Teddy Bears 🐻🐻 The name Teddy Bear came from President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot a bear on a hunting trip in 1902. The first toy stuffed bear with moveable arms and legs was created by German toymaker Margarete Steiff in 1903 to make bears less scary for children. In the US, National Teddy Bear Day is September 9th. Hug a teddy bear today!