Build-A-Bear Workshop Launches Ghostbusters and Star Trek Bears

Build-A-Bear Workshop has unveiled a pair of Star Trek 50th Anniversary Bears and a Ghostbusters line. Fans in the U.S., Canada, and the UK can order the bears on the Build-A-Bear website.

The Ghostbusters line includes a 7-inch mini pre-stuffed Slimer covered in bright green fur and the 17-inch bustin’ white bear, with the iconic Ghostbusters logo on its paw, and several accessories. The line also includes a 19-inch Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, which can be equipped with a theme song and with a marshmallow scent.

The Star Trek 50th Anniversary line includes a Spock Bear with Spock’s ears and the Vulcan greeting. One paw says “Live long and prosper,” and the other has a Star Trek 50th Anniversary logo. The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Bear is a limited-edition black bear that has the gold Star Trek insignia on its chest, with the Star Trek logo on one paw and the 50th anniversary logo on the other paw.

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Varuni Sinha

Varuni Sinha is an assistant editor at the Adventure Publishing Group. With an avid interest in visual arts, she enjoys writing and editing for The Licensing Book and The Toy Book, leading trade magazines about toys–the first art forms we encounter as children. With expertise in literature, Varuni launched into writing through her thesis on Indian comic superheroes. Fairytales are another major attraction for her roving mind. Recently at Spoleto USA, Varuni mapped the history of all the variations of the Sleeping Beauty tale ever narrated through time. When she is not writing, Varuni loves to paint with her finger and nails. She has held solo and group exhibitions of her work in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Auroville in India. She has also illustrated a children’s book of Japanese Folktales. Follow her on twitter @varunisinha to keep up with her new adventures as she explores the magical world of toys.