text: Sweetie was out of town this weekend leaving me with my little ones My oldest is and she must have seen a commercial or something but has been asking to go to Build a Bear It was a rainy Saturday so off we go nnI enjoy going every so often to Carolina Place and see how its evolved over the years I park over by JC Penney since it gets you in on the nd floor Mall was decently crowded and I did not walk around too much since I was all alone with the kids and did not need the stress The crowd in the mall was noticeably weird and caused me to weep for the future enough said about thatnnWalked into Build a Bear which was pretty crowded with a nice mixed crowd of youngins and tweens I was worried that I would not know what to do since it was our first time and it was very self explanatory My kids picked out their bear which was unstuffed and we then had to wait in line to have it stuffed When it was our turn the nice lady walked us through the process and engaged my kids well asking them what they are naming the bear and how old they were etcshe also asked how they wanted the bear stuffed ie soft and cuddly and I am not sure what the other choice was Once it was sufficiently stuffed she asked them to give the bear a hug to try it out The kids then get to pick out a heart which they go through a little ceremony before the lady takes it and ties it into the bear Let me stop and say how awesome this wasmy kids have stuffed animals but none that they were personally involved in making It was a great experiencennNext we primped the bear under blowdryers and got to brush them Then onto the dressing area where they got to choose their own outfits An Associate must have seen that I did not know what to do next since she came and helped my girls picked out outfits and shoes for their bears They have all sorts of accessories which can run you a pretty penny if you get too into it Then they have a computer where you enter the information which includes your email and address so they can spam the crap out of you I am sure You get a birth certificate for your bear before you leave which includes a code where you can go online and bring the bear to life on the internetnnNice experience not too expensive for what you get It is not an everyday thing but I can see us going back for special occasions