A new fashion is sweeping the nation. Toddlers and teens are draping their arms in the chic new bracelet commonly referred to as Silly Bandz. Who can resist random themes and animal cracker-shaped rubber bands? They snugly cling to your wrist leaving no stretch marks, unlike their snappy relative, normal rubber bands. Silly Bandz takes every teen on a nostalgic trip down memory lane back to kindergarten. Those were the days when everyone traded Live Strong and Jelly bracelets. Now they collect dust in a tarnished old heap, abandoned in a closet.

Shamelessly, students collect handfuls of rainbow rubber bands. Packs are available with themes such as Beach, Fantasy, Dora the Explorer, Animal, Hello Kitty, and Princess. They have ducks, cows, giraffes, hippos, and even ostriches. A personal favorite of mine is Silly Bandz’s unicorn rubber band. It’s as flawless and shapely as a real unicorn. When students wear this bracelet they feel bestowed with magical powers that could only come from a special rubber band—shaped like a unicorn.

For those of you suffering from Beiber Fever, feel content at last. Now you may wear the legendary icon around your wrist, in the form of a Silly Band. Unfortunately Justin Beiber’s Silly Band also slightly resembles any generic skater boy. However, what one chooses to see in a silly band all depends on the imagination and creativity of the viewer. If you want a souvenir of the T.V show “iCarly,” Silly Bandz was clever enough to include Carly in their breath-taking collection.

When the inventor of Silly Bandz makes new bracelets they don’t let fears of being commonplace or mainstream influence their artistic creations. Instead, they consider the most sought-after shapes in America. All a student has to do is look around a classroom and they’ll see the popularity of Silly Bandz all around them. The remains of stretched and broken Silly Bandz, worn out from overuse are littered around SDA.

Another broken rubber band just makes the inventor of Silly Bandz that much richer. But who cares? Whoever invented Silly Bandz deserves to be loaded with cash. If you’re going to make me choose between throwing money away on a kooky little rubber band or donating funds to save the whales, the choice is obvious. Ask any teen. You can’t judge an inventor who’s simply reaping the benefits of society’s thoughtless choices.

All I have to say about the whole Silly Bandz fad is “yes!” My secret dream has always been to wear collectable art on my arms in the form of rubber bands. I’m one step closer to Nirvana already.