Sexual connotations to bracelets targeting 5-year-olds

The latest children’s craze has caused a stir among pre-teens and are a spin-off of the more crudely named ‘shag-bands’, writes Kerrie Kennedy.

ASK a room full of people what they think “Silly Bandz” are, and the answers are likely to range from colourful rubber jewellery to the newest X-factor line up.

While either answer could fall into the category of the latest children’s craze, the fact that it is the former that parents should be more concerned about may come as more a surprise.