Stuffed animals make excellent pets because they don't require food and are silent except for the screeching episodes that occur once during each solstice. Create a birthday-time stuffed animal with today's Groupon: for $99, you get a stuffed-animal-workshop party for seven kids from Noah's Ark Animal Workshop (a $250 value). The party includes:

• All materials necessary for creating stuffed animals
• A workshop leader to guide children
• Noah’s Ark–themed party decorations
• A visit from the party mascot, Mojo Monkey or Cuddlez Rainbow Bear
• An 8-inch Mojo Monkey for the birthday child
• A goody box for each guest

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop's birthday parties allow attendees to assemble their own sewing-free stuffed animals in a festive atmosphere that has received a host of press attention. Armed with themed party accouterments, such as cups, plates, and table covers, a Noah’s Ark party host preps homes, parks, or abandoned airplane hangars for the festivities before celebrants arrive ready to grab fistfuls of stuffing. The host leads the 60-minute cuddly charge by directing the crafting process, giving guests a brown Waywee Teddy Bear to stuff, fill with a rainbow wish star, seal, name, and squeeze. Mojo Monkey or Cuddlez Rainbow Bear adds celebrity to the celebration during a larger-than-life mascot visit before mini partygoers depart with their newly fashioned pals in addition to a bountiful goody box stocked with stickers, pens, bookmarks, and a $5 Noah’s gift card.