


Like most millennials, I collected Beanie Babies as a kid. My favorite childhood teddy bear was an Auburn tiger beanie I named Teddy. In the early 2000s, I discovered Build-a-Bear, and my sweet mother and grandmother took me to Florida to make my own bear before they opened stores in Alabama.
plush count: too many and not enough, about 40
favorite plush: my build-a-bear Bowser from my husband
oldest plush: my childhood 1990's Auburn Tiger beanie
rarest plush: the retired jellycat amuseable kerrii cactus
Jellycat is a plush toy company founded in London, England in 1999 that is best known for Bartholomew Bear, bunnies, and "amuseables" featuring nature, food, and objects.















