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I was sent Vulli’sSophie The Giraffe to review. Now, before I was sent Sophie I had seen her everywhere. Friends of mine had her for their own babies, baby stores always had them in stock and I couldn’t go online shopping without seeing her in the suggested sidebars. I never understood why Sophie was such a hot item. Then I received her for my own use.
Sophie the Giraffe from Vulli was born in 1961, her success as Baby teether and toy is legendary in France. Made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint, Sophie Le Giraffe has been safely cuddled and chewed for nearly 50 Years! She is soft, light, and easy to grasp and fits perfectly into Baby hands. Sophie is loveable and amusing. She even makes a happy laughing sound when squeezed. Babies especially love her bumpy head to soothe their teething gums. Most importantly her flexible, renewable, natural rubber materials and non-toxic paint mean Sophie the Giraffe is a safe and all-natural teething toy for your Baby. Parents world-wide trust the joy this classic toy brings to their babies. In today’s world it is unusual to see a high production toy still made by hand: Sophie requires 14 manual manufacturing steps. Her retro style has ensured that she has remained fashionable for over 40 years. Slender, flexible and soft, baby can squeeze and chew her in complete safety, and with great pleasure.
Carter is too young to be teething but I use Sophie to entertain him daily. Sophie The Giraffe is the ultimate sensory development toy. When you squeeze Sophie, she squeaks which stimulates your little one’s hearing, it’s very attention grabbing for my little guy. Here are some of the other sensory benefits Sophie The Giraffe provides:
- Smell: The singular attractive scent of natural rubber from the hevea (rubber) tree makes Sophie the Giraffe very special and easy for your child to identify amongst all their other toys.
- Sight: The dark contrasting spots all over Sophie the Giraffe’s body provide visual stimulation and make her easily recognizable to baby. She becomes a familiar and reassuring friend.
- Taste: Sophie the Giraffe is very flexible and has lost of parts for baby to chew, ears, arms and legs. She is perfect for soothing baby sore gums when teething and is completely safe. Made of 100% natural rubber and food paint.
- Touch: She is perfect for baby’s small hands. She is very light and her long legs and neck are easy for baby to grip. She is soft to the touch just like baby’s mummy stimulating soothing physiological and emotional responses.
I am thankful that I received Sophie as a review product because otherwise I would have never of given her a chance, meaning I would have missed out on an ideal “toy” develops with my baby and will be a friend for years to come.
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We love Sophie! She was my son’s best friend when he was like 6 months old. We took her on vacation with us once and we accidentally forgot her at a restaurant. That night, my husband drove 30 miles back to the restaurant to pick her up because he said there was no way we were driving back cross country without her!
Let me tell you about Sophie the Giraffe. Each of our children have had one and they both loved it to death! Now that my wife runs a daycare out of our house, the Sophie’s get used more than ever! Sounds like a very cool store, thanks for sharing!!
ah Sophie – how is it possible one little Giraffe can make so many babies happy!
My youngest loved sophie. She was new to Canada when my oldest was a baby, and I refused to spend the amount they were asking. Little did I know how important sophie could be to a little one…..
Seriously, Sophie was a life saver in our house!
I have 4 wee ones, including R little baby boy! I have never had a Sophie for any. The price to me is WAY to HIGH to justify. I do hear many mother’s talk about how amazing Sophie is. Great review!
Haha I never understood the whole sophie thing, but I know so many people love them!!
I wish we had known about Sophie with our oldest. Sounds like a great store to shop from! Welcome to CBN!
My niece, Avery, had a Sophie Giraffe when she was a baby. It was one of her favourite toys.
Awww I never had a Sophie the Giraffe for my kids. This is why I wish I had begun blogging so many years ago, to find all these cool things.
ok- I really love that giraffe 🙂
Sophie is a popular little giraffe in our house!
You’re right, Sophie is one of those toys that doesn’t look like much but is so wonderful for little ones. She’s been a big hit in our household as well.
Done Denny.
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I absolutely love this! I know three newborns being born this Summer, one will definitely have Sophie the Giraffe, I love that it’s affordable as well, thanks so much for your review!!