Build A Bear

The last day we were at the beach we went to The Wharf and walked around. They had a Build A Bear store there so we went in "just to look." Before we knew the kids had talked Tim into building a bear! (I was glad he gave in since it was so cute in there!) Joshua saw a Batman bear he just had to have. The process of building the bear is really cute. They pick out which stuffed animal they want to make, they have a lot of different ones to choose from. The kids then go and "stuff" the bear with stuffing and then choose a heart for the bear. When they get the heart the helper has them do some really cute things with the heart before they sew it into the bear. They rub it on their foreheads to make the bear smart, they kiss the heart and make a wish, etc. After that they go and wash and groom the bear. It was so cute to watch Dylan do all of this. He was really into to it. Joshua was too but was ready to get the Batman costume. The next step is to pick out an outfit for the bear. Joshua already knew what he wanted so he got the costume and took it to the helper and she dressed his bear. Dylan picked out a dinosaur t shirt for his bear. They have everything for the bears from clothes to shoes to accessories. We just stuck with one piece of clothing! I didn't want to have to get another job to pay for the bears! Once the bears are dressed we make a birth certificate for them and then they are done! Joshua named his bear "Bat Bear" and Dylan named his bear "Green". (that is what you get when you have a 2 year old name a bear! The boys stayed entertained with the bears the rest of the day so it was worth the money!