Hot on the heels of planking, "teapotting" is the newest internet craze to take off across the country.

The Warrnambool Standard reports that social media experiment was started by two Mortlake College teachers this week and has caught Australia's attention, with references on Sunrise, Triple J and The Circle.

Girls 'teapotting' at the place where it all started, Mortlake College in Victoria.

Teapotting is similar to the planking photo fad, but instead of lying face down in interesting places, the subject holds a teapot pose — in reference to the 'I'm a Little Teapot' children's song and dance.

Mortlake College psychology teachers Alison Coate and Olivia Campbell created the original Facebook page for the pose on Monday night, now with more than 2200 followers.