Mascot in the making

[SlimsGirl]

Hi Everyone,

I need to pick your brains on a subject that I'm stuck on.

Throughout the years that Team 188, Woburn Robotics, has been involved in FIRST, we've never had an official mascot. In that time, we've gone through a few changes with the name of our team and settled on Blizzard. We've decided on having a Polar Bear as our mascot.

The problem: Do we buy or make it?

I saw a lot of teams out there that had mascots and was wondering how they came to be.

Did you make them yourself? If so, was it hard? Worth the effort? Worth the cost? And what tips do you have for a team that is about to undergo the process? How did you deal with issue of ventilation? Did you use electric fans for cooling?

OR

Did you buy it? Was it expensive? Do you recommend a company to buy it from? Was it custom made? Was it worth the price?

Whatever your answers may be, we'd love to hear it!