I remember when I was in Junior High and Santa Bear stuffed animals were really a thing. It was something that people wanted as soon as Dayton’s released them. They went through stages too – and through the years, the bears were more expensive and smaller. Doesn’t that just seem like what happens to everything – candy bars. Anyway, they were always the collector item. I still have one from 1986. And it’s one of the bigger ones before they downsized the bear.
REMEMBER SANTA BEAR STUFFIES HAD A THEME FROM YEAR TO YEAR
There were several years when the bears would have a theme. At one point, Mr and Mrs SantaBear got married. And there was a bride and groom bear. It was fun.
This year, they are bringing back the SantaBear through the Dayton’s Holiday Market in Minneapolis. The bear will be paying homage to the iconic Mary Tyler Moore hat toss that’s a statue on Nicollet and 7th in Minneapolis…