At a scheduled party, each Guest makes their own stuffed animal friend! A party leader guides them through each step of the fun-filled bear-making experience. Then, if you choose, your Guests can pawsonalize their new furry friends with hundreds of outfits and accessories. They’ll walk out, hand-in-paw with a smile and a new best friend!
We provide:
- a party leader to help keep your Guests entertained
- a photo for you to rememBEAR your party and a gift for the Guest of Honour
- a party favour for all party Guests, plus a virtual party favour at bearville.com™
- plus, a virtual party room for your Cub Condo® house at bearville.com™, complete with beary special gifts to share with friends
- printable invitations and thank you cards
All party Guests can continue their friendship adventure at home when they bring their new furry friends to life online for FREE at Bearville.com and get cool virtual stuff!
Learn more about Bearville™.
If you’re a Stuff Fur Stuff
® club member, you get even more:
- You will earn 1 point for every $1 you spend at your party
- For every 100 points you earn, you will receive a $10 Reward Certificate
- 100 Bear Bills™ to spend on cool virtual stuff at bearville.com for every $1 you spend
- A Build-A-Party celebration is a great way to earn points
Learn more about our FREE Stuff Fur Stuff club.
(Must be a Stuff Fur Stuff member at time of purchase to be eligible for rewards. Receipt code can be used to give Bear Bills to up to 5 online characters associated with your Stuff Fur Stuff account.)
Bear Bills are not lawful tender in the United States and Canada and exist only for exchange in the virtual world of Bearville. Bear Bills may not be redeemed for cash, merchandise or other consideration. This is a promotion open only to residents of the United States and Canada and Bear Bills may not be transferred, or copied, and no facsimiles may be made, or presented for payment or redemption. This promotion may be discontinued at any time at the discretion of Build-A-Bear Retail Management, Inc.
YOU set the price, starting at just $12 per Guest!
Your Guests can select an undressed animal priced from $12 to $36, then choose optional outfits and accessories (additional $4 – $15) to pawsonalize it even more! You only pay for the furry friends and fashions your Guests take home.
Just tell your pawsonal party planner what you’d like to spend and your party leader will ensure that each Guest has a great time while staying within your budget!
We do require a deposit to reserve your party date. It will be applied to your total cost on the day of your party. Credit cards are accepted for booking online or when booking by phone. Parties cancelled more than 24 hours prior to the party date are eligible for a full refund, or the deposit may be applied to another date of your choice.
Book online using our Party Scheduler, visit over 325 stores worldwide or call a pawsonal party planner at (toll free) 1-877-789-BEAR (2327).
You’ll want to have the following information ready:
- Contact name, address and phone number
- Guest of Honour’s name and age
- Preferred party date and time and location, plus an alternate date and time
- Number of party Guests you’re inviting
- Price per Guest
- Deposit to reserve party date (credit card payment for online, in store or phone booking)
Once you’ve booked your party, you can use your confirmation number to make changes online up to 2 weeks before your party date. For additional changes please call a pawsonal party planner at (toll free) 1-877-789-BEAR (2327).
6 or more Guests are required for a scheduled Build-A-Party. If you would like to schedule a party with more than 19 Guests, please call (toll free) 1-877-789-BEAR (2327), so that we may make special arrangements.
After scheduling, if the number of party Guests increases or decreases by 5 or more, please call and let us know as far in advance of your party as possible.
Parties typically range from 1 – 1½ hours. This is only an estimate. The length of your party will depend on the number and age of Guests and any additional activity going on in the store at the time of your visit.
It is helpful to use the Party Guest Name Me Planner to gather information from younger Guests prior to the party to ensure they are able to register their new furry friend in our Find-A-Bear® ID system.
All Build-A-Party cele-bear-ations take place in the store with other non-party Guests. However, your group will receive pawsonalized attention from your very own party leader who will keep your Guests together and entertained.
An adult must be present at every Build-A-Bear Workshop party. We also request that a parent be present for every child 3 years of age or younger. It is not necessary for all parents of party Guests above the age of 3 to be in attendance during the party.
We are not licensed to serve food and beverages in our stores. Click here to find a store and see a list of mall food partners that may offer a discount to your group. Call the participating restaurant for information on what may be offered for your party.
Additional entertainment is not allowed because your party time will be super stuffed with pawsome party fun and making your own stuffed animal friends!
Yes, a store manager will call you within one week of your scheduled party to discuss your party options.
During your party, each Guest will create a birth certificate at our Name Me computer station. We will gather name and address information to allow Guests to register their furry friend in our Find-A-Bear® ID tracking system – in case the friend is ever lost and returned to us we can hopefully ensure that it finds its way home!
Because our younger party Guests may not know there address or other details, we suggest using the Party Guest Name Me Planner to obtain the information from the parents of your party Guests. Please let their parents know that all information submitted will follow our Privacy Policy Guidelines and that their child can make a certificate with only the child’s and animal’s names, but without the additional information we are unable to return lost friends. If the party Guests’ parents approve, the child may choose to sign up to receive email/mail from us that will let them know about beary special events and offers such as birthday cards and fun promotions.
Bearville is our online world stuffed with fun! At bearville.com, your party Guests can continue their friendship adventure at home when they bring their new furry friend to life online for FREE! They can play games, chat with friends, earn Bear Bills to shop for cool virtual stuff and more, all in our beary fun, beary safe virtual world, backed by the Goodhousekeeping Seal of Approval.
As a special virtual party perk, upon booking your party, you’ll get a FREE virtual party room for your Cub Condo house at bearville.com. You’ll choose one of three party themes – Beachtime, Sporty Fun or Dance Party – AND get matching themed gifts to share with your online friends!
To redeem your virtual party room, just log in to bearville.com and give your party confirmation number, party date and time to the associate in the virtual Build-A-Bear Workshop store. Your new room will automatically appear in your Cub Condo and you’ll get a beary special Bear Mail message with your themed gifts.
Yes! As a Stuff Fur Stuff® club member, you
will earn 1 point for every $1 you spend at your party. For every 100 points you earn, you will receive a $10 Reward Certificate. A Build-A-Party celebration is a great way to earn points.
Learn more about our FREE Stuff Fur Stuff club.
(Must be a Stuff Fur Stuff member at time of purchase to be eligible for rewards. Receipt code can be used to give Bear Bills to up to 5 online characters associated with your Stuff Fur Stuff account.)
Call (toll free) 1-877-789-BEAR (2327) or visit your local Build-A-Bear Workshop store.