Quietly, ever so quietly, Britain has been gripped by a new toy craze. The toys don't buzz or whirr, they don't take batteries or plug into a computer. But Scoubidou is the surprise hit of the year, ...

Google’s latest Doodle celebrates the colourful and creative world of scoubidou, a French craft that became popular in the 1950s and experienced a resurgence in the early 2000s. Scoubidou involves the ...