In the era of iPad dexterity among those not yet old enough to sort out the act of going to the bathroom on their own, a surprisingly screen-free toy and craft trend is taking off in a big way: ...

Beloved by kids and the bane of parents and teachers, Loom Bands – or Rainbow Loom - is the playground craze that has taken over the planet. But what are they, and where did they come from? Chances ...

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 ...

The heartwarming story of Rainbow Loom and how its inventor, Choon Ng, engineered one of the hottest fads since Beanie Babies using strategies he learned at Nissan. Choon Ng, a Malaysian immigrant, ...

The loom is intended for “6 and up,” but Brycen, the aforementioned nephew, is persuasive, and in my family, there is always a fallback position: Joan will figure it out. Sure enough, I stopped in for ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Choon Ng is like a lot of other men in one respect: He had to put a ring on his wife’s finger before she was on board for the next ...