Orkid Toys Announces Pre-ordering for Large Toy with Larger Agenda

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Nov. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Emotional Health is the foundation for success in all areas of life and Orkid Toys wants everyone to know it. For children, play and toys are a vital part of emotional learning. Meebie facilitates emotional learning by allowing kids to express feelings and events through play.

A 2010 study (http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/09/23/jpepsy.jss101.full) suggests 25% of children four years old and under have been exposed to trauma. Emotional development is what equips our kids, not only to manage the daily ups and downs of life, but resilience in the face of trauma.


Orkid Toys (http://meebie.com/index.php) website (http://meebie.com/index.php) begins taking pre-orders for Meebie today. Visit

Quick facts:

Meebie is a cuddly, expressive toy focused on emotional health

Pre-order launch: November 8, 2013

Retail product release: May 2014

Retail price: $119.95

Age range 3+

Company: Orkid Toys LLC, created 2005 to test-market Meebie

Owner: Ginny Campbell, artist and product designer

Eight years of test marketing, mainly in the area of Play Therapy, have proven Meebie’s scope with girls and boys alike. Therapists and teachers rely on its ability to let kids communicate feelings without using words. Therapist Dr. Beth Onufrak recently Tweeted, “Meebie is an amazing, engaging play therapy tool! Helps kids identify & express emotions. A treasure I use daily.”

Big, soft, purple and furry, Meebie let’s kids express feelings by swapping out eyes, noses, mouths and other extras. Meebie measures 21” from head to seat.

Campbell states, “Play with Meebie helps us understand ourselves. When we understand ourselves, we understand each other and we get along better.”

Ginny Campbell is an artist, product designer and founder of Orkid Toys LLC, a company focused on making toys that benefit families and emotional learning.