The principal of a Park Slope, Brooklyn, elementary school is taking down the latest threat to kids' learning: Rainbow Loom bracelet-making kits. The Facey Family/flickr The bracelets -- bright and ...

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 ...

When kids really like a toy, it can take over the playground and cause such a distraction that schools feel the need to prohibit it. It’s happened in the past with Pokeman cards. And Silly Bandz. The ...

Loom bands, which are gaining popularity among children and adults alike, could be harmful to pets, ecological and animal welfare groups said Sunday. The Philippine Animal Welfare Society and EcoWaste ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...