Teddy Bear Picnic: Super Bear Adventure on International Picnic Day

Wednesday June 18th is International Picnic Day! Giant Teddy bears love picnics and plan to celebrate all day long. 

DeeDee Cuddles, huge purple teddy bear and Sunny Cuddles, big mocha brown bear are packing a picnic basket to celebrate. Aren't they cute? 

What? You've never met a Giant Teddy bear?

You don't know what your life is missing!

Giant Teddy bears are the most adorable, cuddly-soft bears on the planet. They come in all colors, sizes, and teddy bear family styles... and the best part? They are big. Huge. GIANT! Even the smallest Giants are bigger than many other teddy bears.

How big? Giant Teddy bears come in sizes from 18 inches all the way to 6 feet tall. (You read that right - 6 feet!)

Where were we? Oh yes - the Giant Teddy bears were all getting ready for International Picnic Day. 

Everyone was packing a basket, with plans to meet in the big Giant Teddy park.


Cutie Chubs had his red wagon all packed up and ready to go.

Amber brown Giant Teddy bear Cutie Chubs comes in lots of huge sizes!

He got to the park first, so he took some time to play on the swings.

When you need a great gift idea, a Giant Teddy bear makes life fun... for anyone! 

But he heard a rustling sound, and turned just in time to see a bird fly off with a bag of delicious honey salmon sandwiches from Cutie's picnic basket!

Cutie Chubs hopped off the swing and ran after the bird, yelling. The bird dropped the bag over the lake and flew away.

Cutie ran onto the bridge and looked into the water (he saw a big turtle down there) and a little girl tried to help him but they couldn't reach the sandwiches.

Cutie Chubs, big amber brown teddy bear, looks in the lake for his missing sandwiches on International Picnic Day

Suddenly, they heard a noise and turned to look. Everyone in the park was pointing to something brown and furry running over the hill.

It's a bird - NO!

Well we know it isn't a plane, what is it??

It's Super Bear!

Super Bear, a mysterious (and some say devilishly handsome) Giant Teddy bear often appears when bears need help. Or there are free donuts. Few know his true identity...

Super Bear had heard the commotion, and was leaping into action. No delicious lunch would be lost on his watch.

Super Bear grabbed a fishing pole, aimed for the sandwiches and hooked the bag, reeling it back in. He handed it to Cutie Chubs who said thank you, and then looked closely at Super Bear.

"Wait a minute, aren't you..." Cutie didn't finish because Super Bear was running away, his cape flowing out behind him.

Then Super Bear tripped, fell, and rolled down a hill out of sight.

The little girl said, "Well, he may be Super Bear, but he's kind of clumsy, isn't he?"

Cutie Chubs laughed and waved goodbye as she ran off.

By then, Lady Cuddles and Sprinkle Chubs had arrived. Cutie told them what had happened.

Lady Cuddles looked around. "Where's Sunny Cuddles?" she asked.

Sunny came limping up over the hill, waving his paw. "I'm starving, let's eat!"

Giant Teddy Bear Picnic on International Picnic Day! Cutie Chubs (amber brown in a personalized shirt) Lady Cuddles (pink cuteness) and Sunny Cuddles (big brown teddy bear) all enjoying some watermelon.

All the bears had a nice picnic and a lot of fun.

Sunny Cuddles, big mocha brown teddy bear, challenges Cutie Chubs, oversized amber brown teddy bear, to some red wagon races after their picnic lunch

When nobody was watching, Cutie Chubs snuck off with Sprinkle to hold paws in the shade. They are quite the Bearmance item around Giant Teddy!

Sprinkle Chubs is a beautiful snowy white Giant Teddy bear with super soft fur - she and Cutie love wearing personalized teddy bear shirts! Add one to your Giant Teddy for a special personalized gift.

You know, the funny thing is, whenever Super Bear shows up, Sunny Cuddles is never there to see him. Huh.

Sunny Cuddles, life-size mocha brown Giant Teddy bear, says he doesn't know who Super Bear is... but he admires him greatly!

Get your own big teddy bear and have fun adventures all year long.

Happy International Picnic Day from all the huggable fun Giant Teddy bears!

Lulu Shags with Melissa McCarthy on CBS

Giant Teddy bears have appeared on several hit shows, and the latest small screen triumph is our own pink and adorable Lulu Shags, who appeared on the May 5, 2014 episode of "Mike & Molly" with Melissa McCarthy.

Molly catches Carl coming out of Victoria’s room late at night but will she tell Mike, on MIKE & MOLLY, Monday, May 5 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, Katy Mixon as Victoria Flynn, and Billy Gardell as Mike Biggs Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

You can read Lulu's press release here.

The episode, titled "Sex, Lies and Helicopters" had McCarthy's character Molly finding out her sister had a one night stand with her husband's police partner, Carl. Carl is notorious for becoming overly attached to women, while Molly's sister Victoria is notorious for not being attached to guys.

Lulu Shags from Giant Teddy (several sizes)

Lulu Shags plays the big pink teddy bear that Carl sends Victoria, proving he his indeed becoming attached in what was supposed to just be a casual one night stand. For the show, Lulu pretended that a song played when Molly pressed her paw.

Molly tries to make the song stop by laying on top of Lulu, wrestling with her, and finally ripping out the stuffing.

Lulu Shags wants to assure everyone that Melissa McCarthy is a talented and funny woman and that Lulu did her own stunt work in the scene. There was no bear hate involved!

At the Giant Teddy watching party, Lulu Shags downplayed her own risks, saying she was always in full control of the scene.

Lulu Shags has loved the spotlight ever since discovering her own talent for magic tricks as a young cub. Being on a hit TV show was a dream come true for her.

Her beautiful soft pink fur really looked great on camera, and Lulu would love to do another show someday, or maybe even be a judge on a reality TV talent show featuring magic or dancing.

Lulu Shags has a special place in her heart for kids and animals. She loves to rally bear donations for children's hospitals so the kids have a furry friend by their side, and she hopes to one day lend her new fame to helping raise awareness for animal kindness events at shelters.

Asked about her co-stars, Lulu Shags raved about the talent on set. She particularly loves Melissa McCarthy but found Billy Gardell to be adorable and of course the legendary Swoosie Kurtz to be - well, legendary even though they didn't share a scene.

Lulu denied that she was renting a mansion in Beverly Hills, saying she plans to stay with her bear friends and family at Giant Teddy in between starring roles.

If you want to send a star like Lulu Shags to someone who loves pink, is a fan of Melissa McCarthy's or of the show "Mike & Molly" or you just need a big teddy bear to make your own life complete, be sure you stop by and see her at GiantTeddy.com and read her Bear Paw Walk of Fame page.

Giant Teddy on CBS "Mike & Molly" episode: Lulu Shags is a TV Star!

She's big, pink, adorable... and famous! Giant Teddy bear Lulu Shags will be guest starring on the hit CBS show, "Mike & Molly" on Monday May 5, 2014 at 9/8c 

The Mike & Molly episode, titled "Sex, Lies & Helicopters" also stars the wonderfully talented and funny Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn and Billy Gardell as Mike Biggs.

Molly catches Carl coming out of Victoria’s room late at night but will she tell Mike, on MIKE & MOLLY, Monday, May 5 (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Melissa McCarthy as Molly Flynn, Katy Mixon as Victoria Flynn, and Billy Gardell as Mike Biggs Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Lulu Shags will be getting her own star on our Bear Paw Walk of Fame (we hope you'll visit all our Bear Stars!) and she's getting her own Charity Challenge & Giveaway on Giant Teddy's Facebook page.

Official Post - look for this at the top of our Facebook Page and "Like" and Comment for the Charity Challenge & Giveaway, details below

THE FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY
-Enter by commenting "Lulu Shags is a TV Star!" on our official Charity Challenge & Giveaway Facebook post pinned to the top of our Facebook wall (pictured above)

-Enter again by commenting on this blog for an extra chance

*People who participated in our Mystery Bear Facebook post guessing game and those who participated in the Caption Contest earlier this month are each entered into the contest already, 2x if you were a participant in BOTH! And you can each enter another 2x based on these rules for a possible total of 3-4 chances : ) 

-We will be randomly drawing a single winner for a 27inch Lulu Shags bear from qualified entries.

27in Lulu Shags pictured
*$49.99 Retail Value

-We will be randomly drawing 5 winners to receive an 18in Lulu Shags teddy bear.

18in Lulu Shags pictured
*$25.99 Retail Value

-Giveaway entries start Thursday 5/1 and close Monday 5/5 at 10am CT

-Winners announced on Facebook at 8:35 CT Monday 5/5/14 (immediately after "Mike & Molly" airs)

-Winners must be in the 48 Continental US.

-Winners must contact us to claim prize once winning names are posted. If winner does not contact us within 48 hours, we will draw another name. Winners will receive prizes within 3 weeks and must have a valid physical shipping address.

-Contest is entirely run by Giant Teddy and is not sponsored by Facebook.

Charity Challenge!
Give a child in the hospital hope ... and a bear.

We will donate 1 Baby Shags Bear (18in, Lulu and other Shags bears) to NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital for every 20 "Likes" our Charity Challenge post can get. 

Each bear includes a custom card telling the child they have a new furry friend to hold paws with while in the hospital. 
*Limit of 80 donated bears 

You have a chance to help us make a sick, scared child feel a little safer and happier while in the hospital - a place no child should ever have to be. Bears are given to children in all departments and are theirs to keep once they are able to go home.

Charity Challenge will run based on Likes on the official post (pictured above) pinned to the top of our Facebook wall starting Thursday 5/1/14 through 10 am CT Monday 5/5/14.

Make a Child Smile - Share our Post and Let's See How Many "Likes" We Can Get. Remember: 20 "Likes" = 1 Bear