Loom Kit Recommendations?

We have one Rainbow Loom in our house, and I'll be getting a second for Christmas. My MIL introduced us to this thing back on Labor Day weekend. She has 15 grandkids, and all but the littlest ones figured it out pretty quick.

My 6 year old can put the bands on the pegs for the basic bracelet, that comes with the loom/instruction book. But, she can't, quite, unhook them and fold them over the right way without launching the band all over the house. There are also a ton of online tutorials for more advanced bracelets too.

Rainbow Loom claims it's the first one on the market, and the "original" but I read somewhere that it's the reincarnation of SillyBandz or something like that. Rainbow Loom is all plastic parts. There is one spot on the multipurpose hook that is kinda sharp. Not sharp enough to draw blood, but kinda hurts if you poke yourself when not paying attention.

The Rainbow loom is supposed to be the best. When checking out others, if you do, look for how the pegs are aligned and made. I looked at one that was $9 and it seemed the pegs were not really clean, meaning some appeared broken where there could be sharp edges. My daughter's friend makes them herself with a pencil. The biggest difference is the bands. With this, you do get what you pay for. The cheaper ones do tend to break more easily.

Everything I hear is that the Original Rainbow Loom, supposedly sold only at Michaels, is the best one. Some of the others are said to have sharp edges. Pricing seems to be pretty comparable across the board.

Anyway, I think if you're going to do it, get the Original.

Yes there are many brands and prices.
Even Walmart has "Bandaloom" etc.
Many brands.
The best thing to do is look on Amazon and read the reviews.
And then it depends on how much you want to spend.

My kids who are 7 and 11, make the rubberband bracelets, and they don't even have a loom to make it. They make it with their fingers and learned how from their friends.
Both girls and boys, make and wear them and teachers and adults and I even wear them because my kids make them for me and I like it. :)