Field Trip!!

I got to go with Hunter's class on a field trip to Stuffington Bear Factory!  At first, I wondered how they worked this into the curriculum, but then I realized that it went along with their "Fabric" unit!!  They learned all about different fabrics & factories!!  It was a fun field trip!  They got to go in the "factory" and see the huge bolts of fabric & the workers actually sewing bears together!!  The store was cool, but was no Build-A-Bear by any means!!  The bears weren't really cute & for the $13 we had to pay, you'd have thought they could have had a little t-shirt for the bear - - not just ribbons!!  :(  Oh well - the kids had fun!!  :)


 Stuffing the bear

 They hand sew the bears after they're stuffed!!

 Waiting to have them "fluffed" (can't remember exactly what this station was - the guy used some electric tool - - maybe to de-fuzz them??)

 Grooming the bears

 Grooming again - kinda like a shop vac!

 Picking out ribbons

 Hunter & his bear - "Mutt"  :)  There were black, yellow or brown bears and GREEN elephants!!!  ;)

The class sitting on a HUGE teddy bear!