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Stumped On What To Get Someone?
Here is what "Billy Elf" suggests:
Microwaveable Teddy Bears (From SweetsinBloom.com) I have seen these in many locations. But the Sweetsinbloom.com catalog and website offer the biggest variety in one location. This is where I got mine from! So I can say honestly say they really do keep you warm and snuggly because I own one. Average cpst $44.00 (We get no commission!)
Hot Water BottleTeddy Bear (From northstyle.com) There is a standard 11 x 16 hot water bottle inside the outer teddy bear covering. It has a velcro closing and is hand washable. It sells here for $14.95. Not only is it great for Christmas, but anytime as a get well gift also! (We get no commission!)
Another Microwaveable Teddy Bear available from Femail Creations. (Looks like it's made of a washcloth?)
For Teddy Bear Back Packs visit our special page of links. Our suggested gifts from previous years (graphic links removed) are: A.J. Prindle's Teddy Bear Snooze Zoo sleeping bag. A.J. Prindle's Panda Wheelie Suitcase.
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Suggested On-line Catalogs for Gift Finding:
"Sensational Beginnings" - Specializing in toys for young children.
"Young Explorers" - Educational Toys
"Sound Prints" - Interactive books, tapes and toys for kids. (I think this company has the best realistic-style stuffed animals.) They are a part of O Kid World.com
"Mindware" - Brainy toys for kids of all ages.
"Turn Off The TV" - Family games and activities.
"Lilly's Kids" - A special section for toys by Lillian Vernon catalog.
"Personal Creations" - Unique gifts all personalized for that special someone of all ages or occasion.
"Sovietski Collection" - Everything from a real Russian sidecar motorcycle ($9,695) to the 1980 "Mishka Olympic Bear" pin for $4.00.
"Spilsbury"- A huge variety of puzzles, games and all kinds of fun for all ages.
(I get approximately 15 catalogs a day! Add junk mail etc. and my mailman says I get more mail than the Mayor. LOL! I picked out these catalogs because they were a bit different than the status quo of FAO Schwartz, KB Toys, Toys R Us etc. for shopping.
"National Wildlife"- A huge variety of animal related stuffed toys, games, clothing, and products.
"Company Kids"- A great place to buy bedroom snuggly items for your kids, as well as other decor.
"Constructive Playthings"- A great variety of toys that include involvement, construction or building of something, and some educational as well.
"Educational Toys"-An enormous amount of toys for children that are educational and fun, including some of the traditional ones you probably grew up on. They do a terrific job of organizing their listings in age-appropriate categories also
"Toys To Grow On" - (or http://www.ttgo.com is listed in their catalog but online link is different.) This catalog and on-line site offers toys for kids of that to me feature a lot of career role-playing, educational fun. A few examples are items like a builder workbench, a "Let's Play Vet", a farms, dinosaurs, rock band music items, as well as some traditional games like bingo, wooden blocks, darts, pirates, castles, wizards, and those classic art easels for children to paint and draw.
"Leaps and Bounds" - Specializing in toys for kids with the purpose of physical fun and activity. Some examples are not your average scooters, bobsleds, Go-Carts, etc. There are puppet stages, pretend nurseries, fire engines, costumes and children's bedroom sets. Go to http://www.leapsandboundscatalog.com
"Wind and Weather" - Specializing in all sorts of unique wind and weather instruments for home, offices and gardens. Go to http://www.windandweather.com
Our Midi is "We Need A Little Christmas" Written by Jerry Herman. This is the only Christmas song originally composed for a Broadway musical and has gained popularity annually with the public. It was originally a quartette sung by Angela Lansbury and her fellow actors Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell and Sab Shimono. Mame premiered in 1966 and is based on a novel by Patrick Dennis. When turned into a play, it had a London version starring Ginger Rogers and then a 1974 film version starring Lucille Ball. In the storyline a desperate mood overcomes everyone when the stock market crashes and there is financial disaster everywhere. Even though it's right after Thanksgiving, Mame declares that the are in dire need of a "little Christmas spirit, right this very minute." And so here are the lyrics of the song:
Haul out the holly, Put up the tree before my spirit falls again, Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing things but deck the halls again again now.
(Chorus) For we need a little Christmas, Right this very minute, Candles in the window, Carols at the spinet. Yes, we need a little Christmas, Right this very minute. It hasn't snowed a single flurry, But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry.
So climb down the chimney, Turn on the brightest string of lights I've ever seen. Slice up the fruitcake, It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough. For I've grown a little leaner, Grown a Little colder, Grown a little sadder, Grown a little older. And I need a little angel, Sitting on my shoulder, Yes, I need a little Christmas now!
(Repeat Chorus)
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