| I am sure that there were various times during | | | | but none of the others available offer much in the |
| your childhood that you thought the world had | | | | way of personality and friendliness. Due to their |
| fallen down around you - this is a feeling that all of | | | | softness and their floppy arms they are far more |
| us have experienced. It could have been | | | | huggable than any other toy, and they act in |
| something simple like falling out with a friend - | | | | much the same way as a comfort blanket for |
| something that at a young age always feels like | | | | many children. In fact, look at the most favored |
| the end of the world, even if it is forgotten about | | | | childhood toy of anyone now grown up and you |
| 24 hours later - or it could have been something | | | | are likely to see it a little threadbare due to its |
| more serious than that. | | | | use as a comforter. |
| At this time it was commonplace for one of our | | | | Another reason for the popularity of the soft toy |
| parents to hand us our most beloved and trusted | | | | is that it is a 24 hour toy; what other toy gets |
| cuddly toy. Indeed, our favorite soft toy went | | | | taken to bed with a child? Having a favorite toy |
| through a lot of childhood experiences with us. | | | | to cuddle and talk to as we wait for sleep to |
| They are as much of a part as growing as | | | | come along is something that, as a child, we all |
| training wheels on a bike and your first day at | | | | value. |
| school. | | | | That they have remained cherished through out |
| There is no doubt whatsoever that the soft toy | | | | the generations, gives little room for argument |
| is something that leaves an imprint for any child, | | | | against soft toys being the number one toy. |
| due to its familiarity and comforting capabilities. | | | | Something classic about the way they look and |
| They may be inanimate and wordless in reality, | | | | feel just makes them ideal for young children, and |
| but for a child their presence is something | | | | few among us would fail to admit that we had a |
| overwhelmingly positive and reassuring. | | | | faithful cuddly friend as a youngster who got us |
| Children have plenty of toys to choose from, | | | | through some tough times. |
| many of which are more 'cool' than a soft toy, | | | | |