Science teacher Vicky Fee wants to sell off her 265-strong collection so sons William, five, and Alexander, two, can play with their own toys
A WINNIE-the-Pooh-mad mum has no room for her childrens’ toys — because her house is stuffed with cuddly bears.
Vicky Fee, 35, started gathering Pooh toys more than two decades ago — growing her collection to 265 bears.
But the science teacher is reluctantly selling off her collection to free up space for toys belonging to her sons William, five, and Alexander, two.
The mum hopes today’s release of the film Christopher Robin will create a new generation of Pooh Bear fans.
Vicky, of Rochdale, Gtr Manchester, said: “I have 165 of the small eight-inch Winnie the Poohs in my collection, along with 100 larger ones. They all come with different outfits.
“Many are from the Disney stores or collector’s fairs and I’ve kept the tags on some.
“My favourite one is a 2007 limited edition Disney store exclusive 30cm Pooh. It’s number 270 of 5000 made. It was the first my husband bought me.
“I’ve two little boys though now and I’ve no room for their toys because of all my Winnie the Poohs.
“My husband’s supportive of my love of Winnie the Pooh but it does take over the house a little bit.
“He agrees it’s probably time to sell my collection now that we have William and Alexander’s toys to think about.”
Now Vicky has William and Alexander’s toys to make room for, she plans on selling them to a collector.
The soft toys were previously stored in her old bedroom at her mum's house — but she told Vicky to take them back.
While she may have to give up her collection, Vicky will never give up her love for Pooh bear.
And the mum has vowed to take her boys to the cinema to watch Christopher Robin in the hopes of starting a life-long love of Winnie the Pooh for them too.
Vicky said: “I’ll definitely be watching the new Christopher Robin film and I’ll take the boys. Hopefully it’ll introduce younger children to the character.”
Vicky was first introduced to Winnie the Pooh as a little girl when her father read the AA Milne stories to her.
She has collected Pooh toys for 21 years, since the age of 14, and Vicky's mum even bought them for her every week until she was 20.
Vicky's favourite bear, a 2007 limited edition Pooh, is kept safely out of reach of her boys as she looks to sell them to other collectors to make more room.
She said: “I love Winnie the Pooh as he reminds me of being a child – he is carefree, friendly and adventurous. He’s just wonderful."
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