NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A popular new fad has been rubber banned. A school on the Upper West Side has banned Rainbow Loom, the colorful make-them-yourself rubber band bracelets, because they are ...

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 ...

This rule is a stretch! An Upper West Side elementary-school principal is banning colorful rubber-band bracelets, claiming the jewelry-making fad is a classroom distraction that causes fights on the ...

LADERA RANCH – Fearing she might have snuffed out opportunities for students to express themselves, Ladera Ranch Elementary School Principal Amy Bryant on Monday reversed a ban on popular rubber band ...

Bob Antonius’ 7-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son never used to sit down and play together. But that changed when his children discovered the Rainbow Loom, a crafts kit used to weave rubber bands ...

It's likely that lots of children will be opening loom bands this Christmas morning - but academics are warning of the risk of them getting stuck up kids' noses. Four children were treated at the same ...