Object details
- Category
- Collectibles
- Occasion
- Client gifts
- Material
- Polyester fleece plush
- Year
- 2017
- Design
- Character plush, embroidered face and details, sewn fabric headband
- Colour
- Lime green, black
- Origin
- Official merch
Sources & image credits
The story
Mojo is the green monster with the ninja headband who stars in ClassDojo, the classroom app used in most US schools, and in its Big Ideas growth-mindset videos. The 8-inch fleece plush carries the character's key details in embroidery: the tuft on top, the knotted headband with trailing tails, dot eyes and the huge grin with teeth and tongue. For years it couldn't be bought. In 2017 ClassDojo called it 'our most coveted piece of swag', earned only through community challenges and sent to Mentor and Ambassador teachers. It went on sale in the ClassDojo Shop in 2023 for $31.99. Teachers turned it into a ritual: 'Traveling Mojo' goes home with a different student each week, who writes up their adventures together in a class book. Tiers: Crafted.
What stands out
A mascot plush becomes swag people chase when it's scarce and has a job. Mojo was earned, never bought, and every classroom gave it a role.
For your next brief
What role could your mascot play once it's in your users' hands, beyond sitting on a shelf?