1. Wind a white band around two pencils in a figure of eight, keeping the pencils close together. 2. Now push two more bands (we used a yellow one followed by an orange one) over the pencils without ...

In the era of iPad dexterity among those not yet old enough to sort out the act of going to the bathroom on their own, a surprisingly screen-free toy and craft trend is taking off in a big way: ...

Weaved into bracelets, owls and even fish, the new rubber band obsession, which started as a playground toy, is fast becoming the latest fashion fad. Loom bracelets seem to be this year's must-have ...

Friendship bracelets? Silly Bandz? Those are SO yesterday. This year's hot trend with the elementary school set is Rainbow Loom bracelets. But you probably already know this if you have a young girl ...

Loom bands are taking the world by storm – and it’s not hard to see why. Rainbow-coloured and cheap, kids and adults can have hours of fun putting together flash designs with these bright pieces of ...

In September, when Greta Arcudi bought her daughter a bracelet-making kit called the Rainbow Loom, her son, Jake, was a little miffed because he wanted one, too. So she bought him one. "He's way into ...

Parents who are sick of vacuuming up the little blighters from under the sofa have US entreprenur Cheong Choon Ng to thank. His daughters were fond of making bracelets by weaving elastic bands over ...

The Rainbow Loom trend, some have said, is over. The plastic loom with the tiny, colorful rubber bands used by tweens to make bracelets, rings, even flip-flops, was declared dead last Christmas, due ...