Teddy Bears are an amazing companion to have in the summer holidays for any child. Holidays from school can seem endless when you are a child and that is wonderful, but it also means you won’t be seeing your school friends everyday and so a teddy bear is a great comfort as kids play in the summer sun!
Summertime Teddy Bear Friend
A firm friend and constant companion, teddy bears will ensure that children are never alone, and they always have someone to play with. There are also some other really great ways to play with a teddy bear in the summer holidays, here are some of our favourite ideas:
Teddy Bear Passport
Getting kids excited about day trips and holidays can be a challenge when you are taking them away from their normal routine. So, to help make a teddy bear passport and let your child colour in or stamp each time you go somewhere new. This acts both as a way to get them excited about going somewhere as they know teddy will be going there too, but also as a nice memory of the adventures they have had over the summer holidays. It can be as exciting as a trip to Disneyland or as simple as going to the local park, as long as teddy is allowed to come along and be part of it your child will love it.
Teddy Bear Travel Companion
If you are going on a long car journey, a plane, or a train over the summer holidays they your child may be a little apprehensive. Making teddy the travel companion is a fun way to engage your child and stop them being anxious about the travel. If you child has motion sickness and needs medicines or travel bands, then teddy can have them too. If your child gets bored as they travel, then a quick game of eye spy with teddy will keep them occupied as they go.
Teddy Bear Sleepover
A midnight feast is a fun adventure for kids and as they can stay up a little later in the summer, perhaps a midnight (or 9pm after you have changed the clocks) feast with teddy is a great idea. Having a sleepover with teddy, perhaps making a den in their bedroom, and sleeping in a sleeping bag rather than their beds is a big adventure for little ones.
Most parents have to work at sometime over the summer holidays so whether the child goes into day care for a week or so, or visits grandma for a few days taking teddy with them will ensure there is a connection to their home and make them feel safe at the day adventures or time away from home with family.
Summertime Journaling
Journals have long been known to help with children’s mental health and mindfulness as they catalogue the adventures of the day and sometimes their feeling too. Teddy can help with this as if they struggle with telling their own story they can tell teddy’s story instead.
Whatever you are doing this summer, have more fun with a personalised bear and make memories that will last a lifetime!
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