Although not new the pastime enjoyed by japanese schoolchildren known as hikaru dorodango has seen increased interest around the web in the last few days. Translated it means “Shiny ball of mud” that are formed and polished to achieve a perfect sphere with a high lustre. The children have been studied whilst making the balls, contests have been held, and I suspest that there are songs cartoon characters and food items all in Dorodango style.
A quick scan of Google images resulted in hundreds of pictures of mudballs in varying colors and sizes.

Could this phenonemum cross the pond and be the next Tamagotchi, Pokemon or Mew Mew Power?

Here’s a great tutorial using the “early drying white ball method”