More Henry's Tiger

My sister Helen is very skilled at presentation.    Her present wrapping puts me to shame.  Me, I wrap something in tissue and put it in a bag.

Henry will be visiting Helen and Sam this weekend.   The tiger is there waiting for him.  Helen's presentation for the tiger is really fun.

A special box with air holes for breathing.....

Helen made a special travel box for the Tiger that has air holes so that Tiger can breathe freely as he waits for Henry to open the box.

This is way more exciting than finding a gift bag with tissue spring out of it....   This is more of a mystery.   Henry is two....and is old enough to find this exciting...I think.

Tiger with the note...

There is a note Helen wrote on my behalf (good thing as my handwriting is not legible).

"Dear Henry,

 I found this lost baby tiger cub.  He needs a strong, brave boy to be his family and keep him safe so I am sending him to you."

As the Tiger goes into the box, I think he looks happy.  I am hoping that Henry and the Tiger have a good long relationship together.

The Tiger is smiling...

Helen placed Tiger so that he looks like he is reaching out for a hug.  The finished size of the tiger is small enough that little hands will have no trouble hauling him around.   I stuffed the tiger so that he would be very squishy and cuddly.

Faces on stuffed toys are really important.   When I was doing the eyes...which I embroidered...I wanted to make sure that the eyes looked friendly and not squinty.  Tiger is supposed to be friendly, not having an attitude.   When I was stitching the mouth, I made sure there was a smile.   Making a "personality" is fun.   Were this for a teenager...the face might have been a little more snarky.   Tiger's face is good for a buddy.

Ready for Henry.....

I will be excited to hear how Henry likes the Tiger.   This, after figuring out what I had done wrong and re-checking the pattern, was a fun project.   The second tiger, for Augusto, has been mailed.   I hope both tigers are good buddies to their boys.