| First off to anyone who hasn't heard of this store (I haven't checked to see how big of a franchise it is yet), it is basically what the name states: you Build a Bear. A teddy bear, or frog, turtle, cow etc..It's a huge success in the mall I went to. Kids everwhere. You pick your choice of animal, put a voice in it (optional), make a wish on a heart and put it in and add stuufing. Next you 'fluff" it up at a station and then you get to dress and add accessories! We took our oldest son to do this for his 6 birhtday and he loved it! You get to name the bear and get a birth certificate for it, so now he walks around like a proud father. We were in the store for around a hour and I must admit it was quite fun. We ended up with
a frog that growls, with two hearts (we wanted to make a wish too), wearing a Jays shirt, khaki pants and baseball cleats. Oh, and he's carrying a Jays pennant. As... |