Going on a Bear Hunt

This morning on my neighborhood listserv was the following message:

Hi - 

A friend told us about his activity inspired by the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt and my kids are excited about the idea.

If you'd like to participate, put a teddy bear in a window of your house or in the front yard or some other creative easily seen but not easily touched spot. If you want to participate and don't have a teddy bear, make a bear sign and hang it in your window instead! Then as families take walks through the 'hood they can look for bears. Maybe there would be a way to share pics of spotted bears?

Our bears are getting set up now. We hope others will join in!

(Neighbor Mom/Teacher)
S. Pollard Street


In the time that I've been outside mowing and on my front porch transplanting tomato babies, more than fifty enthusiastic replies to this idea have queued up in my inbox. Responses include:

We're in on S. Nelson!
Winter bear chillen' on a chair at S. 16th & Oakland.
Small menagerie on S. Stafford!
We're embracing diversity and may include other stuffed animals besides bears.
Tigger is now keeping watch over S. 16th Street.
Don't forget the townhouses on S. 12th Street!
There are several bears hanging out in the dogwood tree at...

and so on it goes.

Here's hoping all the little ones in the neighborhood have a fabulous time finding bears and other creatures on their longer-than-usual walks this afternoon.