Elsa Bear
Posted By pamelamyers on February 14, 2015
Today is Valentine’s Day, or otherwise known as, The Day Mom Waited In Line At Build-A-Bear For Two Hours To Get Elsa Bear Day. What a huge mistake. As you know, Sam has been working on staying in her own bed and not visiting ours. We made her a chart with the oh-so-coveted Elsa Bear at the bottom. It was her prize for making it through the chart with little to no sad faces (meaning she wound up in our bed). Sam surprised even me and managed to get through the entire chart with only 2 sad faces! We were so proud of her. She definitely earned her prize. We had planned on going to the King of Prussia Mall today and thought, well, it’s one day early, but we are here, she earned it, let’s just get the bear.
Who would have thought, Build-A-Bear would be such a popular place for Valentine’s Day gifts? Well. It is. There was a LINE to get in. A LINE. I am such a sap. But I am a good mom. I waited in line. And to her credit, Sam waited with me and didn’t complain, even once, except to comment a few times that she wished the line would move faster. At the end, she got her Elsa Bear and was the happiest kid in town! There is one thing I can say, charts work for Sam. She totally gets the concept and as long as there is a reward at the end of it. She potty trained quickly using a chart (and strangely, a Build-A-Bear Hello Kitty as her reward – that store is going to bankrupt me) and now the bedtime thing worked. I’ll have to remember that for whatever the next thing is, but please, no Build-A-Bear reward at the end!
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Did you buy a pre made one or did Sam make the bear herself?
Deb, we couldn’t have bought a pre-made one even if we wanted to – they didn’t have any. So, Sam made it herself, which is what she likes to do anyway, so it worked out.