Rainbow looms! How cool are those things, I ask you??!! Jen's daughter (aka Favorite Child) has one. I recall watching her whip bracelets out right and left with one of these looms at Knit Night sometime last October. I have to admit that I've been mildly fascinated with them ever since. They kind of remind me of embroidery thread friendship bracelets that we used to make when I was FC's age.
My mother came bearing two as gifts the other day. TWO of them!! My mother will often do this --she is a very generous person. When she sees something she thinks we will enjoy (her/me/ my kids), she picks it up and surprises us with it. We are all very crafty people in our house, you see.
I thought my mother did this out of love. Then, I tried to USE the Rainbow Loom. Now, I think she may be trying to kill/ blind me for life. I've spent the last few days trying to figure out what I could possibly have done to piss her off so badly, but nothing. . .NOTHING that would warrant the Death Device that is the Rainbow Loom comes to mind.
My mother came bearing two as gifts the other day. TWO of them!! My mother will often do this --she is a very generous person. When she sees something she thinks we will enjoy (her/me/ my kids), she picks it up and surprises us with it. We are all very crafty people in our house, you see.
I thought my mother did this out of love. Then, I tried to USE the Rainbow Loom. Now, I think she may be trying to kill/ blind me for life. I've spent the last few days trying to figure out what I could possibly have done to piss her off so badly, but nothing. . .NOTHING that would warrant the Death Device that is the Rainbow Loom comes to mind.
The issue isn't the complexity of the toy/ weapon of mass destruction. It's fairly simple. Comes with great directions, cautionary safety tips, and plenty of supplies. It seems well crafted, is interesting to look at and nothing smells like funky plastic toy.
But then. . . then one loads the rubber bands onto the loom and tries to manipulate them with the crochet hook thingy and BLAMO!!!! - Rubber bands are flying everywhere-----around one's head, at one's cats, in one's eyeball. . . .
This thing is supposed to be geared toward kids in the 8 years or above bracket. Holy hell - really? What kind of magic powers do kids have that make them able to use these things????
Hmph. Well. . .my mother (in all honesty) is probably NOT trying to kill me.
I think I need Rainbow Loom lessons from Jen's daughter.
-----Kimberly
PS - Had a lovely day with Mel and my mom yesterday, warming up for Madrona. We made a road trip out to Tolt Yarn and Wool. Really can't say enough nice things about that place <happy sigh>. There were a few nice acquisitions made, but more on that later. . .
But then. . . then one loads the rubber bands onto the loom and tries to manipulate them with the crochet hook thingy and BLAMO!!!! - Rubber bands are flying everywhere-----around one's head, at one's cats, in one's eyeball. . . .
This thing is supposed to be geared toward kids in the 8 years or above bracket. Holy hell - really? What kind of magic powers do kids have that make them able to use these things????
Hmph. Well. . .my mother (in all honesty) is probably NOT trying to kill me.
I think I need Rainbow Loom lessons from Jen's daughter.
-----Kimberly
PS - Had a lovely day with Mel and my mom yesterday, warming up for Madrona. We made a road trip out to Tolt Yarn and Wool. Really can't say enough nice things about that place <happy sigh>. There were a few nice acquisitions made, but more on that later. . .