| Gogos Crazy Bones are the UK's latest | | | | collecting a full set a mammoth task). As if this |
| playground craze. It's a trial for any parent to | | | | weren't enough, There are also five 'special |
| keep up with the latest fads amongst their | | | | surprise' Crazy Bones. These are multi-coloured |
| children. They seem to come round so often and | | | | affairs, very sought after and are very hard to |
| their so alien to any sort of common sense that | | | | find. |
| a parent could ever fathom, that it ends up | | | | How Do You Play Crazy Bones? |
| becoming completely baffling. So if you've noticed | | | | There are a number of different ways to play |
| your child carrying round handfuls of small, brightly | | | | with them. The traditional method is to roll them |
| coloured figures and throwing them around, you'll | | | | along the floor or a table top and allocate points |
| no doubt be a little stumped. Hopefully, this short | | | | depending on how the fall. More simple games |
| guide will point you in the right direction so you'll | | | | include seeing how high you can throw them and |
| be a little more clued up on Crazy Bones. | | | | still catch them and also a variation on the old |
| When Did the Crazy Bones Fad Begin? | | | | game of jacks. |
| The short answer is 'Ancient Greece'. Back in | | | | But It's Just the Figures, Right? |
| those days, they were actual sheep bones. Since | | | | No, as well as collecting the figures, there are also |
| then, they have had a number of renaissances. | | | | stickers that need collecting (which come in the |
| They became massively popular in the US in the | | | | same pack as the figures themselves). Also there |
| 1990s when they were given away free my | | | | are bags and boxes (referred to as coffins) that |
| McDonalds. A little later on, they took off in the | | | | are used to store them. |
| UK. The latest craze came early in 2008 when | | | | Will This Fad Be Over Soon? |
| Gogo's released a new set of figures | | | | It's hard to say. These things can disappear as |
| How Many Crazy Bones Are There? | | | | fast as they appeared. However, Gogo are hoping |
| There are 80 different Crazy Bones. However, | | | | it goes on a little longer at least. They will be |
| each of these come in five different colours. That | | | | releasing a new series known as Crazy Bones |
| gives a grand total of 400 Crazy Bones (making | | | | Evolution later in 2008. |