Once her daughter was born, Fowler watched as she poured love and attention into the toy, along with her other stuffed animals. Fowler was touched; her daughter reminded her of her own childhood.

Little humans, otherwise known as children, even more so ... Pari is a soft, gray huggable stuffed animal that sort of hugs you back. Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Foxlin ...

He has a plush racoon from his childhood, crochets them when friends or family have babies, and still sometimes hugs a stuffed animal or uses one as a pillow when he sleeps, he said. It might ...

It was a huge success. The first-ever Stitching Smiles group handmade more than 50 stuffed animals for children who lost their toys in the California wildfires and raised $300 to support the cause.