IMO, if they asked for specifically NO toys from China, plush or otherwise, then you don't have to get them toys. This GE is not to make people's lives difficult. I'm sorry, but if they don't want China, then they don't need any, I guess. I mean every single toy is from China so to expect you to find any from elsewhere is kind of wrong I think. I know people have such serious hangups on the China thing, and I don't like it either, but let's try to make the GE be a FUN thing and not make it WORK for our buddies. Good luck
And if I were you, I'd just focus on other things and leave the toys out...I don't know what else you can do ???