Kiwi’s Pick of the Week: Build-A-Bear
Who doesn’t love Build-A-Bears? I know I do. (I have one and I’m 23! And look how cute that ghost is!). They are so cute and it’s wonderful that kids (and adults) can create their own stuffed animal friends– pick exactly which animal, what clothes it should wear, and even give it a name with a birth certificate.
KIWI loves companies like Build-A-Bear, ones that encourage a child’s imagination. We love it even more when they give back to the community and to the Earth– that’s why this fuzzy friend is our pick of the week, this week. In honor of Build-A-Bear’s 10th Birthday, aka their “Year of Friendship,” they planned an extensive party– full of giving back! Among their plans are their “Stuffed With Hugs” and “Huggable Heroes” programs. “Stuffed With Hugs” invites kids to make bears to donate to children’s organizations– for free! “Huggable Heroes” works to encourage children to give back to their communities.
Our favorite part is that this adorable company is going to plant more than 280,000 trees in celebration of their 10th birthday! The first 10,000 trees were planted in Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona on October 16. These trees are a result of the “Friendship Forrest” campaign held in the workshops in the US, UK and Canada where guests were asked to donate a tree in honor of a friend or family member.
So thank you beary, beary much Build-A-Bear!
November 1st, 2007 at 11:53 pm
I saw the Ghost Bear you have pictured in your post in the window of Build-A-Bear at Easton Town Center in Ohio.
I love that place!
November 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
We have all sorts of wonderful animals thanks to them (bears, dogs, koalas, horses, lions), but I didn’t know those facts about Build-a-Bear. That’s great to hear!