“Kids who grew up in Naperville remember trading them in the first half of 1995, close to a year before the rest of the country had heard of them, and a few teachers had banned Beanies from their classrooms because they'd become a distraction.” ChildrenSchoolToysOriginalBeanie Babies Book:The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute Source: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute