Zoobies Are a Child's Best Friend

Tickles is pleased to offer the award winning collection of Zoobies, plush animals that are a friend, a comfy pillow and a cozy blanket . . . all in one! Zoobies are available in a variety of characters for boys and girls of many ages and are a great travel companion.

Zoobies are a plush friend, pillow, blanket

When I first saw a Zoobie, I loved the way it looked. Then, I discovered this plush animal flattens to become a soft pillow and then unzips to expose a big, soft blanket. I immediately got one for my son and he has loved it ever since.

A Plush Friend

Zoobies come across as looking like very cute, unique and soft plush animals. These lovable animals have a velour feel with a microbead stuffed head for ultimate squishability. Underneath are two hook and loop velcro tabs that can be released to turn a Zoobie into the shape of a pillow. Zoobies are machine washable.

A Soft Pillow
Open up the two velcro tabs underneath your Zoobie and this little friend becomes one of the softest pillows your little ones can lay their heads on! The extra soft velour feel polyester invites children of all ages to cuddle up with their cute friend for a nap or just to relax for a while. A great pillow for road trips or a visit to the grand parents!

A super soft fleece blanket is inside every Zoobie

A Cozy Blanket
Each Zoobie contains a super soft color coordinated fleece blanket inside. Unzip the side of your Zoobie to reveal the softest blanket ever. The blanket can be unzipped off the Zoobie as a separate blanket or it can be left zipped to the Zoobie. Whether it is for a daily nap time, for travel in the car or for a visit and sleep over at the grand parents, this blanket is sure to be a hit to keep children cozy and warm.

The Zoobies collection contains animals of all types and is available at Tickles in Bethel, CT. As a special extra, Tickles can personalize the blanket with the child's name for that special touch!

Thanks to all attending sidewalk sale days!

A special thanks to all who shared in our sidewalk sale days this past weekend! It was great fun seeing our special guest, the cuddly bear, walking up and down Greenwood Avenue greeting kids and handing out Tickles balloons. A great big thank you to our bear who dealt with the heat and humidity in good spirits!

Many showed up during our free face painting and we've got some great pictures of tiger faces, flower faces, butterfly faces and more! It was truly a pleasure to see all the young smiling faces as they each carried a balloon in the color of their choice. In this picture, you can see how my kids enjoyed being turned into tigers! A very special thanks to Zenith Party Productions who provided the cuddly bear and Melissa Dambrosio who did a wonderful job face painting. If you are looking for some great entertaining ideas and someone to perform them for your next part, visit Zenith Party Productions.

My weekend special of free personalization was a hit! I am now enjoying fulfilling all of the orders of personalized piggy banks, backpacks, chairs and more, which I am sure all the young ones, and parents, will enjoy for years to come!

Once again, thank you for sharing in our Summer sidewalk sale days in downtown Bethel, CT. Feel free to stroll through our store this summer for many new and exciting arrivals!

Funky Shoes

Since I love being different, I decided to personalized my son's sneakers!! (what a  surprise)
I wanted something funky, yet playful and stylish!
So this is what I came up with.

I will be making these funky shoes for the store. Every time Lucas is wears them, he gets a lot of compliments! I just LOVE the way they came out! These sneakers are Lucas' 2nd favorite pair of shoes.

So if you want unique, personalized sneakers for your child or to give as a gift, you can order them at Tickles.

Custom Personalization

One of the services that tickles offers is Custom Personalization. Soon I will show you what I am talking about, but for now here is a little taste of it with some of my favorite piggy banks, caddies, lunch boxes and growth charts!

Many of the items I offer in my store can be personalized. I love adding that special unique touch to growth charts, back packs, stuffed animals, totes and many other cute items. Whether the child is a boy or girl, into flowers, sports, princesses or trains, my custom personalization takes the theme with a variety of fun colors and turns a special item into the most special item!

I get very personal with all of my personalization. I love to add color and life to any item for any child. All personalization is done by myself, by hand and in my store and studio. The next time you are looking for "something special and different", feel free to visit or call as I am sure we can find that special item to turn into his or her special item.