Teddy Bear Toy has a Great History...and so onFrom the 1900s to this day, the inquiry about who actually fashioned the first teddy bear is still debated. In any case, the teddy bear remains a national obsession. In 1903, Steiff created 12,000 bears. Teddy manufacturers sprang up everywhere. Textbook author Seymour Eaton, under the pseudonym Paul Piper, wrote a humorous poem called "The Roosevelt Bears" that appeared each week in newspapers around the country and followed the frolics of "Teddy-B and Teddy-G.
Party Like the Stars on Your Big Birthday
This year, several celebrities are celebrating landmark birthdays. While A-list celebrities might spend millions on a big birthday, most budgets are considerably lower. But Big Fat Balloons, the online helium balloon and gift store, has put together its top five ideas for celebrating like - if not with - the stars.
The Origin of Teddy Bears
There aren't too many toys that pass the test of time, and teddy bears are one type of toy that has. Their universal popularity has continued uninterrupted for generations, and I imagine it will for many more. However, teddy bears haven't always been one of our most important toys. They were born in the early Twentieth century, after an unfortunate sequence of events that you may find surpising as the origin of a children's toy.
The Teddy Bears' Picnic
Who says all the music in the house has to be by Raffi once you have a baby? Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead made a sweet, sincere, and lyric recording of the childhood classic, the Teddy Bear's Picnic, before his death, and you and the baby are bound to enjoy it.
