The Blanket Fort Blog

If you’re feeling discouraged or unsure when you begin, remember that there’s room for everybody. There’s room for everybody to create and exist and be different.

We all know scrunchies, but how and when were they invented? And how have scrunchies influenced pop culture? In this blog post, we’ll dig into the origins of our favorite hair accessory, and share some of our favorite moments in scrunchie history.

To celebrate the launch of The Scrunchie Club’s “Scrunchsea” scrunchie design, the Coral Restoration Foundation interviewed our partner artist, children’s book illustrator Annie Bowler, about her interest in ocean conservation and how it served as the inspiration for her artwork.