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 ...

LAST weekend in Fair Harbor, N.Y., on Fire Island, a few dozen children gathered on the boardwalk for the local tradition of selling lemonade, baked goods and painted seashells to passers-by at sunset ...

Rainbow looms! That’s what the buzz is about on most school campuses right now. A rainbow loom is basically a plastic toy loom used to weave colorful, candy-like rubber bands into charms and bracelets ...