BABW - only for the young at heart with money
I brought my kid to the Build a Bear Workshop last weekend for her birthday. She walked in and was completely overwhelmed with the selection. Heck. For that matter, so was I. She finally settled on a bunny after running around the store a couple of times and grabbing the shoes off the pre-dressed bears.
We brought the bunny over to the stuffing machine for the lady to stuff the bunny. My kid got a kick out of stepping on the pedal to make the poofy stuff come out. We then took it over to take a bath.
This was her favorite part. She would step on a pedal and air would whoosh out of these shower heads, blowing the bunny. My sisters and I leisurely selected an outfit while my kid concentrated on "bathing" the bunny. It was great. It was the longest period of time that day that I didn't have to chase her down and stop her from yanking down displays.
We finally convinced her to dress the bunny. She preferred him naked. We paid for the stuff, $18 for the bunny, $10 for the outfit, and $7 for the shoes, (it's the land of "do you want fries with that") and left.
What we learned is that Build a Bear is not for 2 yr olds. It is for their mommies and aunts. I could have just handed her a naked bear, directed her to the "bathing" area and she would have had a blast without my spending any money. She cares nothing for the bunny now. And I regret not just getting her a Hello Kitty dressed in a Little Mermaid outfit. That's what I would have picked.
We brought the bunny over to the stuffing machine for the lady to stuff the bunny. My kid got a kick out of stepping on the pedal to make the poofy stuff come out. We then took it over to take a bath.
This was her favorite part. She would step on a pedal and air would whoosh out of these shower heads, blowing the bunny. My sisters and I leisurely selected an outfit while my kid concentrated on "bathing" the bunny. It was great. It was the longest period of time that day that I didn't have to chase her down and stop her from yanking down displays.
We finally convinced her to dress the bunny. She preferred him naked. We paid for the stuff, $18 for the bunny, $10 for the outfit, and $7 for the shoes, (it's the land of "do you want fries with that") and left.
What we learned is that Build a Bear is not for 2 yr olds. It is for their mommies and aunts. I could have just handed her a naked bear, directed her to the "bathing" area and she would have had a blast without my spending any money. She cares nothing for the bunny now. And I regret not just getting her a Hello Kitty dressed in a Little Mermaid outfit. That's what I would have picked.