Your child's teddy bear travels from homeschool family to homeschool family, collecting stories, stamps and state facts, then comes home with a journal full of adventures.
A pen-pal adventure for a teddy bear, with real learning built into every stop.
Name it, print the kit, and tuck the passport and journal into a zip bag with your bear.
We match you with 6–8 homeschool families. Addresses are shared privately by email only.
Host a visiting bear for a week. Field trips, a journal page, a passport stamp, then mail it on.
Your bear returns with a journal full of states, stories and brand-new friends.
A fluffy honey-brown teddy with a little red backpack and a tiny guardian angel pin to keep it safe on the road. Your bear's adventure can start from any kitchen table.
Each stop adds a new postcard, a new stamp and a new friend, until your bear has seen all 50 states.
Start your bear's adventureKids color in each state on the tracker as the bear travels, and see how far one little bear can go.
Everything you need to launch a bear, ready to print on US Letter paper.
How loops work, shipping tips and safety rules, all on one page.
A "Hello, I'm a Traveling Bear!" letter to tape inside the journal.
12 stamp boxes for host families to sign, stamp or sticker.
Two designs with room to write, draw and tape photos. Print as many as you need.
Color in every state the bear visits. Total up states and miles.
Cut-out postcards the bear can "send" back to its family.
Separate question sets for little learners (4–7) and big kids (8–12).
Cut-out tags that travel with the bear so every family freshens it up before mailing.
A reflection page to read the journal together when the bear returns.
Already have a bear in mind? Print and go. Want a fresh one in the mail? We'll send it.
Use a bear you already have
Delivered instantly as a PDF.
Everything ready to mail out
Pick your bear at checkout. Free shipping in the US. Small parts — not for under 3.
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A friendly project that keeps kids' privacy in mind from the very first stop.
Addresses go by email only, between families in the same loop. Never in comments, never public.
Journals use first names. No last names, house numbers, school names or street signs in photos.
Parents decide what goes in the journal, and hosts never contact a child directly.
Every family sends the next one a tracking number when the bear ships.
Tell us your state and your kids' ages and we'll match you with a loop of homeschool families. You only ever share your address with the families in your loop.
Sign up for a loopEach family in a loop uses the Traveling Bear Kit so every journal looks and feels the same.
If you'd like to chip in toward postage and supplies so more homeschool families can send a bear, any amount helps. You'll get a printable thank-you bear card to color. 🐻
Buy a bear a stampPay any amount. Donations are not tax-deductible.
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Usually a few dollars for a small bear in a bubble mailer with USPS Ground Advantage. Check current rates at usps.com.
Yes. The kit keeps every bear's journal consistent and full of learning, so each family in a loop uses it.
About a week per family plus mailing time, so a loop of 6–8 families takes roughly 2 to 3 months.
Tracking numbers keep everyone informed. If a family needs more time, they just let the next family know.
Yes! Print as many pages as your group needs.
Ages 4–12. The geography prompts have separate sets for little learners and big kids.
Print it tonight. Your bear could be on its way this week.
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