Sophie the Giraffe
Natalie writes…
I keep seeing these everywhere and thought it was time I featured them, although Brenda was much quicker off the mark and featured this a few months back over on Budget Bambino Goodies.
Sophie the Giraffe is an extremely popular teething toy from France that’s been around since 1961 and now it seems to have crept into the British consciousness. And when I say extremely popular, apparently 6 out of 10 babies in France own one of these!
So why are they so popular? They look kind of old school like something that my nan would have put a miniature ornament version of on her mantlepiece… They’re so kitsch, they’re actually cool (the toy not my nans dodgy taste in ornaments) and babies love chewing and squeezing them. They’re totally safe as they’re made from non-toxic, natural rubber (phtalate-free) from the Hevea tree which apparently smells very pleasant and comforting, plus they’re also painted with food paint. She’s got a squeaker so that she ‘laughs’ when she’s squeezed and the whole spotted giraffe look is very stimulating for newborns.
At £9.20 from Baby-Bee which also includes delivery they’re a great value buy especially if you’re on the lookout for a gift.
Yes indeed, all French kids have it (I’m French).
My daughter Mathilde had one of these when she was a little baba and it was perfect!
She did away with all of those ‘put in the fridge’ teething toys and Sophie was permantantly in her little mouth for ages!
The teether is made of natural rubber, yes, BUT… BEWARE of the other Sophie toys. The floating bath toy is made of # 3 Toxic PVC!! And it stinks of that horrible toxic plastic.