At the moment, the Hope bear (not to be confused with the 1999 Beanie Baby, also named Hope) is now only available for pre-order from the Ty Store, and it states on their website that they will ship in late Summer.
Hope was announced following the news of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and is being released to raise funds for the United Way Worldwide Fund to fight against the coronavirus.
United Way Worldwide is a non-profit organisation where charities can pool their funds to help each other.
Hope’s poem reads as follows:
When you go to sleep tonight, Pray everything will be all right. And if you keep Hope in your heart, We’ll stay together and never part!
With everything that’s going on at the moment, it’s nice to hear the news that there is a brand new Beanie Baby available!
His name is Barker and here is the little guy pictured below. Isn’t he adorable?!
Barker is a brand new dog in the Beanie Babies line. He is similar in appearance to the Beanie Boos (in fact, I thought he was one at first!) with his large, glittery gold eyes.
Barker appears to be a spaniel-type dog, possible a cocker spaniel, and has lovely floppy ears that are slightly furrier than the rest of him.
Barker’s Birthday is on 24th January and his poem reads:
It’s a known fact that dogs make good best friends. There is no doubt we’re pals to the end!
Sorry I’ve been a little quiet lately. It’s all gone a bit crazy since my last post.
As you have almost certainly heard, we are currently in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m still here and keeping safe, and I hope everyone is also feeling well and following the guidelines set out by their country. We all need to do our bit at the moment to help everyone out during this time.
I also hope everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day in the UK, despite perhaps not being able to celebrate in quite the same way as usual.
Now more than ever, we need to discover the importance of keeping ourselves occupied in the comfort of our own homes. I know many parents will be looking for ideas to keep their children busy and still learning now that the schools are shut in the UK.
Arts and crafts are great for keeping little minds occupied. One idea could be to draw their favourite Beanie Boo or Beanie Baby in different scenarios (perhaps a springtime picture to brighten things up), or make a comic strip with a short story. Or creating clothes and accessories for their Beanie Boo using craft supplies or things around the home. Pinterest is great for ideas if you’re stuck!
Jigsaw puzzles or board games are good for passing time and baking is great fun and brilliant for learning a new skill. There’s even a treat at the end of it!
Scorch (pictured above) has got his day sorted doing crossword puzzles with a cup of tea.
How are you keeping yourself busy? And most importantly, keep yourself and others safe!
For more information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the CDC website for the current advice and guidelines.
Loy is an Akita dog exclusively available in Japan. He is a gorgeous orange/brown colour with golden, sparkly eyes and a white face and belly.
His Birthday is on 10th November and his poem reads:
No truer companion will you ever find I’m loyal and loving to all of mankind.
Akita dogs are a breed of Japanese dog well equipped for the mountainous regions of Japan. They are a large breed and normally have a dominant temperament, so are not recommended for those without experience of the breed.
Below is an example of what a real Akita would look like.
Loy however, requires no training whatsoever and is just adorable!
So far, I’m not sure if Loy has been released. I’ve tried looking on the Ty Japan website, but I can’t find him on there, so I’m assuming he probably isn’t yet. Please, let me know if you find out otherwise.
Yesterday, I posted an article about the four European exclusive moose Beanie Boos, Rasmus, Harald, Birger and Väinö. Each of these moose represented a different country in Northern Europe: Rasmus for Denmark, Harald for Norway, Birger for Sweden and Väinö for Finland.
Well I’ve just been informed that there is a fifth moose! Here he is pictured below:
This little guy is called Egert and represents Estonia, as can be seen with the Estonian flag on his chest. His Birthday is on 24th February.
So there are now five moose Beanie Boos to look out for!
Each of these adorable moose Beanie Boos represent Scandinavian countries. Rasmus for Denmark, Harald for Norway, Birger for Sweden and Väinö for Finland. Even their hooves and antlers are the colours of their country’s flag!
They appear to be European exclusives (possibly exclusive to their counterpart countries, but that is pure speculation on my part).
So far, they don’t appear to be available anywhere, so I’m assuming they haven’t been released yet. But aren’t they cute?!
Today at Beaniepedia HQ, we’re experiencing some pretty miserable wet and windy weather with Storm Dennis, so I thought I’d introduce you all to someone well equipped for the rain!
This cute little bear is called Gordon. He was part of the original Attic Treasures range (before the re-introduction of the line) and released in January 1999.
I think his little bright yellow rain jacket and hat are just adorable!
The Attic Treasures didn’t really have a poem inside their swing tag, but rather a short phrase. Gordon’s was:
“Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall !”
So if you have some rainy weather wherever you are, or you’re just having a bad day in general, I hope this little bear cheers you up a little bit.
Yesterday I posted an article about my top five Valentine’s Day Beanie Babies. Well today, I’m going to talk about my top five Valentine’s Day Beanie Boos!
So I’ll start off with one of my favourite monkeys.
Casanova is special to me as I received him myself for Valentine’s Day.
This cute little brown monkey was released in 2010 and holds a large, pink love heart in his paws. He is slightly older than the other Beanie Boos I’m going to talk about today and has a purple 2nd generation hang tag.
His poem reads:
My temperature’s high and my vision’s a blur I have a bad case of jungle Love for sure!
Casanova was also released in a medium size and as a key clip.
Last week I wrote an article about three dog Beanie Boos that are expected to be released soon. Well it appears that at least one of them is now available!
Last week I reviewed Zappy as I found him and a few other Beanie Boos, including Orson and Nori in Poundland for only £2! As I previously mentioned, Poundland is a UK discount store that sells items for between £1-5.
This time, I came home with one of the Mini Boos!
Mini Boos are hand-painted figurine versions of Beanie Boos that come in a concealed box with a question mark on the front.
I had previously purchased one of the Mini Boos from Poundland and I received Kiki (pictured below), a cute grey tabby cat with a pink bow. When I came back to buy another one, they had all sold out! However, they now have a new batch in stock again! Yay!
On the back of the box are all the pictures of all the Mini Boos available in the series. This box happens to be from the first series. The only Mini Boo not pictured is what is known as the “Mystery Chaser”, a rare Mini Boo that is only available in smaller quantities.
Inside each box is a bagged Mini Boo figurine and a Mini Boos checklist. For some reason, I’ve ended up with two checklists. I’m pretty sure there is only meant to be one as that was what I got with Kiki originally.
Each checklist has the different Mini Boos available for each series with their picture, name and a circle that you can tick when you get each one. There is also a Mystery Chaser picture that you can tick if you’re lucky enough to get it.
Finally, it was time for me to open the box and the Mini Boo inside was…Safari! The Safari Mini Boo is based on the Beanie Boo, also called Safari, who was released in 2010.
Isn’t he adorable?
Safari will sit nicely on my desk alongside the Kiki Mini Boo I got previously. I’m sure more will join them both at some point.
Here they are pictured together.
There are currently four series of Mini Boos available, and I’m now hooked! And this is just the first series!
