We’ve always been a massive fan of Build-A-Bear & have supported Children in Need each year, and they’ve partnered up again this year to raise more money for the charity, with the bears being in stores from the 1st October.

Pudsey and Blush will be appearing in all the stores across the UK and visitors will have the opportunity to make and stuff their own BBC Children in Need mascot, add a heart and if they choose, dress them up! This year £5 from every sale of Pudsey and Blush bear will go straight back to the BBC Children in Need charity and an additional £1 from the sale of the outfits including Pudsey’s casual jeans, classic Children in Need hoodie and high tops combination and Blush’s beary pretty polka dot skirt and sparkle trim flats.

Also this year Pudsey and Blush are being joined by some miniature companions The Blush and Pudsey smallfrys. These are a new addition for the Children in Need 2012 campaign and will also be available in store and online, with a donation of £1 going to Children in Need.

You can support this brilliant cause by purchasing a Pudsey or Blush Bear from any Build-A-Bear Workshop store nationwide or from the company’s website at www.buildabear.co.uk.

Pudsey Bear retails at £15; Pudsey Bear t-shirt at £5; Pudsey Bear slippers at £4.50 each. Blush Bear retails at £15; and the Blush Bear dress at £10 each. Pudsey and Blush smallfrys both retail at £8.