the big one. She instead developed a lot of interest in the kiddies rhymes that are broadcast in the baby boast channel. Some of the rhymes involve playing and kuddling the bears and my little one picked cue and we've seen enjoy playing with the bear for a significant time. At my place, we have a unique way of naming the bears, difference - they all carry typical indian names. Following is the list of daughter's bears or stuffed toys or animals, they are listed in the order of their arrival
1. Vimala
2. Sangeetha - Gifted by my friend, whose name
3. Vikram ( 1,2, 3 are all US born bears now settled in India, also they are not in the picture)
4. Nirmala Bear - Biggest and most popular with my little one and the guests - for its unique name
(first one from left)
1. Vimala
2. Sangeetha - Gifted by my friend, whose name
3. Vikram ( 1,2, 3 are all US born bears now settled in India, also they are not in the picture)
4. Nirmala Bear - Biggest and most popular with my little one and the guests - for its unique name
(first one from left)
5. Kausalya - Kausalya is a ABCD singing toy (second from left)
6. Anurag - The tiger toy, which was christened a day ago...but I forgot to include in the earlier post)
7. Minni - The cute "costco" girl who came home 2 weeks back. The package had many skirts, tops, 2 pairs of shoes, purse, etc.
8. Sasha - the latest addition on 11/22. ( extreme right in the picture)
Caution: While naming bears, we exercise caution or discretion by not selecting the names of the people that we know ( offcourse in the immediate circle of friends and relatives!)
Sasha's coming was quite unique. We bought her in a unique store called http://www.buildabear.com/. The kid gets to choose from various stuffed animals, followed with the custom filling to suit the little one's needs, dress material, shoes and a birth certificate!. Yes a birth certificate - the bear comes home with a birth certificate carrying details like height, weight, date of birth!, belongs to..... I liked the innovative idea of the person(s) who started this store. I could see the kids buying the bears were really engaged in selecting the bear and selectin the accessories. The store has gone a long way in establishing a USP - they even host parties if you want!
Caution: While naming bears, we exercise caution or discretion by not selecting the names of the people that we know ( offcourse in the immediate circle of friends and relatives!)
Sasha's coming was quite unique. We bought her in a unique store called http://www.buildabear.com/. The kid gets to choose from various stuffed animals, followed with the custom filling to suit the little one's needs, dress material, shoes and a birth certificate!. Yes a birth certificate - the bear comes home with a birth certificate carrying details like height, weight, date of birth!, belongs to..... I liked the innovative idea of the person(s) who started this store. I could see the kids buying the bears were really engaged in selecting the bear and selectin the accessories. The store has gone a long way in establishing a USP - they even host parties if you want!
