So, who else out there begged and pleaded with their parents to give them a quarter every trip to the supermarket so they could win the prized miniature Rubiks Cube keychains out of the gumball machine? And who out there never won one? And who out there secretly suspected there was only like one of these in the whole machine (if any) and all the rest of the prizes where crappy plastic rings but yet they still tried to win one every time?

This is why I love being an adult. I can now buy a box of twelve miniature Rubiks Cubes with my own grown up money. Hurrah!

Don't mistake this for a cardboard cat house. This is a "Cat Chalet!" Love the deer antlers at the entry way. A lovely touch. You can buy this online at Plasticashop.com or go to their awesome brick and mortar store in L.A.

Oh U900, you had me at Japanese ukulele band. And then you created a music video featuring amigurumi characters. Rock on.  

This is just insane. This stop-motion animation is made entirely out of post-its. It was created by students in Japan for about 5,000 yen (around $55) and took two weeks to put together. That must have been an intense two weeks! (Discovered via TechVert)

Sure, you could build giant storage containers out of legos, but have you ever seen giant storage containers in the shape of giant legos? (Discovered via Lost Bird Found)

Look! It's our old friend, the tawny frogmouth! ... Umm... tawny what?! I'd never heard of this bird until I read this article about this article which says that Seattle's Woodland Zoo is one of only 4 zoos to have bred one of these in the last six years.

Want to know what this little guy looks like when he grows up?

Still cute! You can read more about the tawny frogmouth at Wikipedia.

Be still my beating heart. This is a baking kit which helps you to make French-style macaroons. But of course in adorable shapes!

The kit comes with a special hot pink mixer contraption and molds for the cookies. I believe it also comes with the ingredients but I couldn't quite tell from the description. Needless to say you'd eventually want to be able to supply your own ingredients so you can make these over and over.

You can find this at from-japan-with-love.com.

I bought these cards at a local shop not too long ago and it makes me so happy to send them out to people! I was psyched to see that the creator of these also sells them on Etsy so you can buy them online.

At only $12 for a set of 4, that price beats the pants off of Hallmark cards these days. Plus they are hand-silkscreened which really gives them an extra special look. Check them out at modernradar's Etsy shop.

Now that's an awesome big sister. (Via Reddit)

What kind of a parent would deny their baby a proper (and properly cute) vanity set? Made by Skip Hop. Check it out at Amazon.