Shining Stars

Shining Stars are a program introduced by Russ Berrie Inc. toy company in partnership with the International Star Registry. Russ Berrie's Shining Star Friends product line was introduced to market the program. Each Shining Star Friend includes a sealed tag containing a secret code which allows the purchaser to log into the Shining Stars website.

When an individual purchases a plush animal they can log into the said website and name a Star in the cosmos. The name given to the Star is officially recorded in book form with the United States Copyright office.

The Shining Stars

There are currently 24 original Shining Stars and special holiday Shining Stars. They are:Alligator, Beagle, Black Cat, Blue Bear, Brown Bear, Brown Bunny, Bunny, Cardnail, Chick, Christmas Lab, Cow, Cream Bear, Dinosaur, Dragon, Elephant, Flamingo, Frog, Giraffe, Golden Lab, Gorilla, Hedgehog, Honey Bear, Horse, Irish Setter, Lamb, Lion, Monkey, Orange Tabby Cat, Ostrich, Owl, Panda, Parrot, Penguin, Pig, Pink Bear, Polar Bear, Poodle, Pug, Puppy, Reindeer, Snail, Snowman, Tan Bunny, Tiger, Turkey, Turtle, Unicorn, White Cat, Zebra, Musical Bear,Musical Dog, Ballerina Bichon, Graduation Owl, Bald Eagle, Graduation Dog, Halloween Bat, Halloween Wolf, Halloween Spider, Border Collie, Badger, Snow Leopard, Goat, Westie, Canadian Goose and Chicken. Currently, the ET is an online only Star. age group: 3 & Up

Video games and films

There is a video game called "Shining Stars: Super Starcade" released for the Nintendo DS on June 9th. There was a movie which was released. But the only way you can get it is from purchasing 2 Shining Stars.