[Closed] Loom bands

Yes I have 3 kids who all like to make Dad a new band to wear every few hours. I'm beginning to look like a pound stretcher version of Bobby George.

I'm expecting the arrival of 8800 of them here tomorrow... on top of the ones already cadged of other kids on the street 🙂

I have one on my wrist in my county colours made by my friends' kids. 😀

I'm hoping the craze had died down by the time mini dd is old enough.

Same here.
Sick of finding the bloomin things everywhere.

School holidays on Thursday here. The teachers can expect to have enough loom bands to fashion into a three piece suit.

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Have spent the last two weeks living mainly in a small hospital room with a wife determined to make as many bands as possible to sell for the cancer charity who are helping us while bgd jr is sick.
Can't fault her intentions but they're driving me mad.

Nice to see cyber kids are still alive and well 🙂

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Banned in my classroom as they are such a distraction.

The boys just fire them at each other and the girls make me at least 10 a day.

Funny seeing grown men at sports day on Friday wearing them.

WTF are loom bands?

Wonder if the STW stationery king is behind this, rubber band sales must have rocketed!

I'm beginning to look like a pound stretcher version of Bobby George.

Sentence of the day 🙂

Just finished a panda and can knock out a three row in five mins.... God I'm down with the kids. It's quite therapeutic for winding down .... Try it , you might like it ... 😀

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Youngest loves them and is industrious enough to compete with production from a Victorian workhouse.

I can't stand them (although I'm obliged to wear one). Waste of natural resources and ultimately going to landfill. Hmmph.

Banned in my classroom as they are such a distraction.

Rubber banned surely?

Ah my coat! Excellent. Bye now!

I couldn't be doing with the things, they get everywhere! - so i have persuaded my 9 year old he wants to knit instead as its far more useful....and he's cracked garter stitch in his first evening. so proud 🙂

We have knitting and looms in this house. My youngest has threatened to make me a bracelet, but fortunately she hasn't gone through with it yet.

They make emptying the litter tray more interesting. Some nicely colour coordinated turds of late.

Mrsvader has even made some out of my used post office bands..... Along with the ones minivader has made

I look like a nob in my reading glasses trying to help the 9 year old with a difficult double ladder band on his loom board, at least mine craft = quiet time

Feeling quite proud of my nephew who made money off other kids at his (primary) school selling bracelets and finishing them off for other people. He did apparently get into trouble for his enterprising spirit though.

Nice to see kids making things for once.

+1 johndoh

adjustablewench - Member
I couldn't be doing with the things, they get everywhere! - so i have persuaded my 9 year old he wants to knit instead as its far more useful....and he's cracked garter stitch in his first evening. so proud

He's growing up in Yorkshire, oh the shame!!! 😯

My daughters love them and its just another craft activity to keep them busy

Oh....so it's a 'thing'...
I got accosted by the kids in my street demanding I buy one for a quid. Not seen them before, but agree, it's good to see da yout' making stuff...

Nice to see other people are in the same boat.

My two daughters are mad with them whilst my lad just likes to hoard them, keep finding them everywhere. Cat keeps eating them and they end up in the strangest places.

Eldest (nearly 10) can spend hours making stuff. Pretty cool some of the stuff they can knock up with them.

My two are mad for it, get upset if I don't wear one they made me.

My almost 11 year old lad had two of his more wayward mates spell bound the other day as he showed them how to do ladder bands and starbursts. He gets quite stressed when his mum tries to help and destroys half an hour of his work, I've learnt to leave alone!

bedmaker - Member
School holidays on Thursday here. The teachers can expect to have enough loom bands to fashion into a three piece suit.
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Suits you Sir!

Rusty Spanner got there first, however I'll press on with my gag anyway.

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Young Adjustable in 15 years time!!

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Jeezo Jamie why did you post that link for cheap looms? I've just ordered mainly cos my twins will fry my Mrs nut wanting to do them all the time. 🙂

A quid?? Mine were selling them for 50p at the school fete, must remind them to check market conditions.

I got a red green n gold one out of them. I asked for a Livestrong one, and they started at me blankly.

Latter day Scoubido then, what next the the clacker ball things?

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My 4 year old daughter makes one every 10 minutes. She got through 1200 bands last week!

I put in a request for a red, white and black over a week ago but have repeatedly been told that she is "just too busy" to make it.

Last day before the holidays today for my daughter...she has chosen loom bands for her fun activity Arrrrrrrrrgh!

I put in a request for a red, white and black over a week ago but have repeatedly been told that she is "just too busy" to make it.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kate-middletons-parents-cash-loom-3793182

The Middletons are doing alright by getting their daughter and family members to wear.

I wore 2 throughout Mayhem solo. Won the race. I reckon loom bands have mysterious powers.

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The spring broke on the dishwasher door catch

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our two boys love making them, they've got the wife also now hooked and I was 'taught' how to make one the other evening and knocked up a pretty sweet Columbia footy kit coloured before they played Uraguay which I'll be wearing for their upcoming game against Brazil.

It certainly keeps them entertained, and providing you don't get the offical bands (a family friend spent upwards of £35 on official ones the other day without realising you get them a lot cheaper) it's good cheap fun

I have one each in Reading FC and Newcastle Utd FC colours, but I badly need a columbia one now.