What child doesn’t like to cuddle up at nap time or during their night time sleep with a pillow stuffed animal?
These unique designs in the world of soft toys, make sleeping on a pillow stuffed animal almost no different than sleeping on a conventional one.
The beauty, however, is that you get to both sleep and wake up with your treasured best friend and companion right there beside you.
The history of pillows is a long one; they date back as far as ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia – Iraq as we know it today.
In pharaoh’s tombs, head rests have been found which show that early versions of them were strictly reserved for the wealthy, but, they were anything but cushy; most of them were made of solid wood and were curved or curved slightly in the middle.
Chinese dynasties used jade, bronze, wood, porcelain, and bamboo for pillows for more than a millennium. They were often shaped liked and decorated with pictures of plants, humans, animals, and geometric figures.
Hard pillows were a preference simply because the Chinese believed that anything soft would take away vitality from the body.
They were also of the belief that soft pillows would contribute to poor blood circulation and prevent unwanted demons from staying away.
In Greece and Rome, the wealthy could be found using pillows made of softer substances such as straw, feathered down, and reeds.
In medieval Europe, embroidered cushions and pillows were quite fashionable as is evidence in various manuscripts according to the author of A Brief History of the Pillow in Europe, Cherie Fehrman.
By the time the 16th century rolled around, pillows were much more common but due to mold and vermin, their stuffing had to be frequently changed and the cases washed.
At that time, pillows were often taken to church so they could be kneeled on.
By the same token, Bibles were often placed on pillows of their own. Most of what we know today in terms of bedding was created in the 19th century but didn’t go on to mass production until the 20th century.
It’s certainly not a far cry from the first creation of plush toys that the pillow stuffed animal would soon follow.
In fact, plush toys that were never even designed as pillows can be used in that way regardless, simply because of their softness and pliability.
Given the close attachment most children have with their soft toys, it’s no wonder they love nothing more than to sleep on them given the opportunity; with a pillow stuffed animal, they can do that anytime they want.
