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
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Sep 17, 2009
May 15, 2009
Teddy bears for decorating a room
Teddy bears are a great asset when it comes to decorating a room and teddy bers become an utmost necessity when room is of a child or teenage girls. Decorating a room with teddy bears is very much easy and takes very less effort. First thing you need to do when decortin a room with teddy bears is decide which teddy bear themes you should choose and also make sure the theme attracts your kids also. Sometime kids may have different teddy bears theme in mind so its better to have there opinion first. Once this is over you can decorate the room with never ending supply of teddy bears and other soft toys.
A benefit of using teddy bears is that it makes the room atmosphere more playful, lovely full of energy and lot friendlier. Also a teddy bear in the room make you feel like a friend is watching you and thus never makes you feel alone in the room. Apart from stuffed teddy bears you can add teddy bear shades for lamps, attached teddy bear painting on the wall, use teddy posters.
Below are few pictures of teddy bear I prefer using for room decoration.
Feb 16, 2009
Feb 10, 2009
Dec 30, 2008
NEW year gift ideas - Personalized Teddy Bear gifts
Time has come to celebrate the day which marks the beginning of a new year. On the New Year eve we at Teddy Bear Factory come up with lots of ideas to celebrate this New Year with great love and some adorable New Year gift ideas. New Year teddy bears gifts can make your loved one feel your love for them. Think of sending personalized teddy bears, yes I am right personalized teddy bears with you own custom message printed on them won’t they are enough to make your friends and loved one feel special and part of family.
Those special teddy bears can contain your photo t-shirt and message. So what are you waiting for create your own personalize teddy bear for New Year and gift them right away. Wishing you all a very happy and rocking new year. Sweet New Year Teddy will surely add up lighter moments to your life.
Dec 6, 2008
Dec 2, 2008
Teddy Bear for your Baby: How to choose the best one
Children always love toys and when is comes to stuffed toys teddy bears are no doubt every child’s favorite toys. Here are few points to consider while choosing the teddy bear toys for your kid:
Choose colorful teddy beat like Thermal Pastel Bear babies just love to look at colorful teddies. Also make sure teddy for you child are light in weight so that he/she can get hold of the teddy easily and play with joyfully.
For your newborn baby, Breathe Easy Teddy Bear is the better option; this teddy bear is also asthma friendly and not harmful for your kid in anyway. To add more in the list for your baby is Nursery Rhyme Pal Pat-a-Cake Bear and this is the teddy that is loved by children of any age group. This teddy has push buttons to make teddy bear sing and it’s so delightful to see you child smile and sing along with teddy at that moment.
Above was the few top choice for teddies you can choose for your baby. Apart from these make sure that any teddy you choose doesn’t frighten you baby and if your baby feels uncomfortable or cries when around that teddy then get a new one that’s nice looking and doesn’t frighten your kid.
Choose colorful teddy beat like Thermal Pastel Bear babies just love to look at colorful teddies. Also make sure teddy for you child are light in weight so that he/she can get hold of the teddy easily and play with joyfully.
For your newborn baby, Breathe Easy Teddy Bear is the better option; this teddy bear is also asthma friendly and not harmful for your kid in anyway. To add more in the list for your baby is Nursery Rhyme Pal Pat-a-Cake Bear and this is the teddy that is loved by children of any age group. This teddy has push buttons to make teddy bear sing and it’s so delightful to see you child smile and sing along with teddy at that moment.
Above was the few top choice for teddies you can choose for your baby. Apart from these make sure that any teddy you choose doesn’t frighten you baby and if your baby feels uncomfortable or cries when around that teddy then get a new one that’s nice looking and doesn’t frighten your kid.
Nov 20, 2008
Best soft toys Gifts : Teddy Bear Factory
Soft toys are taken as a token for the celebration of love and friendship. For all those who are in love each day is Valentine day and it seems like making your sweet heart (Janu, honey) feel special each day be it Birthday, valentine day, any festival etc. In my opinion soft toys re the best to gift though Chocolates gifts, flowers, jewelry gifts are also good options.
Most people think that you can gift soft toys only to ladies, but this is completely a misconception as you may check my post Best gift ever recieved. Soft toys simply convey the feelings that can be hard to express or put into words. While selecting a soft toy for your beloved may be difficult below are the few popular sotf toys you can select from:
Teddy Bears
Bunny Soft Toys
Heart Soft Toy
Soft Toy with a Cap
Bunny Heart Pillow
Camel Soft Toys
Zebra Soft Toys
Pooh
Most people think that you can gift soft toys only to ladies, but this is completely a misconception as you may check my post Best gift ever recieved. Soft toys simply convey the feelings that can be hard to express or put into words. While selecting a soft toy for your beloved may be difficult below are the few popular sotf toys you can select from:
Teddy Bears
Bunny Soft Toys
Heart Soft Toy
Soft Toy with a Cap
Bunny Heart Pillow
Camel Soft Toys
Zebra Soft Toys
Pooh
Nov 17, 2008
signs of love : Teddy Bear Factory
Hi,
Today on my way back from my home I listened to one of my favorite song after around to and half months. You must be wondering how come I listen my favorite song after so long time, here's the thing that I want to point about signs of love. The song I was listening is in one of my all time favorite song and I use to listen it many times in fact everyone at home would stop talking, playing other system, stop the channel where that song is being played. But all of a sudden I stop listening that song in fact i had forgotten this song and while traveling I selected all the songs in my cell phone and suddenly that song started playing then I came to know this was the song I used to listen a lot. I listened the full song.
Actually what happened was my friend has asked me to bring a song and I put my favorite song also but when she listened it for the first time her reaction was like yeh kya song hai plz play the next song. That was the time i had listened to that song prior to today (almost three months I am not sure). Its not that we have different taste of music but sometime she don't like the nasha and sharaab type of songs i listen( now i don;t) but whenever any of those songs play she will just give the headphones to me and say your song is being played listen and give it back when song is finished.
Now that's the sign of true love you not only love the person but also love his like and dislikes.
Now I am worried about one if my friend read this post she will definitely ask about that song and I don;t wanna tell about that dong now ;)
Best wishes,
Teddy Bear Factory
Today on my way back from my home I listened to one of my favorite song after around to and half months. You must be wondering how come I listen my favorite song after so long time, here's the thing that I want to point about signs of love. The song I was listening is in one of my all time favorite song and I use to listen it many times in fact everyone at home would stop talking, playing other system, stop the channel where that song is being played. But all of a sudden I stop listening that song in fact i had forgotten this song and while traveling I selected all the songs in my cell phone and suddenly that song started playing then I came to know this was the song I used to listen a lot. I listened the full song.
Actually what happened was my friend has asked me to bring a song and I put my favorite song also but when she listened it for the first time her reaction was like yeh kya song hai plz play the next song. That was the time i had listened to that song prior to today (almost three months I am not sure). Its not that we have different taste of music but sometime she don't like the nasha and sharaab type of songs i listen( now i don;t) but whenever any of those songs play she will just give the headphones to me and say your song is being played listen and give it back when song is finished.
Now that's the sign of true love you not only love the person but also love his like and dislikes.
Now I am worried about one if my friend read this post she will definitely ask about that song and I don;t wanna tell about that dong now ;)
Best wishes,
Teddy Bear Factory
Nov 6, 2008
Nov 1, 2008
Best Gift ever received: Special gift from special friend
Hi,
Have a look at the picture of sweet teddy below; this is the best gift I’ve received ever. What makes this gift special is that I’ve received this gift from my one and only best friend :). No doubt in life you meet different people home you count as you friend but its once a lifetime that you got a friend that you can call your best friend, with whom you can share each and every phase of your life, your happiness, your sorrows and everything.
Well I haven’t receiver to much gifts in my life and today its was a special day to get a cute b’day gift in advance. I’ve mentioned above about the gift now its time for writing few things about my friend. Best thing about my friend is that he got a lovely heart, caring nature along with lil anger which is always present there ;). One thing more that whenever I am with my friend I forget my worries and time, It seems like I can spend my whole life in each and every moment I spend be it traveling (in that case I wish that journey never end), talking, chatting or sitting together fighting or in silence. I just wish that those moments continue forever. Currently hen I am writing this post am feeling like I continue writing more and more but it seems hard sometime to express yourself. The reality is that you never need to tell your friend that he/she is so very special to you and how special his/her friendship is for you. Its your friendship that express all.
At last I wish my friend all the very best in life may you achiever each and everything you wish for no matter how hard it may seem to achieve that.
Best wishes,
Webmaster
One thing more that am lucky to get a friend like you and I wish this friendship continues till last breath I take and till my last heart beat.
Have a look at the picture of sweet teddy below; this is the best gift I’ve received ever. What makes this gift special is that I’ve received this gift from my one and only best friend :). No doubt in life you meet different people home you count as you friend but its once a lifetime that you got a friend that you can call your best friend, with whom you can share each and every phase of your life, your happiness, your sorrows and everything.
Well I haven’t receiver to much gifts in my life and today its was a special day to get a cute b’day gift in advance. I’ve mentioned above about the gift now its time for writing few things about my friend. Best thing about my friend is that he got a lovely heart, caring nature along with lil anger which is always present there ;). One thing more that whenever I am with my friend I forget my worries and time, It seems like I can spend my whole life in each and every moment I spend be it traveling (in that case I wish that journey never end), talking, chatting or sitting together fighting or in silence. I just wish that those moments continue forever. Currently hen I am writing this post am feeling like I continue writing more and more but it seems hard sometime to express yourself. The reality is that you never need to tell your friend that he/she is so very special to you and how special his/her friendship is for you. Its your friendship that express all.
At last I wish my friend all the very best in life may you achiever each and everything you wish for no matter how hard it may seem to achieve that.
Best wishes,
Webmaster
One thing more that am lucky to get a friend like you and I wish this friendship continues till last breath I take and till my last heart beat.
Oct 24, 2008
Teddy Bear History: Article from Teddy Bear Factory
Teddy bears are the most popular toys among soft, stuffed toys and are most gifted items among youngsters. But these innocent looking soft teddys were not in existence till 1902. History of Teddy Bears can be traced among two different parts of the world i.e. United States and Germany.
American Story: The appearance of Teddy Bear gifts in America is linked from the famous cartoon which was drawn by Clifford Berryman. Cartoon was titled "Drawing the Line in Mississippi" and cartoon showed thens President of states Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a baby bear. Cartoon whose image is also published below in The Washington Post (November 16, 1902), became popular overnight and was reprinted in bulk throughout US and other parts of the world. Teddy in the cartoon looked so very cute and sweet that it inspired Morris and Rose Michtom of Brooklyn, New York, to to make a bear. The bear as named "Teddy's Bear" and it was created to honor presidents act of kindness by not shooting a helpless bear. This sweet and innocent looking Teddy bear was huge hit among people that both Michtoms signed up with wholesale firm called Butler Brothers to found the the first teddy bear manufacturing Unit. This first teddy bear manufacturing factory was named Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.
At the same time Teddy bear were also believed to be manufactured, sold ad even exported to US by Richard Steiff and his aunt Margarete Steiff. Richard actually worked for his aunt.
Teddy bears became huge success that time and many teddy bear factories in US faced a tough competition from manufactures in Germany as making soft toys and stuffedd toys was an old practice there.
American Story: The appearance of Teddy Bear gifts in America is linked from the famous cartoon which was drawn by Clifford Berryman. Cartoon was titled "Drawing the Line in Mississippi" and cartoon showed thens President of states Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a baby bear. Cartoon whose image is also published below in The Washington Post (November 16, 1902), became popular overnight and was reprinted in bulk throughout US and other parts of the world. Teddy in the cartoon looked so very cute and sweet that it inspired Morris and Rose Michtom of Brooklyn, New York, to to make a bear. The bear as named "Teddy's Bear" and it was created to honor presidents act of kindness by not shooting a helpless bear. This sweet and innocent looking Teddy bear was huge hit among people that both Michtoms signed up with wholesale firm called Butler Brothers to found the the first teddy bear manufacturing Unit. This first teddy bear manufacturing factory was named Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.
At the same time Teddy bear were also believed to be manufactured, sold ad even exported to US by Richard Steiff and his aunt Margarete Steiff. Richard actually worked for his aunt.
Teddy bears became huge success that time and many teddy bear factories in US faced a tough competition from manufactures in Germany as making soft toys and stuffedd toys was an old practice there.
Oct 18, 2008
Teddy Bear World
Hi All,
This is first post at this blog. This blog is dedicated to teddy bears. I am beginign this blog by posting picture of first teddy designed by me.
Keep visiting for interesting stuff from The Teddy Bear Factory
This is first post at this blog. This blog is dedicated to teddy bears. I am beginign this blog by posting picture of first teddy designed by me.
Keep visiting for interesting stuff from The Teddy Bear Factory
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