YOU be the Gift this Christmas

Your photo, your voice...

That's what loved ones really want, especially when you can't be there.

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Help Lou help others

Please take a short moment to help a very community-minded friend, Lou Monteleone, help others. Visit: http://social.macys.com/believe2009/#/tell-us-why-you-believe/339115.

Lou writes, "I recently submitted a short true story of an encounter I experienced with a little girl last year for Christmas. I would appreciate it if you could read my story and then give it a quick vote below. Feel free to spread the word and vote everyday if you could. If by chance the story should get the most votes, I would love to use the prize for some children less fortunate. If you could help I would really appreciate it. It’s a short read and won’t take much time.

http://social.macys.com/believe2009/#/tell-us-why-you-believe/339115

Thank you,
Lou Monteleone"

Your Voice is Music to Someone's Ears

Make someone's wishes come true. Let them know how you feel whenever they want to hear it. You'll be surprised by the reaction you get. http://www.bearmyheart.com/

Record your voice message on a recordable sound chip and place it inside the bear. Hear the message each time the bear's belly is pressed. Instant connection!

Save an additional 10% on the Say It Write Collection

The Say It Write Collection is featured on www.MyShoppingConnection.com in the Holiday Greeting Card Guide! Bear My Heart has put a new spin on greeting cards in their "Holiday Greeting Cards" section. Use our teddy bear as a greeting card by personalizing the front with a message in your own handwriting, including your artwork and then record a voice message.

Buy your bear by going to our site and clicking the Say It Write Collection. Don't forget to enter code "MSC" to save an additional 10% on already discounted prices.

We're on My Shopping Connection

Visit our friends at My Shopping Connection where you can find great finds for fine living.

Expert Offers Advice on How to Choose Age Appropriate and Safe Toys for Children During the Holidays

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests parents consider their child’s age, interests, and skill levels when purchasing toys.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, parents can help prevent toy-related injuries by purchasing age appropriate toys such as the following:

Zero to one year-olds explore with their eyes, hands and mouth.

- Crib gyms
- Floor activity centers
- Activity quilts
- Squeaky toys
- Soft dolls or stuffed animals

One to three year-olds climb, jump, walk, throw and play rough and tumble games.

- Soft blocks
- Large blocks
- Push and pull toys
- Books
- Pounding and shaping toys

Three to five year-olds like to use their imagination and have toys that are close companions.

- Nontoxic art supplies
- Pretend toys (e.g. play money, telephone)
- Teddy bears or dolls
- Outdoor toys (e.g. tricycle and a helmet)

Five to nine year-olds like to be challenged with complex games that teach specific skills and concepts.

- Arts and craft kits
- Puppets
- Jump ropes
- Action figures
- Miniature dolls   

Nine to 14 year-olds develop lifelong skills, hobbies and enjoy team and individual sports.

-Handheld electronic games
- Board games
- Sports equipment with protective gear
- Model kits
- Musical instruments


*Excerpts taken from Hybrid Moms website at http://www.hybridmom.com/articles/live/parenting/expert-offers-advice-how-choose-age-appropriate-and-safe-toys-children-durin#comment-267.  View the full article.

NEW! Cozy up with a Warm Sleep-Easy Bear

Cozy up with a Warm Sleep-Easy Bear

Each bear contains a small pillow inside filled with non-toxic safflower seeds infused with lavender/chamomile that can be heated in a microwave for 1 minute and placed inside the bear. Lavender is said to affect the part of the brain that promotes calm. Shirt says "I love you" or an image can be placed on the shirt at no additional cost!

Perfect for cold winter time and lonely nights.

Warm your bear, then cuddle for amazing relaxation!

(Click here to view Warm Sleep-Easy Bear.)

How to make a Bear My Heart teddy bear

See what makes a Bear My Heart teddy bear the next best thing since "sliced bread and sunshine."



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PLATINUM! Coming soon

How can Bear My Heart introduce Platinum in this crazy economy?

You're gonna love it!

How I helped my 3 year old remember her address

My daughter is very intelligent (of course). It was fairly simple to teach her all the pertinent info she's supposed to know. But, along the way, she kept getting confused about her home address. It's really not developmentally appropriate for a 3 year old to understand the pieces that make up their address. Yet, they all need to know how to get home for safety purposes. Here's how we got her to learn it quickly.

We know how hearing things repetitively helps children remember. Once, I read a study that stated that children who were read to by their fathers displayed a richer vocabulary and higher reading abilities than those who weren't. So I got her father to record her pertinent information, including her address, onto a sound module. My daughter pressed the bear's belly over and over, of course, to hear the bear speak. Voila! Within no time, she could recite her address on command.

Bear My Heart greeting bears foster a sense of security for children, inspire creativity, promote the child play experience and help with language development. It grows with the child from a comfort piece to an educational tool. Our greeting bears are personalized, interactive, embellished, educational and create a bond between people who care about each other. Individuals design the bears themselves. These bears are personalized with special fabric on their shirts that can be personalized with a handwritten message or artwork by special markers included. A voice message can be recorded on a recordable sound module included. Each bear speaks in its designer's voice, displays their image or text message and is embellished with Swarovski crystals and glitter. Its trendy bows and unique colors make it fashion savvy.

This is not your average bear. For more information, visit http://www.bearmyheart.com/.

WELCOME!

Thank you for visiting Bear My Heart.



Please come again!

NEW! Bear speaks in Braille for the Visually Impaired

First teddy bear for the Visually Impaired!

• Braille shirt message states “I love you”


• Speaks in sender's voice

Wonderful and thoughtful, this bear displays a raised Braille shirt message that says, "I love you." It also includes your personalized voice message that the recipient will hear each time the bear's belly is pressed.

Bear My Heart leaves no one out in our quest to make sure that everyone enjoys a teddy bear that encompasses the best things about the people they love.

Click Braille Bear for more information or email info@bearmyheart.com for more info.

Comment from "Grateful" serving overseas

The following is a message from "Grateful" as commented on our Love Notes Page (http://www.bearmyheart.com/blog.html).

Hello Tammy,
I was sent to the middle east when my daughter was only a few months old and my wife and I were concerned that she would not know me when I returned. A friend told us about Bear My Heart so we decided to order a bear for her and put my voice on it. While I was gone my wife made sure she heard my voice throughout the day until I returned. When I came home I was prepared to rebuild a relationship with my little girl but as I entered the house she heard my voice,her head popped up and she came straight to my arms. It was all I could do not to completely break down. I wish you could truely feel how grateful I am to Bear My Heart for closing the distance between me and my little girl. May God spread his blessings on Bear My Heart.
Grateful 1/6

Bear My Heart is about building relationships. We are proud to provide people with this opportunity to express themselves in meaningful ways for years to come. Feel free to leave a message for someone on our Love Notes Community whether you buy a bear from us or not.

We are fortunate to receive many messages like this from customers who let us know how pleased they or their recipients were with their bear. Leave us a comment anytime. We would love to hear from you!

Happy New Year!

We hope the year brings you Fireworks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Use Our Bear as a Greeting Card!

Bear My Heart's Say It Write Collection: Allows you to use our teddy bear as a greeting card.

Includes:
Your handwritten message
Your image
Your voice message
Embellishments
Our cuddly soft, trendy bear

You sign it. It will be cherished for years to come. Won't become clutter, we guarantee.

Visit Bear My Heart - Say It Write Collection to see more information.

It's the new way to send a teddy bear.