[quote name='zenintrude']If you want to make a lot of money off of kids, this is the way to do it:
1. Kids like to collect things, so think of something for them to collect.
2. Kids don't have a lot of money, so make sure that it's inexpensive (this is also important because they grow bored of things - like Silly Bandz - quite quickly, so you don't want warehouses full of expensive, useless shit)
3. Kids will spread the fad to their friends at school, so the item should be small enough to be concealed on their person or in their backpack. You will never have to pay to have this marketed, or than to "seed" the fad at the beginning.[/QUOTE]
You forgot one: Brand. That. Shit.
Cartoons are crack for children. Shape the bands into their favorite character, and they're helpless. They'll just freebase on Bakugan and Kung-fu hamsters all day long, tweaking out of their little minds.