Stuffed Animals

Eight of the best sites for or about stuffed animals. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Stuffed Animal World - Stuffed animals of every stripe, including land and water creatures, plus dinosaurs, animals with babies, animal backpacks and bags, musical animals, oversized stuffed animals and more. (www.stuffed-animals.com)

2. Vermont Teddy Bear Company - Buy one of the hundreds of teddy bears customized for life events, holidays, occupations and more. (www.vermontteddybear.com)

3. Online Toys with Online Lives are Transforming Play - February, 2007 article on Webkinz, stuffed animals that also come with online “lives”, allowing kids to have their toys come alive and interact with other toys on the Internet. (www.bradenton.com)

4. Stuffed Ark - Stuffed animals of all types, from the expected dogs, cats and bears to llamas, opposums and Komodo dragons. (www.stuffedark.com)

5. Build-A-Bear - Official site of the chain that allows you to make your own teddy bear in-store. Find out where Build-A-Bear stores are located as well as how to have a bear party, or buy a bear that’s already made from the online site. Fun stuff for kids here, too. (www.buildabear.com)

6. StuffedAnimals.com - Wide range of common and uncommon stuffed animals, plus animal puppets and other related toys. (www.stuffedanimals.com)

7. Bouncy Buddies - Plush stuffed animals also contain a rubber ball inside to make them bouncy. Twenty-five animals to choose from. (www.bouncybuddies.com)

8. Gotta Getta Gund - Official site of the 100-year-old+ teddy bear and plush stuffed animal company. You can’t actually buy a Gund animal here, but can track down retailers that do have them. (www.gund.com)