A daughter found a heartwarming way to safely hug her mom, a resident at Fox Trails Senior Living Home in Stephens City, Virginia — by wearing an inflatable hippo costume, complete with a pink tutu.

She's not alone — home video of one woman visiting her mom in a nursing home has helped sales for inflatable hippo costumes soar 500% since the pandemic started.

Sometimes, all you need is a hug from mom. One dedicated daughter went viral after bundling up in an inflatable hippo costume to greet her mom with a big ol’ bear hug at the Virginia retirement ...

The retirement home allowed the two to embrace, as long as Bolerjack’s mother-in-law wore a sanitized inflatable hippo costume.

Honor the Cincinnati Zoo icon with an all-grey outfit, hippo ears, a tail, a pink tutu and a crown. You can also take it a step further by purchasing an inflatable hippo costume or hippo onesie.

In a video posted to Twitter on May 13, the woman could be seen hugging her mother while wearing an inflatable hippo costume. “This is wonderful,” the elderly woman could be heard saying.

Honor the Cincinnati Zoo icon with an all-grey outfit, hippo ears, a tail, a pink tutu and a crown. You can also take it a step further by purchasing an inflatable hippo costume or hippo onesie.

Maureen Sweeney bought a blow-up unicorn costume so that she could safely hug her grandchildren. The New Jersey grandmother isn’t alone, as sales for inflatable hippo costumes have rocketed up ...

STEPHENS CITY, Va. — A hippo, a shark, a pink unicorn and a couple of Minions showed up at a Virginia assisted living facility. No, the staff didn’t increase the residents’ medications. The ...