First we had beanie babies, then there were Webkinz and now there are Bandz!  These new  “bracelets” are the newest craze on the streets.  Silly Bandz, ZanyBandz and Crazy Bandz could not keep them on shelves a few weeks ago and this week I noticed that there are even New York Yankee Bandz.

We first discovered Silly Bandz over Easter break while on vacation.  They were super cute so my father picked up a pack for the girls as a reward for helping.  They loved them.  I never would have thought that so much joy could come out of a cheap rubbery bracelet.  The kids came back to New York and shared them with their friends.  My children are so generous that they gave all of theirs away to their friends who were not fortunate enough to have Silly Bandz of their own.  Because they were so generous I hit the stores trying to find more.  No such Luck.  I had spies out all over the county in search and then some turned up at the dollar store.  We purchased 6 packages so that we could use them as a bribery tool.  We then found Rock Bank Bandz that the kids HAD to have.  Now my kids have over 100 Bandz a piece and I heart that their friends have many more!

In a meeting at the school I began to see the down side of Bandz.  The principal said that she was thinking about banning Silly Bandz all together.  I had a look of horror on my face… I did not understand.  They were cute.  They were a way for me to get my kids to clean their rooms and do dishes.  The were the path to my happiness.  How could she say that there would be no more Silly Bandz?  Upon further discussion  I learned that the kids were trading them, wanting theirs back by the end of the day, flinging them at one another, and focuing more time on Silly Bandz then on school itself.   Today they were banned…  What is a mom to do?

Becca

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