Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Rubber Brand Bracelets: How To Make A Triple Single

By Xavier Nccorchuk


Rainbow looom bracelets are in extremely popular trend among elementary school students in the United States right now. Making rubber band bracelets has been going on for generations, But this rainbow room is a slight twist to the traditional friendship bracelet. They are great for kids because they are fairly inexpensive and will keep your son or daughter occupied for hours with their friends or siblings.

When I was a kid, we used to make friendship bracelets for each other weaving different color strings. Today, arts and craft stores are making a killing from selling rubber band bracelets and the loom to go with it. The plastic Rainbow room was invented A few years ago in the United States, and has spread like wildfire. Other companies have infringed on the patent and made their own knock off looms, And have been sued as a result. There have been over 1.2 million units sold to date in United States.

My kids have spent hours making rainbow loom bracelets of all shapes and sizes. They make them for their friends and cousins and parents and teachers. It is a great indoor activity if it is raining outside and you need the kids to be focused and quiet without vegging out on TV.



There are different bracelets of many different experience levels: from easy to expert level. The cool thing is, students can just go to YouTube and type in the style of bracelet they want to create, And there will be several videos explaining how to make the bracelet step-by-step. This is a great exercise for kids learning how to follow step-by-step directions as well as growing their hand eye coordination. It also evokes creativity and allows kids to make what ever color bands they want. It also teaches kids to give. Often times our kids get spoiled with video games and Christmas presents, And this is an activity where they can create something for someone else and give it away.

My sons favorite bracelet to make is the triple single. This is the first rubber band bracelet that he learned, and once he got the hang of it, He became obsessed. There are tons of triple single loom band bracelets all around our house. The triple single is a great bracelet to make. It is about an inch wide, And you can mix and match Colors creating an infinite amount of different styles.

If there is an elementary student near you, Or in your family, get them a rainbow room if they don't already have one. If they do have one, they are most likely making bracelets and will need more rubber bands. This is a great birthday or Christmas gift that is fairly inexpensive that they will love. Keep the rubber bands coming in assorted colors, And they will be sure to continue making bracelets.




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