My new business has brought a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and smiles to the people who have conducted workshops to build their very own, cuddly stuffed animal!

NOAH’S ARK SAILS INTO Chicago/Northwest Side


Chicago, IL ~ Noah’s Ark Animal Workshop has expanded into Chicago's Northwest side and is now open for business!  Mary Scott-Pinskey has just become Crew Member #134, bringing the traveling "Stuff-N-Fluff" Animal Workshop into individual homes, child care centers and businesses that strive to connect people of all ages in a fun and meaningful way!

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop is a traveling "Stuff-N-Fluff" Animal Workshop where children and parents (grandparents, aunts or uncles), come together to experience the fun and joy of creating their very own stuffed animal, from start to finish— a one-of-a-kind experience that can't be duplicated!    The Workshop has been designed to stimulate imagination, inspiration and love in children of ages by providing a memorable, hands-on activity.  Because Noah's Ark Animal Workshop is a traveling "Stuff-N-Fluff" Workshop, it is very convenient for Noah's Ark to "set up shop" at home birthday parties, baby showers and playgroups, and for groups that would otherwise not have the opportunity to participate in a unique event like this— groups such as preschool and day care centers, scouting troops, summer camps, children's hospitals and boys and girls clubs are a few of the benefactors of their mobility.

The “Stuff-N-Fluff” Workshop is a very exciting experience, as children choose an "unstuffed" cuddly friend, hand stuff it, 'wish upon' and insert a rainbow wish star, name it, create a customized birth certificate and then personalize their new friend by dressing it in an adorable outfit. Finally, the participants color & decorate their new cuddly friend's take home bag.

Noah's Ark Animal Workshop was formed in 2003 when founder, Dina Kriescher, recognized the need for quality, fun, and affordable home birthday parties.  Once she began her personal Noah's Ark Animal Workshop business, conducting Workshops throughout the southwest suburbs of Chicago, she quickly saw the need to expand Noah's Ark Animal Workshop.  

“Everyone was having a great time during the workshop, including me, and I wanted to bring the fun and excitement to families outside of my reach,” says Kriescher.  “I know that there are a countless number of kids and families that will gain a lifetime of warm memories by making, naming and loving their own stuffed animal, not to mention all the women throughout the US who will benefit from a career that is Fun, Easy and Rewarding.  Believing that I could help others was the fuel that fed my ambition to build Noah's Ark Animal Workshop into something bigger than just me!”  In 2004, with support and professional assistance from her family, Noah's Ark Animal Workshop, Inc. was launched, giving families everywhere the ability to create a boatload of memories, while also giving women the opportunity to make their dreams happen through a flexible and rewarding career!

For more information on the Noah's Ark Animal Workshop experience, the cuddly friends or the career opportunity, contact Mary Scott-Pinskey at 773-282-6076 or email at Rnmpin@aol.com.