Over the weekend we took Ilah to Build-A-Bear for the first time!! She about leaped out of her stroller when we passed the "workshop" window. So naturally when she got inside, she was amazed!
Once inside, we went to the wall where you choose your bear - or your monkey, dog, koala, sheep, etc. - Build-A-Bear doesn't discriminate ; ) Ilah reached in and grabbed her choice....
Here she is hugging the one on display on the shelf {because she just had to!}....
Next it was on to selecting an outfit. And I mean...seriously. This is just a bit ridiculous, no? And this is just ONE wall...there were many more outfit selections throughout the store.
This look on Ilah's face just about summarizes how I felt too! Ha!....
Ilah was kinda like, "Whatever. This will do" and grabbed a pair of shorts. Ha!.....
She took it to the "dressing room"....
And then she got distracted by a backpack that she wanted for herself!....
And this was the look when we put it back....
She was quickly over it, and came flying around the corner strolling a teddy bear!.....
The "birth certificate station" caught her eye and she wanted a closer look....
Cute little hearts that go inside of your bear....
And this is where I tell you that both the camera died...and so did Ilah's interest in the place. She was over it. Just.like.that.
Ha ha ha!!
At this point she took off running out of the store...one of us bolted behind her...and this repeated about five times before we just said, "forget it, let's go". Ilah left empty handed without a bear - and it didn't even phase her. I think she treated the Build-A-Bear workshop more like a play center and once she got her fix, she was good to go. Literally. Although I thought taking her here would be a bit premature, I still wanted to take her someone new and fun. I'm sure when she is a bit older, she will be excited to customize her very own bear {or other animal}, and our return there will be a super fun one : )
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