Happy Halloween from Giant Teddy: Teddy Bear Scare

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Sunny Cuddles: Halloween Teddy Bear Prankster


Halloween is a fun time at Giant Teddy. All the big teddy bears dress up in silly costumes and have fun, and trick or treat all over the office before heading to the big Halloween party. Of course, there is still important teddy bear work that must be done and the bears balance fun with responsibility. Well, everyone but Sunny Cuddles.

Sunny spent his morning trying on different costumes and leaping out of the supply closet as people and bears roamed by. He started out yelling, “Boo!” but when BooBoo Shags kept saying, “Yes? What do you want?” Sunny switched to yelling “Gotcha!”

By lunchtime, most of the other big bears were fed up with his antics. Cozy Cuddles was limping after he slipped on the banana peel he dropped when Sunny burst out of the supply closet wearing a mask. Lulu Shags had spilled her smoothie all over her costume and was trying to clean it up.

He put a whoopee cushion on the office assistant’s chair. He put super glue on the toilet seat – and Almond Shags had to go to Bear First Aid to repair the bald spots after he was the victim of that caper. Lady Cuddles was screaming about a huge spider in her chair that turned out to be rubber.

It seemed that every human and bear at Giant Teddy had been the target of one of Sunny’s Halloween pranks. And while they all normally loved Sunny and his fun-loving ways, he had just gone too far.  He kept reminding them all he was the best prankster and never got scared.

When Sunny was found in a pile of trick-or-treat candy wrappers taking a nap under the conference table instead of finishing his Teddy Bear Report due by the end of the day, they decided to teach him a lesson. They let him sleep, and he woke up grumpy just as everyone was leaving for the party. Sunny would have to stay late to finish. “Why didn’t anyone wake me up?” he asked. But all the other teddy bears just ignored him and left.

Sunny was at his desk feeling sorry for himself and trying to finish his reports so he could get to the party when he heard the noise. An odd noise. Some might say a scary noise. He looked around. “Hello?” he called.

Nobody answered. But somewhere far down a hall, a door creaked. Sunny got a little  nervous. It was Halloween after all. What if there was a deranged bear monster on the loose? He looked down the hall and saw a strange flicker. And then he heard a creepy kind of wail, and a cackling laugh. A door slammed and he heard scuttling feet.

“Who’s there? Who is it?” Sunny was getting scared. He turned and suddenly a dark cloaked figure with a flickering Jack-o-lantern head was in front of him, laughing maniacally. Sunny screeched and started running down the hall. Just as he passed the supply closet, it burst open and a bunch of vampires jumped out. Sunny started screaming but realized he heard laughter. “Gotcha!” yelled a lot of bears at once.

Sunny Cuddles had his paw to his chest. Someone flipped on the office lights. There stood all his bear friends, laughing. Sunny smiled sheepishly. “Wow. I guess I had that coming, huh?” His friends all nodded. Cozy put his arm around Sunny and said, “But we forgive you. Forget the report. Ray said you can turn it in tomorrow. Come to the party – it isn’t the same without Sunny Cuddles there!”

Sunny grabbed his costume and headed to the Halloween party
Sunny Cuddles in his custom Giant Teddy Halloween Shirt


Sunny grabbed his costume and headed to the Halloween party with all the big teddy bears and people at Giant Teddy. And he won first place in the costume contest!  That night he updated his Facebook page with a photo of him in his awesome costume.

Happy Halloween from Giant Teddy! If you are scared of things that go bump in the night, visit our website for a giant bear to cuddle. They are so big, even the scary things in the closet wouldn’t want to mess with one!


FACEBOOK TRICK OR TREAT CONTEST: Tell us what you think Sunny Cuddles wore for his Halloween Costume – post it as a comment on our Trick or Treat Facebook Contest post for a chance to win a 30” Sunny Cuddles bear!

NOTE: our contest is now over, and our winner was chosen! Join us on Facebook and Pinterest for more fun with Giant Teddy.

PS - Sunny Cuddles went as Goldilocks for Halloween! He was awarded the Ironic Bear Costume prize. 


Giant Teddy Bear Thanksgiving Gifts

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Thankful Heart Teddy Bears make a perfect gift.


Fall is a wonderful time of year, and we have a tradition of setting aside time around Thanksgiving to be thankful, for the people in our lives and the things we are blessed with that make us happy and grateful.

But it is one time of year when gift ideas are more scarce. You can send flowers for the Thanksgiving Day table, but they often get lost behind the turkey and the pumpkin pie.

Gifts at Thanksgiving should come from your heart - and that's why this year, Giant Teddy has created our Thankful Heart Teddy Bears!
Shaggy Cuddles Big Amber Brown Thanksgiving Teddy Bear
26 inch Shaggy Cuddles Big Amber Brown Thanksgiving Teddy Bear

Sunny Cuddles Mocha Brown Thanksgiving Teddy Bear
38 inch Sunny Cuddles Mocha Brown Thanksgiving Teddy Bear



These adorable big bears are holding a large orange plush heart that says "Thankful" on it. What better way to share the love this Thanksgiving than with a Giant Teddy Thanksgiving Bear?

Shaggy Cuddles is a 26 inch amber brown teddy bear with soft cuddly fur and a sweet face and will bring smiles to everyone who sees him.

Sunny Cuddles is an adorable big 38 inch mocha brown teddy bear who is always thankful for hugs and may try to take the last slice of pie if you don't watch him carefully.

Anytime is a great time for a Giant Teddy Bear - show someone how thankful you are by sending one of our Thankful Heart Bears. It is a gift you both will always remember.



Giant Teddy's Halloween Teddy Bears Are Spooky Fun

Monday, October 14, 2013

Giant Teddy Bears for Halloween


Big Bears that are spookily adorable help you celebrate this fun time of year Giant Teddy style!

Ghosts, goblins, things that go bump in the night… you totally need a Halloween Teddy Bear to enjoy being scared with this year! Giant Teddy is upping the fun factor for Halloween with some fun big bears. 

We make sizes for everyone, and for Halloween we go all the way up to squeezable life size bears to make a big impression at your party or just to hold your place on the sofa while you run get more popcorn for the scary movie marathon.

Our big teddy bears make a big statement at Halloween parties, school events, office celebrations, for fall and Halloween birthday gifts and for anyone who loves this time of year.  

Imagine having one on your front porch helping you hand out candy (be sure you don’t let them eat it all!)

Good times just get better when you add a Giant Teddy bear. 

This year for Halloween, we are offering several bears in costume and some bears in awesomely great custom t-shirts, including a personalized option.

Would you like to meet them? (Say yes, then scroll down...)


60 inch Munchkin Chubs has dark brown fur and a sweet chubby teddy bear nose. He is five feet of cute holding a plush orange heart that says “Happy Halloween” on it.


60 inch Munchkin Chubs with Happy Halloween Heart
60 inch Munchkin Chubs with Happy Halloween Heart




Happy Halloween from 48 inch Brownie Cuddles – he will steal your heart but give you his plush orange one in return.

Brownie Cuddles 48 inch Happy Halloween Heart Bear
Brownie Cuddles 48 inch Happy Halloween Heart Bear




Amber Brown Shaggy Cuddles is an adorable 26 inch large teddy bear wearing a mysterious red and black sparkly mask with matching red and black feathers. (Fan in the photo is not part of the costume, but an idea of how you can accessorize it on your own.)
Shaggy Cuddles 26 inch Halloween Bear in Feather Mask
Shaggy Cuddles 26 inch Halloween Bear in Feather Mask - Fan not included.




38 inch Sunny Cuddles is a big silly bear in a mysterious red and black sparkly mask with matching red and black feathers (fan pictured is not part of the costume.)

38 inch Sunny Cuddles Halloween Feather Mask
38 inch Sunny Cuddles Halloween Feather Mask




38 inch Shaggy Cuddles is ready to bite into Halloween wearing a Vampire Teddy Bear costume so watch out for your neck! And he should probably brush well if he’s eating a lot of candy. He would make an awesome gift for any vampire fans (of books, movies, television series) that you know. 



Shaggy Cuddles 38 inch Halloween Vampire Bear
Shaggy Cuddles 38 inch Halloween Vampire Bear - Costume does not include all items shown in photo.




Charming Devil 38 inch Sunny Cuddles looks dashing in his red horns. And if you don’t give him enough candy you might get jabbed with his pitchfork.

 
38 inch Sunny Cuddles Devil Bear Costume for Halloween
38 inch Sunny Cuddles Devil Bear Costume for Halloween


26 inch Shaggy Cuddles sends a personalized Halloween message on his white teddy bear shirt with scary orange and black jack-o-lantern.
Send a Personalized Halloween Teddy Bear - 26 inch Shaggy Cuddles
Send a Personalized Halloween Teddy Bear - 26 inch Shaggy Cuddles


48 inch Brownie Cuddles is a big bear and he brings big life to your personalized Halloween greeting on his spooky jack-o-lantern t-shirt.

Big Halloween Bear 48 inch Brownie Cuddles in Personalized Shirt - Great Gift Idea!
Big Halloween Bear 48 inch Brownie Cuddles in Personalized Shirt - Great Gift Idea!



Be creative and personal with your custom Halloween Bear message, or be inspired by some of our ideas:

1. I’m someone’s Boo

2. Happy Halloween [NAME]!

3. UnBEARably Cute

4. Scary Sweet

5. Love My Boo

6. [NAME] is Spooky Sweet

7. Candy Supervisor

8.  This is my costume.

9. I love you! Happy Halloween

10. Scary Movie Snuggle Bear

11. Trick or Treat Inspector

12. [NAME] is my Boo


Boo! Bears bring smiles and scares to those you care… about. We ran out of rhyme, but not out of style. Each of these bears is wearing our custom design with a scary black Giant Teddy logo bear outline and black and orange “Boo!” on the shirt.

38 inch Black Juju Cuddles is a big bear with beautiful black fur just perfect for Halloween (and a bit of a ghost-hunter in his spare time according to his Facebook page.)
38 inch Juju Cuddles Halloween Teddy Bear Boo! Shirt
38 inch Juju Cuddles Halloween Teddy Bear Boo! Shirt


30 inch Brownie Cuddles is a silly brown teddy bear who would love to help you celebrate this Halloween.
30 inch Brownie Cuddles Boo! Bear for Halloween
30 inch Brownie Cuddles Boo! Bear for Halloween




48 inch Brownie Cuddles is a huge brown teddy bear, perfect for snuggling on the sofa watching scary movies with you and keeping all the goblins away!

48 inch Brownie Cuddles Boo! Bear for Halloween - he's a BIG bear!
48 inch Brownie Cuddles Boo! Bear for Halloween - he's a BIG bear!



Now THAT’s a Giant Halloween Teddy Bear!
If you want to cause a big stir, you need a big bear, and we’ve got them. Our life size bears are dressed to impress in their custom Happy Halloween t-shirts with a scary orange and black jack-o-lantern on the front. Five feet of ferociously cute teddy bear will make your Halloween memorable.


60 inch Brownie Cuddles Giant Teddy Bear with dark brown fur and Happy Halloween t-shirt

Enormous 5 foot Happy Halloween Teddy Bear Brownie Cuddles
Enormous 5 foot Happy Halloween Teddy Bear Brownie Cuddles


60 inch Sunny Cuddles Giant Teddy Bear with Mocha Brown Fur and Happy Halloween t-shirt
 
Sunny Cuddles is five feet of cute Happy Halloween Teddy Bear - he thinks his shirt is Pawesome!
Sunny Cuddles is five feet of cute Happy Halloween Teddy Bear - he thinks his shirt is Pawesome!

Halloween Teddy Bears will be on sale Wednesday October 16th! 

Are you a Giant Teddy Facebook Friend? Buy with our Flash Sale Discount - look for details on Facebook Wednesday October 16th. 

(And if you aren't... you don't know what you're missing!)



Lady Cuddles Goes Rock and Roll… and tells Breast Cancer to Stick It!

Monday, October 7, 2013

Giant Pink Teddy Bear Star from recent "Modern Family" fame brings charm and pinkness to Breast Cancer Awareness Month


Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles appears with Eric Stonestreet
Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles appears with Eric Stonestreet "Cam" and Jesse Tyler Ferguson "Mitchell" on ABC's Modern Family.




Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles is no stranger to the spotlight, and now the guest star from ABC’s Modern Family “My Hero” episode in May 2013 is bringing her pinkness to October Breast Cancer Awareness month in Texas.  And she’s doing it rock and roll style.

We all remember the rumors during her stay in Hollywood of a secret romance with a bad boy rocker. Lady Cuddles always refused to comment, but those closest to her say she developed a keen interest in the drums around the same time.

Speculation continued when she was spotted speeding about on motor scooters down in Florida with her brother, Sunny Cuddles, that she might have discovered a bit of a wild streak in her demure pinkness.

Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles races around Florida on a bright blue scooter
Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles races around Florida on a bright blue scooter, with brother Sunny Cuddles hanging on for the ride.




While we may never know the details of who stole her heart for that brief time, Lady Cuddles is not hiding her rock and roll drumming style now!


Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles
Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles gets one-on-one drumming lessons from rock band drummer and breast cancer survivor, April Samuels, who founded "Breast Cancer Can Stick It!" a non-profit organization to promote awareness, support and resources. Photo courtesy of Sanders Photography.






She got a call from April Samuels, who recently founded “Breast Cancer Can Stick It!” after her own bout with Triple Negative breast cancer. April invited Lady to be the spokesbear for some fun and unique events in three Texas cities in October. Lady gladly accepted and headed down to Texas.

Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles rushes the stage and takes over the drums in Dallas
Giant Teddy bear Lady Cuddles rushes the stage and takes over the drums in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Sanders Photography.







Lady Cuddles had barely arrived in Dallas when she was overcome with the power of the music, and the big bear rushed the stage where April and her tongue-in-cheek 80’s hair band, Metal Shop, was playing and knocked April off the drums to sit in on the set. The crowd went wild!

She had some long talks with April as they set the strategy for the Breast Cancer Can Stick It! events. April wants people to know how important early detection is. Some forms, like the Triple Negative breast cancer she was diagnosed with in October 2010, are particularly aggressive and time can mean all the difference. Triple Negative is also a form of breast cancer with more limited treatment options.

But more than that, April also wants to emphasize that getting a cancer diagnosis isn’t a death sentence. It is a challenge to be faced with strength, love and positive attitude. April said she found so much strength and power in telling breast cancer to stick it.

Lady Cuddles jumped into the cause with all paws, inspired by April's journey and sunny outlook on life.

Lady Cuddles at Brighton Collectibles

Lady Cuddles at Brighton Collectibles, Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, TX (a suburb of Dallas.) She was there helping with their Power of Pink Campaign, and a portion of all proceeds went to Breast Cancer Can Stick It! 


Giant Teddy Lady Cuddles joins April Samuels for an inspiring speech on her breast cancer journey
Giant Teddy Lady Cuddles joins April Samuels for an inspiring speech on her breast cancer journey, and a rockin' drum demo at Brighton Collectibles in Frisco TX as part of their Power of Pink campaign.  Photo courtesy of Sanders Photography in Dallas (Garland) TX.



Lady Cuddles joined April Samuels (Breast Cancer Can Stick It!)

Lady Cuddles joined April Samuels (Breast Cancer Can Stick It!) and Dan Shinder from Drum Talk TV on a Skype conference, offering endless celebrity guest suggestions for the October events in Texas... Smokey, Yogi, Pooh, even Jay Cutler were mentioned by the big pink bear.







Lady Cuddles takes a little break while in Dallas
Lady Cuddles takes a little break while in Dallas, Texas acting as Giant Teddy spokesbear for Breast Cancer Can Stick It!


Lady Cuddles and Giant Teddy CEO Ray Kohsravi agreed it was a great idea to donate 5% of all pink teddy bear sales in October to breast cancer research.


Giant Teddy is donating 5% of pink bear sales this October to breast cancer research.
Giant Teddy is donating 5% of pink bear sales this October to breast cancer research.
























Lady Cuddles is ready to have big bear fun at the upcoming fundraiser concert events in Texas, starting on October 12th, where she may get a chance to drum onstage if her lessons keep going well. She’s also been in training for the Komen walk in Dallas on October 19th.


The Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue Drumline with Komen staff including Race For The Cure Co-Chairs
Founder April Samuels (front and center) w/ The Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue Drumline with Komen staff including Race for the Cure Co-Chairs - Raegan Arrington and Kim Tillinghast, Executive Director Jennifer Legere, Operations Coordinator Development Associate, Christina Cutshall and more!





Lady Cuddles wants everyone to join her in telling Breast Cancer to Stick It. And when a six-foot giant pink teddy bear tells you something, you’d be wise to listen.




Lady Cuddles wailing on a pink Fender guitar
Lady Cuddles wailing on a pink Fender guitar, donated by Dallas area Nadine's Music Manor. Sponsors, auction items, giveaways and the list of celebrity guest appearances continue to grow as the October Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Texas events approach.



For more information on April’s inspiring story, to find breast cancer resources and support, or to donate or participate in events, visit breastcancercanstickit.org.

Giant Teddy makes bears of all sizes and colors with custom options for the most memorable gift
visit www.breastcancercanstickit.org for more information


Giant Teddy makes bears of all sizes and colors with custom options for the most memorable gift you’ll ever give – or get! GiantTeddy.com



Be the Big News on Campus with a Teddy Bear for Homecoming

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Rah Rah Rah It's Homecoming Time! 

Giant Teddy can make you legendary on campus.


Fall means lots of fun, including big homecoming football games, big homecoming dances, big mums… and big bears? Tradition has girls wearing giant mum corsages with ribbons and streamers and cute decorations for football and their school, and guys wearing big mum arm garters that are similarly impressive.


DeeDee Cuddles loves her purple mum for Homecoming
 DeeDee Cuddles loves her purple mum for Homecoming, but she isn't saying who asked her to the game and dance! Guys do yourself a favor and get your girl the traditional giant mum AND the awesome Giant Teddy bear to make her the envy of all other girls... and make you the Homecoming Hero!


But how much more impressive would that giant mum be if you gave it to your special someone along with a Giant Teddy bear?




Happy Cuddles is really happy wearing his Homecoming mum garter
Happy Cuddles is really happy wearing his Homecoming mum garter! Ladies, give a Giant Teddy bear to your man for Homecoming and deliver your mum in huggable style! 


Giant Teddy has bears in lots of great colors to match your school or personality, and sizes that start at adorably cute and go all the way to How Big Do You Dare?

Start a new Homecoming Teddy Bear Trend with a Giant Teddy! Long after the crowds are gone, the game is over and the mum is just a photo memory on Instagram, there will be a great big huggable bear to remind your special someone of how great it is being with you. GiantTeddy.com