Chad Valley Bears

As I sit surrounded by mountains of children's toys, each one staring blankly at me waiting patiently to be played with, there is one face that stands out amongst the rest, the oldest and perhaps most loved of all my little boys toys. When we found out we were expecting Christopher 4 years ago my then fiancée, now husband, wanted to buy him his first teddy bear, one that he could keep forever and remember fond times with, working at Woolworths gave him the perfect opportunity to find a suitable bear and he chose the adorable Chad Valley My First Bear in powder blue. My First Bear- Chad Valley is a toy range only found in Woolworths stores and so the ...

I was in Woolworths, out to spend money. I'd been through the magazines and the rows of sweets. What now? I know, the childrens section. Call me sad, but I love looking at the toys. Not to buy any you understand, but just to imagine.. Amongst the rows I saw a lovely smiling face. It said "Touch me and feel how soft I am" and I couldn't resist. Oooh. His skin was so soft, I just couldn't stop stroking him. My hands went down from his face to his chest and his arms. He was perfect, he had to be mine. I tried to walk away but I could feel his friendly eyes boring into my back and I knew I could not leave him there in the shop. I was ...