Calico Critters have been warming hearts and sparking imagination for 35 years and Epoch Everlasting Play is celebrating the exciting anniversary with an adorable short featuring the beloved woodland creatures. 

The “Forever Your Family” short showcases the story of a delighted little girl playing with her life-sized Calico Critters. She revels in tea parties and makeovers with her bunny playmates until she outgrows and abandons the fuzzy figures. Watch until the end to see how she eventually returns to her favorite toy, proving that even after 35 years, Calico Critter is a forever family.

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Parents and kids alike can enjoy the nostalgia that the short film evokes for Calico Critter lovers young and old while inspiring a brand new generation of kids that will come to love and cherish the woodsy creatures. 

Visit calicocritters.com for more ways to celebrate the anniversary and to purchase your own critters! Watch the heartwarming video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=uokHkmiS8oY&t=12s

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Julia Fields

Julia Fields

Julia is an Editorial Intern at the Toy Insider, the Toy Book and the Pop Insider and is excited to start immersing herself in the toy industry through a journalistic background. Familiar with fandoms since her Tumblr days, Julia can constantly be found wistfully thinking about celebrity gossip, the Chrises of the MCU, outlandish conspiracy theories, and really good coffee.

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