New Zealand embraces teddies to help make lockdown bear-able

In this Monday, March 30, 2020, photo, a teddy bear hangs upside down in a window of a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods.

The inspiration comes from the children’s book “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Hoffman said she’s been taken aback by the huge response. She said some people are creating personalities for their bears by having them do a different activity each day.

Hoffman said she’s getting some help to enhance her website so that people will soon be able to interact with the bears by giving them an emotion.

Ha! So funny - our neighborhood is doing it now too! Have a few bears in our windows! Had no idea it came from New Zealand.

Cute!

jen_l_espinoza

fuzyjoe 😀

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JackyNinjakitty For all those wondering - they're upside down because they're in the Southern Hemisphere.

Adults, too.

Targets people.... DONT BE A TARGET!!!!!

I don't live in New Zealand but I will put a stuffed animal in my window in AZ. Maybe people will catch on?

That started in the UK x

That bear looks like it’s in distress.

tiny_beans Did you look up Kawakawa. I put a group up. 'Groovy HinterWazza Bear and Friends'.

We’re doing it too here.

All well and good until the Teddy Bear shortage to come in a few weeks results in a wave of home invasion robberies.

Whats more comforting than a bear dangling upside down in a window...

Самое главное-не разочароваться, не стать безразличным! Человечество должно-жить! У нас в стране,нет шанса! В аптеках нет масок,нет антисептиков,нет тестов! Нет надежды на лучшее! Государство не помогает народу с продовольствием и медикаментами. Что нам делать в этой ситуации?

It’s...nice...but a lil creepy.

Why upside-down? In distress?

Edinburgh is rocking the teddies and rainbows

Together, we will prevail

That is terrifying

Many American neighborhoods have been doing it for weeks

I love New Zealand.

My neighborhood has been doing that

weird

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