Plush for Birthdays

The custom plush that wins a birthday is one only that person could want: their favorite game or cartoon character, their own pet, a doll that looks like them, or a copy of a toy from their childhood. At SKAZKODROM each one is sewn by hand to order, from $350. Making usually takes 2–4 weeks, and delivery 7–20 business days.

We don’t keep a shelf of ready toys. You send a picture and the birthday date, we sew the toy for that one person, and you see photos of it before it ships. These are the birthday plush people order from us most:

• A game or cartoon character. Video game plush, sewn from screenshots. A player’s own avatar is a big one for kids.
• Their pet. A plush of their own dog or cat, sewn from photos, from $390.
• A doll of them. Portrait dolls from $365, sewn from a few photos of the birthday person.
• A child’s drawing. Plush from drawings from $297. The kid’s own monster, now huggable.
• A lost childhood toy. Lost toy replicas from $295, made from an old photo.

Kids usually want a custom plush of the character they already talk about all day. Right now that’s often their game avatar. People ask us for a “plush of my Roblox avatar” all the time, and a lot of those are for a kid’s birthday. Send screenshots from the front, back and side. Our Roblox angel cat came from four of them, wings, glasses and a crown of green stars included. A simpler avatar like this Roblox cat starts from $310.

Book and cartoon characters work too. Ruslan wanted Findus, the cat from Sven Nordqvist’s Pettson and Findus books, for his daughter’s birthday. The only Findus on our site was 50 cm tall, and he needed one 25–30 cm, small enough for her to carry around. So that’s the size we sewed. Our Christmas Findus shows the look.

A Roblox angel cat plush, sewn from four screenshots of one player’s avatar.

Findus from the Pettson and Findus books, in striped overalls with a sock on his tail.

“I’m sure my daughter will remember this present for a long time to come.”

Ruslan, about the Findus he ordered for his daughter’s birthday. Read his review

Plenty of grown-ups would love a plush for their birthday. They just don’t say so. The market researchers at Circana found that 43% of UK adults had bought a toy for themselves or another adult in 2025. A custom plush for an adult’s birthday usually starts from something they’re into:

• Their favorite game. One husband wanted to give his wife a shocking birthday present. Her favorite game was Heroes of Might and Magic III, so we sewed her an Ancient Behemoth with long grey fur, green eyes and big curved claws, from $335. A Faerie Dragon from the same game was another birthday gift: 48 cm (about 19 in) tall, with a wire frame that holds poses, from $360.
• Their dog. A customer sent us photos of a friend’s Jack Russell and gave her the Jack Russell plush on her birthday. She was genuinely surprised. A dog like this starts from $465.
• Themselves, as a cartoon. A young man wanted an unusual birthday present for his girlfriend, who reminded everyone of Gadget from Rescue Rangers. We made her a Gadget doll with her own face, painted from her photo. That was 2011, and it was our first look-alike toy. From $400.
• Something from their childhood. One man had us sew the tamagotchi pet his wife lost as a child, a white winged creature, as a soft plush for her birthday.

Favorite shows count too. Our Homer Simpson plush is 37 cm tall and soft from head to shoes, a good present for a dad who quotes the show at dinner.

An Ancient Behemoth from Heroes 3, a husband’s birthday surprise for his wife.

A Gadget doll with the birthday girl’s face, painted from her photo.

The Jack Russell birthday plush next to Murka, a real kitten, for scale.

A milestone birthday calls for a plush that sums the person up. A few that fit:

• A doll of the birthday person. People order look-alike dolls for birthdays, anniversaries and retirement. For portrait dolls we draw the doll from their photos first, and you approve the drawing before we sew.
• Their first toy, back again. At 50 or 60, a copy of the bear or bunny they had as a kid hits hard. One old photo is often enough. See nostalgic gifts for adults.
• Something big, with their name on it. We once sewed a raccoon pillow almost 2 meters long, with a name tag, for a birthday.

Any birthday plush can carry a personal touch: an embroidered name or date, a printed tag with your message, a secret pocket for a note, or a sound module that plays a voice you recorded.

Planning for a wedding or an anniversary instead? That has its own guide: custom plush for weddings and anniversaries.

Order a custom birthday plush about two months before the date to be safe. Here is where the time goes:

• Making: usually 2–4 weeks. Detailed toys, like a dragon with a wire frame or an avatar with wings, usually take 3–4 weeks. Every estimate keeps a small reserve for handmade surprises.
• Delivery: usually 7–20 business days, depending on your country and the carrier. Regular post usually costs $50–60 and is paid separately.
• Holidays: couriers slow down around them, so leave a few spare days if the birthday falls near one.

Put the birthday date in your first message, and we’ll tell you straight away whether it fits. For a December birthday or Christmas, order by November 1. More on our Christmas plush page.

For a free quote on a custom birthday plush, send a picture of what you want made, the birthday date and the size. More detail helps:

• A game character or avatar: screenshots from the front, back and side
• A pet: clear photos of the face from both sides, plus close-ups of any markings
• A person: photos of the face, the hair and the outfit they’re always in
• A drawing or an old toy: the drawing itself, or the best photo you have
• Size: in cm or inches, or tell us who will hold it. Findus was 25–30 cm so a small girl could carry him.
• Extras: a name, a date, a message, a recorded voice, poseable limbs, clothes that come off

Then you get a quote with a time estimate, and we sew the toy. Portrait dolls get a drawing for you to approve first. You see photos of the finished plush, and we fix anything that looks off before it ships.

We’ve made toys to order since 2009, more than 2,100 of them. On a personal order, if the plush arrives and you don’t love it, tell us within 14 days of delivery and you get a full refund. See our guarantee. Still deciding what to make? Try these custom plush gift ideas and answers to custom plush gift questions.

Send a picture and the date. We’ll reply with a price and tell you whether it can arrive in time. For Christmas, order before 1 November.

Custom toys start from $350.
A bigger size or extra details can cost more.