I have a handmade patchwork elephant that my Grandmother made for me when I was born. My Grandmother is the most wonderful woman she raised 10 beautiful children including my Mother. I want to keep this piece in my family for as long as it will make it! I have since passed it on to my daughter (4 mo) and she loves it just as much as I did!

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I have always had a soft spot in my heart for stuffed animals, but I have tried really hard to resist temptation over the past years. The only exception is any stuffed animal that looks like a silly cat. I own about 15 silly looking cats. They sit in my tv cabinet in my bedroom. They watch me wathcing tv.

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Henry the Dog was the best dog in the world, he was bigger than me, orange with black ears and a black nose and a name tag "Henry". I don't know where he came from, but he stayed with me and became a good friend to my son over 25 years later. He is now packed away carefully awaiting a future return for any potential grand-children or visiting nieces and nephews.

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it is the one that my mom never let me play with because it was used as a decoration in the living room. This will be a great present for my recently born nephew.

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My favorite stuffed animal growing up was "Mr. Bear." One of those cheesy Christmas bears - white (BIG, to a 4 year old!), with a red/white striped scarf and a little red hat with a green pom pom. He even played Christmas music if you pushed his "paw." He grew with me - and as we grew up he lost his hat, his button nose, an eye, his 'mouth' starting falling off, and the music stopped playing. I turned the back zipper pocket that originally held his 'music' and batteries into my secret hiding spot in junior high - a place to hide my secret notes passed in study hall about the newest crush. Now Mr. Bear is tattered and a little gray instead of white - but he'll always be my "Mr. Bear" and I intend on having a special place for him in my child's room!

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Let's see, there used to be a brown stuffed monkey who wore an orange shirt with the word Boo on it. I guess that was such a favorite of mine when I was small that Boo became my nickname.

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When I was 3, my mother took me to a Jo-ann fabrics to patch up a blanket of mine. While I was there, I found a little doll in the middle of the aisle. It had a little yellow onesie with lace, obviously not for a little boy. But I really liked that doll, right from the start. By the time my mom realized I had picked up this doll, I had already named it Bud. So she really had no choice but to buy it for me. She decided to masculinize Bud's wardrobe, complete with a little set of overalls for it, covered in train and car patterns, and a little white blanket. I slept with that little doll every night until I was 9 years old. Even now, Bud has a little bed made for it in my dresser.

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My favorite stuffed animal from childhood was Yellowstone the bear. He was a souvenir from a visit to Yellowstone national park when i as about 4. Although he is a little warn from years of love, and has been wearing the same shirt for years he still has a place out in my bedroom. Here is a picture of him http://www.flickr.com/photos/viscidleigh/390718307/in/set-72157594587309382/ with Samuel the tuffed dog and my cat. I was a real 'original' thinker when it came to naming stuffed animals as my cousins and I all had Samuels, the name that is printed right on the tag.

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When I was young, I used to have a gang of stuffed animals that I called "My Guys." Evidently "the guys" and I were inseparable. The leader of the group was a little brown dog with big, floppy chocolate brown ears that I still have today - in fact, I've given it, a little worn, to my 1 and a half year old who seems to love it just as much. But it's falling apart! I think it's time for a new ring leader...

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My favorite is a stuffed tiger named Ray (I was obsessed with Billy Ray Cyrus at the time!). I slept with him until I got married, and he's still in my room, though not on the bed anymore. :-)

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My favorite was a bear named bearhug.

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I had a stuffed Teddy named Lou Lou. I loved her.

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My favorite stuffed animal was King Manly Bear -- he's a pot bellied bear and his shape is perfect for cuddling. He went with me to college, and accompanied me when I moved cross country, and I have him to this day!

(BTW I love Under the Nile products!)

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My favorite stuffed animal is a monkey with long arms to hug with.

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My favorite stuffed animal is a monkey named bonzo.

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My favorite stuffed animal was a pooh bear that I got as a child and still have today! :)

:) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

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wally was his name. he was a teddy bear with a lullaby music box. there was a little metal knob you turned on his butt to make it play. he was well loved!!! I still have him to this day!!

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I had a Pooh bear, I couldn't sleep without him. He always made me smile. I had conversations with him and he always made me feel secure. Yep, I was a weird kid!

Thank you for this opportunity to win the Under the Nile organic hooded blanket and stuffed lion, they would be much loved in my home. :-)

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I had a stuffed bunny ("Bunny Baby") for many years, but I think she finally disintegrated in the laundry.

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My favorite stuffed animal was a stuffed penguin, and I have it still in a box...20 something years later..a little shopworn, but still adorable..and cute. Thanks for the contest.

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