Born in france in 1961 still the same even after more than 50 years designed to stimulate the senses and soothe teething pains sophie the giraffe is a true icon loved by millions of children and parents around the world sophie the giraffe is babys first toy that stimulates each of the five senses sophie is still produced traditionally in france using a closely guarded process involving 14 manual operations since her birth in 1961 sophie the giraffe has wowed over 50 million babies a