Stuffed hug and other love

So I started thinking about a fun swap we could participate in, and this is what came to mind.

For this swap you will send a small but huggable stuffed animal, a note with a quote with encouragement and two tea bags, hot cocoa mix. etc.

I don't really want to set a monetary value on this, but more of a size limit. For shipping costs, I don't expect anyone to send a huge stuffed hug, but please send something big enough to hug. A small TY Beanie Baby wouldn't be big enough to hug. Think standard sized stuffed animal. I'd also like to be creative with the animals, pick your favorite animal that you can find and not just the standard teddy bear (unless that's your favorite of course!). Stand in the store and look silly for a moment hugging animals to find one that's huggable, I promise it will lighten your day to be a kid for just a few moments hugging animals... and that way you know you've hugged your stuffed hug to send the hug to your partner too!

Now the tricky part, the stuffed animal is SENDERS choice since it's the sender's hug that is being sent. The quote is also sender's choice but be respectful of the recipient's views (ie, religion). And the warm drink should be profile based. If someone doesn't like chocolate, it would be best to not send them hot cocoa for example.

I'm making the sign up time fairly extended because this gives all of us more time to find something to send. Remember, you are supposed to send a stuffed hug YOU want to send so you can find a stuffed hug before partners are assigned. And then I still set up more than a week to send the package so you can write your partner a note and get their warm drink together.

Some ideas for finding animals, toy stores usually have them available. Valentine's day is coming up, so you can probably find a cute animal that way. This isn't Valentine's day themed.... Just huggable theme.

Recap: For a rating of 5,

1. Huggable sized stuffed hug. (sender's choice!)

2. Warm drink bag/mix (2 of them) that is recipient based.

3. Note with a quote of encouragement.

Please do not flake on this. I am trying to give plenty of time to prepare for this swap to help eliminate the chance of not being able to send for whatever reason. Please mail on time.

Thanks for joining! Warm hugs and happy thoughts :)