We
have the starter kit, sets of coloured bands, and daughter has been given
strict instructions not to leave them anywhere the puppy can get hold of
them. I've already heard of a friend's
dog who 'passed' loom bands, producing a multi-coloured 'offering' for
collection. Not pleasant, and not to be
repeated!
For
the uninitiated, loom bands are small rubber bands which you can weave together
to make friendship bracelets - or even a dress as one enterprising young girl
from Desborough did.
The
manufacturers must have known they'd got a hit on their hands when schools
start banning them.
My
daughter's school did in the summer term when there were numerous arguments and
fallings out over who owned which loom band bracelet.
Despite
the ban, on my way into an assembly at school there was a trail of loom bands,
reminding me of a modern-day version of the breadcrumb trail in Hansel and
Gretel.
A
parent was picking them up, and I thought to myself what a great citizen he
was, caring for the environment and making sure birds didn't choke on them,
etc. As he then pocketed them, he
announced he'd be making his own bracelet when he got home - and I don't think
he was joking!
There
have of course been the inevitable horror stories in the press, of the child
who got hit in the eye, and the other one who fell asleep with one wrapped
around his fingers, cutting off his circulation. Several people noted that his parents took
the photo first before removing the offending article - surely it should be
safety first, not photo first!
But
generally, most kids seem to play quite happily with them and are being
creative.
It
also means they're not plugged into one of the multitude of electrical gadgets
they own these days - you can't simultaneously weave loom bands and play on a
games console or send texts, unless you know otherwise? Now there's a challenge for the school summer
holidays!
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