The Rainbow Loom trend, some have said, is over. The plastic loom with the tiny, colorful rubber bands used by tweens to make bracelets, rings, even flip-flops, was declared dead last Christmas, due ...

Conor Flanagan, 11, from left, Garrett Fill, 10, and Sydney Parquette, 9, work on their looms during a Rainbow Loom class at Learning Express Toys in Geneva, Ill., October 26, 2013. CHICAGO — ...

CHICAGO — Eight-year-old Angelo Notarangeli just had to have a plastic loom to weave colorful rubber band bracelets. Angelo likes to skateboard and play basketball. He'd never shown much interest in ...

Toni Notarangeli thought she'd misheard when her 8-year-old son Angelo begged her for a toy he just had to have: a plastic loom that helps kids weave colorful rubber band bracelets. Angelo likes to ...