So to avoid continuing my little discussion with myself about feeling like a failure and mentioning our not-so-little trip to the dentist today that just confirmed my failures, I’m going to give myself some credit. 
I taught Shelby and Matthew how to Boondoggle yesterday.(because I don’t have a picture of what they did, and also because I think it’s hilarious that someone is trying to sell it on ebay, I’m linking it there to ebay.) They both caught on quickly and thought it was lots of fun. A totally useless craft, but something fun to do anyway. It brought me back to the "olden days" when I would sit and boondoggle for hours, pretty proud of my creations. I don’t know if that makes me a cool mom or the nerdiest mom ever… probably some of both.
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I have been lurking on your blog for a while enjoying your posts and pictures, but always felt silly commenting. But..I just had to thank you for todays post. For the life of me I could not remember what that was called and the only word I could ever come up with to explain it was “gimp”..isn’t that what the stuff is called that is used to boondoogle? I actually bought some of the stuff a few month ago, but even with the instructions could not get it started! And as for yesterdays post..I can TOTALLY relate.
I’m pretty sure that bondoggling is right up there with clogging.
WTG!
funny! I didn’t know it was called that. We used to make those things at girls camp. lol
Just to let you know “Boondoggle” is a Utah word. I can’t remember exactly what I used to call it growing up (which is the correct word byt the way- hee hee) but we have a joke at work about it because Keri mentioned THAT word one time and I was like what the heck are you talking about. Then another co-worker popped around the corner and she knew the word too but she was from Helper so it doesn’t count. I think that is the funniest word in the world and I can’t believe someone is selling them on Ebay (maybe it is the girl from Napoleon Dynamite).
Oh! I just read the comment and we DID used to call it Gimp - maybe that was an East Coast thing!
k california calls them lanyards. that’s pretty funny that everyone has thier own name for it.
you are a GREAT mom for teaching a totally useless but oh so entertaining thing to your kids. my brother is the one who used to make those and i wouldn’t even know where to begin. you’re great.
Never in my life have I heard “boondoogle” until today. I don’t remember ever making anything out of the plastic stuff. We always made stuff out of yarn, thread, etc. Of course, I’m down here in Oklahoma, =). Don’t hold it against me. I think it is cool that you taught your kids how to do it though. I always had to figure those things out on my own, but I would sit and make bracelets and keychains for hours, like you said.
LOL… I love seeing the different names of stuff from the US to Australia. When I saw Boondoogle I thought… what???
In Australia they are scalled Scoobies! Hee hee hee… too funny.
that’s a new term for me!! they’re lanyards here (seattle) too!
i did it all the time when i was a kid - it was cool then - i’m sure it’s cool for them now too!!
I was what you were talking about into I saw the photo…okay lanyards, yes lots of fun.
i think that is very cool…didn’t know it had a name!!!
I had no idea it was called boondoggle. I remember making them at summer camp and having a ton on my one key-key chain.