Whois & Analysis for buildabear.com

A teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear.

Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the U.S. and Richard Steiff in Germany in the early years of the 20th century, and named after President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, the teddy bear became an iconic children's toy, celebrated in story, song, and film.

Since the creation of the first teddy bears which sought to imitate the form of real bear cubs, "teddies" have greatly varied in form, style and material.

They have become collector's items, with older and rarer "teddies" appearing at public auctions.

Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children and are often given to adults to signify love, congratulations, or sympathy.

A stuffed toy is a toy sewn from a textile, and stuffed with a soft material.

In North American English they are variously referred to as plush toys, plushies, snuggies, stuffies, snuggled animals or stuffed animals while in British English they are soft toys or cuddly toys.

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is an American retailer headquartered in Overland, Missouri, that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals.

Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and customized during their visit to the store.

Build-A-Bear Workshop is the largest chain that operates in this style.

The company has been acclaimed for the quality of its working environment, especially as a workplace for teenagers.

In psychology and ethology, play is a range of voluntary, activities normally associated with recreational pleasure and enjoyment.

Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but play occurs at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals.