Mount Evelyn
Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
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Bearing up well By Romy Stephens An Upper Ferntree Gully woman has been spreading joy throughout her community, by planting teddy bears for children to hunt in a nearby park. Tilly Esse said she first decided to create a teddy bear hunt in Kings Park because as a mother of three, she knew families would be struggling locked inside due to Covid-19 restrictions. “I thought what a good idea just as a distraction for little ones because I can’t begin to imagine how difficult it would be to have little ones at home with nowhere to go,” she said. After gathering the stuffed toys from the local op shop, which had temporarily closed
The beginning of the bear hunt.
down due to Covid-19, Ms Esse started planting them. Little did she know, the bear hunt would soon become a huge hit among locals. “I think I had 48 that I put out and then everyday I was putting out three or four more because I could hear the kids counting them,” she said. “I thought I’m going to trick them, I’m going to put some more out. “I kept on putting more out and I was putting things like monkeys hanging over the trees and snakes siding through the bushes.” Ms Esse has now planted 139 toys and said she noticed other people had also added their toys to the bear hunt. Continued page 12
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Tilly Esse puts an umbrella over her Winnie the Pooh and Piglet bears when it rains. 209134
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