Build a bear workshop.

Yes, i am in my 30's and i admit it. I have been to Build a bear workshop a couple of times. And i actually (shock horror!) like it.

I love bears and soft toys. It all started when i was a baby, and my grandma stood in the long queue in Fenwick to get me a little baby elephant (called Nellie, which i still have today) and then, during the years, i got  more soft toys, and a collection grew. Also, my mum still has her bear's from when she was a child (getting old, but still very much loved), so i guess i just learnt that in my family, bears and soft toys aren't just toys, but something that can be loved your entire life.

Anyway, back to Build a bear, my mum always stopped to look at the cheerful monkey toy everytime she passed the shop. She then decided she was going to buy it, but sent me to get it. When i was in getting her the monkey (now called Bossy, after the dog in 'Neighbours'-don't ask why she did that) i decided i wanted the Bearemy bear, so i got him a week later. Bearemy is now a little girl bear called Toffee.

And yesterday, i got the sweet velvet bear. Her name is still Velvet, but i haven't decided if i am keeping her name (even though i got her a birth certificate with Velvet printed on) and i got her a pair of purple butterfly pj's as well.

That's another thing i like about the Build a bear workshop. Dressing up the bears. I don't have pets, or children, so my bears and animals are my 'babies' and it add's to the fun to buy little clothes for them, and to give them personality and make them truly original.