Our cheer team came in to make a team bear for team bonding. The girls had so much fun. Yali (excuse me if I got her name wrong) was very kind. She had each girl from the cheer team add a heart to place inside the bear. They had so much fun! read more

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I'm giving it a 1 because of their employee TAYLOR. She was literally a miserable employee- no smile. No interaction with my granddaughter, at all while stuffing her bear - below even the bare minimum effort to make this an enjoyable experience for her. I've been shopping there since my 25 year old was in kindergarten- it's always been such a fun experience and I was excited to take my 5 year old granddaughter for her FIRST ONE! Let me tell you it was such a total LET DOWN!!!! I have NO IDEA why that girl is working there she makes ZERO effort with the kids I watched her with the child before us and it was the same crappy attitude. Then at the register no eye contact. She had a sour look on her face the entire time. Spoke so low I had to ask her MULTIPLE TIMES to speak up so I could even hear her. What I thought would be a fun experience was literally boring and quite honestly a huge disappointment! I will add that I did speak to the manager and she was FABULOUS with my granddaughter and did her best to make it a better experience. Tiffany ( manager) was GREAT! The other employee, SAM, was also very kind and helpful when I asked her for assistance locating an item . If this had been my first experience with Build a bear I would NEVER spend another dime in there due to Taylor's HORRIBLE attitude and service. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Taylor barely even looked at my granddaughter.No smile - no engagement other than " do you want a sound?" and "grab a heart". - Toy Stores Near Me - Riverside, California

We had a great time bringing our little four year old boy here. We brought our son for his birthday bear. The employee Tiffany was awesome. She took her time being playful with him. Allowing him to have an interactive experience building his birthday bear and another one he selected. He said he had the best time. Thank you for helping us build memories, Tiffany! read more

We had such a wonderful experience at Build-A-Bear! Thanks to Marie, Marie was absolutely amazing she went above and beyond to make sure my son had the best time. Marie was patient, kind, and really made the whole experience extra special. My son walked away so happy, and it's all thanks to her. Highly recommend visiting when she's working! 10/10 read more

What a great experience for the kiddos. My girls received a gift card for Xmas so that brought us into B-A-B for the first time, the environment was busy and positive. Exp: We were greeted by a very nice gal Mel once inside and moved our away around the store before settling on a Poppy & Toothless stuffy. They had so many options, we were also provided the current sale happening. After choosing we had options to chose a voice over for each stuffy, purchased one each for Poppy then Toothless, Mel assisted us in completing the process then guided us over to the "fill" line. Once there we were greeted by another employee, Vanessa. She chatted with each of my girls and was very upbeat and polite, just very sweet. Each stuffy was filled then a heart was chosen to place inside before being sewn up. Afterwards we headed to attire and accessories to clothe each. Process was fun and exciting for my girls. Price points were not too bad, considering the individualized fun. We ended up paying around $45 for each. Overall a good experience & would gift this in the future to someone else's child. read more

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I just wanted to say how much we loved our experience for my daughters first birthday. TIFFANY was such a blessing and such a joy !! We came a little late because of Dads work schedule and barley made it. But Tiffany went above and beyond to make my family feel loved and welcomed !!! Will be returning just because of her !! read more

Management is lazy :( They can't type out a gift message letter. I asked walking in attempting to make a purchase just to get one and I was told only online orders would receive one so I placed an order online and still didn't receive one. A few sentences is not much to type out. Really disappointing. read more

Tobi was amazing and very helpful and made our Day magical would definitely come again read more

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Awesome service they helped us out so much and made my daughters birthday really special!!!! She loved it even tho she was really happy so many options to choose from ! Many bears read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Riverside, California

On February 15, 2025, I took my daughter to find her birthday present. When we arrived, Taylor introduced herself and asked if we needed help. My daughter was searching for her favorite bear and began asking questions about what she wanted. Taylor was kind enough to guide her in choosing the perfect bear. Once we reached the checkout, Taylor offered to sing the birthday song, which made my daughter very happy. Thank you, Taylor, for making her day so special! read more

The one girl working was sweet. But as you can see in the photos the other 5 employees were at the counter yapping away, while I waited in line. I made eye contact with 3 of them and they walked past me. Anyway hopefully management sees this and gives that poor girl a raise while firing a few of the other dead weights. I don't know maybe I'm too harsh for I can only imagine the absolute nightmare it must be to walk 6 feet to stuff a single bear and send me on my way. read more

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Came here this weekend while shopping at the mall. My 9 year old and 12 year old used their own money to buy their bears. The overall experience was good but when checking out, the woman at the register (T) was friendly while she was asking if we'd like to buy the discount gift card, but once we said no, her demeanor towards us changed. When taking your bear, you can either pay a dollar for the box or get a shopping bag free. My daughter didn't want to spend anymore after already spending $35-ish so the lady put the bag on the counter for my daughter and then stepped back and had my daughter put the bear away. The lady watched her struggle to put it in the bag until we helped her. It just felt really rude. It was a disappointing end to a pleasurable experience. read more

The staff is super friendly, they made sure my niece felt special when she made her bear. My only complaint is the heat. It is HOT, I didn't even get to browse the store because I was sweating just picking a bear. An employee told me someone had fainted due to the AC being broken already, these are terrible working conditions for the staff. read more

A bit pricey just for a stuffed toy in my opinion, but a cool experience for kids to do at least once! For the first time in history, Build-A-Bear decided to do a "pay your own age" day and it ended up being a horrible idea because of the long lines (probably longer than some at Disneyland). To compensate, those that signed up for the bonus membership specifically for that day received $15 vouchers via email. Appreciate that a lot so I had to take my kid. First, you choose a bear or character from the wall. Next you get in line to stuff it; you can add cool things like sound and scents before the stuffing process. P.S. the cotton candy scent smelled so bomb we had to get it. My son was super excited and happy the entire time and thought it was cool how he put the heart inside (AKA his love) inside of the toy. Then you move on to the fluffing station and dressing room. Last thing on the agenda before paying is creating the birth certificate on the computer. And boom, your baby's new baby is read to go home! read more

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We took our two toddlers who were excited to build their bear we saw there was one station open with two employees working the station so we got in one of the long lines after 45min of waiting once it got to us the employee told us she couldn't take us and 3 other people behind us cause she's doing a private party and that's why she has her own station which she was sharing a station with someone else. And she told us to wait at the end of the other line which was another 30-45 min wait. She took no initiative to help us or find a solution after seeing us and the 3 other customer waiting in line for 45 min just said wait at the end of the other line and walked away. Keep in mind there was no sign saying her line or station was for a private party nor did she make any effort to inform people getting in line it's a private party. Really bad experience and bad customer service read more

This was not only my little ones first time but mine as well. If it were not for Faby, I would have walked out. Ri, the manager, was not personable and, in my opinion, very rude. She did not acknowledge me or my little ones really didn't say anything but the price to pay and when I asked why it was that price she just said...well you got the sound right. RUDE. This was my first time, and I had no idea how the birthday teddy worked or what the prices were since the screen wasn't working. My eldest didn't notice, which I am thankful for, but I do hope a general/district manager offers her some more training and reevaluate who is a manager and why. Unacceptable, this "manager" needs to take some pointers from Faby. Faby made my eldest believe in magic, and I will be thankful for this core memory she helped make. She's the reason for 3 stars and not 1. read more

My son comes here every year for his pay your age Bear. We happened to be shopping near this location during the month of his birthday and stopped in. The stuff here is absolutely delightful and makes it such a great experience for the kids, they take their time and really care for them. They have a vast selection of toys and clothing as well as stations to wash, dress and groom them at. Fun mall pass time that your kids will really enjoy. read more

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The whole crew for 8/6/2022 at this location was very kind,courteous and phenomenal towards me and my family. The wife and I took our girls to build-a-bear to get our daughter to build her own bear. Our daughter hated the process cause she hates loud noises like the stuffing machine and the bath sounds. The crew was very courteous and engaging towards our daughter even tho she was terrified of the machines. We even wanted this bunny from their mystery pull packets and we didn't get the bunny but they did trade the fox we pulled for the bunny. read more

I'm so bummed at my experience): I took my 5 year old here for her birthday and the workers could care less about helping us . I wanted her to experience the whole "build a bear" special and the worker was so dry and barley explained anything . Really upset me because I wanted her first time to be fun and exciting how it's so post to be :/ read more

Our first visit to this location was during the "Pay your own age" event this year. They did it a little bit differently by sending out Golden Tickets to select children via email. We had never attended one of these events in the past because of the ridiculous lines so I can only judge on our current experience. We arrived an hour early just in case and there was literally NO LINE! We were in and out in 15 minutes and my son was happy that he snagged his stegosaurus. The selection was great and there were only two that were excluded from the deal. You can't beat $6 for a Build A Bear! The event was organized and most of the staff was very helpful and friendly. My son was able to press the peddle to stuff the animal and the young man working with him was super kind and made his experience memorable.There was only one woman that wasn't smiling and didn't have the most welcoming demeanor and it seemed like she was in management. That would be the only reason I didn't give this review 4 stars. She was working the register and that was my last perception after leaving the store. Visiting this store is definitely a once... maybe twice a year event because it is a little spendy for a stuffed animal. BUT you're definitely paying for much more than an animal. It's an experience and the smile on your child's face is priceless when you leave. One last thing! If you're military they do offer a 10% discount which is awesome and appreciated. read more

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Today was the first time I have ever been to a build a bear. I took my one year old to get him a birthday bear for $1. The staff was very friendly, extremely helpful and made the experience fun. I will definitely be returning and highly recommend. read more

First time checking this place out, and how fun!!! Also can see how it might be a bit pricey if you go all out with tons of accessories for the stuffed animal too. I loved the pet section where your bear (stuffed animal) can have a pet dog, with a pet bed, leash, food bowl etc. And the clothes.......... Don't get me started! Just ADORABLE! I could buy all of the dresses and outfits lol This might seem super weird and random but I bought a bear outfit for my Pomeranian puppy because I was wondering if it would fit her. I bought her a graduation outfit with cap and gown and it totally fits!!!! She's a 5lbs Pom. So not only will I come here to build a bear, but I will come here to pickup gear for my Pomeranian too! Lol read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Teddy bear outfit (cap and gown) fits my 5lbs Pomeranian!! Lol - Toy Stores Near Me - Riverside, California

Poor customer service. Employees were talking amongst themselves regarding work drama. I had to wait until their public conversation ended in order to be assisted. Didn't feel welcomed. read more

We took our daughter & Son To Celebrate their Birthday Month Yesterday , when we got there they were so excited to pick their bears. My son chose the child a.k.a. baby Yoda and my daughter chose poppy from trolls. We were explained how the process work by a blonde girl, even though I have purchased multiple times before from build a bear I knew the whole experience and I knew what to expect but I wanted the young lady to explain to my husband so he knew how it worked. I was so excited For my kids to Experience The whole build a bear process. When we were ready to stuff the "Bears" another young lady with short purple hair help us stuff them here's Why I rate this experience a one star, like I mentioned before I have purchased Multiple times from build a bear in the past I have taken my Younger sister (not at this location) So I know what to expect at the "stuffing Ceremony " ! So this girl I don't know if she was ready to go home or not feeling it but she literally just stuffed our bears ask my kids what heart they wanted made them kiss the heart and stuffed the heart in the bear and sewed it up, never asked us if we wanted a voice / sound , or a smell for our bears . while the kid next to us was getting the whole experience (from the nice blonde girl that explained to my husband the whole process. ) Even my husband noticed that this girl was in hurry to get us out . I was so upset that I didn't even want to purchase accessories or clothes. We made our birth certificates & left. It sucks that the first time I take them here this happens ! I was literally ready to just leave the Bears and walk out!! DEFINITELY NOT WORTH THE $80!!! Oh & let me Add The store was not busy at all it was literally just my kids & the little boy and his dad.!! read more

i come to the store almost every week the workers are so nice and i had my whole collection re-stuffed best location i've been to!! thank you read more

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I went in to get a halloween pj set for my plushie and a worker was soo sweet and asked if we were finding everything okay. I asked if there was anymore of the halloween pjs and she checked in the back for me and ended up giving me the pjs on the display. She's was soo sweet i wish i caught her name! read more

The line for Pay your Age 2hrs before opening is Insane and they were unprepared for it already run out of vouchers and product! NEXT time DONT ever post such event!! Millions of disappointed children!!!!!! They should be accountable for their actions and give vouchers for every child who attends, or think before you post via social media!! Next time do it on day of NOT 4 days before and not prepare for it. Make sure you have millions of product and vouchers for everyone. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - The line for Pay your Age 2hrs before opening is Insane and they were unprepared for it already run out of vouchers and product! - Toy Stores Near Me - Riverside, California

Build A Bear has been kind of a new discovery for me. Since the Galleria at Tyler has been our "go-to" mall location the past couple of years, this interesting store was an interesting curiosity for me. One day I decided to stroll inside, after navigating through an obstacle course of children and parents I was able to get a feel for the whole vibe of the place. Simply put - its fun! The idea is awesome: build your own stuffed animal...customize it...dress it...even name it and issue it a "birth certificate" that will make it unique. Needless to say, totally AWESOME idea if your a parent, a kid or just young at heart. The workers there are very friendly - but sometimes you have to remind them to talk to you like an adult if you don't have children in tow with you. They have a steady core of stuffed animal shells you can build on, stuff, add scents to, add sounds to...even add a beating heart to when the chest is pressed! Add to that a rotating selection of seasonal animals of all kinds. Bunnies, bears, dragons, unicorns...you name it and they'll eventually have it. I've brought my wife and my mom here and they'd each built their own furry friends. I even indulged myself once and created my own one-of-a-kind blue dragon (love my lil' Ardy!) If you have a little kid, this is certainly a fun place to go! The prices are very reasonable as well. Sometimes the clothes are a lil pricey but they often have sales...and you can often find clothes for your creations cheap on Ebay! A true find for the arctophile in us all! read more

loved it here would recommend to anyone looking for a dun time. The vibe is very positive.

Came here to build my son's 1st build a bear (dinosaur) he had so much fun! Stacie was amazing from the moment we walked in until we left. My son had blast and she made it a great experience for us. Cant wait to come back and build many more! read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - My son had so much fun building his dino! Thank you stacie for making it an amazing experience! - Toy Stores Near Me - Riverside, California

Gift card holders BEWARE!!! I went in with a $50 gift card with my daughter that she recieved from "the tooth fairy" when we went to pay finally the cashier tried to say it has $10 and put it away. I told her really $10? She said yes it says right here $10 but showing me no proof. She then took it out when I said "really because I purchased it myself nobody else gifted it to my daughter and it has $50 I have the reciept." She then said "let me check in the other register" she proceeded and clicked a few key and then like magic she said "oh yes here it say $50 not $10 I don't know why. She literally tried to scam me! Beware!! She not only stressed me out but ruined the experience and the boxes are .25 cents not a $1 how people been saying. I will go back and get her name because I was so distressed I didn't even look at her name tag and I will definitely be posting it on her I remember her face!! read more

We had my son's 4th birthday part here this weekend. Stephanie is one of the women who was over the party and she was amazing! I can't remember the other gals name but she was great as well. We had 15 kids there so it was a lot to handle and they did amazing. Very attentive, great interaction with the kids and parents, and helped in any way they could. I wound defitnely have another party here and I would also request Stephanie :) read more

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best customer service ever! i wish i knew the names but they were all so amazing. i was in the wrong but yet they were still so sweet and apologetic. read more

Went to the Build A Bear located at Tyler Mall in Riverside Ca and was treated horribly by the assistant manager Vanessa. She was rude, snotty, and told us she didn't care if we reached out to the company about her unprofessionalism. She made my whole family and party we brought with us feel very unwelcomed and very uncomfortable. Would never recommend this location to anyone. I can not believe someone would act this way towards a party with kids. Very disappointed and will never be coming back. Vanessa should never work near kids again and should be fired. read more

This is a sweet, little store in the Galleria At Tyler mall. The staff is equally as sweet. We came here to buy a gift for our new grandson, carefully selecting the perfect plush, teddy bear 'skin' and voice box of choice to add to our creation. Mind you, we came in by ourselves, without our grandson. Still, an Associate managed to sucker us into doing some ritual that involved stuffing a satin heart inside it, kisses, hand motions, and wishes. After stuffing the bear, we were directed to the shower station to give the bear an air bath and brush down. Then, we moved onto the computer stations to create the bear's birth certificate and to give him a name. Although we felt a little silly doing all of this, we happily obliged. In some silly way, we believed that, if we followed the entire ritual and put our heart into everything we did, it would magically bring Bubby Bear to life. Bubby could then whisper into our grandson's ear every night and remind him just how much we love him, since we can't always be around. I don't know if that sounds creepy or cheesy, now that I typed it, but I think it's just plain SWEET. read more

This place is incredible. I love how they interact with the kids when they make their bears. My princess had an awesome first experience. read more

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Service here was horrible! I come here at least every4 months or more. Never had such bad customer service, i thought employees are suppose to be nice and courteous because they are dealing with kids, by the way this place wasn't busy at all I stoped by on monday at about 11am so i thought i would receive good service or at least a smile. "STACIE" the cashier didn't even greet me once i walked to the register i had to literally say hello to her. UNBELIEVABLE!! FYI IF YOUR GOING TO WORK AT BUILD A BEAR AT LEAST KNOW ITS OK TO GREET CUSTOMERS AND SMILE JEEEEZZZ. I spend $60 dollars here.. So disappointed with this place.. I will be cancelling my sons b day party i had set here. read more

Horrible party experience. Terrible customer service. We love build a Bear. We've had two parties here. 5 years ago our party here was so much fun! So we had another party a few months ago. The employee helping us handles timid and had no command of the group. There were tons of employees in store but she was handling our group on her own. The biggest thing is that she rushed us through our event. She kept telling me to have everyone check out, before we even had a chance to shop. Nearly all of the party guests had never been to build a Bear before. She stressed me, and rushed me so that I didn't even take pictures or really enjoy the party with my daughter. THEN I called customer service to complain and then wrote down my info. I've not received any phone calls or any attempt to rectify the situation. After waiting for weeks, maybe a month, I called AGAIN. I was basically told to keep waiting. I left a message for a manager 5 days ago and I still have no response. I had hoped Build a Bear would try to salvage our experience because we did love this place. But after me and party spent a significant amount of money, for a rushed experience, and NO customer service care after... I'm disappointed to say the least. read more

First experience at Build-A-Bear. I felt like we were left to wander around a bit without direction.In some settings I don't mind that, but when part of a stores experience (pricing) includes associate participation that's a problem. We were there an hour before closing and there were two employees and two guests.I mentioned that it was our first time there and instead of telling us the activities that were available I was told,"I couldn't tell." After the bear was returned to us I spied the bath and we kind of dumped the bear in there and gingerly used the foot pump (still not sure if customers are allowed to) then went to checkout.The recipient of the bear was happy and probably didn't notice the lack in service as much as I did. So we'll probably be back. If there were 2.5 stars I'd probably give that, but since there aren't...... read more

Brought my niece in because she loves this place. I personally think $85+ for a bear is ridiculous. This is about the experience and I understand that. She got money from great grandma so I told her go ahead get the 2 bears buy 1 get 1 for $10. I of the bears we put a song we dressed up and the other we really only got because of the promo. Nobody really stood out to be nice or give a good experience. When we where going to pay they told us if we didn't want to do a certificate. I helped her through the entire process and really the dress shoes and headband where simple so when Robert said $84.28 I was thinking highway robbery. However my niece seemed extremely happy so we payed and left. I looked at the receipt and noticed he charged me for putting a song on the second bear. I returned and told him we didn't. He demanded we bring the bear back I had to go get my niece and then he told me to get in line. I declined his attitude was so rude and uncalled for. My niece got upset because he squeezed the bear all over to make sure it didn't have a song. I was baffled he gave me the $9 back the experience turned so bad no apology nothing he was mad at me. My niece cried because she said he hurt the bear they put a heart inside and do a little ritual again it's the experience. Robert should be fired. Horrible experience crying child and payed all her Christmas money to have Robert upset both of us! read more