If you’re a Scottish kid at the moment then chances you’re into - or know someone who’s into - loom bands.
They are the latest playground craze to hit the country, with children from our schools twisting the tiny elastic bands into everything from friendship bracelets to models of their favourite cartoon characters.
However, the playground crazes of the 1980s and 1990s were, of course, far cooler and interesting with things such as conkers or snog togs proving to be hits before the words trend or viral were used to propagate such things. They relied on word of mouth.
