Today is National Teddy Bear Day!

Can you make a bear out of a towel?

Happy National Teddy Bear Day 🤗

Hi there @samm_kml! Mr. Blue is very, very cute!

Hi @elsa

Happy Teddy Bear Day. 🐻

I only had a couple of teddy bears growing up. I collected stuffed Garfield’s and Stephen King books. 🙃

I know a couple of people here in the community that lover bears. @bearwithme and @Scooterpie. I love your collection too @Spinnifix. 💕🤗

@bearwithme do you have a collection? 😁

Thanks for the tag @Diamond Lim 💕

Teresa 🦋🌺🦋

Happy National Teddy Bear Day...

Thanks @Elsa for the nice thread, lovely stories and video 🤗

Here are the 8 fun facts about Teddy Bear

1. Teddy bears got their name from the story that Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub while on a hunting trip in 1902.
2. The first toy stuffed bear was created by German toymaker Margarete Steiff. She created a soft plush with movable arms and legs and a friendly face after taking her nephew to the zoo in 1903.
3. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first use of the term teddy bear to 1906.
4. Washable teddy bears didn't appear until 1954 when the stuffing was switched to an easier to clean nylon fill. Before that, they were stuffed with mohair, wool, and other hard to clean fills.
5. The world's smallest stitched teddy bear is a mere 0.29 inches tall! It was created by South African artist Cheryl Moss who is known for her minuscule work.
6. The world's largest stitched teddy bear is proudly American! The 55-foot-4 creation was made in 2008 and is named C.T.Dreams, which stands for Connect the Dreams. You can go visit it in Wichita, Kansas!
7. Are you a teddy bear collector? So is Jackie Miley, from Hilly City, South Dakota. She has the world’s biggest teddy bear collection, totaling 8,026 bear friends in 2012. Anyone attempting to break her record? 😁😁
8. The official term for a teddy bear collector is an ‘arctophile’. 😲😲