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Guests pump a hand or foot mechanism as the bear maker directs the stuffing into your pal's legs, arms and tummy. After you've filled it up a bit you get to give it the hug test. You can leave your bear soft and mushy or add more stuffing for a more firm pal. Then you pick up a red satiny heart to place inside your bear. Various bear makers have different ceremonies surrounding the heart addition. Ours asked us to twirl the heart in the air to gather up all the joy, then rub it on our heads for the intelligence and hold it close to our hearts for love before making a wish, kissing it on both sides and places it inside our pal.
