I need to order or buy in a B&M store a stuffed kangaroo for DS

[hillview]

DH is in Australia for the week and promised DS a kangaroo ... any cute ones or puppets that you all suggest? Another thread is how I got stuck with this errand alone with 2 kids before the holidays ... but that belongs in another thread!
/hillary

[MommytoEliana]

Ummm...have your DH pick one up at the airport on his way home? If I recall correctly, the tourist stores in the airports almost all had some sort of stuffed kangaroo toys.

Cheri

[californiagirl]

As the previous poster pointed out, any man who can't buy a stuffed kangaroo in Australia is not only not trying, he's probably actively avoiding them. (Like, you have to walk THROUGH stores selling them to get to your gate at Sydney airport. And every hotel gift shop will produce them.)

However, this one from Kidsurplus looks pretty darn cute: http://www.kidsurplus.com/itemDetail.asp?item=75%20DOU%203746&=&fromsearch=true

[bubbaray]

This one is from the San Diego Zoo online gift store:
http://www.shopzoo.com/shopzoo.cgi?cmd=item&query_cat=Marsupials&id=1545961

I'd probably go with that if it were me, just b/c while I'm not a fan of zoos, the SDZ has a good rep.

I found these just by search "stuffed toy kangaroo" -- I don't know anything about the sites. I'd probably trust the SDZ site more.

http://www.thisplaceisazoo.com/products/kangaroo.html

http://www.thejunglestore.com/Gift-Catalog/Kangaroo-Stuffed-Animals

http://www.kangarootoys.com/

http://www.everythingaustralian.com/ausbeansofto.html?src=overture

https://www.kangaroocenter.com/store/products.aspx?catid=6 -- looks like from this store, that both Ty (the makers of Beanie Babies) and Gund make a Kangaroo, so you might be able to find them locally, but you'd probably have to call a few stores. Might be easier to point & click. Or just chew out your DH for not being able/willing to find a freakin' kangaroo in Auz! :)


Melissa

DD#1: 04/2004

DD#2: 01/2007

[hillview]

Thanks all... DH is such a space cadet that if he doesn't get DS one there will be a molten lava melt down so figured it was easier for me to just get it ... might have DH get one and then have one as a back up. Can you tell I am overthinking this whole thing??
/hillary