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Just when you thought your child might havehadenough of the friendship bracelets or Silly Bandz, a newvariationhas evolved and taken over the spotlight. Stores arealready havingan extremely difficult time, keeping the suppliesand products onthe shelves.

Problems have developed with the manufacturing and distributionofdifferent pieces of this craze. Rainbow Looms are all the rage,askids are staying after school and making different piecesofjewelry in their free time.

Rainbow Looms are elastic rubber band bracelets that are createdona plastic grid with notches, called a loom. This loomisapproximately 2 x 8 inches. Using a crochet hook, hundredsofdifferent patterns are created to make fun looking bracelets,ringsand charms. Anything from simple fishtail patterns that theyoungerchildren can create, all the way up to a complex Americanflag thatmight take several weeks to complete.

As this crafting niche continues to grow, more rainbow loompatternswill emerge, thanks to technology outlets like YouTube,Instagramand Pinterest. There are three different types of rainbowloompatterns to tackle.

Beginner Rainbow Loom Patterns are fairly basic and a perfect waytoindoctrinate younger children to this artform. If your childhasnever attempted to create a Rainbow Loom, it is stronglyencouragedthat they stick to the beginner patterns because there isa smalleramount of rubber bands needed and some of the loomingtechniquesaren't too difficult.

Intermediate Rainbow Loom Patterns are wide-ranging. Some ofthesedesigns have a few more techniques to utilize thanyourgarden-basic variety, but there are others that are classifiedinthis category that prove to be quite challenging.Intermediatedesigns will usually require more rubber bands and takelonger tomake.

Expert Rainbow Loom Patterns are usually reserved for olderloomersand should only be attempted by seasoned crafters, who seemto bebored with the Intermediate Patterns and are craving agoodchallenge. Supplies needed for these creations are much largerthanthe Intermediate patterns and some designs have been known totakeweeks to complete.

The best part about this new hobby is that the children havethisbig sense of pride, after successfully completing the pattern.Thisis proving to be a win-win situation for everyone becausethestores are happy that they continue to run out of the products,theparents are happy because their kids are doing somethingproductiveand the kids are happy because they are getting to showoff theirwares to their peers and actually help each other improvetheirskills.

An entire generation for children were glued to their XboxorPlayStation consoles and would rarely venture outside to playwiththeir friends or get exercise. As a result, this lack ofphysicalactivity has been one of several causes of the obesityepidemicthat is sweeping the United States.

Rainbow Looming is enjoyed by both girls and boys and mightnotcause physical exertion, but it sure beats a Cabbage PatchorTickle Me Elmo doll. Parents are excited about this crazebecause,whether the kids know it or not, looming is actuallyhelping themlearn critical skills and patterns that will prove tobe necessaryin outside-the-box thinking and creativity.