We are always keen to work more closely with the younger generation and any money raised really does make a difference. “With the summer holidays upon us, it’s the perfect way to keep children entertained and we would love it if more kids wanted to get involved, selling their loom band creations in return for donations to the Hospice. “It was a fantastic idea of Maisie’s to make loom band bracelets to order in return for donations and we are so grateful she chose to support the Hospice. Sarah Archer, Fundraising Partnerships Manager at St Elizabeth Hospice, said: “It was so lovely to see the children sitting with our patients, teaching them their new hobby and making bracelets for them. The patients thoroughly enjoyed having the children show them the new craze and some even learnt the skill. Maisie and Demi recently came into the Hospice with other children Shana, Bethany, Jack, Alice and Emma, and joined the day care patients, teaching them how to make loom bands, and making bracelets for them. We took orders from people in return for donations.” “I’ve been making loom bands for a while and I taught my sister. Maisie said: “My grandad came into the Hospice because he has cancer and I just wanted to help because I found out that the Hospice is a charity. Loom bands is the latest craze which children, and adults, are currently spending their summer holidays enjoying, making bracelets, keyrings and other creations with tiny coloured elastic bands.Įleven-year-old Maisie Jones and her sister, Demi, 8, of Kesgrave, made and sold rainbow loom band bracelets to their family and friends, raising £110 for St Elizabeth Hospice, which is currently caring for her grandad, John Jones. Young children have been raising money for local charity St Elizabeth Hospice by making and selling loom band bracelets to their family and friends. How can St Elizabeth Hospice help you?Ģ4hr Advice 08calls are free from a BT landline.The Duchess was today visiting a school to help families affected by addiction - you can see the latest as it happens in our live blog here. The craze was invented in 2011 by US entrepreneur Cheong Choon Ng, who has since sold more than 3m of his Rainbow Loom kits worldwide. A kit with multi-coloured bands and a loom costs £3.99. Now her parents' Party Pieces website is cashing in on the craze, selling packs of glitter loom bands, complete with hook and clips, for £2.99. Sales of kits more than tripled at craft store Hobbycraft after the pictures were published. She and husband Prince William were each given a bracelet by two young girls they met during their trip in April, and they both wore them with pride. What started as a playground fad has quickly become a fashion trend, having been seen on the wrists of celebrities including Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, David Beckham and Fearne Cotton.īut it is Kate who is credited with turning them into a must-have accessory after she was pictured wearing hers on her tour of New Zealand. The colourful rubber bands are woven together to make friendship bracelets in the latest craze sweeping the nation. Everything the Duchess of Cambridge wears sells out in minutes - and now the Kate Middleton effect could give her parents' business a boost.Ĭarole and Michael Middleton have started selling loom band bracelet kits after their daughter was pictured wearing one during a recent Royal engagement. 15 Awesome Loom Band Bracelet Tutorials (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced) By Jolene - Jul 29, 2014.
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