Build-A-Bear Stuffed Bear

Pros: Choose Your Own Bear, Create it Yourself
Cons: Too many unattended children in the store

When my brother and his wife were expecting their first child I decided I wanted to give my first niece something special. I thought of making a baby quilt with her name sewn in (but anyone who knows me, knows not to give me a sewing kit). I wanted...

Pros: Interactive, personalized entertainment
Cons: Excessive noise, volume of sounds, heart-placement process

BRIEFEST ASSURANCE Oh, my! What am I thinking? Have I read nothing in the Member Center? Do I not know that it is an unwritten misdemeanor to publish a superfluous review on a product that has already been reviewed sixty-five times? ...

Pros: unique, personalized gift of keepsake quality
Cons: addictive!

My family recently moved to Delaware, and we decided to check out the new mall. We walked through, looking at the stores that had been in our old mall and other malls we've visited, familiarizing ourselves with the layout. Then, to our surprise, we...

Pros: You make your own bear, a very special bear
Cons: None

We went to Build A Bear when we were on vacation in North Carolina. We had never heard of them before and were very curious. We were wanting to take the kids out to do or see something and decided on this place because they would come out of it with...

Pros: fun and unusual, lots of creative possibilities
Cons: can get very expensive

As you may be able to surmise from my profile picture, I have been a teddy bear enthusiast for as long as I can remember. At one point in my toddlerhood, Teddy Bear Picnic was my favorite song, and I often invited my bears and a handful of other ...

Pros: Cute Bear. Can be used as learning experience too.
Cons: Weekends are a little crazy at the store. Can be very pricey if not careful.

I posted this in response to another review. Just an idea. We recently visited build-a-bear with our daughter and managed to get out of the store for just under $22.00 including tax. We set the limit to something reasonable and stuck to it (which can ...

Pros: A fun, wonderful experience for parents and children
Cons: Outfits can be expensive

Although my children are still very young (age 2 and younger), stuffed animals are already a very important commodity in my household. I had forgotten how important these stuffed furry creatures are to little ones until my own son was soon making sure...

Pros: daughter went through each step of making her own stuffed animal
Cons: can add up to quite a bit when finished

My daughter had been wanting to go to Build a Bear for quite sometimes but the closest one to where we live is three hours away. However when we went home to visit at Thanksgiving time they had just opened up a new build a bear where my aunt lives. When ...

Pros: Children love it
Cons: So expensive

This is one of those love/hate relationships. Love the concept, hate the cost! Build-a-Bear is a workshop of sorts that can be found in many major malls around the nation. If you are so unfortunate as to not have one in your town, never fear!...

Pros: Step by Step, easy for even the youngest of hearts!
Cons: You'll want one for YOURSELF!

Puppies, Frogs, Kitties, Koalas, Pandas, Bunnies and Bears!

(I know you're expecting an: OH MY!)

My eight-year-old received a $20.00 gift certificate to a store at the mall, that until today, we had only...

Pros: Quality, Service and Price of Animals. Great store setting and staff.
Cons: Accessories are costly, but animals are very reasonable so it evens out.

Background My 10 year-old daughter loves stuffed animals. I mean LOVES stuffed animals, and has ever since she was a really young child. She heard about the Build-A-Bear experience from a schoolmate and was immediately hooked on the idea. ...

Pros: fun, staff is very helpful
Cons: EXPENSIVE

If you have a man, woman, or child in your life that likes stuffed animals this is the place for them. I am just back from my exciting vacation in the Chicago area and this was the last thing we did before coming home. It was MUCH nicer than I expected....

Pros: affordable base price, many choices of animals, friendly staff, neat experience all-around
Cons: none

One of the things we did on my daughter's first birthday was take her to Build-A-Bear Workshop at the new Flatirons Crossing mall in Broomfield, Colorado. We wanted her to have a keepsake of her special day.

We were greeted by a very...

Pros: A fun interactive experience that allows you to create your new friend
Cons: Restraint must be exercised....one can get carried away at great expense!

My family and I experienced our first Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Stonebriar Mall in Frisco, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). We were new to the area, and had never had the pleasure of visiting one of these stores before. In fact, I'd never even heard of...

Pros: A Fun Time Was Had by All!
Cons: Spent WAYYYYYY too much money!

UPDATE: For those of you who might be a little confused, Build-A-Bear is a Store. I don't keep cute little sales girls at the entrance to my home. I also thought the words, they keep a dressing area, check-out counter, box to carry home, might also ...