Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo invites kids to bring stuffed animal for a checkup during Teddy Bear Weekend
The event is free for zoo members or with paid admission. Children ages three to 11 who bring their stuffed animals will get ...
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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America's National Toy
If ‘Teddy Bear,’ why not ‘Billy Possum’?” That was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January 10, 1909, issue ...
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The unlikely story of friendship between a Vietnam veteran and a Vietnam orphan
Operation BabyLift was a program to fly Vietnam orphans out of the country to America. Nearly 50 years later, an amazing bond has formed between a veteran and an orphan because of a teddy bear.
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Ill-Fated Teddy Bear Stars In Poignant Sandy Hook Promise Campaign
The girl’s story is set to the tune, “Best of Friends,” as sung by Pearl Bailey in the classic Disney film “The Fox & The ...
North Providence students donate over 150 teddy bears to kids in tough situations
Nearly 200 teddy bears and stuffed animals were collected from the bins placed all around town. The group sorted them before ...
The new Sandy Hook Promise PSA will make every parent hug their child tighter
After she lost her youngest son, Dylan, at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, Nicole Hockley received a teddy bear as a gift. On its belly in blue were embroidered the words: “Heaven’s Angel.
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Teddy bears get check-ups at Nashville Zoo's heartwarming clinic for kids
Over the years, a Nashville Zoo event has grown into a beloved tradition for families. When we heard about it, we had to see it too.