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Sanrio's iconic Hello Kitty and Friends are collaborating with Peeps on a new Easter-themed release. The beloved mascot characters are now available in Easter bunny form with a collection of kawaii U.S.-exclusive plush toys.

Via the Hello Kitty official X (formerly Twitter) account, Peeps unveiled its new Hello Kitty and Friends Easter-themed plush collection in-store and online at Walmart. "Your Easter basket just got sweeter...

The popular Build-a-Bear Workshop has teased exclusive goods at its new and first-of-its-kind Sanrio Workshop, including Hello Kitty merchandise and clothing.

Following Build-a-Bear Workshop's first Hello Kitty-themed workshop in Los Angeles, Build-a-Bear's CEO Sharon Price John and Sanrio Senior Vice President Jill Koch were interviewed by License Global, teasing exclusive goods at the store with more exciting collaborations to come. Regarding exclusive products, Koch said, "There is an exclusive 50th-anniversary Hello Kitty plush at all the Build-a-Bear locations, and then there are Los Angeles-exclusive items including plush, clothing and accessories."

RelatedSanrio Hello Kitty and Friends Fans Get 'Giant' Surprise as Jumbo Cinnamoroll Plush Returns After Over a Year

Sanrio enthusiasts who missed out on Build-a-Bear's giant version of Cinnamoroll in 2023 can now get their hands on the massive dog plushie.

Hello Kitty & Friends and Build-a-Bear Get First Licensed Physical Store in the U.S.Image via Asahi Production

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Exclusive: Build-a-Bear Entertainment is poised to experiment with a new model for theatrical distribution after locking a nationwide release for its starry animated feature, Glisten and the Merry Mission, with Cinemark. Under the deal with the distributor, which is one of the world’s largest and most influential in theatrical, the film will roll out November 3rd.

Enhancing the program is a special promotion at select Build-a-Bear Workshop locations, through which those who purchase a make-your-own furry friend will be offered a free child’s ticket. Also on the docket for Build-a-Bear and Cinemark are special events at select theaters which will feature appearances by the pic’s lead character, Glisten the enchanted snow deer, as well as unique bear-building experiences with plush versions of characters from the movie.

Based on a storyline inspired by Build-a-Bear Workshop’s multi-year best-selling plush, the Merry Mission collection, Glisten and the Merry Mission follows a young elfling,...

Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has cuddled up to Unstuffed: A Build-a-Bear Story, taking North American rights to the doc from The Last Blockbuster‘s Taylor Morden, which features the voices of talent including Jon Lovitz, Pete Holmes, Jerry Mathers, Larry Hankin and Mike Tyson.

The film, produced in a mixed-media format including animation and storyboarded sequences, will become available on digital platforms and on DVD beginning October 3. View the trailer above.

Directed by Morden from his script, Unstuffed explores the origins of the “teddy bear” as well as the psychological importance of stuffed animals in childhood development. Sprinkled with stories of Build-A-Bear’s lasting and emotional impact on the lives of everyday people and celebrities alike, the doc is told through the eyes of a teddy bear narrator (voiced by Lovitz) as it follows the furry footsteps of a single idea that reimagined not one, but two industries. The...

Billy Ray Cyrus, Chevy Chase and Freddie Prinze Jr. have boarded the voice cast of animated Christmas movie “Glisten and the Merry Mission.”

Co-produced by Build-a-Bear Entertainment and Foundation Media Partners, the feature also stars Michael Rappaport, Morgan Simianer, Tim Johnson Jr and Reginald VelJohnson.

The film is led by five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, six-time Grammy-winning singer Dionne Warwick and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss (“Avatar: The Way of Water”). The project is the first animated Christmas feature for Build-a-Bear, and is based on the company’s best-selling Holiday plush collection.

“Glisten and the Merry Mission” follows a young elfling Marzipan (voiced by Bliss) and her mother Cinnameg (Michaels) as Marzipan must believe in the magic of the season as she goes on the adventure of a lifetime to rediscover the enchanted snow deer named Glisten and save Christmas. Their mission is aided by a colorful cadre of reindeer and elves,...

Exclusive: Five-time Grammy-nominee Julia Michaels, six-time Grammy-winner Dionne Warwick and Avatar: The Way Of Water actress Trinity Jo-Li Bliss have been cast in the animated Christmas feature Glisten And The Merry Mission.

The project is the first animated Christmas feature for Build-a-Bear Entertainment, whose credits include animated series Curious George and Ashanti starrer Honey Girls. Warwick will contribute songs to the movie.

Pic follows a young elfling Marzipan (voiced by Bliss) and her mother Cinnameg (voiced by Michaels) as Marzipan must believe in the magic of the season as she goes on an adventure to rediscover the enchanted snow deer named Glisten and save Christmas. Their mission is aided by a colorful cadre of reindeer and elves, including the wise Sage Evergreen (voiced by Warwick).

Foundation Media CEO Patrick Hughes (Bad Guys) will produce the film which is based on a story by Build-a-Bear President and CEO Sharon Price John,...

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Welcome home, Goldilocks.

Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Harden’s production company Hello Sunshine and Build-a-Bear Entertainment are partnering to develop a reimagination of the classic children’s story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

The movie — which marks the first feature from Hello Sunshine’s kids and animation division — will be a modern take on the classic tale that leans into the title character as a powerful female protagonist.

Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine’s head of kids and animation, Claire Curley, will executive produce the project alongside Build-A-Bear’s Sharon Price John and Foundation Media Partners’ nm1449018 autoPatrick Hughes.

This is the first partnership between Hello Sunshine and Build-a-Bear, the global family-friendly branded toy and entertainment company that’s a division of Foundation Media.

“Over the last 25 years, Build-a-Bear has created a trusted fanbase rooted in family, personal connection, and storytelling with teddy bears,...

Having chronicled the decline of one influential business with “The Last Blockbuster,” Taylor Morden will instead tell the story of the incredible rise of another in his next feature length documentary.

Morden’s new film will examine Build-a-Bear Workshop, charting its growth from startup fad to decades-old experiential retailer. The film is being made with the company’s cooperation and will coincide with Build-a-Bear’s 25th anniversary. It recently started production at the company’s headquarters in St. Louis.

For the uninitiated or the childless, Build-A-Bear sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals and characters. In a unique spin, customers get to tailor the toys, choosing outfits, accessories and sounds that it wants the stuffed character to make.

Morden’s breakout film “The Last Blockbuster” examines the negative impact the video rental retailer faced during the rise of streaming services. Although the Build-a-Bear documentary will follow the company as...

The Build-a-Bear Workshop announced on Tuesday that it would be releasing a Baby Yoda plush in the coming months. Company CEO Sharon Price John revealed the decision at a conference in Orlando. There has been no release date announced, but John said it would be in the next couple of months. The toy is based on a character known as The Child from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The Child is from the same species as the Jedi Master Yoda. He is affectionately known as Baby Yoda. Toys companies were left in the dark by Disney over the surprise character, and Build-a-Bear was no different, having […]...

Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian has enjoyed a place as a bastion of hope among Disney’s much more divisive Star Wars films, thanks to solid yet subtle character writing, impactful, yet restrained visual direction and most of all: Baby Yoda. This adorable infant of the famous Jedi Master’s unnamed race has been one of the strongest characters in the show given his unprecedented force power to melt viewers’ hearts thanks to his adorable design and memorable moments.

This jolly green not-so-giant has escaped the confines of The Mandalorian and invaded the popular consciousness through memes, reaction images and fan groups. But the world’s most adorable future Jedi has been curiously absent from the Star Wars franchise’s famously enormous catalog of licensed toys. Until now.

Custom stuffed-animal design store Build-a-Bear Workshop has announced a new partnership with Lucasfilm to adapt The Child, as he’ll be officially dubbed,...

Star Wars fans who have been waiting patiently, or perhaps impatiently, for Baby Yoda merch are in luck. The folks at Build-a-Bear Workshop have announced a new partnership with Lucasfilm that will bring the adorable character from The Mandalorian, officially known as "The Child," to the company's stores. The plush will be made available sometime in 2020.

The announcement was made by Sharon Price John, Build-a-Bear's CEO, during recently at the Icr Conference in Orlando, Florida. The company reported stronger than expected numbers for 2019, which helped the company's stock price rise in the hours that followed. To add a little fuel to the fire, John revealed that Baby Yoda is the latest addition to the company's product line. John had this to say about it.

"I'm excited to share we will be one of the first companies to provide the digital and internet phenomenon, who is trending higher than all the presidential candidates combined.