Scoubidou

Scoubidou (Gimp, Scoubi, Scoobie, Boondoggle, or Lanyard) is a plaiting and knotting craft, originally aimed at children, which originated in France, where it became a fad in the late 1950s. The name Scoubidou came from the late French singer Sacha Distel, who scored his first hit with the song of the same name in 1958. It came back into fashion in various countries, including the United Kingdom, in 2004 and 2005. It uses commercially supplied plastic strips or tubes.

Scoubidous are supple, round, hollow plastic tubes usually about 80 centimetres in length. They are sold in various colours, sizes and types. They are used to make various items by binding them together with special knots. Key chains, friendship bands and other trinkets are common, although more complicated shapes and figures can also be created