The Friend 2 Friend Kit from Alex Toys is the jewelry kit that includes supplies for making best friend bands or round friendship bracelets. Includes 2 looms, 4 different patterns, seed beads, and the beading needle to work with the 10 vibrant colors of floss. Instructions included.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Making friendship bracelets easy.:
I had to set this up for my 5 year old, and she needed close supervision to work the wheel, but she had a great time sitting on my lap working it. At her age, it was definitely a joint project, but I can see this being a great hit with young tweens and teens. I didn't find that it took longer than I expected. I completed an adult sized bracelet in about an hour, including the "help" I was getting. This was definitely easier than keeping track of the threads and patterns by hand.
Good passtime for girls.:
I got this for my grand-daughter. She did enjoy it, but needed her mother's help.
Fun for a lazy afternoon:
We bought this kit for some summer fun. It was difficult to follow the directions (even my older teens had trouble - the bracelets do not come out like the patterns show) and it made pretty chunky bracelets. Also, if you make the floss lengths as directed, the bracelets are pretty short (will fit younger kids better) - they won't stay on the "loom" long enough to make them longer. Also, the loom isn't very sturdy and would bend and the slots got frayed after a few bracelets. My kids would have liked to make... more info
Wow!:
My 9 year old daughter got this as a birthday gift. I packed it to keep her busy on a 5 hour car trip. The directions were very easy to follow.(I am not a crafty person and the fact that I was able to pull it off was amazing!) She and I spent much of the car ride each making a bracelet. I had mine(flower pattern) done and she was wearing it for our trip. It goes very quickly once you get the motion down. She got hers(multicolored) almost finished by time we reached our arrival. (She opted for some reading... more info
