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 ...

As of late there has been a lot of conflicting news in circulation about loom bands and phthalates - a harmful chemical commonly found in plastic products. Looms bands have become a nationwide craze; ...

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 ...

Irish parents probably never thought a mechanical engineer who emigrated to Michigan from Malaysia would have a large impact on their lives. But Cheong Choon Ng did what many parents coming to the end ...

They are the latest craze to sweep the playground and the must-have children's accessory of the summer, and it seems that the appeal of loom bands will continue into 2015. The plastic bracelets loved ...

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