Loom Band : Another Flat Hexafish

My design was supposed to have a green band between the yellow and blue bands as I was going for the colors of the rainbow, unfortunately, I ran out of green bands. I continued making the bracelet anyway and I think it turned out nice even without the color green. It's really hard to find colored bands or even the rainbow loom kit here. I only know 2 stores in Abu Dhabi that sells rubber bands for the looms, one is Virgin Megastore in Al Wahda Mall, and the other one is Journey Toys located along the Old Airport Road in Abu Dhabi City. I'm hoping that these 2 stores will have rubber bands available when I do get the chance to go to the city.

PATTERN

3 white
4 pink
3 white
4 orange
3 white
4 yellow
3 white
4 blue
3 white
4 purple


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Rainbow loom kit at last!

Several days ago, we reserved a Rainbow Loom kit from Journey Toys in Abu Dhabi city and yesterday, we got a call from them informing us that a kit was available and ready for pick-up. Yeah! Luckily, we were really planning to go to the city and so we went to the store asap.

located at 15th street and Old Airport Road

It was hot in the store because the WHOLE building in which it was located had no airconditioning. Even with an electric fan and an air cooler, they didn't do much to bring down the heat. The salesperson was still cheerful despite the temperature. The kit that was available was the old version which had the plastic hook (the new versions have metal hooks), which was okay with me since I can always replace the hook with a crochet hook if it gets broken. The Rainbow loom kit we purchased included a FREE rubber band pack (600 bands, 24 c-clips) which usually cost 20 dirhams. Yeah! (again)

119 dirhams plus FREE rubber band pack

These are the bands that I have made so far. There are many tutorials on how to make different designs available on Youtube. There are even tutorials on how to make bracelets using forks and crochet hooks. Very resourceful! My favorite tutorials would have to be from SoCraftastic because she makes beautiful color combinations and she really explains the procedures well. I saw lots of band colors on Youtube but sadly, none are available in Journey Toys. The only colors they have left when we went there are purple, pink, turquoise, glow-in-the-dark white, and a pack containing silver and gold bands. Their new stock of kits and bands will arrive in 2 weeks but I suggest to give them a call and have your kits reserved as early as possible because they have a long waiting list.

quadrafish (left) and flat hexafish :)

finished bands (hip-fish and quadrafish)

Journey Toys- 02-441-1208

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Melissa and Doug's Stamp-a-Scene Rubber stamps

Last Friday, our search for the Rainbow loom kit brought us to Journey Toys in Abu Dhabi City but unfortunately, we weren't able to buy one because all the kits have already been sold or reserved (those kits were already from their new stock). We decided to buy something, just so we won't go home empty-handed (after seeing all those toys, it's kinda hard not to buy anything...).

There were many toys to choose from but considering my budget and my daughter's interests, we bought this Melissa and Doug Stamp-a-Scene Rain Forest theme rubber stamps that I thought she would love. When at home, she would ask me to draw different shapes on her hand which she would proudly show to our neighbors (or to anyone she meets), that's why I thought she would love this. And she did! :)

99 dirhams

In the short time that she played with the stamps, her hands looked like this:

not messy yet...

how we used the stamps. i'm no artist, sorry :p

The stamp set included 5 colored pencils but for our little project, we used our own colored pencils. Aside from the rain forest theme, farm animals and fairy garden themes are also available at the store.

The ink was easy to wash of her hands (and arms, and face) though I haven't tried washing it off from her clothes. I read product reviews for this toy online and I would have to agree with the other moms out there who think this set definitely need a cover. Anyway, I just kept all the pieces in a ziploc bag so I don't misplace anything.

WHERE TO BUY|:

Journey Toys- 15th Street and Old Airport Road
                        Telephone no. 02 441 1208