A 10-year-old girl racked up a £1,792 monthly bill on her mobile phone after watching videos on how to make loom bands - leaving her dad horrified. Little Trinity Groves inadvertently built up the ...

Parents who are sick of vacuuming up the little blighters from under the sofa have US entreprenur Cheong Choon Ng to thank. His daughters were fond of making bracelets by weaving elastic bands over ...

Beloved by kids and the bane of parents and teachers, Loom Bands – or Rainbow Loom - is the playground craze that has taken over the planet. But what are they, and where did they come from? Chances ...

Weaved into bracelets, owls and even fish, the new rubber band obsession, which started as a playground toy, is fast becoming the latest fashion fad. Loom bracelets seem to be this year's must-have ...

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 ...