The Wiggles – a three year old’s obsession. But unlike Thomas’ other obsessions (and there are MANY), this is one that I fully support for a few reasons – 1. He loves music 2. They’re not too annoying (unlike Elmo, for example) and their songs are sometimes quite catchy and 3. The Wiggles are Australian, which means they have Aussie accents. Anything that helps me reinforce the Aussie accent on a daily basis is OK with me.

Of course The Wiggles are popular in America but they are HUGE in Australia. A trip to the grocery store becomes a game of “Spot the Wiggles”. Wiggly canned spaghetti, Wiggly Yogurt, Wiggly Cookies and even special Wiggly DVDs that come with the newspaper.

…And then we visited the supermarket near my brother’s house and came across…. THE BIG RED CAR! How could I not pay the $2(!) to let him ride in the car and listen to the Wiggles sing to him from the dashboard? Thomas could barely contain his excitement so it was definitely worth it. I may have to print this photo and put it in his bedroom as a reminder.

The downside is that now we are back in The States and there is no Wiggly spaghetti or Wiggly yogurt and a trip to the grocery store has become a series of disappointments as I try to explain that the American Grocery store people just don’t appreciate The Wiggles as much as he does.

Good thing we stocked up on a few items of clothing while we were in Australia and the Wiggles figurines I bought proved priceless during our return trip layover. Now if only I can get Thomas to take off his Wiggly pyjamas so I can wash them…