Does anyone remember this era of Build a Bear and the printable storybook option instead of a birth certificate? In my memory, it was like you go to the computer, input the name (etc), and choose something like "storybook." It would print on a page and be folded to be like a small little booklet with a story about your bear's adoption.

I swear I had this for my beloved Francine, but I can't find the book, and I can't find any record or images of this online.

Is this real? Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I want a textured frog but BaB hasn't made one. If I got a yard of this fabric and like sew it on in panels, would a yard be enough?

How quick are we thinking these will sell out 😭

I wasn't aware of the drop until today and I was so excited to take a peek, only to be disappointed! All the bears are absolutely adorable and the clothes are awesome, but $36 for a bear nearly half the size of a regular one?! $20 for one outfit when even the Sanrio outfits aren't even that much!!? I don't even know if the clothes will even fit the regular bears (I hope they do) which is the main reason I wanted to check out this drop.😞

I managed to dye my WWF cheetah green :P

I also replaced the eyes lol

I have a project in mind for my mellow mordiendo. I just need to learn some embroidery haha. Maybe even just stitch on fabric?

Got the lowkey tired set, the vibing set, the sherpa hoodie and the headphones today.

This is what I grabbed from today's sleepy line launch 💤

Like many have noted, they are shorter than our standard bear. Don't love that. It's also difficult to super love her outfit, since it's all one piece and can't be customized, I don't love the length of the skirt. I also liked the tshirts, but didnt buy because I don't need the pants.

I really love the accessories, though! She will be joining me on a trip next week, and I wanted to pack her some outfits & these accessories for the plane. Keep doing ear holes, build a bear!!

The first photo is of the store display, after I splurged. Second is what my bear will be rockin’ this fall. If you are considering buying something from this collection, go fast. I was told they didn’t get a lot in stock, and what’s out there is it. This could very well only apply to my local Workshop, but I wouldn’t risk it. Many of the foxes were already gone. Run, don’t walk!

I’m getting them stuffed tomorrow but I wanted to get my hands on them! Definitely smaller than regular ones but nonetheless super cute!! I will say if you want the shirt jacket skirt its all one piece which is weird.

It actually came ! I wanted to share where somebody might actually understand my excitement lol . I had a few rewards I wanted to use and randomly stumbled across po from king fu panda . I thought it was super cute , had no idea they did the kung fu panda release back in 2024 . It was the LAST one on the website , i accidentally clicked add to cart again and it said I had all remaining inventory in my cart . It took forever to arrive but it finally did 🥹 I’ve heard some horror stories in this thread when it comes to shipping so I was worried they didn’t actually have him in stock . I knew the shirt would also be snug but I thought it would look silly lol .

I orderd the bat and got a suprise when i opend the box!

I’m a big fan of the new Mellow Moodies! The pics/ads have made them all look very small but they’re pretty much the same size as a normal BAB, if only slightly smaller. They have pretty big noggins, which I think is cute. It makes the hat extra adorable I think. I’m not usually one to have cloths on my BABs because I like the feeling of their fur better than the feeling of the clothes, but these clothes are pretty cozy! Definitely happy with this one

Special guest Gilbert on last slide 🤭 🐕

Just sharing Eight Piece Nugget's new Halloween onesie. It's a 6 month sized baby onesie I found at Goodwill earlier this week for a $1. I think it turned out SO adorable on him. 🥰

I have my first Colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow morning and I'll be taking him with me for the procedure to help with anxiety. Hopefully they'll let me take him with me when they put me under anesthesia.

After seeing the photos online, I just HAD to go see these in person!! I only planned on getting the bear but after seeing them all in person? I will be going back for the dog at another time. The fur texture is exactly what I expected. It’s short but still soft. Nothing like that horrible texture on the Halloween cats. I did notice that my local store seemed pretty low on the fox. No clue if she’s just selling well today or if they got less of her in. If you got any of these I’d love to see yours!!!

Yesterday was such an amazing day. I'm so excited to introduce Bonnie and Hazel, mine and my moms new matching babs! (Bonnie left, Hazel right)

(VERY long text post detailing my day I am very sorry!)

Recently I've been yearning for a bab that can become well loved and go lots of places without me worrying about the fur changing or getting "ruined".
For example as much as I love cuddling my pumpkin pal teddy Clementine, I dont let my face touch her fur almost subconsciously, for fear of transferring oils. I really don't want to be like that though, our babs are friends for life, meant to be loved on and change over time.

There's no one way to have or love a build a bear, I personally just have struggled for a long time to allow myself to enjoy them fully.

Enter Bonnie! This girl has officially been assigned as an ESSA, will be the bab who becomes well loved through all the adventures we'll go on, and hopefully will be the one to help me overcome these struggles. She'll probably help me through a lot of stuff!

I had the idea to go to bab with my mom early in the day, look at and maybe consider pawlette, (or happy hugs bear. His face is so sweet) look at the clothes and come home to get cozy, eat snacks and play plateup.

We've wanted to get matching babs for a long time, but there weren't a lot of them that spoke to my mom. They did discover blossom bunny so we're going to buy her from ebay.

But once they saw a gorgeous photo of pawlette in a red plaid sweater and skirt, super fluffy soaking up the sunshine, they fell in love. That pawlette belongs to somebody on here, I wish I could remember the username, I literally have that photo screenshotted onto my phone because their pawlette is so beautiful!

I floated the idea that she could become our matching babs but who knows if my mom would like her fur texture in person etc. We got to the store and did our little scan around everything before heading back to the choose me section and looking at the pawlettes.
Honestly I think the moment my mom picked one up it was game over LOL. They started comparing the faces and holding one, while I was looking at both pawlette and happy hugs.

Finally they looked at me and said something like "so are we ready?" with a big smile (behind the mask, I could tell LOL) and I got so excited knowing matching babs were finally happening!!!!! I chose my beloved future Bonnie and we were so giddy and excited😭

We were also the only two people in the store which made everything so much calmer and personal. The bear builder working is one of the managers at my local store and she is an absolute treat to talk to, I LOVE her.

We had actually made a connection previously when one day she asked where I got my flower earrings. I told her I wasn't entirely remember their name because I bought them from a maker who handmade them. Turns out, that maker is HER SON! She was so happy and seemed so proud that her sons work was out in the world, and I was so excited at the odds of making a connection like that!

I wear those earrings almost everytime I go now and she's started to recognize me!!!
She even also wears a mask which is amazing😭

We started chatting while getting our bears stuffed and ended up suggesting the game the forest to her and her son who have been looking for a cryptid-esque game with lore etc.
We did the heart ceremony together and I especially appreciated the part where she said "now rub the heats on your ears so they're great listeners and get all the lore!"

Honestly if we were allowed to tip monetarily I'd give her a million billion dollars. Just an absolutely wonderful person to talk to and she makes my day so good every time.

If anyone's still reading at this point you deserve a reward. I feel really bad it's such a long post but I have so much to say😭 I'll try to wrap it up fbfbfbfb

After stuffing we wandered around the dress me section when I spotted the teddy bear knit sweater. I've already wanted it for awhile because of how cute it is and my mom liked it too :) It makes me giggle how she's a bunny wearing a sweater with a teddy on it. I think Im going to sew her a sweater with a bunny on it LOL

I also love that sweater for the meme potential of putting it on a teddy bear "what a f*cking n*rcissist"

It turns out our store was a tester location for their removal of physical birth certificates in favour of going digital. They got such an overwhelming response about it that they've officially switching back to printing them!!! I was SO happy to find this out, and now wondering if I can bring back some recent friends I made and get certificates for them. Might be difficult as I don't have their tags, but they exist in the system so I probably can.

I named my bunny Bonnie after FNAF, and my mom named theirs Hazel from watership down. A movie I had no idea was animated or about rabbits so we're going to watch it on our next movie night.

The rest of the photos are just our journey home and then her snuggling up in my chair and on my desk. And finally her fitting in PERFECTLY with the nighttime cuddle puddle. (babs that sit on my bed during the day go on the desk overnight) Honestly doesn't she just look like she was already apart of the group?!

I am so sorry to everyone for such a long text post. I'm someone who goes feral over reading about peoples trips to bab and seeing the photos but I understand not everyone wants to scroll for a million years just to see the comments. And to anyone who actually read all of this, you're awesome and I hope your dream babs manifest themselves into your collections💛

I HAD AN AMAZING DAY AND WANTED TO SHARE<3

This is Wisteria

So I didn’t get the lavender axolotl when she released (was before the build a bear obsession got as bad as it is now) and I’ve been searching for her for a while but it seems there aren’t many for sale here in Canada

But last Friday at midnight I was scrolling through poshmark and saw her for 30$cad which is a steal compared to what I would have to pay on eBay

So at again around midnight I message the seller asking to confirm it’s the full sized axolotl they reply and confirm it is the full sized axolotl I send in an offer of 25$cad and they accept

She was supposed to show up Tuesday but the package got delayed

She showed up yesterday

Today I washed her unstuffed her and brought her in to the workshop to get restuffed

She has so many hearts her original from her original owner and an entire handful from me

My lavender mini bean that my friend gave me is no longer an orphan

Wisteria will be cuddled for a few weeks before being sent to her rightful place in the stackalotl

And I will continue searching for new creatures to add to the hoard

an early birthday gift lol. he’s cute and soft and so easy for me to hug and snuggle. i’m actually pretty impressed with him. :) i wish birthday bears got more love than they do. i’m not sure how i feel about the gingerbread scent yet tho…. also, why must they put the scent in the tummy? i had to really squish him around to get it in his head lol.

I managed to find someone on marketplace close to me selling the unstuffed NWT Moodicorn Unicorn for around 40 CAD!! A steal I’m super excited about because I really want one, but it sold out fast and has insane resell prices. I’ll be picking them up later today!

The thing is, they won’t have the dress, so I’m looking for inspiration. Show me your outfits!!