Build a Bear

Ever Wondered What Goes on Behind the Scenes?

A comment that I hear from time to time is ‘You’re nice and quiet in here so you can relax’. It’s a lovely thought and I would love...

Travelling Companions

How are the summer holidays going for you so far? Personally, we’ve been having a great time! It’s been a busy one so far and our diary...

Crafty Monkey’s FAQs!

Either by phone or in person, we’re used to being asked a range of questions by customers or passers by. Some aren’t sure that they’ve...

Penguin mania & Frozen Frenzy!

And speaking of inhabitants of chilly climes, it can’t go unmentioned that the fantastic film, ‘Frozen’ is still very much an ongoing...

Bring your Teddy to Work/School Day! 2nd October

Today is ‘Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day’! We love this idea, after all- who doesn’t love to have their most reliable...

Teddy Bears Day – 9th September

The 9th of September is Teddy Bears Day, did you know that? We didn’t until we saw it on the internet. How exciting! We are a bit late in...

Why not show off your Left Handed skills

Today is the day where those of us who are in the ‘left handed minority’ get to have a bit of fun with our right handed friends and...

Schools out for summer…

I’ve concluded that, after many years of thinking about the speed at which the time has passed- it’s simply how quickly a year does fly...

Teddy Bears Picnic Day – 10th July

Did you know that the 10th of July is Teddy Bears Picnic day? At Crafty Monkey we were very pleased to hear this because we have lots of...