Build-A-Bear Workshop

So I came here last week with my friend Jen. Now even though I’m 21 and she’s 20, we had a fabulous time!
It was pretty magical thanks to one of the employees named Gabbie. :)
First we picked which animal we wanted… I went with a brown bunny and Jen choose a white bear.
Then we brought our animal skins to the fluffy machine. Gabbie asked us if we wanted them soft and squishy or stuffed and fluffy. I was unsure, so half way through the stuffing, Gabbie asked me to give my bunny a big hug and see where I wanted to go with it…
After that we picked a smelly thing to put in our animals. I picked cotton candy and Jen picked strawberry (they both smell really good, and they offer to continuously replace them when the smell runs out).
the last step to stuffing your «new friend» is grabbing a heart… and of course doing the heart dance…
Now this is why the experience was so fun… Gabbie had us do «the Heart ceremony» (you know the ‘rub it on your ribs, so your friend is always by your side’ ‘rub it on your ear so it hears all your secrets’) and it was super cute. Then we spun around while making a wish to put in our stuffed animals. I was super into it!!! … Jen was kinda into it… lol.
We brought them to the grooming station and brushed all the fuzzies away. and then headed over to the outfits.
OHMYGOSH THE POSSIBILITIES! do I want to make my bunny a princess? a slutty bunny? a «hip hop» enthusiast? (see what I did there?) so many decisions and choices! … well Jen ended up naming her bear marshMELLOW and gave her a laid back chill look with jean shorts and a cute t-​shirt… while I was lost in what to do…
and then suddenly **BAM** it all came together… I grab this. this… and that…
and my bunny… looked… FEIRCE!
I picked a black, red, and white cheerleading outfit and a red wig!
we did the birth certificates … ended up naming my bunny «honey buns»… and then we rolled up to the cash register…
they put the outfits on our stuffed animals… Gabbie put the wig on my bunny and told me to look away… when she tells me turn back around I see she put the cutest ribbons in my bunnies hair!!! ughhhh my bunny is so frickin cute! she looks just like big red (except prettier) from bring it on.
Gabbie was amazing! she made the whole experience awesome! I swear that girl was made of sunshine and rainbows… so Gabbie if you are reading this… THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SMILES!
honestly it was great… and I totally recommend people (young and old) go here!

This is a great place to share a different experience with your kids. It’s located in the mall and I’ve walked past it so many times, but one day I decided to stop in with my 5 year old daughter and her cousin who was visiting from out of town just to check it out. We ended up staying and walking out with 2 new bears. And they both had a great time.
When you walk in, there is a wall of different furry friends to choose from like teddy bears, dogs, cats, horses, bunnies and even Hello Kitty. There are different colors and sizes to choose from. And the prices vary depending on what you select. Once they pick their new friend, then the staff stuffs it. Then the cutest part is that the kids get to put a red heart inside their bears, and say a poem promising that they will love and taking good care of their new bear in their new home.
Then, we get to go shopping for the furry friends, like their clothes, shoes and accessories. They have a huge selection of things to get for your boy or girl furry friend. They even have bear panties … so cute. My daughter’s bear had the Hello Kitty panties, the sparkling skirt, matching shirt, shoes, and the fairy wings. After her bear came to life, she picked a name for her bear and got a birth certificate with her bear’s name and birth date. Just adorable. Her 6 year old cousin did the same and he loves his boy bear, too. The prices were very reasonable too. I paid about $ 30 for each bear including their accessories. Definitely recommend it.