Realistic plush make great display pieces, especially when you treat them like a little natural history museum. A few ideas:

• Group by habitat. Give the ocean creatures one shelf (sharks, crabs, jellyfish), the birds another and the bugs a third. It instantly looks intentional.
• Hang your jellyfish. A loop of clear fishing line lets a jellyfish "float" from a shelf or the ceiling.
• Use shadow boxes for small creatures. Beetles and moths look great in a deep frame, like a soft version of a specimen case.
• Let the long ones lounge. Big pieces like a sawshark or lizard look great draped along the top of a bookshelf or across the back of a couch.
• Add labels. A little card with the animal's common and scientific name is a fun touch, and kids love learning them.

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