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 ...

TOLUCA LAKE (CBS) — Rubber band bracelets in all kinds of shapes and sizes are the hot new fashion trend with lots of kids, but can the popular bracelets pose a danger? "He went to bed one night and ...

HARTFORD — Although rubber band bracelets are a trend at their school, Keeley Joyal and Lindsay Masamery had more than fashion in mind when they started making the bracelets by the dozen. On Thursday, ...

MANILA, Philippines–While those trendy loom bands may not be toxic, they can still pose a hazard to humans and their pets. Animal welfare advocates and environmentalists on Sunday reminded weavers and ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Lara Cassano has 40 of them; her big sister, Francesca, 60. Samantha Perham owns 121 and Nicole Weinberg, 180. But the queen of Bandz bracelets, the girl classmates secretly envy ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rainbow Loom bracelets — the colorful craze among the elementary-school set — have been banned from at least two schools because officials say they are disrupting class. Lake Silver ...

They’ve gotten too big. Rubber-band bracelets have caused so much commotion at schools that at least one middle school has banned them. Known as “Silly Bandz,” Crazy Bandz and Zanybandz, they look ...