My kids love Build-A-Bear; it's a pretty neat experience. However, the cost seems insane. Nearly $20 for a bear's dress?? Then the accessories.... oh the accessories... $7 shoes, sounds to put in the bear $4-$8, freshener to make the bear smell like cupcakes or chocolate $3, sunglasses, pants, purses.... You get the picture. Oh and I haven't mentioned that you will have to spend around $20 for the bear (they do have some cheaper ones, but do you think the cool ones are going to be cheap?) Anywho, kids have a blast here and it is really fun for them (and it was for me too I must admit.) The kids get to really get to use their creativity to create a bear specifically for them. I would definitely recommend to take kids here at least once in their lives just be prepared to drop $50 per kid. After the initial visit, you can always go in later (alone) and pick up new outfits for the bear/cat/bunny/dog/penguin/etc (however, if the kids come, plan on a lot of begging to make another bear.) read more