Childhood Fads/Trends

[Ange]

I still miss my original clear Tamagotchi, where you could see the inner chips and motherboard electronics stuff. I lost it when I moved from an apt. to a house

[Callie]

I really dont remember much. I have a horrible memory.
I do remember: Tomagatchis, Giga Pets, socks that matched every outfit, pogs, barbies....and now my mind's gone blank....

[ahoteinrun]

Care bears. My Little Ponies. TMNT. *sigh* The good old days... when cartoons didn't suck so hardcore. And evil could truly be evil. Oh and when little kids could play on slides higher then 5 feet off the ground...

[Shoyru_Lover]

omg I loved the Care Bears!! I only saw one or two episodes though... when they did that rainbow dam thing to stop the water overflowing. I wonder where I can watch the eps again.

[Pickles]

Oh and when little kids could play on slides higher then 5 feet off the ground...

And on the merry-go-round things. You know, the ones that you have to push yourself? Most (if not all) of them were removed from the parks in my area after some kid fell off and broke his arm. I was so bummed. My dad used to make us brace ourselves on the bars, and then he'd spin us so fast we'd be dizzy for what seemed like forever...it was awesome!

omg I loved the Care Bears!! I only saw one or two episodes though... when they did that rainbow dam thing to stop the water overflowing. I wonder where I can watch the eps again.

Try YouTube...

[Helena]

And on the merry-go-round things. You know, the ones that you have to push yourself? Most (if not all) of them were removed from the parks in my area after some kid fell off and broke his arm. I was so bummed. My dad used to make us brace ourselves on the bars, and then he'd spin us so fast we'd be dizzy for what seemed like forever...it was awesome!

There's one near me... I'm suprised it wasn't removed after the gangsta-esque kids scratched it, graffitied it and mauled it to death. (They can't die... whatever.)

[Ange]

And on the merry-go-round things. You know, the ones that you have to push yourself? Most (if not all) of them were removed from the parks in my area after some kid fell off and broke his arm. I was so bummed. My dad used to make us brace ourselves on the bars, and then he'd spin us so fast we'd be dizzy for what seemed like forever...it was awesome!

Ooohhh, I think I want to find one of those right now! I haven't seen one in years, though. *le sigh* Why can't kids these days have as much fun as we did?

[smudgeoffudge]

Oh my gosh, I would never have thought to talk about merry go rounds, but we have one in a park where I live. It is still there, although it is an accident waiting to happen if a kid ever falls off it, and rolls a bit under it as it is spinning, and if you are so shocked about the whole thing that you forget to LET GO...

Gee, that happened to me once as a kid and I got scraped on the gravel badly, still holding on to it stupidly...

Another time I looked up while it was spinning and saw the tree tops and a bit of blue sky above me. I got sick, I think. It's a wonder that I ever wanted to get on that thing.

[Hil]

Pogs, slap bracelets, Jelly sandals, scrunchies, SPICE GIRLS, boy bands, Giga Pets/Nano Pets/Tamagotchis, gel pens, Pokemon, Friendship bracelets, BFF necklaces

I don't really remember what kinds of clothes were popular because I was at a private school through 6th grade and we had to wear uniforms. I do remember wearing leggings as pants.

I miss old Nickelodeon shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark.

[Callie]

I remember soo many people had the BFF necklaces that were hearts and one person had th ebest and the other had friends...i never had one lol.

I miss Where in the World is Carmen San Diego and Bill Nye the science guy.
And this one show, i think it was called dinasours and there was a baby one that always said "not da mama not da mama"

[3lla]

i definitely remember having a giant stack of pokemon cards......

milky pens fo sho, and yo yo's. eh i was a pop culture hermit too at some point......but there were the beaney babies if i remember

[Twinkle]

Glittery jelly shoes with rolled down white socks. *cringe*

[May]

Glittery jelly shoes with rolled down white socks. *cringe*

I totally remember those days...and how painful those jelly shoes really were.

[Callie]

eh i was a pop culture hermit too at some point......but there were the beaney babies if i remember

How could I have forgotten Beanie Babies? I had tons of them and everyone at school loved them.
I still have them in a bag somewhere...

[Ange]

I totally remember those days...and how painful those jelly shoes really were.

You know that jelly shoes are actually coming back, right? I've seen updated versions in a few stores now *shudders*

I least I can honestly and proudly say I never owned jellies.