Neighborhoods across the globe are putting stuffed bears in their windows and front lawns to give kids a safe game. As the book says, "We're not scared."
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day! We're not scared.
So begins the beloved award-winning children's picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen[1] and illustrator Helen Oxenbury[2] that has inspired people across the world to put stuffed bears in their windows to create a "bear hunt" for families out on a walk or a drive through the neighborhood.
It's a great activity for little ones during scary times of social distancing because of the coronavirus.
Matthew Berry, 41, first saw the idea posted by Meghan Harrigan in the neighborhood Facebook page for Woodgate, a suburb not far from Countryside Mall in Clearwater. She had posted a Bear Hunt as an event on Friday afternoon and pretty soon the neighborhood exploded with bears in the windows, the trees, in the backs of cars and under fences, he said.
[...] And there's a new Facebook group that was started this week called Pinellas County's Wild Animal Safari that was formed to allow families to organize and publicize where to find "wild animal safaris" of all kinds of stuffed animals throughout the area. Inspired by the bear hunts, organizer Krystal French chose a wild animal safari, "because it will add a little variety to the search."
[1] Michael Rosen on Wikipedia
[2] Helen Oxenbury on Wikipedia.
Are any Soylentils going to give this a try in their area?
https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article241538566.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/briarwood-neighborhood-keeps-high-spirits-with-teddy-bear-hunt/ar-BB11QXjC
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 01 2020, @04:11AM (3 children)
See the AC's response. You can stay at home, and slip in the bath/shower, and bust your head. In my case, I could conceivably stay "at home" and have plenty of room to exercise. A lot of city parks aren't as big as my little 15 acres. Still - I can't get stuff done if I don't leave the property.
How about those people who live in towns and cities, where the city park is less than 15 acres? Their "yard" consists of a row of six little shrubs, lining the sidewalk, or 22 sq ft of weed infested "lawn". Hi-rise apartments, rowhouses, and just plain old apartment buildings everywhere. If there is any "outside", it's communal property.
You can't lock people down, and forget about them. Life goes on, stuff has to be done, and that means going outdoors, no matter where you live.
(Score: 1, Troll) by EJ on Wednesday April 01 2020, @04:30AM (1 child)
Get what done? What do you need to do if you're not going to work or getting supplies?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday April 01 2020, @08:38AM
Well, I am going to work - but I guess that's beside the point.
Home repairs, vehicle repairs, in-law home repairs, chasing after livestock (not necessarily my own), helping a neighbor tend to some chore or another, maybe poach some - uhhh - EGGS (I wouldn't dream of poaching wildlife, but I will readily poach a few eggs from brother in law's henhouse) and whatever else. As I already said, life goes on. Unless you maybe live in the city, and have no life outside of work? Fact is, I have a tree that needs to come down, before it decides to come down in theh wrong direction. Maybe I'll get to that this weekend.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday April 01 2020, @06:55PM
Here in CO we're explicitly allowed to leave our property for exercise.
Colorado Stay at Home Order Fulltext [9news.com]
Under Necessary Activities: