Sep 17, 2009

Teddy Bear Museums in the world

you must have some good collection of teddy bears at your home, but for a true teddy bear lover Museums listed below are must visit places in the world. At the museums listed below you will find some of the rare teddy beards in the world and of course there is a collection that you will never find at any super store. List of some of the most popular teddy bear museums:

Museum of Childhood
42 High Street
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
011-44-131-529-4142

Pollock's Toy Museum
1 Scala Street
London W1P, UK
011-44-171-636-3452

Ribchester Museum of Childhood
Church St.
Ribchester, Lancashire PR3 3YE, UK

Scotland's Teddy Bear Museum
The Wynd
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK TD6 9PA
011-44-1896-822464

The Wareham Bears
Wilton House
Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0BJ, UK

The Teddy Bear Museum
19 Greenhill St.
Stratford Upon Avon CV37 6LF, UK
011-44-1789-293160

Susan Quinlan's Doll and Teddy Bear Museum and Library
122 W Canon Perdido St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
T: 805-730-1707

The Bear Castle
431 Broad Street
PO Box 328
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-5804

Kathe Kruse Poppen Museum
Binnehaven 25
1781 Bk Den Helder, Netherlands
011-31-2230-16704

The Doll and Toy Museum of New York City
280 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn Heights, NY
T: 718-243-0820

The Strong Museum
1 Manhattan Sq.
Rochester, NY 14607
585-263-2700

The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City
5235 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
T: 816-333-2055

Puppenhausmuseum
Steinenvorstadt 1
CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland
T: 41/61 225 9595
F: 41/61 225 9596

Toy Museum in Wettsteinhaus
Baselstrasse 34
4125 Riehen, Switzerland
011-41-61-641-2829

Sep 6, 2009

Teddy bear care tips - tips for handling teddy bears

Did you ever feel your teddy bear is looking old or is not so clean. And you are afraid to clean your teddy bear your self or get it dry cleaned from nearby store because its gift from someone very special and you don't want to risk the cleaning as it can change the looks or may cause some harm to the teddy bear. Below are some teddy bear cleaning tips so that you don't end up with a whole new look of your teddy bear.

  • Wipe your teddy bear with a damp cloth without using any soap. Use gentle hands to Wipe down carefully.
  • If you want you can also use some hand held vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt on the surface of teddy bear.
  • Be careful while cleaning your stuffed toys in washing machines and make sure your carefully read the washing instructions. Please not that not all teddy bears are machine washable so you need to be extra cautious while using machines for cleaning teddy bears.
  • Air dry your teddy as sun drying may cause fading of colors.
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