If you have children going to school you must be aware of the latest trend which is fascinating the schools across the world. And also it is not expected to down as the Popples did, in the near future. What is the trend? It is Japanese erasers. They are trendy; they look cute and are all set to push off Pokémon from the top as biggest claimers for the schoolyard cash. In any lunchtime at the schools, or in the playgrounds across America, you will find children negotiating mini bowling pins for miniature cups of Ramen or discussing the negotiation value of the tiny rubber hot dog. So, what’s all the fuss about? And what is so different about this craze from Japan to the Beanie Babies in your cupboard or even the pet rocks in the garage.

Actually mostly it is the fun which is associated with it. One of the biggest producers of the Japanese erasers Iwako is coming up with better looking, cuter designs and getting the fans to pay for them. However there is another Japanese company called as Zensinsyoji which is coming up and grabbing a chunk of the market share. There are hundreds of varieties such as bowling balls, food erasers, cakes and pastries, Japanese sushi sets etc. And there are more which are on its way each single day. These erasers can be completely dismantled, put back together, exchanged and traded with. And yes you can more essentially erase the lines made from pencils with it. Although, if you collect some of the samples you might not want to.

Another important factor for the popularity is the price. Very different from the bad feeling you get when you are paying for a Pokémon game with a 50 $ bill. One or two of the erasers are not likely to affect your pocket too much. And more importantly if you get tired of the design there are people willing to trade it.

These Japanese erasers are very nice gifts for your children going to school. The reason? The secret is-this is the only school requirement which also happens to be a toy. This is a disguise as the teachers cannot get angry about them as they are part of the school supplies. It is heard that some of the teachers go to the extent of banning the use of these erasers as the children are more interested in playing with them rather than attending to the school work. When there is an instruction for the children to stop playing with them, they can actually say that it is an eraser and not a toy. Well, the solution? Most kids don’t like to actually having to use the eraser. So a clever teacher may ask the student to erase something with them. Of course most kids will tuck the eraser away rather than actually having to use it and get it dirty.

Due to the little cost involved in their purchase, it is easily possible for anyone to buy and use them.