Build A Bear Stuffin' Station Craft Set

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You attached the bear on one end and then turn the handle and the stuffing goes into the bear. You do have to use your fingers to push the stuffing into the arms and legs. When you first look at the product, it’s clearly aimed for girls. It’s very ‘pink’ and there’s a little girl advertising the product. But every kid loves teddy bears and this shouldn’t put you off buying for your son. Because in all honesty, Lamb LOVES this toy. The boys were recently sent a new toy to review. The Build A Bear Stuffing Station. Bear is a little young to play with this so it was down to Lamb to test it out. I was sent this product free of charge for the purpose of this review. All opinions are honest and my own. We had our own stuffing station, which is like a smaller version of what they have at the workshops. Holly went first and filled the station with the stuffing. It said to use 1 whole bag for each bear, it looked a lot, but it did all fit in the bear.

When I opened it up, I was really pleased (and surprised) to see that their were 2 bears for us to make. Quite often with things like this, you only get 1. This was a great start and it also meant the girls could make one each. You start off by putting one bag of stuffing into the stuffing station. It doesn’t look like much at first, but trust me, it goes along way. Attach one of the bears to the side of the stuffing station (see photo below) and start turning the handle. Once the bear falls off you need to start pushing the stuffing further into the bear. Start by filling the legs, then the arms and finally the head.The kit comes with the stuffing station, 2 bears and stuffing. As well as a certificate and accessories for the bears. Overall I was pleasantly pleased with this product. Lamb had so much fun stuffing the bears and he absolutely loves both of them. He insisted on cuddling them in bed and then taking them to school to show his friends! I think we were quite late to the party with Build-A-Bear, I know children that have several of them. But the girls only got their first Build-A-Bear for their’s birthday’s in August this year. They both got given a gift voucher and we went along to the workshop and they made their bears. They loved it and that was the start of their love of build-a-bear. With the bears complete and the birth certificates completed, all that was left to do is to love and play with the bears. Which of course they couldn’t wait to do. I’ll be honest and say that I was a bit dubious as to how good this would be, compared to the experience you have at the actual workshop. But I will give you a little insight now, I loved it!

The final part to do, is to fill in the bear’s birth certificate. Alice decided to name her bear Holly, after her sister. She is so gorgeous, I could squeeze her! Holly named her bear Ella, which is a name that she often tells us she is called. Once you have pushed the stuffing further into the bear, repeat the process until all of the stuffing is is inside the bear. Following the instructions, stuffing the bears was really easy to do. At first I was worried Lamb would need a lot of assistance, but he actually managed to do most of it himself. It’s not very often where we receive a toy that the girls absolutely loved doing, it did everything that it was meant to do, is great quality and will be used again in the future. I was genuinely impressed with it.

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It’s then time to dress your bears and they came with a t-shirt each to put on. Your bear is then complete and ready to be loved. If you’ve got a child who LOVES teddy bears, and you’re happy to pay a few quid to buy new bears every now and then, then this toy is perfect for your kid. ~A~