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passed me by; thank goodness!

Hi Shelli, Thanks for that, It let me cut 'n' paste - here are the 'secret meanings': I'm all yours Red + white Soul Mates Red Fab Mum or Dad Silver + White Best Brother Blue You're the only one Red + yellow Best friends Yellow Brainy friend Blue + orange Good Health Green Chatter Box Pink + Blue Friends forever White Together forever Red + orange Boyfriend Silver Heart broken Orange + white Fab Cousin Orange It will never end Orange + yellow Best Sister Pink Beautiful eyes Pink + pink Fab friends Purple You're my teddy bear Pink + black Dizzy Day Dreamer Blue + Red Muscle man Blue + black Scoubidou Expert Yellow + Pink Brain box Blue + white It's a girl thing Red + yellow Cheeky monkey Yellow + yellow Happiness Blue + yellow Daft as a brush Yellow + blue You're a Star Blue + green Bees knees Green + black Girls together pink + white + pink Chocoholic Pink + white Don't stop Purple + black Busy bee Black + yellow Be mine Green + white You're a tiger Orange + Orange Fun Times Orange + Silver Kxx

Daisy They do have special meanings.......... www.scoubidou(.)uk(.)com/meanings.htm remove the brackets!!!!!!! wouldn't let me copy/paste!!!!

I remember those from the 60s too! But they didnt have that name then..... damned if i can remember what it was tho. lol

Maz, I just learned how to do them, they are really addictive once I started l could'nt stop, my husband is teaching me how to make them with 4 different colours now lol, l've been making them for my grandson all over the week-end and l've barely been near the computer!! Apparently the kids are even selling them to the kids who can't make them. Anne x

Thats it. Oh the sore hands we suffered with those. They were quite brutal looking back. Reckon they would be banned now.

Diane in Essex - I've not bought online but use the websites to see what there is available and how many different things you can make. One is www*Lambstoys*co*uk and the other is called Danis Scoubiworld. Just google scoubidous and there are quite a lot. Our local craft shop sells them, but I could get them cheaper online so may well do that at the rate my daughter is getting through them. They definitely do not have a hidden meaning by the way! Daisy

I've just seen the website. They're like the plastic laces that my daughter had in a blu tac craft kit. Goodness only knows what the bracelets look like that the Staffordshire kids are making. Louise

Teri don't pay that much for them... try the pound shop or the 99p shop they both sell them round here Daisy can you tell the name of th website if it is different to Maz's one???

I love making them! Made some last summer and I'm going to make more...It's fun! Lucia :-)

Haven't noticed anything here in Harwich, but I used to make them when I was a primary going back 30 years ago nearly. Lets hope those other things don't come back. Do you remember the two hard balls on string that you held on a loop at the end and tried to smash together, must have nearly broken my hand with those, and the thing similar with one ball you put the loop on your foot and skipped around it, many bruises with that one.

Teri - look in the pound shop until they are sure of what they are doing - then you can splash out 4 quid for a pack!!! Louise - NO they definitely are NOT those things!!!! These are not made into bracelets, they are just decorations. They are being made my 5 year olds and up! Maz. XX

I've just looked at the toysrus site, they're £3.99 for a bag of 30, we MUST have some, they'll keep my 10 ye old occupied for the entire easter hols!!

Louise I hope not!!!!! My daugther's only 12. Kxx

Are these the same as 'shag ' bands? They were banned from a school that my husband worked at in Staffordshire because they meant that the friendship had been taken 'further'. I've never heard of them. Louise

Jean, they look like liquorice shoe laces, but are plastic and come in loads of colours. They are plaited together to make long strip things that you can attach to key rings etc. See www(.)scoubidou(.)uk(.)com for some pictures! Maz. XX

Yep, a must have for any child (boy or girl it seems). I have a blue and white one on my keyring and am sitting here next to an abandoned one on my desk (went a bit wrong!!) B****y plastic string thingies lying around all over the house. Yes, when daughter asked for scooby doos - I thought eh what you on about (image of cartoon brown great dane in my mind) then saw scoubiedoos on the bag when I bought them. Keeps them quiet for a bit anyway. Kxx

Blimey - look at all these replies!!! Yes, glittery ones, ones that are different colours all the way down, fluorescent ones. Scoubidou is the name on the bags, but I too thought they were called scooby-doos until I actually saw them in the shop!! Even the boys here have them hanging off their belts, lunchbags, keyrings etc. Seems like those that haven't got it yet, will get it soon!! Maz. XX

Hi Maz I live in Worcestershire and they have been a mad craze here for months now - I have 3 daughters and it is costing a fortune!!!! Their pencil cases are so full with Scobis that they look quite bizarre. One of my daughters is so into it she can make fish, little men and animals with them. Oh well it keeps them busy! Tammy

yes we have the glettery,flourecent ones, my granddaughter had to teach me again how to do them but its great