Hello Kitty Gifts for all ages

Hello Kitty pencils, notebooks and more from Sanrio remain popular. Our almost 4-year-old granddaughter got an “owie” and wanted a bandaid. My wife was putting it on her and she asked, “it is a Hello Kitty bandaid?”

Hello Kitty makes great gifts for preschoolers, children in early elementary school, and there’s even a Hello Kitty wine labeled by an Italian winemaker. Sanrio is celebrating its corporate 50th anniversary in 2010.

The Hello Kitty band aids are great for toddlers and young children who bump, scrape and bruise themselves. It’s great for a fun back-to-school gift, a birthday gift or a stocking stuffer at Christmas.

The box has soothing colors that appeal to a pre-schooler. Here are ideas for using Hello Kitty band aids as a gift and a way to stir the imagination of a child:

Create a First Aid Kit

Ask the child, “what makes you feel better after you fall down and skin your knee or hurt your elbow?”

Show them a Hello Kitty band aid.

Include a toy stethoscope, a family picture, a crayon and some paper, and some stickers like Hello Kitty stickers.

Keep the First Aid kit in their room or on a specially marked place on a bathroom shelf. If they start “falling down” or “hurting themselves” too much then use the items as an “incentive” like picking up five toys or five pieces of clothing before they get the band aid.

Having a back-to-school kit using Hello Kitty pencils and notebooks is one way to prepare them for their first days of pre-school, kindergarten, or elementary school.

Have them draw a picture of what they hope school will be like. For children who are new, have them draw a picture of what their teacher may look like.

Use the items to stimulate their thinking and imagination and then talk through the pictures with them.

Buy a Hello Kitty backpack to organize the items.

Also include family pictures or a happy memory item. It’s not just about the “things” but about the memories and relationships the children will attach to the items.

Hello Kitty shirts

Hello Kitty is a way to make a friendly fashion statement. Hello Kitty shirt colors and styles include short puff sleeves and black short-sleeve graphic tees.

Hello Kitty umbrella

A Hello Kitty fairy wand collapsible umbrella can keep a child dry – until they stomp in puddles. You can’t win ‘em all.

Sanrio, the company that has developed the worldwide Hello Kitty phenomenon, is celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2010.

Hello Kitty gifts range from infants, toddlers, pre-teens and even women with Hello Kitty black diamond pendants selling for just under $ 1,000.00.

Diamonds may still be a woman’s best friend , but Hello Kitty gifts are a close second!