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When someone talks about a soft toy, what animal comes into your mind?
For me, it has always been Bears. Grizzly or Polar, I certainly have no preference, they are all so beautiful and cuddly!

Jellycat have got their fair share of Soft Toy Bears and in this blog post, I am going to be providing you with a range of Bears for you to get your muzzle into!

If you see anything you like, please click on it to be taken to buy page!

Jellycat Ginger Bear — Ginger Bear From £12.65

Jellycat Maple Bear — Maple Bear - £16.45

Jellycat Seymour Bear — Seymour Bear - £24.65

The first Teddy Bear soft toy was invented in 1902 in Germany, by a seamstress named Margarete Steiff. It seems that almost at the same time, a story was unfolding that would cause Soft Toy Bears to explode with poluarity in the states.

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was out with a hunting party, hunting for Bear. The President failed to kill the bear he was hunting, so his hosts caught and tied up the bear and told the president to shoot it.

The President said, "Spare the bear! I will not shoot a tethered animal." The Washington Post then published a cartoon of the scene, which would play a huge part of the success of Stuffed Bears.

Brooklyn Shopkeepers Morris Michtom and his wife Rose displayed the cartoon in their shop window, along with a stuffed Bear that they aptly named "Teddy's Bear" after their President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. And America went mad for them!

Due to the incredible popularity of the Bears, America could not make enough, and bought 3,000 from Margarete Steiff to keep with demand! The rest, they say, is history.

The popularity of Soft Toys has increased as time went on. Jellycat started trading in the late 90's and have created such a wonderful range of Bears of all shapes, sizes and designs!

Jellycat Campfire Critter — Campfire Critter - £17.85

Jellycat Hugga Polar Bear — Hugga Polar Bear - From £18.65

Jellycat Dickensian Bear — Dickensian Bear - £27.45

Jellycat Perry Polar Bear Lying — Perry Polar Bear Lying - £79.45

The stuffed bear has come a long way since "Teddy's Bear". Although some do still opt for the original styled bear, the contempory soft toy design has turned much more towards the less realistic, more aesthetically pleasing style. 'Cuteness' and 'cuddle-ability' seem to be huge factors that make a good stuffed bear nowadays!

The most popular bear by far this year has been the Bartholomew Bear. This Bear has created quite a stir on social media, and it was supposedly used as a mascot for a 'Save The Bears' movement in the far east. We saw record numbers of pre-orders for this bear, it was certainly a struggle trying to keep up!

Bartholomew Bear from £14.45

Bartholomew comes in 3 different sizes. Medium, Large, and Huge! Huge has been the most popular size, but we've seen hundreds of orders for the Medium and Large too!