My son has always been a huge Teddy Bear fan, so I was very excited to hear Build-A-Bear Workshop are celebrating their favourite holiday National Teddy Bear Day in stores on September 9th With £5 teddy bears, all while helping children across the globe. They are also celebrating with a National Teddy Bear Day Twitter Party, encouraging fans to share a favourite teddy bear or Build-A-Bear Workshop memory on Twitter and here at umeandthekids, we are hosting a competition to win a £100 Build-A-Bear Workshop Gift Card, just think of how many bears you could create with this fantastic prize.
I remember the first time I visited a Build-A-Bear Store with my son on its opening day in my local shopping centre, where my son created his very first bear and we have become regular visitors to the store ever since!
Our Build-A-Bear Workshop memories
When Build-A-Bear opened in my local town, we had never encountered anything like it before. A place where not only can you purchase a special bear of your choice but where you actually create it too from start to finish. My son loved the whole experience, especially making a wish as he put the heart inside every teddy bear he has created. No other store could grab the attention of my son when it came to spending his pocket-money and creating bears for friends and families for Birthdays and Christmas.
Creating the birth certificate was always the fun part, choosing what to call his new creations, the fun didn’t stop there as he loved to watch his creations come to life on Buildabearville, the on-line game he used to play.
I think up to press we have collected over 30 bears including limited edition bears, Christmas collections and his Pokemon Pikachu, who came with a special edition, Pokemon Card!
We have celebrated a fair few Birthday celebrations in our local Build a bear too, with fun and games and with each guest getting to create a bear of their own to take home with them after the party had ended.
How will you be celebrating National Teddy Bear Day?
To mark the National Teddy Bear Day, guests of Build-A-Bear Workshop stores can make their own limited-edition National Teddy Bear Day bear for just £5 in stores on Friday, Sept. 9. This is the first time the brand has created a commemorative bear for National Teddy Bear Day. Two additional bears Lil’ Vanilla Bean Cub and Lil’ Hazelnut Cub will also be available for £5 each.
Guests can purchase a maximum of five £5 bears, while supplies last.
In the spirit of the brand’s mission to “add a little more heart to life,” for every £5 bear purchased on Sept. 9, Build-A-Bear will donate a furry friend to Childhood First, in the United Kingdom.
The brand will celebrate its 20th birthday in 2017, and 2016’s National Teddy Bear Day marks the kick-off of more than a year of celebrations.
Build-A-Bear hope to help as many children as possible experience the joy of a new furry friend during this fun, in-store event.
During the week of National Teddy Bear Day, teddy bear fans can:
- Visit http://www.buildabear.co.uk/teddybearday to learn more about the in-store event and find a nearby Build-A-Bear Workshop location.
- Attend the National Teddy Bear Day Twitter Party hosted by Build-A-Bear Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. ET to answer fun trivia, interact with the brand and qualify for the chance to win prizes. To participate, register online at http://bit.ly/2bCHkQU.
- Follow the brand on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and share a favourite teddy bear or Build-A-Bear Workshop memory with hashtag #NationalTeddyBearDay and @BuildABear.
Win a £100 Build-A-Bear Workshop Gift card
To celebrate National Teddy Bear Day, one of our lucky readers will win a £100 Gift card to spend inside your favourite Build -A- Bear Workshop.
Enter using the simple Rafflecopter entry form below:
Closing Date: 12/9/2016
Our Winner of the Competition is Mrs Merit, congratulations
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This is a sponsored post on behalf of Build-A-Bear Workshop. I received compensation in exchange for my post; however, all opinions stated are my own.
Chantelle Hazelden says
September 6, 2016 at 3:45 pmWinnie the pooh has always been my favourite so I bought each of my daughters one of their own when they were born
Christine Taylor says
September 6, 2016 at 3:46 pmMy three all love their teddy bears and have loads of them. Each bear holds a memory which is why I love having them around x
Ryan has a brown bear called coco and Lily has a pink bunny called Bunny x
Annwen says
September 6, 2016 at 4:03 pmMY daughter HAS A TOY RABBIT CALLED PEANUT, SHE LOVES IT even IF it’s STARTING to LOOK TATTY!
Alica says
September 6, 2016 at 4:04 pmI still have my teddy that was given to me at birth, He is safely tucked away in a box now but he is lovely! 🙂
sian hallewell says
September 6, 2016 at 4:10 pmwish I could post a photo, as I’d show you a picture of my bear Bimbo, been together over 50 years now, so lots of happy memories together.
Kate Davies says
September 6, 2016 at 5:17 pmMy sons Teddy is a polar bear called Brewer. He ORIGINALLY belonged to my sister in law and when her son was ill she gave it to him. Fast forWard 15 years and my nephew gave Brewer to my son when he was BorN, my son became instantly inseparably from Brewer and now they both dress up as their favourite superheroes and play together all day, everyday.
Tracy Hanley says
September 6, 2016 at 5:35 pmi DIDNT HAVE A TEDDY , I HAD A RAGDOLL MY GRANDMA MADE ME , MY LITTLE BROTHER HAD A MONKEY TEDDY I USE TO HIDE FROM HIM (SORRY ABOUT CAPS I THINK ITS STUCK ON )
Claire Bayliss says
September 6, 2016 at 7:23 pmMy daughters fAvourite teddy bear is her cheer beaR, build a bear care bear, she loves her and takes her to bed with her every night.
Kim Neville says
September 6, 2016 at 7:56 pmmy son Loves his jellycat bunnies all different sizes and can’t go to sleep without them as likes cuddling
Tracey Peach says
September 6, 2016 at 8:26 pmI didn’t have a teddy bear but I did have a lovely rag doll I loved 🙂
winnie says
September 6, 2016 at 9:03 pmi love my purple carebear
anna says
September 6, 2016 at 9:46 pmMy kids have a few build a bears, but their favourite is the toothless one, (dragon) which my youngest has and absolutely loves. He has 2 other dragon teddies that he loves, and has made one into the mum, one the dad and one as the baby. It’s very cute!
Jo Hutchinson says
September 6, 2016 at 11:20 pmMy favourite teddy bear was called beany because he was made of beans.
Tracy K Nixon says
September 7, 2016 at 5:43 amI had a Paddington Bear when I was little and he had real red shiny wellington boots!
Kelly Ellen Hirst says
September 7, 2016 at 6:40 amMY daughter has a dog soft toy called ‘doggy’ who is much loved & looking very tatty these days!
Isabel o says
September 7, 2016 at 7:33 amI had a bear called custard, i actually still have him but now he’s a little worse for wear!
Laura Kevlin says
September 7, 2016 at 10:09 amMy daughter’s favourite is actually my old teddy bear from childhood – he’s well loved and a little thread-bare now so would love to win a workshop voucher for her to choose and make her own 🙂
allison sullivan says
September 7, 2016 at 11:20 amall my 4 children have all had a special bear which they have loved over time.m,y eldest daughter now 21 had a rabbitt called ears he still has it,my 19 year old has a bit brown bear but hes in the loft and he cant bear to part with him,our 12 year old son has a tiny yellow well loved bear and hes still on his bed all tattered but he loves him and our 6 year old has a bunny from been a baby and she takes her everywhere with her.so they ahve all got teddies.i still have my teddy i got when i was about 4 hes called marmaduke hes now 38 years old and hes has lost his nose but i love him
Anthony Harrington says
September 7, 2016 at 3:29 pmI had a little brown bear called Coojee when I was little
Keri Jones says
September 7, 2016 at 5:33 pmMy son’s favourite teddy is a Pikachu that he got today, lol! Before that It was a Bunny from Guess How Much I Love You. My favourite teddy when I was younger was a pink and white bunny called Flopsy Mopsy. I still have her now 🙂 x
laura banks says
September 7, 2016 at 7:42 pmmy bear that i got when i was born then he was huge he’s still pretty big but not as big as me now as ive had him 39 years
Natalie Crossan says
September 7, 2016 at 10:51 pmI’ve had a teddy since i was 2. ernie (from sesame street) he goes everwhere round the world with us still, and i’m 26 😉
DANIELLE VEDMORE says
September 9, 2016 at 10:25 amWebby the duck 🙂
Gill mitchell says
September 9, 2016 at 11:17 amWhen I worked for bonmarche, they reduced the “david emanuel” bears. I bought one for my son, who was a baby at the the time, but he never really bothered with it. 5 years later, my daughter has discovered it and ABSOLUTELY loves how soft and cuddly he is and takes him everywhere with her. i think he is a very happy to bear to have a new lease of life 😀
Maria P says
September 9, 2016 at 1:11 pmIt is on the small side, so we can take it everywhere. Warm brown and having a coat.
sharon martin says
September 12, 2016 at 12:50 pmmy daughter has 2 favourite teddies, she has a bear thats covered in hearts that she calls rainbow bear and a little white and black spotted dog that she calls spot. she’s had them since she was small and can’t sleep without them
Karen hutchinson says
September 12, 2016 at 1:25 pmMy son loves his Iron man Bear from build a bear . His room is full of cuddly toys – he is waiting for pikachu to be back in stock
Janice Mackin says
September 12, 2016 at 6:39 pmMy sons favourite teddy is a Build a bear chewbacca.