Friday, November 13, 2015

That Time My Husband Went Into A Build-A-Bear Workshop Store

When we first entered the Build-A-Bear store, my husband sort of had an expression that looked like this:


It might have been the first time he had ever been in the store. But Natalie had somehow convinced him to buy her a pony.

The store was somewhat crowded, and Tom isn't a fan of crowds. Especially in confined spaces. Natalie went over to the My Little Pony section and picked out Princess Celestia. Then we waited in line to get her stuffed.

Tom was thrilled.


The ladies that stuff the animals are extremely peppy. It's sort of like being in Disney World where the women speak two octaves higher than normal. Natalie loved it though. The lady asked her what she wanted to name her pony and Natalie gave her a look like this:



"Uh, Celestia. Because that's who she IS." I was glad she didn't add a "duh" at the end of the sentence. She tells me "duh" a lot.

The lady let her press the pedal to stuff Celestia, and this worried me because I imagined the poor thing blowing up because of Natalie's lead foot. She has one. I know because I shared a car with her on that speedway ride at Disney. It was a frightening experience.

Oh, and before Celestia was stuffed? The lady asked if Natalie wanted her to have a heartbeat or a scent.

A heartbeat. Or a scent.

"What sort of place is this?" my son Tommy asked. We had dragged him out too. He was only there because we were having lunch afterwards and he doesn't pass up the opportunity to eat.

Natalie decided that Celestia needed to smell like Cotton Candy.

Celestia also got a heart placed inside her. Before this happened, Natalie got to kiss the heart and think good thoughts about it. So her stuffed pony would have a long life. Or something. I tried to convince her to get the sound of Chewbacca "talking" to put inside her as well, but Natalie was appalled at the thought.

"You can't put a WOOKIE sound in a My Little Pony!"


"Why not? It would be hilarious!"

"Mommy!"

"Natalie!"

(No Wookie sounds were put inside the pony. *Le sigh*)


After the pony was stuffed, Natalie had to pick out clothes, because it would be improper for a Princess to go naked.


Five minutes later Tom was like, "Could you pick something out? The men in this family are hungry." I noticed Tommy stood up a little bit taller over being called a man.

"Everything is so beautiful," Natalie breathed. She eventually chose a cape and a crown. We checked out, passed out a little over the price, laughed a little over the other dad nearby who was like, "Wait. It's nearly twenty dollars for a shirt for a STUFFED ANIMAL?" and then went on our way.

When we got home Natalie had to show Princess Celestia around the house.


"This is my room. This is Tommy's room. This is kitchen. Mommy hates to cook in here. She tries her best though."

Ruby the cat loved the box Celestia came in. She claimed it as her own.


So yes, Build-A-Bear might get pricey. But look at it this way: you make your kid happy.

And you get a free toy for your cat.




38 comments:

  1. Lol! That place is so expensive!
    An ex bought me a gift card there for a birthday. I was 30 at the time. And I was like really? Build a Bear? Le Sigh, indeed.

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  2. Aw, I used to love that place. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to enjoy it and talk her daddy into taking her! :)

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  3. Oh that would so be my cat LOL. She loves boxes, she thinks every box that comes into this house is for her. And if I throw it away in the recycling bin? She'll sit there and wait for me to take it back out! I love my little pony, great choice Natalie!

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  4. Haha I love this! We always take my niece to Build A Bear, she loves it.

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  5. Build-A-Bear is an awesome and terrifying place. So expensive. So shiny.

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  6. We used to have a Build a Bear near us, but it closed. My MIL made a stuffed pig for Frances. Now that she's gone, I"m really glad we have the pig. Frances tells me about its heart all the time!

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  7. When I was pregnant with Em, Abbey begged to have them matching pink poodles made.

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  8. I love Build a Bear, I do not care much for their prices. My son has Chewbacca with the sound. I've been fooling my family over the phone (back in Texas) that I can make myself sound like Chewbacca. :D They fall for it every.single.time!
    XOXO

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  9. haha, we went for Scarlet's fifth birthday and I thought I was having an anxiety attack in there! Then we went for her sixth too. All was fine.
    I promised my kids we'd get Star Wars ones soon, to celebrate that we all four got over the worst cold in existence.

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  10. That place is a total money burner. They do get excited though so it's worth it.

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  11. Hmm, build-a-pony is so much more up my alley than a bear... bahaha And you can have a scent to them? How fun!!

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  12. Build a bear is a awesome place ...I've been there once and was like woooo sooo expensive lolzz

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  13. I've never had this experience. Money aside, that's a memory he and Natalie will remember for years to come.

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  14. Is it weird that I still love Build A Bear as a 21 year old? Lol, I'm always trying to drag my friends into there

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  15. We used to have a build a bear near us but now our local is miles away. I actually have one that talks that my mum brought me ages ago haha ox

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  16. hahaha.. that was fun to read! I have never been to Build a Bear myself, probably because I don't have any kids but I'm sure I'll be there at some point. It's a neat idea and I'm sure kids love it! 😊

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  17. OMG hilarious.... so expensive and just a teddy bear after all. xoxo Robin

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  18. You had me at a toy for cat. Okay, the teddy-unicorn-thing is cute too. And the kidlooks happy. BONUS :)
    Katja xxx
    www.katnapped.com

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  19. This is so cute. I remember the days of loving build-a-bear. Reading about the care with which she built her bear is so sweet.

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  20. This is so stinking cute! My husband passed BAB the other day when we were in the mall and asked what it was. I told him and he asked how much it costs. I told maybe around $30 a bear! Sounds like I was way off.

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  21. This is hilarious. We don't go there often but both of my kids have Build A Bear teddies. We got them when the youngest was making the transition into big-girl-hood by giving up all her pacifiers at once - her bear has a paci stuffed down in each paw, that way when she missed them, she knew she had one with her but couldn't put it in her mouth. It helped her SO much!

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  22. Thankfully Elias has never shown any interest to go inside BAB. And I say thankfully because I still remember when jose was younger and wanted a monkey. Let's say, he was happy and I was crying!

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  23. This is exactly how it is for us when we go in Build a Bear!

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  24. This is so true!! It starts adding up, but the kids love it! I give each of my kids one!!

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  25. This was a fun read! Sounds like you had a good family outing despite your husband probably not enjoying it as much as your daughter. I love how happy your daughter seemed with her Celestia and how happy your cat seemed with the box!

    ~Crissy
    www.whimsicalfawn.com

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  26. Aww this was so cute and funny. Yes I can imagine the comment men give when they are in the build a bear store!My daughter loves my little pony, I think I have seen all of the episodes, lol! She did a great job dressing her! Thanks for sharing!

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  27. My kids really want to do this. I did it when I was younger so I guess I should take them

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  28. I love Build A Bear. Her stuff animal came out so adorable. I love the cape and crown.

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  29. Build A Bear is definitely expensive, but it's fun to do at least once for the experience! Plus kids love it!

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  30. My kids love build a bear, we have quite a collection of them around the house! Each time we go, my husband gets fed up and has to leave "just chose some clothes!!!" It is fun though, both my kids have a ball!

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  31. You are a wonderful family.I love how you are such a hands on parent and arrange fun stuff for children. Loads of love to the new member

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  32. You are a wonderful family.I love how you are such a hands on parent and arrange fun stuff for children. Loads of love to the new member

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  33. I've heard Build a Bear can be expensive but kids seem to love it!

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  34. We love build a bear, not when its crazy busy though but my hubby even has one himself, he got it with our son who wanted the wookie, complete with the noise and he got a Star wars one too of course :)

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  35. Ha ha ha !!! So I have only been in build a bear about 1 time when my oldest was 2 years old. I'm actually looking forward to taking my 1 yaer old for his 2nd birthday.

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  36. Build a bear is a fun activity, you can customized it according to what you want it to be.
    It's good to know that your husband accompany you and your daughter even if he does not want to be on crowded places. -Anosa

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  37. This is so adorable! My twins will go crazy over a place like this which is why I'm a little thankful that we don't have one here in the Philippines. Lol. I think it's awesome that Natalie had fun though! Princess Celestia is one of my faves.

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  38. Haha that's such a cute thing to do! And it is nice of your hubby to support you and your baby in crowded spaces!

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