A Construction Worker Built A life-Size Where's Waldo For Kids In The Hospital Next Door To Find

July 20, 2016

To help kids find a little joy in their day, Justin Haney has been hiding a life-size Waldo on his construction site every day for kids who are staying at the hospital next door to find.

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Once enough children at Memorial Children's Hospital in South Bend, Indiana find Waldo, Haney is notified and then moves him to a new hiding spot.

It's become so popular among the children and hospital staff, that Haney started a Facebook group so people can post pictures of their finds.

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Haney, who's working on an expansion of the hospital, says he got the idea from a co-worker.

"He came up to me, and was kind of joking around, and said, 'Wouldn't it be funny if there was a Waldo up here?'" Haney told HuffPost. "And I thought, 'Yeah, that's kind of cool.' Then the idea sat in my head for a little while and I was like, 'I'm going to make him, I'm going to do it!'"

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Haney debuted Waldo in April and it was an instant hit.

"He's eight-feet tall and a pain in the butt to move around sometimes," Haney admitted. "He's 50, 60 pounds and he's awkward to carry. But it's worth it for the kids."

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