Meet Norman PhartEphant. He’s an African elephant who was adopted by a US zoo, and the dietary changes has given him some problems with gas…. He farts and he farts a lot!

PhartEphant is a wonderfully soft plush toy, made in lovely light gray and pink colors. He is about 10″ tall, has a thick trunk and big flappy ears – perfect for small hands to hold on to and if you squeeze PhartEphants tail he’ll start farting!

PhartEphant has a variety of no less than eight different farting sounds, and one of them is even followed by him saying “sorry”. Maybe this plush toy could make a great ice breaker, or a nice introduction to a little talk about bodily functions!

The embarrassed impression on PhartEphants face, and a cute lower lip sticking out under the right side of his trunk, makes no one doubt how he feels about his flatulence. Can’t help having empathy for this little guy. He’s cute all the way!

The plush toy can be purchased directly from PhartEphant, for 24.95 USD each. (21.95 USD each if you buy more than one!)

Fierce Fun Toys donates a portion of all proceeds to children’s charities.

Giveaway – Two PhartPhant Plush Toys are Looking for a New Home!

Fierce Fun Toys were happy to sponsor two Norman PhartEphant plush toys for our giveaway!

If you want a chance to win one of the two plush toys you’ll need to do two simple things;

1) Comment on this post, to let us know you’re entering the giveaway.

2) Go to PhartEphant and let them know about a store that might want to sell PhartEphants. Remember to leave your name too!

Last chance to enter the giveaway is July 10th. 2009.

Note: Your information will be used for this giveaway only, and will not be shared with anyone. Only US residents can enter the giveaway, and only one submission from each household will be accepted.

Muddy Cloud’s colorful plush toys are so simple, cute and colorful, they make me smile.

The simple shapes, contrasting colors and texture, of these plushies, gives them developmental value, and their sizes and shapes makes them perfect pillows for the little ones.

At the time of writing there are four different plush toys available, and they all have matching hats and mittens!

Dolls are 18.00 USD, sets (containing hat and mittens) are 32.00 USD, hats are 22.00 USD and mittens are 14.00 USD at Muddy Cloud.

Spök-Spök is a great example of Swedish designer plush.

The name Spök-Spök comes from the Swedish word for ghost “spöke”, and the brands main characters are the two friendly ghosts Spök-spök and Spökelina.

Other characters are the ghosts best friends Morot the carrot, Baron Von Con the blue traffic cone and Toofhairy the tooth.

The plushies are soft like baby toys and have a few decorative details, in contrast colors. The details are eiter embroidery or print.

Stop by Spök-Spök for more information. There’s a webshop on it’s way at this site, but until it’s done you can buy Spök-Spök plush through these stores.

2 Silly Monkeys has this adorable gift basket containing a cute brown plush monkey, a soft sweet faced banana rattle, a soft monkey blanket, “baby’s sleeping” door hanger and a natural wood keepsake basket with a rhyme adorned lining. So cute!

The monkey gift basket costs USD 34.99 and is a great gift for both baby girls and baby boys.

Here’s something different! Emma Megitt, a designer from Sweden, created the cute Pee&Poo characters as her graduation project. She tried to create something that could adress the subject of the bodily functions we all use when going to the toilet, in an amusing and aesthetic manner. She ended up with the Pee and Poo characters.

Pee&Poo not only works well as cuddly plush toys and toilet training buddies, they have also been well received by the adult designer plush fans.

Pee&Poo are sold as plush toys, key rings, stickers and clothing. All products can be bought at Pee&Poo, or through a reseller. Resellers can be found here, under “Återförsäljare” in the top menu.

The plush toys duo package, with Pee and Poo, cost USD 32, and the key rings cost USD 7.5 each.

Zoobie Pets is a new patented concept which is fun for children and practical for parents. A Zoobie is a 3-in-1 plush toy animal, which can be a soft toy, a blanket or a pillow. A perfect traveling companion for toddlers!

There are 12 different Zoobies to choose from, both natural colored animals and brightly colored ones. For instance you have the blue elephant and the pink hippo for color loving children, and the zebra, giraffe and cheetah for those who prefer the more natural look.

Drop by Zoobie Pets for more information and to find a local retailer. Good For the Kids is one of many webstores where Zoobies can be found.

First time I saw Figments I was “cruising” through all the articles that had been piling up in my feed reader. Not so interesting articles usually gets about 1 sec. of attention while interesting ones get around 20 sec. (if they do not have a lot of text to read). The article about Figments had very little text, but it got about 1 min. of my time!

It was like the Figment characters were alive, and of course I was attracted to the high level of detail put into these characters. One can truly tell that these are one of a kind characters made by the hand of an artist who uses his art to express himself. These artists leave a small piece of themselves in every product, and I believe that’s how the characters end up so very alive and full of soul!

Figment was born out of the artists love for shoes, and that’s clearly visible by the major role the tiny baby sneakers serve in the characters. All the characters are made from carefully chosen fabrics and accessories, and through the process of their making their personalities take shape little by little.

It is a truly great “toy” for those of us who love designer plush with a whole lot of soul.

Figments will be available online when they get their web store up and running, and until then the characters can be found at Lower Haters (San Francisco), The Reed Space (NY) and Acycle (Tokyo).

Via Blog Clops

Pinkie Pirate by Dooodolls is a super cute designer plush doll. It’s the kind of doll that not only mommy would love to give to her girl because of the cuteness factor, but daddy wouldn’t mind it either because of the toughness factor in the black eye patch.

I guess it kind of sends a great message to little girls; you can be both super cute and a bit tough at the same time :-)

A couple of other cool dolls which kind of sends the same message are the plush dolls SANDy and Mozzarella from Tokidokis. Soon to be released.

You’ll find Pinkie Pirate at Juvie, a great shop where they have cool toys, clothes and accessories for older kids. Not to many of those shops around.

The luxurious FLATOUTbear is a cute and cuddly bear handmade of 100% Australian sheepskin. The FLATOUTbear has safety eyes and noses, and this makes them safe for kids of all ages. The bears are only 5 cm high when lying flat, and making them very suitable for small kids to use as comforters. It can even be used as a warm and soft pillow.

One celebrity who has fallen for the FLATOUTbear is Sarah Jessica Parker probably most known from the Sex in the City show. FLATOUTbear designers Sarah and Prue sent one of their bears to Parker, and received this message back:

“Honestly, when I opened your package, my son was sleeping and I really struggled with the question of whether I had the strength to give it to my son or keep it for myself. James Wilkie immediately named him Catin and asked if he could come downstairs for supper. You can see he will enjoy a well-fed and well-travelled life, as I suspect he will go everywhere we do. And he will be loved.”

FLATOUTbear comes in six colors. They all have a “phone home” tag where you can put your phone number so the bear can find home if he ever gets lost.

To find a retailer near you, visit FLATOUTaustralia. Baby’s Got Style is one of the web shops who offers the FLATOUTbear.