Teddies
Teddy Says
Instead of Simon says play Teddy says.
Crawl on your knees like a bear. Stand up as tall as a bear.
Give yourself a bear hug.
Pretend to climb a tree like a bear. Roll from side to side on your back.
Bend down and touch your toes, like a bear catching a fish for his dinner.
Stand up straight and then bend your knees up and down, like a bear scratching their back against a tree.
Let your child have a turn giving instructions. Have fun making up ways to move like a bear!
Go on a Bear Hunt
Hide a teddy somewhere around the house or garden. Ask your child to go and search for it.
Give your child hints as they try to find the bear, such as could it be under the chair, behind the curtain, on the bed, inside the wardrobe? Try giving clues by saying warmer or colder, when you child is near or far from the teddy.
Make a pair of binoculars out of a kitchen roll tube.
Older siblings may want to write clues for them to follow until they find it.
For a baby you could hide the teddy under a blanket and see if they can find it or play peek- a- boo.
Why not finish by snuggling up and reading “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen.
Watch Michael Rosen perform We're Going on a Bear Hunt, on YouTube.
Teddy bears picnic
Plan your picnic, make a list of the food and drinks that you are going to have. Make the picnic with real food or pretend food.
Write invites to all your teddy bears. You could invite a few friends and their teddy bears along.
Are you going to have the picnic inside or outside? Why not play some music and have a dance.
You could dress up as a bear or make a bear mask to wear to the picnic.
Have fun and don’t let the Bears eat too much!