50 Uses for... Rubber Bands

At uni we are doing a module called 'Ideas Generation' and the first brief I have been given to post on here is 50 Uses for... Rubber Bands. So below are my 50 use for rubber bands, enjoy!

1. Wear as a hair bobble
2. Flick the rubber band at someone to annoy them
3. Use as a catapult
4. Attach a number together and wear as a hairband
5. Wear two as earings
6. Place the rubber band around papers to secure them together
7. Attach different colour rubber bands together& wear as a pretty bracelet
8. Put a rubber band at the bottom of your scarf to attach the bottom
9. To attach the back of your glasses to your ears so they don't fall off
10. When pregnant & you need extra room in your jeans attach a rubber band to the botton and botton hole to create an extra inch

11. Make a rubber band ball
12. To hold socks up
13. To make trousers shorter attach a rubber band around the bottom and pull through the material & it takes inches off
14. Place a number of bands in a decorative bowl as a lovely room piece
15. To hold the back of a mobile togther when broken
16. Play a game & take it in turns to see who can fire a rubber band closest to a target
17. Make a rubber band spider & use it to scare people
18. Use rubber bands as a keyring
19. Use to hang things from on the ceiling as extra selling space in a shop
20. Place rubber bands around a pint glass so that if you drop it at the pub, it won't smash

21. Use instead of tape to support your broken fingers when they are straped together
22. Attach bands together & use as expandable shoe laces
23. Tie a band around a newspaper & use it to squat flies
24. Tie a band around the bottom of your ring to stop it from slipping off your finger if its too big
25. Place the rubber bands underneth table legs on he laminate floor so the table doesnt slip or move
26. Use a rubber band to stop your sleeves from falling down
27. Attach some bands together and play cats cradle
28. Use bands as handcuffs
29. Put rubber bands on a lumo pole so if you hit it accidently it wouldnt hurt
30. Put a number of bands together into a big band and place around someone sat on a bar stool so they don't fall off when drunk

31. Fling a rubber band across the room to get the attention of someone
32. Attach a spoon and fork together in the middle at opposite sides to make your own homemade 'spork'
33. Use elastic bands as an expandable lead for a dog
34. Put a rubber band around the middle of your glasses as a fashion statement
35. Cut the rubber band in half and use it as floss
36. Flick rubber bands at a dartboard instead of darts
37. Attach a lot of rubber bands together & use as a skipping rope
38. Put a lot of rubber bands around a book so you can bounce your uni books to class instead of having to carry them
39. Use instead of rope in a three legged race to give you more room to go quicker
40. Use rubber bands to self inflict small bruises to your arm so you can call in sick at work

41. Have competitions with friends to see how far you can flick the rubber bands
42. Use at the top and bottom of a read book so that it goes back to its original shape
43. Use to attach toes tightly together so you can squeeze your feet into your shoes for a night out
44. Attach to your back teeth and across the front to make it look like you wear braces
45. Place a number of bands in an empty jar and use it as an instrument
46. Fire a rubber band at a light switch to save you getting up
47. Use to start an dominos downfall from a distance
48. Use to fire a spiders when they are running across your floor
49. Use to keep a door slightly ajar but not the passing eye
50. Place a rubber band around a display to hold it up