Narrative the Teddy Bear's Picnic - Iplehouse BIDs

the Teddy Bears Picnic

If you go out in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.
If you go out in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise.
For every bear that ever there was, will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for teddy bears. The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares, and see them picnic on their holiday.
See them gaily dance about. They love to play and shout. And never have any cares.
At six o'clock their mommies and daddies, will take them home to bed
Because they're tired little teddy bears.

If you go out in the woods today,you'd better not go alone.
It's lovely out in the woods today,but safer to stay at home.
For every bear that ever there was. will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

Every teddy bear, that's been good, is sure of a treat today
There's lots of wonderful things to eat, and wonderful games to play
Beneath the trees, where nobody sees, they'll hide and seek as long as they please
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic

~ Jimmy Kennedy (1902-1984), British lyricist



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Invitations had been sent, and children started arriving with their teddy bears.....

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Bonnie and Elin brought a whole wagon full of teddies.....

The others were already there with their Teddies. They had laid out a picnic cloth, set up a table covered with all kinds of treats
- sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, and all manner of yummy cakes and pastries. What fun this was going to be!

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The children and all their teddies were having a fine time at their picnic.....

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Erzulie was trying to decide which donut to choose....

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...and Elin was about to reach for a hotdog....

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....when suddenly there was a noise behind them, and they all turned to look....

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"It's a BEAR!!!"

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...a big black bear looking directly at them.....

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"He's coming this way!!!"

 

"Everybody RUN!!!!"



They all got out of there as fast as they could.....



.....leaving behind all their teddies.....and all the food.......



The children ran from the bear, but when they realized he isn't following them,
they turned and peered from the bushes to see what he was up to...



The bear had made himself comfortable on their bench, and was sampling all their treats.....



Efreet had had enough. "The park ranger says people should never run from a bear, but should back away slowly.
If it charges them, they should confront it, making themselves as big as possible, and yelling loudly, to scare it off.
There's six of us, and just one of him, and he's eating all our food! I'm going to go scare him off. Who's coming with me?"



Erzulie and Bonnie went with Efreet to confront the bear.

"Hey you! Bear! What are you doing eating all our treats> Who do you think you are invading on our picnic like this?!?
You weren't invited! We don't want you here! GO AWAY!!!!!!"

 

The bear started to cry.



"I'm so sorry, " he sobbed. "I didn't mean to scare anyone, or chase you away. I was hungry and lonely, and so happy to see you all.
A couple of days ago, my Mom left to look for berries.....and she never came back. I went to look for her, but couldn't find her. Then I
heard you in the woods, and I smelled all the delicious food. I was so happy, and hoping you might share some...."

"Oh my!", said Nami, "That's so sad! I had no idea."



"You poor bear! You must be starving! Of course we'll share with you...."
...and Erzulie offered him the biggest slice of watermelon they had....



The bear wiped away his tears, and took the watermelon, as Erzulie sat down beside him...



Efreet straightened up all the teddies that had been knocked over, and sat down too.



Bonnie and Byuri also came and joined them. Byuri picked up all the spilled donuts
and put them back into the box, and Bonnie helped herself to a hotdog.



Everyone was happy to get back to their picnic.....and that they had made a new friend....



...except for Elin, who was still cautiously watching from the bushes.

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Thank you! I love playing with my smaller Iplehouse dolls. I was going to shoot just one or two Teddy Bear Picnic photos, but decided to make it a little story instead.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

 

Thank you all so much! My husband and I had a fun time shooting this story on a recent trip up north - me basically setting up the rough scenes, then lying down on the rocky path and ordering him around to fine tune everyone. I had originally intended to just have the little kids having a teddy bear picnic in the woods, but when we stopped at a Trading Post along the way up north, I spotted this adorable black bear, and worked a story around him.

 

Thank you all so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

 

Thanks! That's what I had in mind when I took the photos.

 

Thank you! I have such fun with these small dolls!

Thank You! I'm so glad you liked it!

Thank you! I knew the woods up north would be the perfect spot to shoot this little story.

 

Thank you!

 

That's so sweet! Yes, I believe Elin did eventually join in.

Thank you! Maybe some day I will get it made into a book.

Thanks! It was a lot of fun to do.

 

Me too! But that takes a lot of work, and time. One of these days I would like to get some doll books made.

 

Thank you!

 

Thanks everyone for your comments! I really appreciate it!

 

Thank you everyone! I was away on holidays for three weeks, and can't believe how many comments were made during that time. Took lots of doll photos on our travels, so they will be showing up soon.

 

Thanks! I love my small Iplehouse dolls!

You are welcome!

 

Thank you! yes, it's fun setting up and taking the photos, but it's even more fun seeing how the photos turned out.

Thank you!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like everything.

 

Thanks so much!

 

I love that little bear too! I'm so glad he was the only black bear the right size at the Trading Post on our way up north. We had skipped the first Trading Post, but stopped there on our way back home several days later, but I'm glad we did skip it on the way up, since what I was really looking for was a realistic in scale black bear, and that other Trading Post had lots of them. I'm so glad I ended up with the 'teddy Bear" black bear, since he was so much more fun to work into the story.

Thanks so much!

Thanks! It was a lot of work, but the hardest part was finding a suitable setting since most things in nature are way too big for the tiny dolls. I found the perfect spot in some blueberry bushes at the side of a rocky path. Perfect scale little bushes and trees.