Build-A-Bear



When my neice came over for a few weeks in the summer I figured that the perfect place to take her would be Build-A-Bear.  Sounds like a great place to take a kid, right?  That's what I figured too.  I went online, found a location next to us, even got a coupon in the mail for $10.00 off.  Awesome! I was ready. 
There are really two main things you would need to note about this place.  Number one is that even my two jaded boys seemed to have fun with it.  The girl was beside herself.  This was her dream come true.  Thing two is that it is really EXPENSIVE! The $10.00 coupon didn't even make a dent in it.  Just stuffing your animals isn't that much, but the clothing, shoes and accessories really kicked me in with three kids.
They boys were simple enough. They just got a dog and a bear, stuffed them, put glasses on them and that's that. The girly girl wanted all the pretty dresses, that cost as much as my root canal. We wound up getting out my sewing machine and making a lot of bear dresses at home. It was fun, she learned something new, and her bear was the best dressed bear in the state.