I wanted to go big for my kids' birthday and bought a giant teddy bear. They have played with it nonstop but it takes up half the playroom. I bought an 8-foot-tall teddy bear from Costco.

The stuffed bear weighs almost 49 pounds and is 7 feet 9 inches, which is significantly taller than I am at 5 feet 6 inches. I told my husband about my mistake and he laughed, used to my antics.

I wanted to surprise my kids with a big teddy bear like my grandmother did when I was a kid. I decided to get them a massive teddy from Costco. It was delivered in a giant box, and the bear turned out ...