I love cute things.
Maybe it’s because I grew up in Tokyo, Japan: home of Hello Kitty, Super Mario, and world capital of all things super-cute. In any case, I now own the five most adorable animal figurines on what I’m pretty sure is the face of the entire planet.
It’s all thanks to my funny friend, Sarah.
We have a strange tradition of giving each other Easter presents instead of Christmas gifts (her idea). Last year she presented me with a hideous stuffed longhorn, and I’ve been making fun of her for it ever since. (The stuffed longhorn currently resides in my closet. Batman is terrified of it!) This year, Sarah promised she’d get me something much cuter. And I have no idea where she found them, but she was definitely true to her word:
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Aren’t they fun? Apparently the company—Home Grown Foods—also makes a cabbage puppy, mushroom lion, carrot goldfish, parsnip giraffe, cantaloupe turtle, kiwi koala… I might have to go back and get more! Close ups:
Banana Puppy!
I could so turn him into Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread.
What do you think? Too weird?
I named the purple guy John Lennon.
The rest still need monikers… suggestions??
Ooh look: Cauliflower Chicken Nuggets!
Yum yum yum…
Speaking of things that are cute…
So which of the animal figurines is YOUR favorite?
I can’t seem to choose… If I must choose a favorite, I’ll go with the corn rabbit. No, the cauliflower sheep. Or the banana dog. Or… See? I can’t choose.
I think most of us agree, the banana puppy wins! My baby (dog) looks just like the Cabbage Dog on teh Home Grown website…might have to order that one. Thanks for the adorable post, it made my day!
I loved the childlike nature of Japan when I traveled there in college. I brought back the most adorable cartoon animal cell phone charms for my sorortiy sisters. They were super popular before smartphones took over.
those are just hilarious! i’d say the corn bunny’s my favorite because at first it looks almost like a normal (but green) bunny, until you see the kernels coming out of its back/rear. lol!
btw, yesterday i left you a comment about the coconut macaroons (and i saw you responded, thanks!). just an update: i couldn’t handle leaving them sitting around, so i polished them off. and when my hubby got home from work he was angry that i hadn’t left him one! big success!
I love these! I actually have calendars called “Playing With Your Food” which have similar pictures. Every month is a different theme (December of 2011 was cherry tomato-people sliding down a hill of snow on lettuce leaves.)
And a friend of mine recently flew to Tokyo on a Hello Kitty-themed airplane! How cool is that?!?!?!
Adore them all…how could I possibly choose? I guess I love the strawberry chickens and the grape walrus 🙂
I love the cauliflower sheep! They have these at Hallmark, I got my mother an adorable orange tabby for her birthday last year.
The site for the figures is DB Collectibles…..really cute stuff. I love the strawberry ladybug and I gotta have the scallion cat! So cute!
I love these!!! My sister gets uncontrollable fits of laughter when she sees fruits and vegetables turned into people or animals. I will definitely have to get one of these little buddies for her!
Banana puppy totally wins my heart. But I LOVE that you named the grape Walrus John Lennon.
Love it!! The cauliflower sheep is my favorite!
I think that cauliflower sheep wins my heart … too cute!
Banana dog, no contest 🙂
Very cute!
They’re so cute that it’s hard to just pick one but I have to go with the cauliflower sheep.
you weren’t kiddin’… so CUTE! I like the cauliflower and banana, haha. Awesome!
I think I like the sheep the best – and as for a name, what else could it be but…… 😀
tah dah! Cab Cauliway!!!!
OHMYGOSH this really is the cutest post ever!!! I couldn’t possibly decide on a favourite. I think you should name the strawberry chickens Toodle and Pip (the smaller one would be pip, of course!)
Um definitely the cutest is the strawberries, Katie. For sure! I, too, have an affinity for all things cute and I have to recommend this article I just found yesterday; it’s tiny, tiny food sculptures the size of your fingertip! You are going to LOVE them:
http://flavorwire.com/279758/adorable-tiny-food-sculptures-that-fit-on-the-tip-of-your-finger
🙂 My fav is the the little pizza!! HAHAHA