Stretch out until the elastic doesn't work.
I normally wouldn't leave a review for such a low priced product but these were SO disappointing that I have to leave one.  I thought some of the other reviews were exaggerating when they said the hands stretched out and were unusable but that's exactly what happened. If I try to stretch one to put it in my 6 year olds hair the elastic pills until just the material is holding it together. It went from 2 inches to 8 inches of non-elastic material. I was excited about the good variety of colors but they are unusable.
Rating: 1 stars