Our mission is a natural extension of the Build-A-Bear vision, which is to empower kids of all ages to express themselves in a safe, warm space through services, experiences and, of course, furry friends! Through our company's vision, our Guests rediscover - and celebrate - the heart of childhood.

The Most Fun You'll Ever Make “The Most Fun You'll Ever Make” – that's the motto behind the iconic global retailer, Build-A-Bear Workshop, which offers guests the opportunity to make personalized stuffed animals, including adding smells, sounds and outfits.

Features

• Make your own furry friend using the stylus and microphone in all of the Build-A-Bear Workshop stations including Choose Me, Stuff Me, Fluff Me and Name Me.
• Choose from 8 different characters - Dimple Teddy, Sassy Kitty, Mocha Bunny, Marvelous Monkey, Velvet Teddy, Friendly Frog, Playful Puppy, Pink Poodle.

Originally conceived as a place for children to create their own special teddy bear with a step-by-step process including our now iconic Heart Ceremony, Build-A-Bear is now a multi-generational, multi-dimensional global brand appealing to diverse consumer demographics.

Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical / Prescription Drug.
• 24/7 Nurse Line.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Wellness Program.
• Honey Days – (for full-time associates & managers)
• Holiday Pay.

Build-A-Bear started its journey in 1997 when malls were the popular destinations for family shopping and entertainment. The company's iconic heart ceremony, where guests place a small red heart in the teddy bear, is part of the personalized hands-on experience that has helped make the brand so popular.

Although the bear safety rhyme “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight” sounds like good advice, you have to know why a bear is attacking you before you can decide the best way to respond.

With the growing popularity of brand enthusiasts and collectors, along with the trend of "kidulting", where adults seek traditional childhood toys, the brand has put focus on appealing to a demographic that may have visited Build-A-Bear as a child and is now returning.

This may include a representation of the character's physical, mental, psychological, and social attributes and skills in terms of the specific game's mechanics. It may also include informal descriptions of the character's physical appearance, personality, personal back-story ("background"), and possessions.

Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails.

20-second It's the perfect personalized gift! As you complete your online order, you will be asked to call a special toll-free number to record your own personalized 20-second message. Your message will play from inside your furry friend every time it's hugged! Learn more on how to make your own recordable stuffed animal!

Also, each of our animals is made with a unique bar code that is placed inside of it when it's made. We also give each animal a "birth certificate" with that number so it is tied to the purchaser. Found animals can be returned to the store where we can contact the person who lost it.