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Home ยป Blog ยป Looming Days

Looming Days

by Sarah Turner Clover Lane

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I thought I would share this with you right before summer boredom hits hard.  This toy is definitely making the cut when it comes to our favorite toys/gifts.  I have no affiliation with this company at all, just thought I might save another mom from the “I have nothing to do!!!” summer whines…but I wouldn’t mind if they saw this post and sent me a lifetime supply of rubber bands. ๐Ÿ™‚

I think it has been sweeping the nation so you might have heard of it already.  I know in my neck of the woods it is THE favorite activity for grade school kids.  Andrew came home from school the last week and begged me to take him to a local toy store to purchase a Rainbow Loom.  I happily obliged because heck, if there is something that will keep these kids busy in a creative way I jump on it.

He taught himself completely from You Tube videos and tutorials he found on the Rainbow Loom website. There were classes being held at the little toy store also, but that was one more activity I was NOT adding to our already full days. We went back for more rubber bands he bought with even more of his hard-earned lawn cutting money, and scrounged around for this old Lego (craft) container to keep himself organized.

At a little local toy store it was about $15 and there are plenty of rubber bands that come with the kit to get off to a good start.  The refill bands are sorted by colors are about $4-but some are “hot” and Andrew put himself on a waiting list for a few and it’s been weeks.  Every time the store calls and says, “We have the (insert color) bands in now” you’d think he just won the lottery and we only have five minutes to pick up our millions.

Here is the link to the Rainbow Loom site if you can’t find a store near you.  Amazon also has them but for a few dollars more.

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  1. Magnolia Verandah says

    July 1, 2013 at 5:48 am

    Its so good when they get hooked on something that is not a computer game!

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  2. Amy says

    July 1, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Thank you! I have already been hearing, "i'm bored"!!

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  3. Jennifer says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    These things are so popular here too! Hope the rainbow loom keeps everyone busy.

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  4. lauralee says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Ordered it. Thanks Sarah! Any other great finds?

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  5. Cindy says

    July 1, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    This is right up my crafty daughter's alley — I'm gonna grab one today thanks!

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  6. TaDa! Creations says

    July 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Perfect! I need a birthday gift soon and I know my girls will live it too. Thanks gir the heads up. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  7. .....Elizabeth..... Polka Dot Skies says

    July 1, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    Thank you! I just bought one for my daughter's birthday!

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  8. chercard says

    July 1, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    Oh good! I am looking for something good to keep kids busy in our 105+ temps!

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  9. Anonymous says

    July 1, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    that is really cute. i am going to have to look for that!

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  10. kayce hughes says

    July 1, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    We are loving that kit here too!

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  11. Susan says

    July 1, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    My daughters LOVE the Rainbow Loom!

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  12. Traci says

    July 1, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    The price on Amazon has dropped in the last several hours. Maybe due to your post….?

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  13. S says

    July 2, 2013 at 11:58 am

    My 11 year old spent yesterday building chains from elastic bands and then both boys ran around the house seeing how far they could stretch…anything aside from electronics makes me happy even if I am finding elastic bands everywhere!!

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  14. Aubree says

    July 2, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    I ordered this for my daughter's bday, this is right up her alley! Thanks for the tip. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  15. Jenny says

    July 11, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Ok. I am so cracked up over this. We just moved to South Florida from North GA back in January. We had not heard of these until we walked into Learning Express last week. My 10 year old daughter is hooked! ๐Ÿ˜‰ She already knits and crochets so it was just like 2nd nature for her. She has even gotten on youTube to find new patterns. Needless to say she has a new "craft love". And her brothers are all standing in line to help. Fun!!

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