Bob Antonius’ 7-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son never used to sit down and play together. But that changed when his children discovered the Rainbow Loom, a crafts kit used to weave rubber bands ...

Sharon Lighton, the owner of Anana Gifts, sells kits for children to make rubber band bracelets, which are a very popular trend right now. She has bought 14.7 million rubber bands to sell at her store ...

Rainbow loom bracelet addiction starting slowly. [photo: flickr user angryjuliemonday] Gone are the days of Pokemon battles in-between class, Rainbow Loom bracelets have arrived in New York schools ...

This rule is a stretch! An Upper West Side elementary-school principal is banning colorful rubber-band bracelets, claiming the jewelry-making fad is a classroom distraction that causes fights on the ...

Kids are making "friendship" bracelets from tiny multi-colored rubber bands. Stores can't keep the supplies in stock. (Sue Gleiter, PennLive.com) For a Monday evening the A.C. Moore craft store in ...

The hugely popular Rainbow Loom craft kit has spawned many imitations, and there are questions whether these colourful bands - real and fake - are safe for children. Spring Singapore is investigating ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A popular new fad has been rubber banned. A school on the Upper West Side has banned Rainbow Loom, the colorful make-them-yourself rubber band bracelets, because they are ...

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 ...

Growing up in a small town in rural Malaysia, we did not have many toys. We had to be creative, so we built kites, played with sand and made jumping ropes from rubber bands. My father worked on my ...

Learn how to make elastic bracelets with Loom Bands. A simple, creative project that’s great for beginners and a fun way to pass the time. If you've ever wondered what to do with a pile of loom bands, ...