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Buildabearville Giveaway

November 21st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

buildabearvilleFirst there was Webkinz, then Club Penguin, and now Build-A-Bear has a virtual world for their plush animals. It’s called buildabearville.com and I personally like it better than the two who first paved the way for this interactive trend. My daughters agree.

Getting started is easy. Start by registering at buildabearville.com. Then you create your human character, expressing your personality by choosing skin color, hair style and fashion style – over 200,000 options! Signing up is free and there aren’t any membership fees. Unlock cool places and games by purchasing an animal at the Build-A-Bear store. Then register your furry friends at Name Me with the Key Code on your animal’s birth certificate. Once all that important stuff is done you can head over to your Cub Condo to deck out your furry friend’s room. There are plenty of games to play and places to hang out such as the Pawforming Arts Center or the Sportsplex.

Bear Bills is the official virtual currency of Build-A-Bearville and is earned by playing games and going on animal adventures with your furry friends. Use Bear Bills to buy virtual clothing and accessories for your online character and decor for your Cub Condo.

The coolest feature at Build-A-Bearville is the ability to trade with another citizen. See something another citizen has that you haven’t seen before? Ask them to trade! Same if you have something you would like to get rid of, you can try to trade it to a citizen who would enjoy it. If you want to trade an item, double-click on another character in the world and select “Ask to Trade”. The trade will be evaluated to make sure it’s fair. It may be a straight item-for-item trade or one of you may have to add Bear Bills to make it fair.

Build-A-Bearville takes online safety very seriously so only a safe menu chat is offered. This kind of chat allows communication using only pre-defined words and phrases and these words and phrases can not be changed.

Did you know that Build-A-Bear Workshop is a big supporter of Donorschoose.org which provides students in need with resources to learn and thrive? There is even a place at Build-A-Bearville in the Town Square where you can redeem a Donorschoose.org GivingCard and direct a $10 donation for a project of your choice.

I’ve had such a great time exploring Build-A-Bearville with my daughters that I’m giving away 10,000 in Bear Bills virtual currency so one lucky winner can go on a Build-A-Bearville shopping spree. In addition to this virtual gift card is $10 for you to donate to the DonorsChoose.org project of your choice. The gift card is not valid for store merchandise and can only be used at buildabearville.com.

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There Are 40 Responses So Far. »

  1. #1 Danielle on November 21, 2008:

    Son loves this build a bear stuff…I think he would enjoy playing this on the computer too.
    Thanks…:)

  2. #2 christopher h on November 22, 2008:

    youngest would love me to death

  3. #3 David Bertolo on November 22, 2008:

    I Subscribed

  4. #4 veronica sandberg on November 22, 2008:

    my grandkids would love to build a bear

  5. #5 susan varney on November 22, 2008:

    i just love this

  6. #6 RainDancinBear on November 22, 2008:

    Bearville is a fun place to play – join today.

  7. #7 Dana T on November 22, 2008:

    bearville bucks would be a great incentive to encourage my kids to spend more time on their piano practice!!!

  8. #8 Karen Gonyea on November 23, 2008:

    My son would LOVE to do this :)

  9. #9 Amber on November 23, 2008:

    I would love to win this! :)

  10. #10 Carla Pullum on November 23, 2008:

    My daughter logs on there everyday she loves it. With all the codes from buildabear she would love this!

  11. #11 Cindy O on November 24, 2008:

    My kids have done Club Penguin so it was interesting to hear about this site. We will check it out.
    The bear bills sound like a great giveaway. Thanks!

  12. #12 Karen Gonyea on November 24, 2008:

    So cute :) My son would LOVE the prize :)

    ktgonyea at gmail.com

  13. #13 TiffanyO on November 24, 2008:

    All my niece wants for Christmas is Build-A-Bear stuff — if I won this, I’d be her favorite auntie for life!

  14. #14 reeva on November 25, 2008:

    this would be so cool!! We’re also club peguinites! Kids would love this

  15. #15 zmama on November 25, 2008:

    MY 2 year old daughter would really love this!!! :)

  16. #16 Angela J on November 26, 2008:

    My granddaughters would really like this.

  17. #17 Michele P on November 26, 2008:

    my daughter Deja would love this, she just started playing on their website and this would be fun!

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

  18. #18 Michele P on November 26, 2008:

    Your Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza button is up on my sidebar!

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

  19. #19 Ginny on November 26, 2008:

    My girls love build a bear!

  20. #20 Ginny on November 26, 2008:

    I’m a subscriber

  21. #21 Rosanne Morrison on November 27, 2008:

    Whata grat giveaway!

  22. #22 Rosanne Morrison on November 27, 2008:

    I’m s subscriber

  23. #23 Karen Gonyea on November 28, 2008:

    My daughter loves Build a Bear :)

  24. #24 Carol Drury on November 29, 2008:

    great prize and thanks so much for the opportunity to win!! My grandson would think I was the BOMB NANA!!!

  25. #25 Karen Gonyea on November 30, 2008:

    Great Prize !!!!

  26. #26 Teresa on November 30, 2008:

    This is cool! :)
    :) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

  27. #27 angela on November 30, 2008:

    My daughter would love this:)

  28. #28 tanya on November 30, 2008:

    This would be great for my 10 year old, she loves these kind of things.

  29. #29 Janet on December 1, 2008:

    ty for the awesome giveaway and entry!My granddaughter would really like this.:)

  30. #30 Joyce on December 1, 2008:

    Thanks for great giveaway!

  31. #31 Sarah S on December 1, 2008:

    I’m a subscriber! :)

  32. #32 Sarah S on December 1, 2008:

    Build a bears are wonderful and daughters love them. Thanks for the giveaway,esp. GC donated to DonorChoose.org for charity of our choice-that alone is invaluable just to brighten someone’s life a little. :)

  33. #33 Sarah S on December 1, 2008:

    Just twittered contest! :) (princessmall)

  34. #34 Karen Gonyea on December 1, 2008:

    Love Build a Bear :)

  35. #35 kathy pease on December 1, 2008:

    build a bear is such a great concept :)

  36. #36 Marion B on December 1, 2008:

    I would love to win this for my kids who love going onto virtual worlds with stuffed animals!

  37. #37 Nannette Ryan on December 1, 2008:

    My son loves build a bear

  38. #38 Brandy on December 1, 2008:

    I’d love to win this for my daughters :) They love playing on Build-a-Bearville. Thanks!

  39. #39 Lily Kwan on December 2, 2008:

    I want to win this great prize because it sounds very fun!

  40. #40 Lily Kwan on December 2, 2008:

    I subscribed to your mailing list.


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