Teddy Bear Index

Sample teddies, coloring pages and poems about Teddy Bears from the collection below.

The cartoon that inspired Michtom founder
 of the American Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.

        Teddy Bears are stuffed, plush toys made to look like bears, although some are more realistic looking than others. The very first teddy bears were made by Steiff in Germany and Michtom in the U. S. These early bears were first called "Teddy Bears" in reference to President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.

• The First American Teddy Bears and here

       The name originated from an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi in November 1902, to which Roosevelt was invited by Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino. There were several other hunters competing, and most of them had already killed an animal. A suite of Roosevelt's attendants, led by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied an American black bear to a willow tree after a long exhausting chase with hounds. They called Roosevelt to the site and suggested that he shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this unsportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery, and it became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902. While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a handler and a disgusted Roosevelt had symbolic overtones, later issues of that and other Berryman cartoons made the bear smaller and cuter. 

• Clifford K. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection

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       Morris Michtom saw the drawing of Roosevelt and was inspired to create a teddy bear. He created a tiny soft bear cub and put it in the shop window with a sign "Teddy's bear", after sending a bear to Roosevelt and receiving permission to use his name. The toys were an immediate success and Michtom founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.

• Read more about the founding of Ideal Toy Company and teddy bears

Wonderful Teddy Bear Crafts from The Web For Adults:

• How to Make a Memory Bear from Clothing
• How to Make a Miniature Teddy Bear Picnic Scene Needle Felt
• DinLife Step by step tiny teddy bear
• Tinting in vintage style a teddy bear. (made from mohair)

Teddy Bear Poems:

• Teddy Brown-Bear
• The Bear Hunt
• Mother Goose's Teddy Bears

Our teddy bear artifacts and collections:

• Collectible Bears by Annette Funicello  - our sweet rosy pink, angelic teddy
  
• Steiff Teddy Bears  - photos and history
  
• Care Bear Teddy Bears  - catalogue references and history
  
• Build-A-Bears Stuffed Plush - interactive plush making with kids
• The Teddy Bears Tea Party - teaching manners to Teddy Bears for a tea party
  
• Paddington Bears  - books, links, history, doll sized Paddington bear
  
• Pamela Wooley's "Navy Timothy" Teddy Bear  - description in detail
  
• Smokey From Four Different Years: 1953, 1958, 1969 and 1994 - toy information, descriptions and photos, plus old vintage ads
• Father, Mother and Baby Bear Paper Dolls
  

Teddy Bear Coloring Pages from Our Blogs:

• "Teddy's Birthday Party" paper dolls
  
• Once upon a time...coloring page
• Color a Quilted Teddy
• The Sleepy Teddy Bear
• Color this lovable, huggable teddy bear...
• A bright eyed teddy bear anticipates color...
• The Sad Little Teddy Bear
• Color a teddy bear with a giant bow!
• Color a Patchwork Panda
• Color Papa Bear, Baby Bear and Mama Bear
• Color a Waving Teddy Bear
• Color this birthday bear...
  

Teddy Bear Fans and Famous Bears at YouTube:

• Vermont Teddy Bear Factory
• World's Largest Teddy Bear Collection
• Inside UK's Last Surviving Teddy Bear Factory
• Unconditional Love - The Teddy Bear Hospital 
• Building a new friend at Build-A-Bear
• The Berenstain Bears Official YouTube Channel
• These teddy bears' uniforms are made from extremely precious material
• Little Bear by Maurice Sendak - official channel
• I visited the hundred acre wood and pooh corner and Winnie the Pooh by Disney 
• An amazing Steiff Teddy Bear collection with John Port
• Elvis Presley sings "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" 1957

The Teddy Bear's Picnic:

• Bing Crosby sings The Teddy's Bear's Picnic (1950)
• Teddy Bears' Picnic - captions and cute cartoon
• Henry Hall & His Orchestra - The Teddy Bear's Picnic (1932)
• Ballerinas Dance to The Teddy's Bear's Picnic
• 29th Teddy Bear Picnic at the Library

Bear Read Alouds at youtube:

• Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See Read Aloud
  

Above advertisement for F. R. Bird teddies from 1907.

"They Are All The Rage - Teddy Bear is a fine specimen of his kind, made of Shaggy Cinnamon Plush, and 12 inches tall. His head, his arms and his legs are jointed on to the body so that they can all be turned in any direction. And you should see him shake his head and hear him grunt when you hit him in the stomach! Teddy is all the rage in the cities. The children carry him to school and even grown-up ladies carry him with them when they go out for a walk or ride, or to the theatre. The more costly Teddys sell as high as $25.00 each. We have picked out this one for you on acount of his good size, his jointed head, arms and legs, his cute grunt and his fine cinnamon color. We will send him to you free by mail if you will sell only six of our fine "Whole Bear Family" Pillow Tops at 25 cents each and send us the money, $1.50 in all. These pillow-tops are 21 inches square, tinted by hand in bright appropriate colors on Tan Ardsley Crush embroidery cloth. This is the most popular idea in a pillow-top ever gotten up and they sell very easily. Just send us your name and we send you pillow-top. When you have sold the six at 25 cents each send us the $1.50 and we will send you the fine Teddy Bear at once, FREE of all charge. If you send the 1.50 with your letter we will ship Teddy Bear and seven pillow-tops to you at once. The extra top, besides the Bear, is for yourself. Send name or money to F. R. Bird, MGR., Dept. 150. 291 Congress St., ....Boston, Mass."