TOYBOX at the Teddy Bear Picnic!

Sep 27

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Updated: 19 hours ago

September 27, 2026

Le français suit

On Sunday, September 27, TOYBOX Manitoba, along with UWSA Daycare, UW Numeracy Development & Learning Lab (NDL), and UW Let’s Talk Science, gathered in Tent 14 at the Teddy Bear Picnic! Children and their parents/caregivers lined up to see what interesting things were waiting for them inside the tent.

TOYBOX greeted children and families with free bubbles and invited them to make their own special stress balls using their favourite balloon colour. We encouraged children to practice counting while they scooped sand with a spoon. Some older children enjoyed a guessing game: “How many scoops of sand will it take to fill the balloon?”

Other tables were also filled with lots of engaging activities for children to enjoy, such as numbered colouring pages and a fishing game from NDL, as well as eye-opening science experiments from Let’s Talk Science. Glitter tattoos were a great bonus that made many children’s days brighter and shinier!

While all the fun activities were happening inside the tent, TOYBOX mascots, Litty and Nume, also visited the site with their cute stuffed animals. Children gave high-fives, took family pictures, and even chatted about their favourite stuffed animals! Many smiles, laughs, and memories were shared throughout the day. We are sincerely thankful to the Children’s Hospital Foundation for inviting us to this wonderful event.

Reflective Quotes:

Thank you to everyone who came out to visit us at the Teddy Bear Picnic.

It was great to connect with families in our community and share fun activities that support early numeracy development!

– NDL Team

I loved seeing how children’s stress balls were decorated with their creativity:

smiley faces, favourite animals, and even the stuffed animals they brought with them! Even babies and toddlers loved squeezing them!

– Yeong,

TOYBOX Team

It was so heartwarming to see so many friendly faces

(some new, and some familiar) at the Teddy Bear Picnic this year! I had lots of fun making squishies with everyone!

– Camryn,

TOYBOX Team

It was great to introduce the TOYBOX project

and to share our activities with so many new families from all over the city, in English and French! The Teddy Bears were so cute and Litty and Nume fit right in!

– James,

TOYBOX Team

It was wonderful to see children meeting our mascots, Litty and Nume

for the first time while they were greeted with lots of high-fives and hugs! It was a beautiful experience to be part of and I am so excited for next year’s event!

– Cassidy,

TOYBOX Team

Ce fut un plaisir d'assister au Teddy Bear Picnic.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde, et les enfants s'amusaient à courir après des bulles devant la tente TOYBOX. J'étais fière de pouvoir dire que nous avons également cette ressource en français.

– Paulette, Université de Saint-Boniface,

l'équipe TOYBOX

TOYBOX au Teddy Bear Picnic!

Le 27 septembre, 2026

Le dimanche 27 septembre, TOYBOX Manitoba a participé pour la première fois au Teddy Bear Picnic aux côtés de centre d’apprentissage de l'UWSA, de l'UW Numeracy Development & Learning Lab (NDL) et de Parlons sciences UW. Les enfants et les adultes qui les accompagnaient sont venus en grand nombres et avec enthousiasme pour participer aux activités.

Nous avons proposé une activité de bulles et fabriqué des balles antistress avec les enfants, pendant que les familles découvraient notre projet ToyBOX et nos resources. Vous pouvez consulter les informations relatives à l'événement sur le site de Teddy Bears’ Picnic.

Les enfants et les familles ont adoré rencontrer nos mascottes. Les enfants ont aussi appris des choses sur les germes grâce à l'activité scientifique de nos partenaires de Parlons sciences, et beaucoup d'entre eux ont adoré recevoir de tatouages scintillants avec nos amis de l'UWSA Nume et Litty, prendre des photos avec nos mascottes et de leur taper dans la main.