Do you have a child who loves stuffed animals? A child who wants to dress that stuffed animal up like a doll in different outfits, but those outfits seem hard to come by? Or they just don’t fit the stuffed animal right?
Meet Zylie the Bear.
Zylie is a 12 year old bear whose aunt is a world-renowned journalist. She travels all over the world having adventure after adventure. What can be more fun than that!
There are so many things I love about this bear I don’t know where to start. First of all, at 18″ tall she is super soft and huggable. Zylie is fashionable! She comes dressed in skinny jeans, a printed flounce top and a very pretty cream colored swing jacket. (The jacket is my favorite!) Included in the starter kit along with the bear is an orange bag she can wear that includes her diary, map and passport. Also included is her 1st book The Adventures of Zylie the Bear: New York where as much fun as it is to read her story, it is also educational. The book even has a glossary of terms at the back for words children might need help with!
Additional outfits for Zylie can be purchased. In the future, additional books will be released that follow Zylie on adventures to other countries. Can’t wait for more books to be released? You and your child can visit www.zyliethebear.com and create an avatar, dress it, meet more of Zylie’s friends and read more about their adventures. Zylie even writes a travel diary each week!
While it may seem like this is a stuffed animal only for girls, think again! They have Shen the Panda for boys!
He is Zylie’s friend from China. In fact, Zylie the Bear has partnered with the China Care Foundation to fund surgeries for underprivileged orphans. By using the coupon code “ChinaCare1” with the purchase of a Zylie or Shen, $20 from your order will go directly to the casting and surgery needed to help a little girl named Yuan who has club foot walk normally through casting and surgery.
Something else I love about Zylie? They give back through an awards program honoring children doing great things for their communities called Zylie’s Awesome Kids (Z.A.K.). They find kids in their local tri-state area who are supporting a cause, and one child will receive a $1,000 educational scholarship for college. Love this as a mom. Educational from beginning to end.
As you can see, Zylie is so much more than just a stuffed animal. That impresses me a great deal. While your little one will love to cuddle and play with Zylie, they will also be learning in so many ways. Zylie is a must add to your child’s Christmas list this year. I know a little one who I am looking forward to giving one to!
Giveaway time!
Zylie is giveaway one Zylie the Bear Kit and one Shen the Panda kit to one lucky reader each. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below stating which stuffed animal you would love to have most.
This giveaway is a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom Christmas Giveaway 2011. Please follow the link for more information, as well as for a complete list of all giveaways as they post throughout the month of November. Entries for all giveaways will close Saturday, December 3rd at 7pm CST. Winners will be drawn randomly and we will announce the winners Monday, December 5th. We will email winners at the address accompanying the winning comments.
I was sent a Zylie the Bear kit and Shen the Panda kit to review. All opinions are my own.
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My boys would love the panda bear
Zylie the Bear is my favorite.
I like Shen the Panda!
textbookmommy at gmail dot com
I like Zylie the Bear 🙂
Cute Bear’s!
The Bear!!!
I would love to have Zylie the Bear
My daughter is a HUGE panda fan so Panda it would be
Kas
Super love Shen!
I would love Zylie The Bear most!
Zylie
I would pick Zylie. My daughter’s name is Kyleigh and she would think it’s cool that it sounds like her name : )
We’d go with Shen!
Both are neat looking.
They are both so cute, it’s so hard to pick, but i guess i would pick zylie. thank you!!
My daughter would love the panda!
my son would love shen! hes so cute!
Im sponsoring a family for Xmas and I would love to put this in their Xmas box for their little ones. Thanks
I would choose Zylie the bear for my daughter. she is always dressing up her stuffed animals in doll clothes that don’t fit right. She would love this bear! 🙂
Zylie
Shen is too cute
ZYLIE – how cute!!
I would love to win the panda!
Zylie bear all the way!!!
Zylie the Bear – (emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)
Adorable! My daughter would love both of these bears, they are too cute
I like Shen. Very stylish and so cute!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Zylie – cute!
Zylie for sure!
Zylie the Bear!!
Zylie the Bear
I would like Zylie the Bear Kit because I think my daughter would enjoy that one the best.
My daughter is wanting this so badly
My daughter would LOVE Zylie! What a great name!
Shen The Panda, although the bear is cute too!
My little girl would love Zylie the Bear!
Well, I have a boy, so I’d def pick Shen the Panda. 🙂
Tough choice, but I suppose I’d choose Shen
I think I’d go with Zylie the Bear kit. It’s adorable. Thanks for the giveaway!
geschumann at live dot com
I love all of the animals…..probably the bear is the cutest
My Li’l Empress is a China Care baby – love them and all that they do to care for the sweet babies in their organization. Would love that one, but I gotta confess, Li’l Empress would be likely to make him into a girl and dress accordingly 🙂 Ahhhh, the beauty of an imagination 🙂
i think my daughter would prefer Zylie
Zylie the Bear would be perfect for Haaven
yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net
My daughter would be in love with Zylie!!!
We’d go with Shen the Panda! We just saw pandas at the zoo and they were a big hit!
My two year old would love either one! She just loves animals!
I love the panda since he’s a drummer!
I like Zylie the Bear.
My daughter would love the bear
I like Shen the Panda.
Zylie the bear!
I’d pick Zylie for my niece
tmc480 at yahoo dot com
I love the panda. And so would my kids.
either would be great! they both are super cute!
we’d lov eto have Shen the panda~ sims309@gmail.com
Zylie the Bear looks like she would fit right in with my daughter’s other bears.
Love Zylie the Bear! 🙂
My daughter would LOVE the teddy bear 🙂
I’d like Zylie the bear for my grand-daughter.
Zylie bear , my daughter would LOVE it , belensmama at gmail dot com
Zylie is adorable! Lover her clothes – very chic!
I would choose Zylie…so cute!
I’d choose Zylie for my granddaughter
rjs682 at yahoo dot com
My 9 year old daughter is a stuft bear fanatic – I know she would love Zylie bear and we’d have to buy her a huge waredrobe….thanks for the chance to win.
i would like to get Shen the Panda
tmarie56@hotmail.com
Zylie the bear is my daughter’s first choice.
both are cute… and i have a little boy and girl so either would do
Shen the Panda- I have a boy who collects Pandas.
My daughter has voted….Zylie the bear!!!
zylie the bear
love the panda and the rain outfit is very cute
I would love to have Shin the Panda for my son.
Shen the Panda!
Wow, My little girl would the bear. She is too adorable!!!
My little girl would LOVE Zylie the Bear!
Love Zylie the Bear – she is too cute and I’m sure my daughter would love her!
They are both so cute! Love the bear though!
Thanks so much!
The bear is adorable!
I would love Zylie the Bear!
Thanks!
Jenn from How to Make Hair Bows
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I only have girls so Zylie would be perfect for them! Very cute beat. 🙂
My daughter loves bears so I would have to go with the bear!
I’d love the Zylie
My daughter would love Zylie – we just got her passport in the mail, so it would be great to be able to tie that in with her!
My three year old would love the panda!!!
I love Shen the Panda…heavensent1@yahoo dotcom
Grand daughter Shelby would lite up to see this under her tree!!
I think the bear is so cute, but with boys and girls, it would be hard to choose!
Shen the Panda kit
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My Daughter is a very imagitive child.she loves to read and write stories..and a very Big.Stuffed animal lover..These are quite awsome..she would love either im sure..I just bought her a bear hat that has a face on both sides and mittens hooked to them..She would love these,very cute.
My daughter is OBSESSED with pandas, so I’d love that one! growingmykidsreviews at hotmail.com
I’d choose zylie
ryanac32 at yahoo dot com
I think my daughter would love Zylie!
I would love Zylie!
My son would like Shen the Panda!
These are so adorable I want one so bad, I collect bears and have a huge collection of ltd edition ones. I like Shen the best but either one is adorable:) thanks for this giveaway:)
They are both adorable, but if I can only have one I’d pick Shen the Panda.
Shen the panda is adorable, definitely that one!
Shen the Panda would thrill either of my girls, so sweet
My granddaughter would love Zylie the bear, so adorable! Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter this giveaway:-) xo
I would love Zylie.
Panda
My daughter would love the Panda Bear!
I would like to win Zylie the Bear. Thanks.
Both are adorable but I think Zylie the Bear would be most loved!
I’d choose Zylie the Bear.
AndreaH
davandihamilton (at) gmail (dot) com
My girls would love these. I like the Panda!
The little boy panda one is so cute!
I love the Zylie bear best. 🙂
the zylie bear is super cute. my daughter would love it
Zylie
I’d love to have Shen the Panda for my boy
I’d prefer Zylie, but they’re both cute!
My daughter would just love Zylie
My daughter would love the panda bear.
ape2016(at)aol(dot)com
zylie
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I would perfer Zylie the bear the most. But, unfortunately my sister is kinda tom boyishh so she would love either onee .
My daughter would love the zylie bear she is so precious
Shen would be my choice.
What cute bears! I may have to buy one just for me!
I would love the Panda the most! It is so cute!
Oh, my daughter just loves stuff animals and dressing them up!
I’d love to have Shen the panda for my little boy!
I think my daughter would love the panda the most!
My sons would LOVE Shen!
Zylie
I would love the panda bear most
they ae lovely, either one will help bring smiles to my daughters soul.
I like Shen the best.
I would like Shen the Panda the most!
Awesome! Either of my girls will love these! I have a 5 year old and a 13 year old. (Yes, even the 13-year-old will love this!)
I like Zylie the bear the most! 🙂 creedamy [at] yahoo[dot] com
Both are really cute! I have a daughter who loves pandas, so I think either would perfect!
My daughter, Kalee (11yrs.) loves to read and travel so we would love to win Zylie the Bear because she is most like my daughter, Kalee.
I’d like Shen
I would really like to get the Panda!
I would really like the teddy bear
I would love to get the Panda!
Jacinta
Zylie would be my pick. What a great educational bear.
My daughter will love Zylie.
I like Zylie
I think my son would love Shen! So sweet.
Shen the Panda!
Would love to win the Panda!
My grand-daughter would LOVE to have the Zylie the Bear, she is so CUTE!!! If a was a little girl a would LOVE to have the Zylie the Bear and she would be on my Christmas list.
Would love to have Zylie!
Both are so cute but I think our first choice would be Zylie the Bear.
My daughters would love zylie the bear! So cute!
I would like to have Shen the Panda
Zylie
I like the panda but my girls would love either one!!! My son would too lol
i would like to win Zylie the Bear.for my daughters ot share
Shen would be so much fun to have!
i like shen
nannypanpan at gmail.com
My girls would love Zylie!
the panda
I like the Zylie bear 🙂
I would love to have Zylie the Bear. Sweet!
Zylie is adorable!!
Pick just one? THey are both darling. If forced to pick, I would say Zylie 🙂
I like Chen the Panda 🙂
Shen the Panda would be great for either my son or my daughter! They would both love either but there does seem to be an extra love for Pandas anyway! Very awesome!
Close call, they are both awesome! I’d say Zylie, but she’d be THRILLED with either …
Thanks!
My daughter would love to get Zylie!
I would love to win Zylie.
I’d choose Shen the Panda 🙂
I would choose Zylie.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
My daughter’s would love Zylie especially since we are planning a move overseas and my son would love Shen, my husband is a drummer.
They are both very cute! I love Shen the Panda.
I have girls but I think they would like the panda the best!
Kylie the Bear is my favorite
bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com
They’re both cute but I’d most like Zylie the Bear. Thanks.
I know my son would love Shen and I love the backstory which brings him to life!!
I think I like Shen better!
I like Kylie the Bear the most! I like Shen the Panda too! They are both precious and adorable!
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
Oh, I love Zylie! My daughter would adore her. They’re both super cute, though.
I want Zylie the bear! What better way to have a positive role model for my preschoolers to carry around? I love this idea!
Zylie is adorable!
Shen the Panda. Still have my ceramic panda from before pandas were a hit.
My daughter would LOVE Zylie the Bear!!!!
I would love Shen the Panda! jinglesells at gmail dot com
I like little Zylie Bear also, she reminds me of my daughter Angela, all dressed up and ready to go shopping!
I would love to win Zylie the Bear for my little sister! I’m trying to teach her that travel is important. 🙂
That little bear is adorable!!
My daughter would love Zylie!
My son would love the Panda Bear – especially since it has drumsticks!
My daughter would love to have Zylie the Bear. She’s adorable!