All roads lead to the Teddy Bear Fest & Craft Show
The 26th Teddy Bear Festival & Craft Show was held Sunday on the Village Green. The event, presented by the Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford, along with the Town of New Milford, featured craft vendors, games and prizes, entertainment, food trucks, a Teddy Bear Hospital, and an Adoption Center.
Deborah Rose/The 26th Teddy Bear Festival caught the attention of many visitors Sunday on the Village Green.
Deborah Rose/Owen Zhou, 3, of Norwalk shows his interest in the bag of popcorn held by his mother, Jackie. The family heard about the Teddy Bear Festival through family that lives in the area.
Deborah Rose/Robin Arrowitz, 6, of New Milford, receives a warm welcome as she checks in her stuffed friends, Rosie and Stella, at the Teddy Bear Hospital.
Deborah Rose/Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford members Sue Ford, left, and Patty Murphy perform surgery at the Teddy Bear Hospital during the event.
Deborah Rose/ Stuffed animal patients wait patiently in the waiting room at the Teddy Bear Hospital.
Deborah Rose/Adrienne Kern, a Woman’s Club of Greater New Milford member, assists Sena Tissington, 4, of New Milford in giving Sena’s stuff friend an exam.
Deborah Rose/While others at the Teddy Bear Fest may have enjoyed the music at the event, Edward Hughes, 4, of New Milford, found it a bit too loud.
Deborah Rose/A variety of teddy bear-themed vendors, including Sharlynn Designs of New Milford, and other artisans participated in the event.
Deborah Rose/Vendor Patricia Rayner, of My Colors in Brookfield, and her husband, John, find shelter from the sun under the shade of a tree.
Deborah Rose/Quilts and other handcrafted products by Patricia Raynor, of My Colors in Brookfield, were displayed and sold.
Deborah Rose/Laura Boucher, right, of Girl Scout Troop 40297, and her friend, Mia Marchena, both of New Milford, make faces as they read a book while passing the time at the Teddy Bear Fest.
Deborah Rose/Kennedy Reynolds, 4, spots the camera while riding atop her the shoulders of her father, Aaron, as they peruse the Teddy Bear Fest.
Deborah Rose/The recovery room at the hospital received a variety of patients.
