Silly Bandz

Oh, Silly Bandz, how i love to hate you. What should be a cool little way to trade with friends has turned into a full blown phenomenon at our house. And by the way, why couldn't i come up with something like this? (Because if i had, it would have NEVER been a craze, it wouldn't have even sold the first package!)

Anyway, Jackson has become obsessed. So obsessed that he will sneak into Eli's room & take his. If he finds one laying around the house, it's automatically his. Do you think that is fun when Eli decides he wants to wear his? He can't find any & THAT begins a whole meltdown. He doesn't understand the whole trading concept just yet, so he wears one while, then lays it down, & then big brother scarfs it up.

I have had to put some limits on the silly bands & even had the opportunity to take them away as punishment (which worked rather well, i might add). But the one day i realized i had to take a picture of the craziness was the day that my child categorized them. Seriously, maybe he does get a little more than just me temper. Maybe he does have a little of my sense of order?!

He put them together by color which looked rather cool, if do say so......

These are the things that he will look back on in 20 years & say, "Do you remember those crazy bracelets i used to wear?" in the same manner that i remember garbage pail kids & converse sneakers. (however, i hope that the Silly Bandz don't come back in style like the converse have!)