Jocie's Christmas Bing and Flop

Jenny from Illinois created these Bing and Flop dolls for her daughter, Jocie. She writes, "I had emailed you a month or so again wondering if you knew anyone who would make a Bing and Flop for my daughter for Christmas and you weren't aware of anyone. Driven to give Jocie the one thing (or I guess two things) I knew she would love, I took the mission on myself and they're complete! They made my Jocie's Christmas SO special!! Flop is a little on the large size in comparison with Bing, and Bing is sort of skinny... But, she knew who they were and is CRAZY for them!!! She drags them everywhere and sleeps with them, and you'll see from the pictures that they have become part of the family. Thanks again for giving us Bing and Flop. They are extremely adorable characters and give us so many special moments with our children. Please let me know if there is anything you need here in Chicago. You have a friend here in Illinois. Sincerely, Jenny"

More Homemade Bing and Flop Dolls

AudryElla from the USA with her splendid homemade Bing and Flop pair, made by her grandmother for Christmas 2008. This is the 7th pair of homemade Bing and Flop dolls I'm aware of.

Bing Statues

There are only a very few of these Bing 'sculpts' in existence. They're 'flocked' like Sylvanian figures. Unfortunately, I haven't got any for sale, and if I did, they're a lot more than you'd think...

Bing Bunny Museum's First Acquisition

There's no Bing Bunny Museum you can visit at present, but there's a chair in the living room that is the start of it. Sarah offered me this pair of Bing and Flop dolls that her twin boys played with and of course I grabbed them. These sort of 'folk' Bing and Flop dolls will sadly probably disappear if an 'official' doll is ever manufactured, and so they're precious. Thanks, Sara

More Flops!

Two photos of a beautifully made Flop doll. What's curious is that there are now more known homemade Flop dolls than there are Bing dolls, and yet all the cakes sent in are Bing. Personally, it makes a lot more sense for a child to have a Flop doll when you think about it.

Another Homemade Flop Doll

Shahid from Perth, Australia, and his splendidly realised homemade Flop. His parents write: "We LOVE Flop so much we had to bring him to life."

Flop Doll

This photo was sent by Elise from Gainesville, Florida:
"My two year old loves the Bing books. For Daniel's 2nd B-day, my mother had a "Flop" made. Daniel sleeps with Flop, a cow and a pig!"

First Pair of Bing and Flop Dolls

These Bing and Flop doll were created by Carolyn of Charlottesville, Virginia,
for her grandson Abe in Indiana.
This is the first ever pair of Bing and Flop dolls I'm aware of. Carolyn's daughter, Ana, wrote to her: "WOW - I am so impressed! Abe will know how truly special these dolls are both because they were lovingly made by his Grandma and because of their impact on Bing history! The other day we received a box in the mail and Abe got so excited and started yelling "Bing and Flop" thinking that they had once again come to visit through the mail. Thanks again and congratulations!"

Mrs. Pilkington's "Bingish Bunny" doll

This Bing doll was created by Mrs Pilkington.
Mrs Pilkington, a self-described knitter, wife, mom, writer, butcher, baker, candlestick maker, calls him "Bingish Bunny".
photo © Mrs Pilkington
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Winner of the Most Messed Up Bing Book Contest

Robert from Manchester, England, is as serious a bingster as any I've seen. He's also a contestant in the MOST MESSED UP BING BOOK CONTEST.
Not only have his parents made him a Bing t-shirt but his grandmother actually created one of the very first Bing bunny dolls.
On the eve of finally signing the contract to start a slow-rolling television and merchandise program, I cant help feeling that this is a historically important doll. Perhaps many years from now, when we build the Bing Museum in Oxford, we can raise funds to acquire the world's first Bing for the permanent collection...
...that is, if Robert is willing to part with him. Which I doubt he would or should.