MADDISON

out of stock

She is supplied in a collectable canvas Bag which has the Charlie Bears logo printed on it.

• Fully jointed
• Hand finished
• Surface washable
• NOT suitable for children under 3 years.

PHOEBE

sorry out of stock

She is supplied in a collectable canvas Bag which has the Charlie Bears logo printed on it.

• Fully jointed
• Hand finished
• Surface washable
• NOT suitable for children under 3 years.

PIP

sorry out of stock

He is supplied in a collectable canvas Bag which has the Charlie Bears logo printed on it.

• Fully jointed
• Hand finished
• Surface washable
• NOT suitable for children under 3 years.

SOPHIE

sorry out of stock

She is supplied in a collectable canvas Bag which has the Charlie Bears logo printed on it.

• Fully jointed
• Hand finished
• Surface washable
• NOT suitable for children under 3 years.

Build-A-Bear Workshop

History

Build -A- Bear Workshop was founded by Maxine Clark in the year 1997. The first store opened in the Saint Louis Galleria. Ten years on, over 300 Teddy Bear stores have been opened in countries worldwide: The United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, Japan, Korea, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Singapore,Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Australia, France, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. To celebrate the release of the 2006 film Happy Feet, plush toys featuring Mumble the penguin, the main character of the film, were created and sold. The toys were able to be fitted with a sound box that said four lines from the film. On March 7, 2006, Build-A- Bear Workshop announced that it had given $1 million (US) to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through the sales of its WWF Collectibear stuffed animal series. For each plush animal sold, one dollar goes to the WWF to protect and conserve wildlife around the world. On May 10, 2006, Build - A - Bear Workshop announced a line of toys based on its store would be included in McDonald's Happy Meals. It became the first plush Bear collection included with the Happy Meal to feature removable mix-and-match clothing. Sixteen bears were created. They were released during the four weeks between May 12 and June 8. Each of the 16 bears were released in one of two outfits, unique to each bear, making 32 toys in all McDonald's ran a second Build -A- Bear Workshop Happy Meal in August, 2007.

In 2007 Build-A- Bear Workshop celebrated their 10th anniversary by declaring 2007 "The Year of Friendship". The year culminated with the launch of the company's new interactive virtual world Build-A-Bearville. The company also announced that they had sold over 50 million stuffed animals in the last 10 years. As part of the 10th birthday celebration, the company built 11 playgrounds throughout the USA and Canada in partnership with KaBlam! and announced that they had donated over $11 million to various child and family causes since 1997. A new set of Beary Limited Edition Collectibears called the "Friends Fur All Seasons" arrived to help celebrate the event, such as Cuddly Candy Teddy. Each bear included a Collectibear Pin. For Dr. Seuss's birthday, Build-A - Bear Workshop released a The Cat in the Hat. For the premiere of Shrek the Third, Build-A-Bear Workshop featured a make-your-own Shrek as well as Shrek-themed outfits and limited edition Shrek babies. For the premiere of Surf's Up (film), Build-A-Bear Workshop is featuring a Cody Maverick penguin. The Game Factory announced that it has signed a deal with Build a Bear to make a video game for the Nintendo DS that will come out in Christmas 2007.

In 2008, the new series of Beary Limited Edition Collectibears are the "Gem Of A Friend". The first bear was known as the third is the Adorable Amethyst Teddy. All three bears feature a Collectibear Pin. As a new promotion for Build-A-Bearville, if a Gem Of A Friend is purchased and brought to life online, the user receives extra Bear Bills, and extra room and wallpaper for their Cub Condo house, and an animal adventure with an exclusive virtual reward.

In May, there is a weekend known as Stuffed For Hugs Weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, guests at Build-a- Bear are given the opportunity to stuff a preselected animal for charity. The entire process is free, and it attracts a lot of good Samaritans and good-hearted people. Some people even dress up the donated animal before sending it off with love to charity. This is an example of how Build-a- Bear donates to charity. There are also purple hearts that can be substituted for red ones when stuffing an animal. They cost one dollar, and go to a different charity each month.

ALEXANDER £27.99 out of stock

ANGUS £34.99 out of stock

BERNIE £29,99 out of stock

BLAKE £24.99 out of stock

COREY £27.99 out of stock

HARVEY £22.99 out of stock

JASMIN £32.99 out of stock

JEREMY £27.99 out of stock

JOEY £29.99 out of stock

KELSEY £27.99 out of stock

KIRSTEN £24.99 OUT OF STOCK

LUCAS £32.99 out of stock

LUCY £32.99 OUT OF STOCK

NATHAN £24.99 OUT OF STOCK

PHEOBE £22.99 out of stock

PIP £22.99 out of stock