As I look at my boys’ beds and all of their ‘stuffies’ I am amazed at how important it is for our little ones to have a special teddy bear to cuddle. One of my boys has a ragged “Teddy” that has been with him for years. It’s a little flat, a little worn and still provides comfort and love. Plus, he makes an excellent travel companion! Teddy has been on at least 6 flights!
September 9 is National Teddy Bear Day and Build-a-Bear is celebrating with special $5.00 (Canadian) bears that you can make. Not only are these bears adorable but they support Big Brothers and Big Sisters too. In the spirit of Build-A-Bear’s mission to “add a little more heart to life,” for every $5 bear purchased on Sept. 9, Build-A-Bear will donate a furry friend to Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada in Canada. How perfect is that? Your little one (or not so little) will create a bear for only $5 and another child will receive a bear that might not otherwise be able to have one. It’s a win-win! Plus, these bears are adorable!
How can you join in the fun? Share a favorite teddy bear or Build-A-Bear Workshop memory with hashtag #NationalTeddyBearDay and @BuildABear on social media. You can find Build-A-Bear on Facebook Instagram and Twitter.
Build-A-Bear will be celebrating it’s 20th birthday in 2017 and this year’s National Teddy Bear Day is the kick off of a year long celebration. Watch for all kinds of fantastic events and giveaways!
Enter to win a National Teddy Bear Day Bear + $100 Gift Card
Enter to win a special edition National Teddy Bear Day Bear + a $100 Build-A-Bear gift card. Contest is open to residents of Canada. All details in the giveaway.
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ooo Mine is of my little brown bear I had for years and years. I had him for a very long time!
My favourite was taking my oldest daughter to Build a bear for the first time to build a bear for her and her baby sister.
the one i received when i had my tonsils removed
One time my best friend and I took our favourite Teddies with us to Las Vegas. We were 19 and 17. We walked down the strip and in and out of stores carrying them. We definitely got a lot of strange looks but it was fun!
My favorite teddy bear memory would be winning a raffle as a sick kid in the hospital. This bear was gigantic. My little cousins have him now. He’s still cuddly.
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I’ve had 2 bears since I was little, still have them, one is a lamb from Scotland and the other a moose. Both I still love
My favourite teddy bear memory was when I took my 9 year old to build a bear for the first time last month. HIs eyes… he was so amazed. He made himself a really awesome toothless dragon, and we picked up a captain america bear and a batman bear for my 6 and 7 year olds.
When I was about 2 I got chicken pox and to keep me from scratching my dad brought me home a big black and white panda to hug. Through the years he took many trips with me, got his head burned on the back from being put too close to a heater and took the usual abuse from a young child but he was my best friend.
I visited a large city with Mom and Dad when I was very young. I remember going into a big department store and I picked out a teddy bear!
My best teddy bear memories is when I take my Sparks to Build A Bear. Seeing the excitement on their face when they get to make their bears and they take them to our sleepover! Of course, I purchase a new outfit for my bear ‘Cubs”. Love it.. It happens yearly and I wouldn’t change it..
My favourite teddy bear moment was when I got a bear named Tubby. I just really like his name.
got a bear named Tonny. I just really like his name.
My Superman bear from build a bear! A father’s day gift from my son which I still have!!
I used to collect so many Build A Bears when I was younger! They were so soft, cute, and cuddly. I would play tea party with them and take turns sleeping with them!
I got a Get Well Soon bear!
My first teddy bear at 3 years old, and I named him Timmy.
My Best friend gave me a teddy bear in school. I slept with it every day for years. It gave me great comfort during some difficult times.
In grade 3 we had a “Teddy bear picnic” and our moms made the bears with the same pattern as all the other moms.. We all got to trade and take home a bear and it was SO fun!
I remember the love my son had for his first bear.
Going from country and country collecting rare ones from the specific region!
Going to the Teddy Bears picnic in Manitoba and getting a nurse bear that ended up being my all time fave
As a parent my favourite thing might have actually been when the Build A Bear went in at Masonville Mall. I was so happy! Finally a place I could take my oldest for special events and to build her own special bear. We do this every year when they have the build a bear friends day. She loves to go and build one for someone else. My oldest and my youngest both have treasured bears that are so special to them from Build A Bear. CUTIE is my older girl’s bear and he has followed her to camp, the cottage, cruises, airports and so many different countries. I was just saying to her the other night….that Cutie bear has been one awesome companion.
My favourite teddy bear memory is of the ones my husband and I gave each other and still have.
The teddy bear picnic
I was 6 and my Dad won us a HUGE bear at the CNE one year and we carried it around all day. I remember lying on it while we waited for the streetcar to take us home, and lying on it to eat on the grass at the food building. It was a great day :)
Playing toy parade and teddybear tea time
My favorite teddy bear memory was bringing my grandkids to build a bear. They were so excited and sleep with the bears every night now.
HAVE a bear named Tony. I just really lOVE his name.
I still have the teddy bear my dad gave me as a child. It’s my most precious childhood toy.
I got a teddy bear named Rosie
The first bear I gave my wife that said Ti voglio bene. It was one the few gifts I able to hide from her. That was 10 years ago and somehow it still works.
My best memory was of the first huge bear my dad bought me as a surprise, it was about 3 feet high and was yellow with a beautiful ribbon and I cherished it, then my sister was born and she wrecked it, I was devasyed, I was 3 when I got him and 10 when she destroyed it!
My favourite memory is dressing my teddy in my pJ’s
My favourite memory is my first build-a-bear from my highschool sweetheart.
When I was small my dad went on a trip to Ontario and brought me back a teddy bear holding a heart that I loved.