It’s Godzilla!!!!!
Okay, not really – that would be a penguin, a whale, a hamster, and a pineapple – all of which are about an inch tall.
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So if you read this post with any regularity, you’ll know that my wife works in the corporate office of Michaels – a big name arts & crafts store, quite possibly THE arts & crafts store. This can come in handy, and if you’ve ever been in a Michaels store, they carry just about everything in the known universe when it comes to arts & crafts. I hadn’t gone in there too many times because I’m not one to get silk flowers but ever since having a kid, my eyes have been opened to the awesomeness that is Michaels. So the current craze right now is Silly Bandz but apparently, despite having been around for a while, the next big thing is
Japanese erasers!!!!
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So I got these at Michaels to be a part of the goodie bag we were putting together for my daughter Kate’s party yesterday and I got to tell you……they are awesome! They are made by the Japanese company Iwako and they are very well made, very high quality. Yes, they are erasers but I can’t imagine anybody actually using them to erase anything….why would you? You can get these erasers in any one of a billion different shapes and colors and if the kids reaction to them yesterday was any indication, they are going to be HUGE! (They already have been for a while in Japan + Seattle). I even brought a few up to my office to show the other architects here and they all got stolen and now my little eraser buddies are all over the place. I even came in this morning and found the penguin sitting in a dark spot in my bookshelf…giving me the stink-eye.
‘You lookin’ at me? Are you….lookin’ at me?’
This could get ugly – and by ugly, I mean a lot of fun. I hate to say it but the way that pineapple is looking at that hamster, I think there is going to be some romance happening really soon….and on someones keyboard.
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Don’t say I didn’t warn you. They may be the next thing if your 6 years old, but if you are immature like me you can have fun with these things at any age. Pick them up at any Michaels store for a buck and while your there, get some crazy glue….you know where I’m going with this don’t you?
You are sooooo immature….
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they may be passé but they are still fun! the rubba bandz thing is so ovah! my kids have grown older (as they tend to do), so at 12 & 14, i’m outta da loop.
These are great! I work at a grocery store and a little girl (probably 6 years old) had a handful of them with her the other day that got to ride down the conveyor belt. I figured they were plastic when I saw them but obviously I was wrong!
I can't go in there now without buying paint or paper, bass wood for tinkering, other stuff for making candy. I actually made bubble gum one weekend with my daughter – as in, I made it, she ate it.
I'm not surprised – I have a lot of family in Seattle and the Asian population there is considerably higher than it is here. In my post, I list 'Silly Bandz' and what is popular now but it is on the way out here.
As far as what to do with with all those Japanese “collectible” erasers? Well, that's what the silly glue is for.
Bob-
Japanese Erasers are SOOOOO 2009 here in the Seattle area…I hear the new “it” item is Rubba Bandz! The real question is what to do with all those cute little erasers laying around the house…am I supposed to actually use one?? These types of “collectibles” tend to inspire me to have the “do we really need more stuff” conversation with my girls.
John
I think I may have to add Michael's to my shopping route tomorrow. Great find. Great blog.