National Teddy Bear Picnic Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day is observed on July 10 of every year. On the day, take your kids along with their teddy bears for a picnic. This day is majorly celebrated by the people of the United States, Canada, Australia, and few parts of Europe. These stuffed toys are always the kid’s favourite companion, so grab this day as a chance to go out for a picnic with your children and their stuffed partner. Teddy bears play an essential part in kids life as they are always together, sometimes even when they grow up to adults. Pack your lunch, seize some teddy bears and your kids, go to park, beach, forest or lake, find a shady place to spend some time with them. It is believed that Teddy Bear Picnic Day was created on July 10 of 1988 by Royal Selangor, after a song about Teddy Bears Picnic became popular. Soon many people started to buy and gift them for birthdays and other occasions. The theme became popular among the kids, schools, parents, etc. The exact reason for the creation of the day remains unknown. What Teddy bears itself was invented after
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President Theodore Roosevelt failed to hunt a small bear in 1902, which was later made into a cartoon, then a toy store owner, Morris and Rose Michtom, gained permission from the president to name their stuffed toy as teddy bears. Soon teddy bears became most popular among the people. How to celebrate the day Celebrate Teddy Bear Picnic Day by taking your teddy bears out for a picnic. If you can’t find time to go out, you can observe the day at your home with your kids and the teddy bears, by letting them play with it inside a built tent and you can also serve lunch to them in the tent. You can spend some time cleaning and changing clothes for your teddy bears. If you have wanted to buy a teddy bear, then today is the right day to shop for them. Make sure you celebrate the day with a picnic and a packed lunch. You can also buy teddy bearshaped foods for the trip. Go creative with your teddy bears; the point is that this day will give you some time to spend with kids and loved ones. Post pictures and share your Teddy Bear Picnic Day celebrations on social media by using the hashtag #TeddyBearPicnicDay.
