Struggling over what to buy as a baby shower gift? It can be a tough endeavor, especially if you don’t know the sex of the baby yet. But there are a lot of gender-neutral gifts and colors out there. For instance, yellow and green are great stand-ins for blue and pink when you aren’t sure if you’re shopping for a baby boy or girl.
Great baby ideas are books, fluffy teddy bears and baby clothes (in neutral colors, of course). But make sure when shopping for a baby shower gift that you check with your friends - you don’t want to end up giving the same gifts!
When I was younger, I was completely obsessed with stuffed plush toys of all sorts. Cartoon characters or random ones that were won at the carnival, I had them all. Now I’m in my 30’s and I’m still a fan.
There’s an undying devotion I have to collecting stuffed animals and toys. If you’re like me, I think you should check out the wide selection of teddy bears and stuffed animals that are now available online. There is such a wide selection that you can literally find any animal that you want.
Toy collecting is no joke-at least not to toy enthusiasts. For many collecting toys is more than a fun hobby, it’s an investment. A lot of older toys are hard to find, especially in good condition. Collectors prefer toys that are in good condition and many are willing to pay top dollar for them. Toys that are still in their original packaging are also of high value. Often toys are handed down from generation to generation. In some cases the recipient of the toy admires it so much they start their own collection.
Toys saved from childhood can result in big pays offs later. One woman who saved her original 1959 Barbie Doll fetched $26,000 for it at auction. Many Barbies will sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars. In recent years avid collectors have began to amass Happy Meal toys. Some will spend up to $5 or $10 on certain Happy Meal toys and toys from the 70s and 80s will sell for far more. Although collector’s edition toys are where the big money is, I still have an affinity for toys with a personal touch, like custom teddy bears.