To harness the power of Mumsnet to make a little girl's Christmas...

[Bicnod]

Posting here for traffic because I am clearly not BU

My friend's DD has lost her beloved Floffel. Floffel is her seal cuddly toy from babyhood and will never be found again as Floffel was lost overseas.

Friend's DD has written to Father Christmas asking for Floffel back. Nothing else on the list - just Floffel.

They don't effing make Floffel anymore

Friend's DD as been through the wringer lately - can't go into details as would be outing but suffice to say she could really really do with a boost.

Please please please wonderful people of Mumsnet - if you happen to have an Aurora Naturally seal like the one in the photo hanging around your house (it's flannel not plush apparently and has the word 'naturally' on its bum) that you'd be willing to sell/give away it would truly honestly make this little girl's Christmas.

TIA

Can we have a video of the little girl opening the toy on xmas day? I would love to see it

Can we have a video of the little girl opening the toy on xmas day?

Er, bit of an invasion of privacy...?

Of course we can't get a video of the girl opening it. Don't be ridiculous.

Floffel update... Floffel has arrived!!! Taking him to Friend now. Pics to follow.

@Bonkerz I love you!!! Xxx

Yay!

Great news!

Oh em gee!!! Amazing. Can't wait for photos.

And it has been confirmed he is the right floffel!!! Yay!!! Thank you wonderful Mumsnetters and thank you thank you @Bonkerz

How lovely 😊

I bet that little girl will be beside herself with happiness on Christmas Day.

Such a lovely thing to do OP and Bonkerz.

Lola

How long was your DH in therapy? Or is it still ongoing?

Omg this is amazing !!

Made my heart feel as fuzzy as I imagine Floffel's is ❤❤❤

What a fantastic ending and what an amazing mumsnetter who solved this !!

Imagine the little girls face on Xmas day! 😍

My 2yo DS is favourite thing in the whole world is a blue and white striped hooded bear blanket "teddy" bought by a friend when he was born, he has scratched away at the sewn nose and he rubs one of the ears on his nose and mouth,it's seen better days. I spent weeks trying to track down another just incase god forbid he ever lost teddy,unfortunately after showing my DS in the hopes he'd take to it so I could then hide it away,he never has and always offers it to our dog Dougal if I get it out 😂😂

Has clearly more smart than I gave him credit For,so I have plans to try an scratch away at the nose ect to try an make it look a little tatty incase a situation like this ever happens

I can't talk though,my lost prized possetion when I was little was a pair of silky knickers I wouldn't go anywhere without them. Never knew what happened to them :(

I love stories with an ending like this and shows how random strangers come togather to bring happiness to a child

Amazing

And well done OP and Bonkerz for making this little girls Christmas

Doesn't get better than that :')

A thank you, too, to all of those who knew where to look for such things, and tried to find a Floffle - and to those who are still looking foe seal-y spares!

I just cheered from the sidelines, but I'm thrilled that there is a happy ending.

Yay am so pleased he's arrived and is heading from the dark toy box he's lived in for a few years (occasionally being chewed and thrown by various children) to a new little girl who will treasure him!

This has just made me cry!! AMAZING!!!!!

Sparklymagpie. I used to work with someone who had silky knickers as her favourite thing when she was little too.

Bicnod, your involvement in the search for Floffel needs no more explanation. Sob.
I speak as someone whose absolutely essential off-pink blanket floated out to sea far too early in her life.

Woohoo - he'll have a lovely new owner very soon.
I'm so pleased for you and well done everyone.
This has been a truly touching thread!

Love a happy ending to a thread!

havent read entire post so just adding incase you havent got these
www.stuffedsafari.com/searchresults.asp?searching=Y&sort=1&search=seal&show=30&page=3

shop.auroragift.com/products/31384

www.fishpond.com/

didnt see a pink non plush one but there are 179 items in fishpond and fishpond ships worldwide for free

ah i see it si solved maybe keep these incase new baby seal gets lost too.

Yay! So pleased it was the right one. Hurrah indeed for Happy Christmas endings

This one will be microchipped and given a colour bearing address and contact phone number of the owner Wing