How many of you have ever been to Build A Bear? My daughters have many of their stuffed animals, but they always got them from the mail. They were never able to go in store and get one made themselves. Recently I got a $30 gift card for Build A Bear, so I decided to take my daughters so that they could make their own. I actually got the gift card for being a Care Bares Ambassador, so we made sure when we got there that we got the Care Bears.
They only had two Carebears there at the time, but my daughters didn’t care. They both found one that they loved. They got Tenderheart Bear and Cheer Bear. For those of you that may not know, the pink bear is Cheer Bear and the brown one is Tenderheart Bear. We’re big fans of CareBears in our house, so my daughters were excited to make their own CareBear.
There were a lot of different options you could get for your Build A Bears. Behind my daughters they had some of the things that they could choose. They had heartbeats that could go inside them so that when you pressed on them it would feel like a heartbeat. They also had scents that could be put inside them so they would smell nice on the outside. The scents are what my girls went with. My oldest, Mercades went with a strawberry scent and my youngest, Tesla went with a Cotton Candy scent. The strawberry scent you could smell right away on her bear, but the cotton candy one took about 24 hours to smell. We were told that you may not always smell them right away depending on the scents too. The next day is when we really started being able to smell the cotton candy one. They were both amazing too!
I forgot the name of the lady that was helping us out with my daughters CareBears, but she was very nice. She helped them every step of the way. I also would love to mention that they got these done at the Mall of American in Minnesota. My daughters thought it was really neat when they started stuffing the bears. I think that’s one of the funnest parts for most kids too. That and being able to pick everything out for their animals. They were able to put their food down on the pedal and the cotton would start coming out and going in to the bears. We all thought that was really neat.
Most of the accessories will fit on anything you choose. Tesla went with the accessories that were meant for the CareBears, and Mercades found something else that she really liked. Even though Tenderheart Bear is a boy, she didn’t care. She still wanted to dress him up with a dress and heels. It really doesn’t matter whether they’re boys or girls, my daughters had such a fun time being able to decide what they wanted them to look like.
Overall this was an amazing experience for my daughters. If you haven’t brought your children to Build A Bear yet, I’d highly recommend this. They will never forget this day. If you have been to Build A Bear before, what was it that your children chose for their bears?
My kids love Build a Bear and have several that have become favorites! Making the animals is so much a part of the experience!
I’m glad to hear that! They certainly do have a lot of fun with it.
My grandson used to love Build a Bear. So much fun personalizing your bear!
They are a lot of fun for kids. My girls certainly loved personalizing theirs too.
I can’t believe I have never been to a ‘Build A Bear’ store. My grand daughter has been several times but I’m thinking a Grandma/Kennedy ‘Build A Bear’ day needs to be planned real soon.
I bet that would be a ton of fun!
We’ve only been to Build a Bear once and it was not a success. I guess my kiddos must have been tired or grumpy that day…my oldest still has his bear, Champ (still sleeps with him). My youngest gave his bear, Donut, to Rex, our dobbie, when he was a puppy.
Love the pink Care Bear!! 🙂
Sorry to hear it wasn’t as good of an experience. I’m sure they loved them though! My girls were feeling a bit sick when we went but they still enjoyed the time there and still love their bears and sleep with them at night.
My daughter wanted to relive her childhood on her 18th birthday and we went to Build A bear. It was one of the best days ever.
That’s awesome! I’d love to make one for myself too. I still love stuffed animals but don’t actually have any.
I love this store. Saddly they closed the one close by in our mall. My kids enjoyed going there.
Aww. That’s to bad to hear. Do you have any others close by?
oh that pink bear is so precious. I have never seen anyone go to Build a bear and not look like they are having so much fun.
I agree. Everyone seems to love it there and I can see why.
My Daughter is 17 and still has her Build a Bears. It is a great experience to let you kids be creative and build a bear.
I completely agree. I’m 27 and I’d love to get one for myself!
Build a Bear is so much fun! My kids loved the Build a Dino down in Disney just as much as their bears.
I’ve never heard of Build a Dino before…Build a Bear certainly is a ton of fun for the kids. My girls loved it!
I love Build a Bear Workshop. I can’t think of anything more magical for a child than building their own teddy.
I agree! It’s a wonderful experience for the kids.
That is so cute! I’ve never been to Build a Bear but I’ve seen some really adorable things people have made from there. Also, I’m LOVING the Care Bears… It takes me way back to my childhood.
They have a huge selection of bears to choose from. We love the Care Bears in our house to. It certainly is a trip down memory lane for me as well.
My girls and I love the Build A Bear store. They always have such a cute selection of current bears. We built Star Wars themed bears for Christmas this year!
Awesome! I bet those turned out great. I would have loved to see those.
I love, love, love Build a Bear and think everyone should experience it once in their life. It can be a bit spending but they are always sending out coupons and such to their email list.
I completely agree with you. It was a bit much, but with coupons and such it’s not to terrible. At least the kids get to have a wonderful experience.
About 12 years ago, my now husband, then boyfriend took me to build a bear. Cute right? Today I smile from ear to ear when I see our kids playing with that old bear! We are going to take them to build their own bears over the summer- of course to the same location we went to so many years ago.
Aww that is very sweet! What a lovely place to bring you. I’m sure your kids are going to have a great time when you bring them too!
Mine LOVES build a bear too and she is only ever interested in building her own bear – never the prestuffed. There is something magical about it for kids.
I agree! It’s very magical for children. They have such a fun time building there own bears.