Personalized Gift Idea

Need a last minute gift idea for Christmas or a Birthday? I love gift sets, and this is a quick way to make a personalized gift for a child of most ages. BabyGirl got this book from a friend of mine. It is a really fun book about a little owl who wants to go to bed early like his friends but his parents want him to stay up late like a good owl. While at the mall I saw that the 'make your own stuffed animal' store had owls. I used some gift certificates and made a companion Little Hoot to go with the book. If I had a better memory, I would have given him a red hoodie like in the book instead of his argyle vest, but I still think it is great to give BabyGirl her owl to hold while we read the book.

To turn this into the perfect gift for someone you are thinking of, select a book with a unique character, perhaps one that doesn't already have its own stuffed animal line. Then go to your local Make a Stuffed Animal store, for example Build A Bear, and pick out the animal that best fits your book and dress them up similarly. The gift recipient will hopefully love having such a unique and personal reading buddy. For a grown up, the Vermont Teddy Bear company has some very elegant bears and stuffed animals that could be dressed as a character from a classic novel.