It's been all over my Facebook lately, pictures of my friends kids making the hottest toy craze -- The Rainbow Loom Bracelets. With 5 kids you can imagine all the toys and "stuff" we have. I had to ask myself: Do I need to purchase a kit for us to make these bracelets? Do I need one more thing to clutter my home and when the fad ends I am stuck the kit? Do I need to spend the money to buy the Loom Kit? I decided to search the Internet to see if there was a way to make these bracelets by hand without the looming tool. The answer is yes you can!
I headed off to Walmart and down the hair care aisle I found these colored rubber band type ponytail holders that can be used instead of the rubber bands that come with Learning Expresses Looming Kit. I only spend $2.37 for a 1,000!
I used the following YouTube Video for instructions ---- super easy!
I admit the rubber bands are smaller and took some patience but the bracelets turned out just like the real thing and it only cost me a few dollars verses $34.00!
Once we were done here is what the bracelet looked like!
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Cute bracelet! Looks like fun for my girls. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSo very cool! I am totally going to have to try this!
ReplyDeleteWow that's a lot cheaper! It's a pretty bracelet. I haven't heard of the Rainbow Loom Bracelets yet.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I am going to have to try this out with my girls! I think they would love to make their own loom bracelet.
ReplyDeleteVery fun!
ReplyDeleteAnd my kids would love doing these I'm sure.
Hope you're hanging in with the new baby...I don't know how you do it all. :)
That is so awesome, you are so creative and your children have a wonderful mom:)
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable. I am all about being frual love how cheap this is compared to the others
ReplyDeleteThis is very cute. Will ask my nieces to create like this; Am sure they'll be very excited.
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This is how my son makes them but we finally broke down and bought the loom so he can make the fat cuffs. Why can't one of us invent something like this and be millionaires??
ReplyDeleteOh, how pretty!! Luckily at 4, my daughter is not into this craze yet. Glad you found a good alternative to it though. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
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