Childhood Bear Gets a Much Needed Make Over (Stuffed Animal Restoration)

My childhood teddy bear was looking a bit worse for wear… he was rough friends. So, with the help of a chorus of voices on TikTok I decided to fix him up! Ya’ll the glow up was so good.
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[@thebookcorner1072]

I have a Harry Potter bear from Build a Bear, and I sleep with my bear every night. Brings me a lot of comfort.

[@juliacam90]

Thanks for sharing this! I had mine for 8 years and I sleep with him every night. He has already lost some of his fluffiness in his neck! And I am freaking out because I don't like the idea of having to take him apart to get him fix 😭😕.

[@dammi8163]

Feltttt

[@Romxantic]

It’s okay. The most you’ll have to do is open a seam and remove the cotton and sink wash him in laundry detergent NOT dish detergent because it’ll leave them sticky and get a hair dryer and blow dry on high and from a distance. The only reason why big bear needed to be dismembered was because his limbs are sewn separately. He’s a vintage teddy.

[@SnazzyWasHere]

The 1 dislike Is a forgetten childhood toy

[@bananaberry91]

This got recommended to me because I was looking up toy restorations, lol. I really like your aesthetic and editing. You have a very calm and charming quality, and I really enjoyed the video. I'm gonna look through your other videos, too. :D So happy that Big Bear got that spa day he desperately needed, haha.

[@Lesbeanpop_tart]

Same

[@cheryl-annegoh5278]

I watched another restoration video somewhere, where the lady took some of the old fluff and made a little heart stuffy and put it back into teddy with the new stuffing! So meaningful! Hahhah Great job! I love that you didnt over stuff him and still kept Big Bear soft and cuddly.

[@Romxantic]

I saw the same video. She got the idea from realms of gold stuffed animal hospital on tumblr.

[@Pikavee-xb1sk]

He's so cute! I'm glad you were able to get him looking better. I need to do this for my Pikachu plush even though he's only 4 years old.

[@SnazzyWasHere]

I need to do my 10 year old duck plush and my pal scout

[@LaurenRichardi]

Great job on your makeover of your teddy bear!! I did restore my favorite stuffed animal about last year. It's a medium sized orange tiger named Simba. I still have him for 15 years! I gave him new hypoallergenic stuffing and handwashed him. I also brushed Simba with a brush with strong bristles and he looks good as new. Once a month I still wash him. I try to take care of him, just like he takes care of me, in other words giving me comfort.

[@HiddenThicket]

If you do this again, and the animal you're restoring is not degraded so much that it is losing fur, you can put the faux fur of the stuffed animal into the clothes drier on *air* dry, no heat, and it will take a lot of the excess moisture out. It will also take off any excess fluff that might have accumulated in the fur over the years. If the fabric is degraded, don't do it, but healthy fabric will not be harmed by an air dry. You can air dry it a couple times, if needed, then hang. It will only take a few hours or overnight to dry completely that way, instead of three days. The important part is absolutely NO HEAT. The eyes can be protected with painter's tape, if you're afraid they'll be scratched or break. Source: have made and restored many a stuffed animal iover about 10 years

[@mrgtfrench]

Thank you for the tips!!

[@carolinelvsewe]

Thank you. I am trying to fix my 12 yr old daughter’s stuffed animal. It’s pretty beat up. I hope mine works out as well as yours. Your bear is adorable!

[@colleenparsons51]

I've had my scale down model horse since I was 12 years old, its a very solid plastic horse and I've always looked after it like it was a real horse

[@SarahHeartsDarkness]

I just came across your channel while doing my research how to fix my beloved childhood plush (also given to me in the early 90s). Watching you go through this process was really interesting and heart-warming. Also I love your editing, very calming and relaxing!

[@ritab.9215]

Thank you for the video. Your bear is very cute, and I admire your courage! I have struggled getting this task done on my own one, but now I feel more motivated, especially since it seems I'm not the only one in this situation ... Thank you, and I hope you're going to have a great time with your brand new best bear friend!

[@reeseypooo]

I found your video because I LOVE stuffed animals and stumbled across a stuffed animal restoration asmr (bear care asmr) with this video in the recommended bar on the side!

[@wispicaldream]

I was looking for tutorials on how to fix misshapen stuffed animals and this is one of the videos I found

[@AnnieTaylorChen]

I usually wash mine in a pillow bag or washer bag in the washing machine the air dry them on the rack. Although I have some emotional attachment to those, I do not like the fact that they are made from cheap polyester fabric. I wonder if I can open the seam, retrace them on organic cotton and give them a new skin... seems like a lot of work though!

[@nadiastoysday8927]

I hope teddy feels better

[@tammacakes2210]

I was looking up restoration on stuff animals. Your video popped up 🥰

[@priestessofwonderland7384]

Oh my gosh!!! Big Bear!!!! I have your friend Baby Bear and found your video because baby bear is in pretty bad shape!! I have been so terrified to do it and your video give me some encouragement!! I want to talk about Bear psychology!! I am so scared because I am worried I will mess up somehow and I can not live without him!! So I can’t mess up!! Thanks for encouragement, I hope to try someday soon!

[@trinity806]

Oh my gosh he's beautiful!! Do you know what brand he is? I would love to find one!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@puddles4253]

Love it! Any ideas where you may have gotten it from? Manufacturing company?

[@bearcareasmr2976]

Is that a gund bear? I love it!!!

[@mrgtfrench]

He is!

[@NM-tx7zm]

@@mrgtfrench I have a gund bear too! What were your tips for brushing the fur?

[@kimberlyhii]

I have a lot of emotional attachment to my big frog teddy bear I got when I was 6 I think? I’m 14 now so it’s been around 7 years! I really have wanted to wash him and restuff him but have a been scared I’m going to mess up

[@aniliname]

Just don’t wash him in the machine. A good patient hand washing (check some videos on different ways to do surface washing with dish tags and sponges or other methods) will work like a charm 😊

[@jennabee309]

Hmm laying here with my 26 year old bear, who has such similar fur to Big Bear...might be time for a spa day!

[@Maria3145]

He looks awesome you done an amazing job xx

[@moo...imacow1637]

I found your channel maybe a year ago and loved it, but lost it before I could subscribe. I tried searching it and nothing. Now out of the blue it popped up again! Thank you KZbin overlord!

[@Em-gp4wz]

Found you looking for help with washing my teddy! Subscribed because I love your aesthetic!

[@Fairy-door-78-86]

LOvely transformation.What is the name of the song playing ? I love it.

[@maureenbrown6610]

Great video, I would have to do this for my daughter,over thirty, it would be too traumatic for her. ❤

[@aliceadzowa]

Oh my gosh. Big Bear looks just like my bear (who is much smaller, but the same kind of age - maybe they were made by the same company!) But otherwise they are exactly the same, the fabric the same, the seams the same. My bear also has the fur matting and his nose stitches rubbed away. Definitely giving this a go - thank you so much

[@nanster12]

What kind of brush ended up working better? The nylon or steel? Thank you!

[@aniliname]

Metal pet brushes are always the best as plastic often pulls the fibers and can overstretch and tear at them whereas the metal sort of glides through

[@Maria3145]

Loving the cottage core ❤

[@jessamcdonald3549]

What was the tic toc acc that got reccomend? I have spent the past half hour trying to find it

[@baileyshay4588]

This helped with my pink dog plush pinkie. I’ve had it since I was 5

[@meepmoe]

Oof, my favorite childhood teddy is probably why long overdue for a "make over". But, I have too much anxiety to leave him with anyone if I'm not there and I keep breaking his face when I trying cleaning him. Lmao my poor boi.

[@summerputtner6264]

You call that long hair MY BEARS HAIR IS SOOOO FLUFFY

[@seppyda9448]

I just started watching this video and I want to say you are brave I have a teddy bears I’ve had most of my life and she is in bad shape but I don’t think I could

[@Indo_MationWoF0954]

I need some help. I have a 33 year old stuffed animal who I can’t express how much they mean to me. Im 14. The stuffed animal has been mine and my moms. He hasn’t gotten cleaned in several years from how delicate he is, he has hair loss that is growing on the back of his neck, and his hair is extremely matted down, stiff, and curled up flat. At one point it was apparently a very velvety plush. Im desperate to try and fix his fur that has been matted for 20 years and possibly give him new stuffing because of how flat his stuffing is. I need advice on how to fix his fur. That bears matted fur looks just like the issue mine is having, but flatter.

[@marthamartin-foy4598]

He turned out wonderfully:) , and also I was wondering if you knew what make he is ?

[@mrgtfrench]

His tag says: "Gund Inc. copyright 1990 Edison, NJ.LIC.PA3 Made in Thailand:"

[@marthamartin-foy4598]

@@mrgtfrench thank you so much 😊. I just loved your video and thought he was just a very handsome chap 🙂. Appreciate you getting back! :)

[@constancemiller3753]

Gotta get a Gund. I had a smaller version with a sweater named Mr. Bear.

[@idfk_________]

My teddy bear doesn't need to be deep cleaned and re stuffed yrt but he does need brushed. what was the brand of the brush? And where did you get them?

[@aniliname]

Any metal pet brush will do

[@colleenparsons51]

It's a an old type Sindy horse and the legs don't move

[@Anna-pw5cy]

What's the brand of your bear?

[@jessicajones3701]

Hi! loved this video. What is the song playing in the background? it's so relaxing!

[@altega]

stuffed animal tush tags arent accurate to the creation date most of the time. his model could have been designed then, or its when the company was established!

[@ronaldfarmer7205]

the cell phone piece in your ear isn't good for you angel it uses a radar wave which is the same wave that cooks food in the microwave hugs great movie