We were going to keep these sweet little monkeys a secret until next week and show them off on Girl's Day (March 3), but they were just too cute! Their solar powered bobbing heads begged us to let them out of the box.

The two onsen buddies, with towels appropriately balanced on top of their heads, look as content and happy as any monkey could ever hope to be. For any of you who have had the pleasure of a good, long soak in any of Japan's many natural hot springs you know the joy and relaxation that comes with it (once you get over the initial shock of having to be completely naked in a hot bath with your boss, mother-in-law and twelve other inquisitive bathers.)

Uki Uki is Japanese for excitment and fun happenings. The Uki Uki island monkeys bob their heads full of excitment and sing a sweet and chirpy little tune as they do so. We simply cannot stop watching them and giggling away as they relax us with their kawaii ways.