Teddy bears are peeking out from windows throughout Winsted, including at the
Herald Journal.
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Folks in Winsted have joined the “Teddy Bear Count” activity, placing teddy bears in
their windows for children to count as they walk through neighborhoods.
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Counting teddy bears
in Winsted
KATHY ANDERSON
Herald Journal staff
We’re all getting a touch of cabin fever, due to the
latest stay-at-home order from the state, but we are
encouraged to get outside and get some exercise.
Children are especially prone to feeling trapped,
as the weather warms and the outdoors beckons.
On a suggestion from a local radio station, our
Winsted neighborhood social media group has or-
ganized a bear hunt to keep kids (and their elders)
entertained during their daily perambulations.
Residents are encouraged to put teddy bears in
the front windows of their homes for children to
count.
Not having a stuffed animal in my house for
some years, I suggested that my (live) dog – who
often sits on the back of the couch looking out the
front window for anything moving at which she can
bark – could substitute.
I was told it would work if I put a sign around her
neck stating, “I am a teddy bear.”
My schnauzer refused to cooperate.
Next, I offered my husband as a possible proxy.
This was disallowed; although he has the physique,
he does not have the temperment.
I will pick up an ac-
tual stuffed bear on
my next shopping trip,
when I check out the
supply of toilet paper.
I thought this was an
excellent way to put a
little humor into the
lives of the little ones.
I think it would be
a great idea for the
whole city to display
their teddys for the
duration of the stay-at-
home order.
It could be our sign
of solidarity, and hope
in an otherwise dreary
stretch of time.
Join the bear hunt in
Winsted.
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