subject: Plush Toys: How To Choose And Buy Them As Gifts [print this page] Plush toys and stuffed animals can both be considered as meaningful gifts regardless if the recipient is a kid, teenage, or an adult. This is because an item like this, such as a stuffed raccoon, is timeless and can symbolize different events or circumstances in our lives.
Kids would naturally want to keep as many playthings as possible and plush toys and stuffed animals of any kind are no exception. These are considered symbols of childhood innocence because they are soft, cuddly, and lovable. Try to remember your own childhood. Most often than not, you had soft objects like stuffed animals surrounding use during the night. It is inevitable that kids want the softness as well as the comfort that these things provide them. They treat these plush toys as their protection from "monsters" or nightmares. In addition, these are also considered fashion statements specifically with little girls. Most girls want to have their own plush dog or other animal to carry around with their small purses like women they see with small dogs or pets.
Teenagers also love the comfort that plush toys provide them. Although teenagers may no longer play with these toys, they may consider these things as their friend or confidant especially when they have problems. For some teenagers, stuffed animals can symbolize crushes, infatuation, or love. Many boys give girls stuffed animals as gifts or keepsakes symbolizing their infatuation or love. Girls and boys alike would definitely appreciate plush toys as gifts especially if they were given by their crushes or loved ones.
Other teenage boys would consider these objects as symbols of their bravery or accomplishment. Say, if a boy keeps a stuffed raccoon in his room, it may be a symbol of winning in a baseball or basketball game. Some boys even cherish items like this when given to them by their first love. Others may consider plush toys simply as a symbol of pride and accomplishment such as winning in a quiz bee or any other sports game.
Kids and teenagers are not the only ones enjoying plush toys but adults do too. Most adults love to keep plush toys as decor for a specific room or space. These adults love to collect items that look classy and real. Most often than not, adults put their plush toys in their vacation homes to give it a feel of nature or forest. Say, if the vacation house is near an ocean, adults opt to put items such as dolphins or fishes. If adults want a feel of the forest, they would put stuffed animals such as plush bear, stuffed raccoon, or lions. Some adults even consider these soft objects more collectible than any other toy or item. Many adults have even begun collecting plush toys since they were young. It would be amazing to find out that a collector's plush bear is kept intact for about 25 years or so.
