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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why are "loom bands" one of the most popular toys in the world at the moment? In this era of babies playing with tablets and young teenagers living and breathing social media, it seems curious to find ...