Huggable toys like soft cotton dolls are recommended for both boys and girls.
Gund was then handed down again to the children of that inheritor in 1969, and the tag line "The World's Most Huggable" came to fruition and endures today.
Dolls that are good for elementary aged girls include the My First Huggums, Huggums, Huggable Huggums, and Snuggums.
It folds out to an 18-inch square pillow and when you reattach the Velcro closing, it turns back into a huggable stuffed animal.
Prolific toy manufacturers such as Mattel still churn out favorites, while the younger set prefers familiar daytime TV friends in a huggable, laughable form.