One of our great family members bought this toy for Abby for Christmas and I put it up in the closet for a great rainy day activity. Recently, we had that rainy day and this was the perfect thing - a Build-A-Bear Make-And-Play Bear. It was a delightful project and Abby was just purely smitten with it. But, more than the bear, we enjoyed the time together - about 2 hours, just the two of us...Making and Playing.
As soon as I presented the idea to Abby and got the box down from the top shelf of the closet, she ran to the living room and dumped all the supplies out on the floor.
"Are we really going to sew that bear all by ourselves, mommy? That'll be great!"
She stayed with the activity entirely until it was completed...and sometimes, it became pretty tedious. She and I worked together very hard for about 2 hours, sewing, sewing and more sewing. We then had to stuff her, decorate her clothing with paint and iron-ons, and dress her. Whew...what a job!
We took our time so she could learn how to do it, and she really enjoyed the independence and the craftiness of it all.
The large plastic needle was just the right size for her tiny hands.
Abby was so ecstatically proud of our accomplishment!
What a great day with great memories with an amazing daughter!
Teddy turned out pretty cute too, huh?
As soon as I presented the idea to Abby and got the box down from the top shelf of the closet, she ran to the living room and dumped all the supplies out on the floor. "Are we really going to sew that bear all by ourselves, mommy? That'll be great!"She stayed with the activity entirely until it was completed...and sometimes, it became pretty tedious. She and I worked together very hard for about 2 hours, sewing, sewing and more sewing. We then had to stuff her, decorate her clothing with paint and iron-ons, and dress her. Whew...what a job! We took our time so she could learn how to do it, and she really enjoyed the independence and the craftiness of it all.
The large plastic needle was just the right size for her tiny hands. 
Abby was so ecstatically proud of our accomplishment! What a great day with great memories with an amazing daughter!
Teddy turned out pretty cute too, huh?
