BUILD-A-BEAR 8 YEAR OLD 8 YEAR OLD GIRLS LOVE STUFFED ANIMALS! BEAR SHAPED INVITATION READ: WE CAN BARELY BELIEVE THAT\*\*\*\*\*\*\* IS TURNING EIGHT, COME BUILD A BEAR TO CELEBRATE! THE LATEST CRAZE AROUND HERE IS GOING TO THE MALL WHERE YOU SPEND $20-$25PER CHILD TO STUFF AND DECORATE A TEDDY BEAR. CAKE AND ICE-CREAM NOT INCLUDED! SO I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE MY DAUGHTER THAT WOULD COULD DO THE SAME THING AT HOME FOR 1/2 THE PRIZE.  AT THE LOCAL CRAFT STORE I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE PRESTUFFED ADORABLE BEARS FOR $6.99. THE OUTFITS WERE &10.99 A PIECE, BUT I WAITED FOR A SALE AND GOT THEM FOR 8.50 A PIECE. THEY HAD PRINCESSES, BALLERINAS, SOCCER AND OTHER SPORTS OUTFITS. (I BROUGHT SEVERAL DUPLICATES WITH THE INTENTION OF RETURNING THE ONES NOT USED, SO THAT I COULD AVOID DISAGREEMENTS AMONG THE GIRLS) I WENT TO THE LOCAL DOLLAR STORE AND WAS ABLE TO GET HAIR ACCESSORIES FOR THE DOLLS FOR NEXT TO NOTHING! GIRLS GOT TO CHOOSE THEIR BEAR, OUTFIT AND HAIR ACCESSORY. BEARS JOINED US FOR PIZZA AND CAKE. CAKE: AN ADORABLE BEAR SHAPED CAKE MADE FROM PYREX AND CUSTARD BOWLS IN DIFFERENT SIZES.  FROSTED LIGHT BROWN WITH PINK HAIR BOW AND COLLAR.  IT WAS EASY, AND NOT BABYISH. YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR STEPS WITH 8 YEAR OLDS:)! THE PARTY WAS FUN, ADORABLE BEARS WERE THE GOODY BAGS  AND EVERYONE WENT HOME HAPPY. I WAS HAPPY TOO BECAUSE I DIDN'T SPEND HALF AS MUCH AS I WOULD'VE AT THE PLACE IN THE MALL!