The Character Building Bear is much more than the sum of its parts. Children use the teddy bear kit to create their own bear as they read (or listen to) an accompanying storybook that teaches them about character. The kit contains a plush, unstuffed figure of a teddy bear and several pillow pieces: each piece belongs in a part of the teddy bear's body and represents a different character trait such as thinking and learning (head), friendship and fairness (right hand), respect, (right foot), courage (left foot), and so on. The bear kit is really several activities. It is a reading activity or a parent-reading-to-child activity, which experts universally agree is good for a child's development. Assembling the Character Building Bear kit also promotes hand-eye coordination and the development of gross motor skills. And when the child has completed the assembly of the kit, he or she has a cuddly companion that promotes security and well being.
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