Published by mothergoosemouse on 05 Jun 2008 at 05:00 am
Helloooooo Kitty!
On Tacy’s sixth birthday, she wanted to go to Build-a-Bear Workshop.
We drove to the location where we thought there was a Build-a-Bear, only to discover that we were wrong. Thanks to the lousy weather that afternoon (snow…on April 9…ugh), we decided to forego looking for another location and went out for pizza instead.
But she hasn’t forgotten about Build-a-Bear. So when fellow blogger Average Jane asked if we’d like to check out Tropical Hello Kitty, courtesy of Build-a-Bear Workshop, I jumped at the chance. It’s not like we needed another stuffed animal around here, but unlike almost all of the others, I knew Hello Kitty would be special.
And she is. The girls ADORE her. We’ve had to draft a schedule for her sleeping arrangements. Clothing has been sacrificed by American Girl dolls so that Hello Kitty can change her clothes a dozen times a day. The little girl two doors down has a Hello Kitty too, and the two cats got together for a playdate yesterday.
What makes this kitty so entrancing? I’ve got to admit, she is extremely huggable. Much more huggable than any real live cat I’ve owned. Plus, I love her because she doesn’t shed. A huggable, hairless cat - my favorite.
Tacy agrees with the huggability factor. When I asked her, “Why do you love Hello Kitty?” she gave me a look as if to say, “Well, DUH. Why do you think?” When pressed for actual words to describe that love, she told me, “She’s beautiful and soft and cuddly.”
On the Build-a-Bear site, you can purchase your own Hello Kitty and dress her up any way you please. Check out all the furry friends there - personally, I love the donation animals, where a portion of the proceeds are donated to local pet shelters and rescue organizations.
I’ve got a $25 Bear Bucks card to give away to a lucky reader! Email me at mothergoosemouse AT mothergoosemouse DOT com by midnight PST on Monday, June 9, and tell me how you’d spend your Bear Bucks at the Build-a-Bear site. I’ll draw one winner at random (US and Canada only!) and announce on mothergoosemouse on Wednesday, June 11.
Jamie on 05 Jun 2008 at 7:35 am #
Oh I am SO in. My girls love Build a Bear and that Hello Kitty is absolutely adorable. (I have to admit I like Hello Kitty, too.) Yeah, and I’m 38!
Lora on 05 Jun 2008 at 8:00 am #
It’s not how “I” would spend it but rather how my 6 year old son would spend it. He has an extremely rich imaginary life and has been BEGGING me to go back to BAB in order to make some more “friends”. He currently sleeps with no less than 9 “friends” and Lord help us if one of them is missing at bedtime. He would use it either to get the monkey or moose, or some clothes/sports gear for one of his current friends (Billy Ray is in dire need of some duds, I hear).
Catizhere on 05 Jun 2008 at 11:24 am #
Maggie has been pestering me to go to BaB too! She has a couple, but her favorite is named “Seamus McBear” He’s a green bear w/shamrock boxers, wire rim glasses & an leprechaun tophat.
Suebob on 05 Jun 2008 at 8:49 pm #
I would have to get a Hello Kitty for my co-worker. You know, the one who has the Hello Kitty cubicle. She would die of happiness.
Michelle Z on 06 Jun 2008 at 5:55 am #
I wouldn’t be able to spend it; my daughter would. And I’m sure she’d buy a dog - just like she wants to every time we’re there.
Rachael on 06 Jun 2008 at 11:33 am #
Oh, they’re all so cute! I would get the brown sugar dog for my hubby, and name it Fiamma (which he recently pulled out of his butt as a girl’s name he likes). Then I would buy it an outfit. Maybe the cowardly lion costume, because the idea of a dog dressed as a lion makes me laugh. Or arctic fisherman, because holy cow that is cute. I always want to go into Build a Bear and I never do, because we don’t NEED it… but I am even more tempted now!
Jenine on 07 Jun 2008 at 12:46 am #
I am so sending you an email. Just reading about this brought tears to my eyes because of the memories! Yeah, I’m a bit sentimental, but there you have it.