This is a basic tutorial on how to make a rubber band chain. You can use this technique to make anything from small bracelets to large rubber band chain ropes. We made ours to use with the Lompat Getah Game from Malaysia. In our photos we are using 1 rubber band per chain to make the directions easy to understand. For our rubber band chain rope, we used 2 rubber bands for every chain to make it stronger.
Rubber Band Chain Materials for Jump Ropes
Directions
Hold your first rubber band in the middle, squeezing the 2 sides together.
Take your 2nd rubber band and pass it through the loop created by the first.
Bend the 2nd rubber band so the two loops come together.
Pass your next rubber band through the 2 loops, then bend the rubber band so the 2 ends come together.
Continue adding rubber bands in this manner until your rubber band chain is as long as you wish it to be.
This is what it looks like when your are working with 2 rubber bands as 1.
After you have added several rubber bands to your chain, hold on the the last rubber band you just added, and tie off your first rubber band like you would a balloon.
When you add your last rubber band, slide it through the previous rubber band’s loop as usual. Then, bend the loops together. Now, slide one of the loops through the other and pull. This will knot the end.
Your rubber band chain is now ready to play with.
