Clearance MON AMI Daphne Dragon Stuffed Animal by

Daphne is the pink dragon stuffed animal, and the pink is the point. Most dragon plush is built to look fierce, with spikes and teeth and a scowl, which is a hard sell for a three year old at bedtime. This one goes the friendly route instead, so it works for the kids who want a dragon without wanting anything frightening in the bed.

That makes her useful across more parties than a dragon usually is. She fits a dragon or knight birthday, and she slides just as easily onto a princess or fairytale table, where a pink dragon reads as part of the story rather than a mismatch. She is also a common Lunar New Year and Year of the Dragon gift, since dragons carry associations with luck and good fortune, and she works as a princess party favor for the child who is bored of tiaras.

If you are assembling a shelf of stuffed animals with some personality to them, a soft featured dragon fills a gap that a row of bears does not.

How do you wash a stuffed animal? Most stuffed animals are labeled spot clean only: dab with mild soap and cool water and air dry rather than machine washing. Metallic and foil-finish fabric trims in particular can crack or peel if they are soaked or tumble dried.