Children have been stuck at home for weeks, in an effort to slow the COVID-19 pandemic which has infected at least 763 people.
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Neighbors around the Triangle are stepping up to make family walks more than just a walk in the park.
"I'm going on a bear hunt," one young North Carolinian said.
Stuffed bears are popping up in windows all over the place. The bears are part of a creative scavenger hunt for children.
"Oh it's awesome. It lets the kids count and it lets them get outside and run around," Kristi Soltiz said.
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Neighbors used social media groups to spread the idea and now it's taking over like wildfire.
"I mean for me it was like there's something good I can do. There's something I can contribute," Linden Winterberger said.
So far houses in Five Points and Bloomfield in Willow Springs are participating. But more neighborhoods are joining in on the fun every day.