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 ...

1. Wind one lilac band around the hook three times. 6. Pick up another pair of lilac bands and repeat steps 2–6. You have now made your first petal. Slide the petal onto the handle of the hook. 10.

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 ...

Websites, YouTube videos and apps are providing tutorials for parents to keep pace with 2014's tween craze Parenting manuals? Pfft. The internet is now the flustered parent's first port of call for ...

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 ...

Eight-year-old Mimi explains why she loves loom bands and demonstrates the basics Why are "loom bands" one of the most popular toys in the world at the moment? In this era of babies playing with ...

Last week we featured a gallery of readers' loom band designs as the new craze continued to sweep through Merseyside. But photographs of your incredible creations have continued to flood in, ...

Rainbow loom bands – small elastic bands that can be woven into anything from friendship bracelets to animals and keyrings - are the latest kids’ craze But the most ambitious creation so far is a full ...

The simplest way to determine if someone has a student attending primary school in their life is to mention two words: loom bands. If the person nods sympathetically, smiles broadly, displays a ...