Teddy Bear Hunt

Mary Tary Bear is on my front porch ready for the Teddy Bear Hunt. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Teddy Bear Hunt

Our mid-Missouri community is pulling together to give kids a new fun activity, a Teddy Bear hunt April 3-12, 2020.

The idea is to place a stuffed teddy bear in a window so kids cruising by, either by walking or driving, can spot the Teddy Bear. I don’t know who started this locally but I remember a Frenchman distributing teddy bears a couple of weeks ago to brighten children quarantined for COVID 19.

Panda, left, and Squeaker were treasured childhood friends. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

There’s something soothing about a Teddy bear. Named after US President Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Bears have been a part of my life. From Squeaker and Panda, my first stuffed bears, I have had a number of special teddy bears that have kept me company.

Smokes is a gift Teddy Bear from colleagues at Ft. Leonard Wood. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

There is a bear that was a gift when I left the US Army Engineers public affairs office. And bears that my mother made.

This tiny Teddy bear was my childhood travel bear, now watching me from a desk. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

And Mary Tary Bear, a very large bear given to me by an old friend. Mary is huge compared to my tiny travel bear that now lives comfortably in a rocking chair in a desk.

So I can personally attest, there is something warm and cozy about having a teddy bear close by in a room corner, or a front porch.

Stay well!

Charlotte