Build-A-Bear Workshop Spring Fun!

Eeek! I am so excited! While we were moping around today watching Wall-E and Ratatouille for the ump-teenth time, the mailman knocked and delivered us a package! Abbie was sound asleep on the couch, so Mr. Alexzander was ecstatic to open the box from Build-A-Bear!

Inside was the cutest little seal that I've ever seen!
This adorable creature is not just an ordinary seal, but The Mini Good Housekeeping Seal, an adorable furry friend that comes with a free subscription to "Good Housekeeping" magazine. Fun for the kids and fun for mom- what could be better?

Also in our package was an exclusive Mother's Day Tote with a $15 Shutterfly offer, and a $25 Bear Buck$ gift card to give away to one lucky 4BabyAndMom reader!

Because we are all sick, the giveaway will have to be later this month, but I wanted to let you know that if you head into Build-A-Bear to create this mini friend (he's only $8!) on the 2nd or 3rd of this month, you'll get the Shutterfly Mother's Day offer and bag FREE! What's even better is that that Build-A-Bear Workshop donates 50¢ from the sale of this Seal to WWF to protect endangered animals and their habitats.

Be sure to look for the giveaway later this month!

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Build-A-Bear Workshop & Nestle Cookie Shop 3rd Birthday Party Review!

On the 21st, we celebrated Abbigaile's 3rd birthday with eleven of her friends and family members. We decided to go to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, and then to the Nestle Toll House Cafe at one of the malls nearby.

Abbigaile was so excited to see all of her friends at Build-A-Bear! This was our first time EVER going to Build-A-Bear, so honestly- I had no idea what to expect. The staff was amazing! This was a party with guests that ranged from ages 3-10. They lined up the kids and showed them the bears they needed to pick from, and everyone chose their bears. They lined back up, chanting, "Stuff Me! Stuff Me!" and marched to the giant filling machine. The children stayed occupied while everyone stuffed their bears (or other animals!) by playing games like Simon Says. They went through the whole process of stuffing, sewing, "washing" and fluffing then lastly- dressing. All of the kids had a blast, most of them newbies to Build-A-Bear. The children were happy to hear that they could play with their new friends on Buildabearville, a place online where their new stuffed friends come to life. Unfortunately, that day the entire Build-a-Bear Workshop computers were down, so they couldn't register their bears at the store. The staff was nice enough to offer to print them when the computers were working properly, and we arranged a convenient time to pick them up.

After all of the new stuffed friends were fluffed, dressed, and boxed up in their new homes we lined the children up and marched through the mall to the Nestle Toll House Cafe. Abbie and her guests celebrated with a huge chocolate cookie cake decorated with pink and purple icing. We sang Happy Birthday to her in the food court.

All in all, her birthday party and day was quite a success! The company was great, the giant cookie cake was yummy, and Build-A-Bear was a blast! What more could a three year old ask for?

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Happy Birthday, Pumpkin Pie!

No, not literally pumpkin pie- today is Abbigaile's 3rd Birthday!!

We've planned a Build-A-Bear Workshop/Dora the Explorer birthday party with a dozen children and their parents. After we create our new stuffed animal, we get to head to the Nestle Cookie shop for some yummy cookie birthday cake. I can't wait to review it for you all!

The winner of the Bobs & Lolo giveaway has been posted!

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