MANILA, Philippines - The popular “Rainbow Loom†rubber bands can be dangerous to animals, cause-oriented groups warned the public yesterday. The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and ...

CASSELTON, N.D. - Lauren Oberholtzer’s fingers fly as she methodically weaves an intricate pattern out of colorful rubber bands. Within minutes the Casselton 10-year-old has created a fun, stretchy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rainbow Loom is not just a craft set. It may also be a portal to digital literacy. When I recently bought Rainbow Looms for my two sons (6 and 8), I discovered that this is really a tangible/virtual ...

But a new playground craze is weaving its spell among children everywhere- and is flying off the shelves faster than shops can stock it. Forget expensive computer games and hi-tech gadgets, it seems ...