Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a great weekend!
Yesterday I set out hunting for a new Beanie Boo for my collection, but instead, I just had to bring this little guy home!
This is Jaden the Siamese Cat. Although he looks like a Beanie Boo, he is actually part of the Beanie Babies range!
Jaden has incredibly soft, plush fur that is light beige in colour, except for his face, paws, ears and tail, which are more of a chocolate brown.
It is so easy to confuse Jaden with a Beanie Boo as his eyes look very similar to the large eyes normally seen on them, although there are some differences. His eyes are ever so slightly smaller than a Beanie Boo’s. Here is a picture of Jaden next to one of my Beanie Boos, Stripes the Tiger to demonstrate.
Stripes’ eyes are about a 1/4 of an inch bigger than Jaden’s, although they are still glittery. The bright blue eyes were what drew me to get Jaden instead of another Beanie Boo as they stand out from the dark brown of his face. I also love his little peach coloured nose.
Jaden has a 19th generation Beanie Baby swing tag with the word, “Original” in holographic foil, although I have also seen him with a 20th generation swing tag.
Inside his tag, he has the following poem:
Catnip is my favorite thing I love it even more than string!
His Birthday is on 13th February.
I’m so happy to have this Beanie Baby in my collection, as those who know me will know I’m a huge lover of cats, and this little Beanie was just too cute to resist!
Today is 3rd December, and that means it’s Jinglepup’s birthday!
Jinglepup was released back in 2001 and is a Christmas themed Beanie Baby dog.
Four different versions of Jinglepup were released, each exclusive to a different country. There was a USA version with a green hat trim and white tail tip, a Canada version with a white hat trim and white tail tip, a UK version with a green hat trim and a green tail tip and a Singapore version with a white hat trim and green tail tip.
Tonight in the UK is Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night as it’s more commonly known. When it gets dark, there will be bonfires lit and firework displays off all over the country. Today is also Sparks the bear’s birthday!
Sparks is a Guy Fawkes Night bear, as shown by his embroidered firework motif.
Guy Fawkes Night, historically, originates from the failed Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I of England in 1605.
I loved the Back to the Future movies. I remember wanting a hoverboard like Marty McFly and to travel back in time in a DeLorean.
October 21st 2015 at 4:29pm is the destination time that Marty McFly travelled to when he went to the future in Back to the Future part II to save his children who are yet to be born.
There is a Beanie Baby bear whose birthday also shares this day. Quivers the ghost bear is a Halloween themed bear. His birthday is on 21st October 2002, making him 13 years old!
If you, like me, love the Back to the Future movies, have a happy Back to the Future Day!
We are excited to announce two new releases from Ty this month!
If you love cats then you’ll love Tabitha, the latest Beanie Boo cat. This ginger and white tabby cat with her sparkly purple eyes is sure to please!
Ty have also announced a brand new Beanie Baby arrival!
Legend is a charming little bright red dragon with beautiful gold wings. He is not to be confused with the previous Legend the Dragon who was purple with gold wings.
What do you think of these latest two Beanies? Do you have Tabitha or Legend in your collection yet?
When Beanie Babies were first introduced to the public back in 1993, they weren’t considered a collectable. It wasn’t until 1999 that the real Beanie Baby collecting craze began. Even now the original craze has died down, Beanie Babies are still treasured by collectors, with some still fetching a considerable amount of money today.
Like with all collections, some factors determine the rarity and value of the Beanie Baby. Since most of the earlier Beanie Babies were given to children to play with, the condition of the Beanie plays a massive part in it’s value. Some of the older toys, before they became a collector’s piece, have been badly damaged through play and general wear and tear. A mint condition 1st generation Beanie Baby is a considerably rare find and very valuable.
A lot of the 1st generation Beanie Babies had their tags removed so children could play with them. Those without tags are worth considerably less than a Beanie Baby with it’s tag still attached. If the tag is in mint condition, this makes the Beanie Baby more collectable. A creased tag will significantly decrease it’s value, possibly even by half depending on the damage.
Some Beanie Babies were released with mistakes that were quickly corrected, such as misspelling of the name, it was produced in the wrong colour or the name was changed entirely. Because the Beanie Babies with production mistakes were only in limited supply, this increases their rarity.
A number of Beanie Babies were produced as limited editions which are sought after by collectors because of their limited production.
Below I have listed the top ten rare Beanie Babies. This list is in alphabetical order and not in order of rarity or value.
She is made from a medium brown coloured fabric with a tan-coloured face, ears, hands, feet and tail and features black button eyes and black stitching for her nostrils.
Nana was retired relatively quickly and re-introduced under the name “Bongo”, making the Beanie Babies with the original Nana tag highly valuable because of it’s limited production.
Nana was only released with a 3rd generation swing tag, and as such does not have either a birthday or poem. She was retired later in 1995 to make way for Bongo the Monkey’s release.
“Peanut the elephant walks on tip-toes
Quietly sneaking wherever she goes
She’ll sneak up on you and a hug
You will get
Peanut is a friend you won’t soon forget!”
She was first released in a Royal Blue colour, presumably as an error in production and was later re-released in a light blue colour instead.
The original Royal Blue colour Peanut the Elephant is considered one of the most rare and valuable Beanie Babies available and fetches a high price on the secondary market and at auction, if you can find her.
The Royal Blue version is a dark blue colour with light pink on the inside of her ears and features black button eyes.
He is white on his main torso with black limbs, a black band over his body, black ears, black eye patches and a black tail.
He fetches a considerable price on the secondary market and at auction as he was only released with 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation swing tags and as such has no birthday or poem on his tag.
The name “Punchers” is thought to have been a spelling error as those Beanie Babies with the name Punchers disappeared from the shelves and were replaced by the renamed Pinchers the Lobster.
Those with the Punchers swing tag are among the rarest and most valuable Beanie Babies in existence, selling for a considerable amount of money on the secondary market and at auction.
Punchers is made from a bright red material and features black button eyes and black thread antennae. He was retired later in 1994 to be replaced by Pinchers the Lobster.
Quackers the Duck was introduced on 25th June 1994. Originally he was shipped without wings but later re-introduced with the missing wings.
Around 780 of the wingless Quackers Beanie Babies were shipped making them incredibly rare and valuable. At auction and on the secondary market he sells for a substantial amount of money.
The version with the missing wings was only released with 1st and 2nd generation swing tags so they didn’t have a birthday or poem inside the tag.
Quackers is made from a bright yellow material with a bright orange bill and feet. He has black button eyes and black stitched eyebrows giving him a cute expression.
The wingless Quackers was retired on 7th January 1995.
Spot the Dog was released on 8th January 1994. Oddly, he was first introduced without a spot.
Later versions of Spot the Dog included the missing spot, making the earlier “spotless” versions highly valuable a auction and on the secondary market.
Spot is made from a white material with black ears, a black patch on the left hand side of his face and a black tail. He features the usual black button eyes and a black button nose.
Because the spotless Spot the Dog was only released with 1st and 2nd generation swing tags, he has no poem or birthday.
Spot the Dog without a spot was retired on 13th April 1994 and replaced with the version with the spot included.
Teddy was introduced on 25th June 1994. The bear was released with two different styles of face (an old face and a new face) and was created in six different colours: brown, cranberry, jade, violet, teal and magenta.
The brown version with the old style face is the most sought after and fetches a hight amount at auction and on the secondary market.
It is made from a brown material and features black button eyes and a black button nose. It’s muzzle is more pointed in appearance and made to look like and older style teddy bear.
Today is Chillingsly the Polar Bear’s Birthday!
