Make your Own Paracord Wristbands

By Faber-Castell/Creativity for Kids
Price $16.00
Age 7+

Boys will make cool, rugged wristbands from paracord (a material originally used to suspend parachutes) with this fun, easy-to-use kit. The process is smooth and repetitive, with simple instructions and a box that acts as your workstation. Just choose a color, slide the ends through both sides of a buckle, and secure one half the buckle to your workstation. From there on out, it's just a matter of making a succession of alternating knots (really the same knot in opposing directions), an absorbing process that allows you to pick up speed as you go along. It's so fast and fun, boys may want to compete with friends to see who's speediest. A dab of glue secures the final strands in place. Finish it off by accenting the plastic buckle (which allows the wristbands to snap easily on and off) with one of several eye-catching, masculine stickers. The kit includes everything you need to make a total of eight wristbands.