We’re happy to announce that we have just added the Keel Toys brand to our ever-growing online toy shop! Keel Toys is one of the most well-known and recognisable brands available on the market today.

Today’s blog post will share a brief history of the Keel Toys brand, and will also take a look at some of their fantastic bear collections.

Keel Toys – A Brief History

Keel Toys was established in 1947 and is now a third generation, family run business. It is currently under the directorship of brothers, Richard, David, John and James Keel. Each brother has an active role within the company on a daily basis.

Richard is the Managing Director, David is the Financial Director, John is the Sales Director and James is the Marketing Director of the company. Keel Toys is one of the largest designer, importer and exporters of soft toys in the UK and have make the following stat on their website:

We continually strive to maintain this position, developing relationships with our customers built on trust, excellence, quality of service and innovative design from our in-house team.” 

The company now supply soft toys to more than 80 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

The company now has over 500 different products and 20 different ranges, some of which you can now find on the Toy Street website. You instantly know that you’re looking at a Keel Toys item because of the iconic red badge that can be found on their teddies.

Let’s take a look at the range of Keel Toys products available at My Bear Shop.

Animotsu

The Animotsu range features 30 of the cutest and most colourful soft toys you will ever see! Sitting at 15cm, each animal has been given a unique makeover by the designers over at Keel Toys. The only feature that remains the same through the series is the huge, sparkly eyes that will instantly grab your attention.

Some of our favourites include the adorable grey and white husky, who comes with sparkly blue eyes. Next up we have the Rainbow Cat! This little kitten is a multi-coloured soft toys, with different shades of red, pink, blue and yellow. The rainbow cat also comes with sparkly gold eyes.

Finally, we have the Animotsu bulldog! He comes in a soft, two-tone coat of dark and sandy brown and has adorable golden eyes.

Souvenir

The souvenir range has something for the Welsh, Scottish and English! For England we have the Beefeater Bear, Guardsman Bear and the Policeman Bear, each dressed in their own little uniforms.

For Scotland we have the Scottish Piper Bear, equipped with his own bagpipes, kilt and Scottish flag. Scotland also has its own souvenir animals, with the Nessie and Pippins Highland Cow bears.

Finally, we have the Welsh bears. Wales is, of course, represented by the iconic Welsh Dragon – which is available as a 16cm teddy bear.

Wild Animals

In our wild animals collection you will find some of the most adorable and well-loved creatures from around the globe. Some of our favourites include the Giraffe, Camel, Elephant and the soft and cuddly Sitting Panda.

With so many different options available in the range, you’re bound to find your new best friend!

Other Ranges

Other ranges available at My Bear Shop include:

• Baby Keel
• Pip the Bear & Friends
• Pippins
• Signature
• Teddies

Take a look around our store today and find the right bears for your collection!