Silly Bandz Guide

Silly Bandz might seem like a huge joke to parents, but these colorful and silly shaped rubber bands have become the biggest fad of the year, and their demand makes them not only sell out at many retail stores, but also makes them the biggest selling toy on Amazon.com in 2010 as of this writing.  There are many different types of Silly Bandz, and then there is also the original Silly Bandz 24 pack that became wildly popular even before there were more types made like for zoo animals, sea animals, rock stars, princesses, and even more.  The wide array of shapes, colors, and choices between the various types of Silly Bandz packs available has only helped to fuel the fire and make multiple styles and designs break into the Amazon Top 100 for toys, which shows just how amazing these toys have done as the biggest fad, or maybe a better word is the biggest toy craze of 2010.  With Christmas coming up, if you haven't looked for some inexpensive Silly Bandz, now is the time to hurry up and get started.

The very original idea for Silly Bandz came from a Japanese inventor who wanted to do something that would keep people from throwing away rubber bands and would instead encourage them to recycle.  The idea was to make these into animal shapes.  The idea didn't catch on, but Robert Croak say the potential, and the modern Silly Bandz empire was born.  These rubber bands hold their shape when not in use and became a huge craze through the use of Facebook.  The original Silly Bandz came in 24 shapes but many more packages and designs have been made since then and continue to be made.  These have definitely gone mainstream, as they can be found on professional and college athletes, to Shakira on her new album cover, and they're increasing in popularity every day.  Buying Silly Bandz could be the hardest part, since so many stores are constantly sold out of this extremely popular (not to mention inexpensive) toys.  Buying Silly Bandz online is probably the best way to go as you have a better chance of finding some on sale.

The Silly Bandz Princess Rubber Band Toys are some of the most popular designs that are offered from the Silly Bandz company brand.  These designs have a wide range of shapes from the actual princess in a ball gown to magic wands, tiaras, crowns, and other similar shapes you would expect from a fairy tale story.  These are extremely popular with little girls all the way up to tweens, and have even been seen on the wrists of some pop divas.  As of this writing this was one of the most popular designs for this brand.  Most people are amazed by how the Silly Bandz rubber bracelets have taken the market by storm, and it's hard to find these in retail stores, which sell out all the time.  Because of this, you may want to buy you Silly Bandz Princess rubber bracelets from online pages like this one to guarantee you beat the Christmas rush!

Silly Bandz Pets are some of the most popular designs produced by this company.  There are several different animals emphasized in this group, including: cats, dogs, rabbits, turtles, ducks, and pigs.  Some of these animals are conventional pets, while others are not.  By the same token, the combination of having unique and classic makes the Silly Bandz Rubber Bracelet Pets designs attractive enough for high demand from many kids.  These should not be mistaken with other Silly Bandz Animals, as there are several design groups based around various animal designs.

Fantasy Silly Bandz are among some of the most popular offered on the market. These rubber bracelets are some of the most popular of all the different silly bands offered in large part because these rubber bracelets help children continue to use their imagination. Fantasy shapes are based around the many folk lore tales, myths, and fantasy adventure stories that many people absolutely love. Shapes include: Mermaids, Mermen, unicorns, griffins, dragons, and fairies. These are going to be popular with many children, and anyone who has kids who are really into the fantasy-adventure literature and movies will want to take a look at these specific types of fantasy Silly Bandz.

Who hasn't dreamed of being a rock star at one point or another? For children who love their music, whether it's rock, rap, pop, or otherwise, the Rock Bandz Silly Bandz are going to be extremely popular.  These shapes are going to instantly capture the imagination of any kids who have ever dreamed of standing up and giving a concert, and considering almost everyone loves music, once again, who hasn't day dreamed that before?  Silly Bandz Rock Bandz have several shapes that will be very popular with music loving kids.  These shapes include guitars, drums, microphones, rockers, the word "ROCK" and more, making them very popular with many kids and collectors alike.

Zoo Silly Bandz are going to be very popular with kids who love exotic animals.  While some kids might be content with more simple animals like the pets, or older or mythical ones like sea creatures or dinosaurs, some kids simply grow up loving the type of exotic animals that most people in the world could only see in a zoo.  Because of that, it's not hard at all to imagine why the zoo silly bandz rubber bracelets would be a hit among many young kids.  This particular group of rubber bracelets include figures in the shape of hippos, rhinos, giraffes, kangaroos, ostriches and more!

Dinosaur Silly Bandz are some of the hardest to find in stores because they are so popular with kids.  Kids love dinosaurs, and whether it's something like stuffed animals, cartoon movies, or even with Silly Bandz there is no denying the power that dinosaurs have over the imaginations of the young.  There are many different shapes in these particular packages, including the triceratops, brontosaurus, raptor, T-Rex, and pterodactyl.  It's not out of the question to suspect that even more could be made down the line as there are so many popular dinosaurs and one package of silly bandz won't be nearly enough to cover all the possibilities out there.

Sea Creature Silly Bandz will get a fair share of fans.  These rubber bracelets cover a wide variety of different animals from penguins to sea horses to dolphins and sharks.  Not everyone is completely into sea animals, but most kids absolutely love the particular sea creatures that Silly Bandz has chosen to make bracelets out of.  Dolphins and sharks are always popular, and many of the other choices here will be met with just as much fanfare.  For kids who love animal shapes, these might be some animal shapes they haven't thought of and could be perfect to add to their collection.

If you want to know just how deeply Silly Bandz rubber bracelets have embedded themselves as part of pop culture, look no further than the collaboration with Disney to make limited edition Silly Bandz in the shape of Justin Bieber. Yes, that's right, there is a series of Silly Bandz dedicated solely to this pop singer who is pretty much adored by girls, female tweens, and female teens and that's about it - but that popularity makes these Silly Bandz both extremely popular and relatively hard to find compared to others, making online shopping for these a must.

There are many different Silly Bandz Designs, and while this list may not always be 100% up to date (new products always seem to come out while I'm on vacation), this will give you a good idea of the many different styles and designs that are offered by available Silly Bandz packages.

Popular Silly Bandz Designs:

• Silly Bandz Basic - aka “Silly Bandz Fun Shapes
• Silly Bandz Marvel Avengers
• Silly Bandz Halloween
• Silly Bandz Rain forest Animals
• Silly Bandz Beach
• Silly Bandz Art Fest
• Silly Bandz Baseball
• Silly Bandz Fantasy
• Silly Bandz Rockbandz
• Silly Bandz Alphabet
• Silly Bandz Princess
• Silly Bandz Western
• Silly Bandz Dinosaur
• Silly Bandz Sea Creature
• Silly Bandz Zoo
• Silly Bandz Pets