Mention loom bands to anyone with kids at primary school and they will probably sigh and roll their eyes. These tiny plastic loops, also known as crazy looms and rainbow looms, are everywhere. Most ...

WE’VE had our fair share of primary school age crazes in our house, from Silly Bandz to Moshi Monsters figures. Now the kids have gone loopy for loom bands – the new must-have toy. These are tiny ...

But unlike most of her peers, this six-year-old is incredibly worried about the effects her hobby of looping hundreds of tiny synthetic rubber bands together to make jewellery could have on the ...

Everybody’s doing it: The Duchess of Cambridge has been wearing loom bands all over the place When loom-crazed buyers are offering in excess of £170,000 for a dress made of rubber bands, it is a sign ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Forget traditional friendship bands — woven elastic bands have taken over the wrists of schoolchildren ...

The cheaply priced and incredibly simple loom band friendship bracelet has won the hotly contested Good Housekeeping Great Big Christmas Toy Test. First sold in 2011, the loom band craze really hit ...

PARIS - For millions of school children they are the must have fashion accessory of the moment. Footballer David Beckham and Britain's Prince William have sported them. Even Pope Francis has been ...

A YOUNG businesswoman expressed astonishment at the loom band’ craze sweeping across Ireland. Theresa McGuinness said she was totally taken aback by the fascination for the brightly coloured rubber ...

WE’VE had our fair share of primary school age crazes in our house, from Silly Bandz to Moshi Monsters figures. Now the kids have gone loopy for loom bands – the new must-have toy. These are tiny ...