My daughter will wear any kind of wrist bands, whether they are made of material, plastic, friendship bracelets etc, I am surprised she has any arms left. I was surprised by these Bandz though, there are many different themes of Bandz I have now found out and I recently bought a few sets for my daughter. Within each theme there are different shaped rubber bands, I recently bought Princess Themed ones that include - a wand, pretty shoe, crown, a castle and a princess Jungle Themed ones that include - monkey, lizard, toucan, cat of some kind and a frog Fantast Themed ones that include - phoenix, mermaid, dragon, genie and a fairy The ...  Read the complete review

Kids toys go through fads and kids in the 7 to 12 age range seem to love collecting things. Often the objects of their desire are vastly overpriced merchandising for the latest film but one fad which seems harmless and will not break the bank is the one for funky shaped elastic bands. My daughter, although older than the typical collector, was brought back a packet of Garfield shaped bands from America and has since gone on to purchase several more. Bandz is one of the many brands producing novelty elastic bands and the price is just £2.30 for five packs of bands on Amazon which puts them well into the league of pocket money toys, the big brand is Silly Bandz ...  Read the complete review

There is always some kind of hot craze in school playgrounds . In my younger years, it was Pogs, Shag Bands, and Pokemon, and a little later it was scoobis, but for my daughter at the moment it's Bandz - wristbands that come in a variety of shapes, and retain their shape even after being worn. You can get these all over the place - most supermarkets sell them, and you can also get them in many pound shops at the moment. They typically come in bags of ten, with each bag having a 'theme' - for example, animals, sports, music . These themes then break down into various designs - fopr example, in the sports pack, you get a tennis racket, a bicycle, a ball, a ...  Read the complete review