If You Were Born In The Late '90s You Surely Will Remember These

Growing up in the 2000s involved tamagotchi's, a gamecube, and beanie babies.

Apr 02, 2019

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If You Were Born In The Late '90s You Surely Will Remember These

Bridget Ells

Even babies born as late as 1999 (like me) feel fortunate enough to have grown up in a generation without excessive technology. Life was much simpler but we had some pretty awesome toys, movies, and games. If you grew up in a generation before all this technology, I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane.

1. Gamecube video games

Growing up in the 2000s, kids would prefer competition in Mario Kart with others rather than playing Candy Crush on an iPad.

2. Silly Bandz

We have our parents to thank for giving in to our constant begging to buy us the newest shapes. Now you can get a pack for only $5 on Amazon! Who knows, maybe this trend will come back?

3. Webkinz

If you have extra time on your hands, check out the Webkinz website! A lot of stuff still remains the same and it's fun to reminisce.

4. Floam

The toy before the "satisfying posts" of slime phenomenon.

5. Board games

Operation, candy land, chutes and ladders, don't break the ice, the game of life, connect four: just to name a few.

6. Disney Channel and Nickelodeon TV shows

You can bet that every 90s baby daydreamed of drawing the Disney Channel mouse ears logo.

7. Beanie babies

You didn't grow up in the 2000s if you didn't own as least one beanie baby!

8. Lite-Brite

This was the messiest toy and your parents totally hated it! Lite-Brite would always end in losing the pegs, your dog eating them, or you having a fit because you didn't have your yellow peg to finish the picture.

9. Tech Decks

The fidget spinner of the 2000s.

10. Cootie catchers

This was the easiest and cheapest playground pastime. You felt like a powerful kid fortune teller.

11. Friendship bracelets

Back in the 2000s, making these was always the highlight of your slumber parties and these bracelets were how you claimed each other as BFF's.

12. Polly pockets

Polly Pockets was originally created in 1989 and brought back in 1998. So this toy was extremely popular around the time of 90s babies. They are a collector's item after being discontinued, but word on the street these dolls are coming back.

13. Mighty Beanz

If Might Beanz were a part of your childhood, you can remember collecting a ton of them and having racing competitions.

14. Furby

Looking back, these things were honestly super creepy looking!

15. Tamagotchis

Tamagotchis were every 90s kid's first responsibility. Hitting the market in 1996, these little digital pets flew off the shelves.

16. Blockbuster movies

Your exciting Friday nights consisted of going to rent a Blockbuster movie with your siblings and parents. In today's age, only one Blockbuster store remains in Oregon.

17. Boomboxes

I have vivid childhood memories of dancing to my Hannah Montana boombox CD in my room.

18. Road map rugs

I swear these were everywhere: your basement, your doctor, your dentist, your friend's house.

19. Plastic dollys in gym class

Any early 2000 baby can fend for these scooters being the BEST day of gym class!

20. Nerf guns

The kid version of Call of Duty.

21. Easy bake ovens

Too young to use a real oven? Meet the perfect child's toy to experiment with all your culinary desires!

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If You Were Born In The Late '90s You Surely Will Remember These

Growing up in the 2000s involved tamagotchi's, a gamecube, and beanie babies.

1. Gamecube video games

2. Silly Bandz

3. Webkinz

4. Floam

5. Board games

6. Disney Channel and Nickelodeon TV shows

7. Beanie babies

8. Lite-Brite

9. Tech Decks

10. Cootie catchers

11. Friendship bracelets

12. Polly pockets

13. Mighty Beanz

14. Furby

15. Tamagotchis

16. Blockbuster movies

17. Boomboxes

18. Road map rugs

19. Plastic dollys in gym class

20. Nerf guns

21. Easy bake ovens

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18 objectives that need to be won before I can be tried as an adult.

Graduate in the top 20 of my class.

Get accepted into the WVU Reed College of Media.

Land a spot in the trumpet section at WVU.

Win Homecoming King.

Participate in the Fall Play & Spring Musical.

Obtain a CTE Certificate in Broadcasting Communications.

Pass my AP Tests.

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Form an organization method that works for me.

Make great memories with my best friends.

Make someone feel special.

Let my creativity out into my daily life.

Write frequently.

Practice videography.

Paint more often.

Move out of my room.

Not care what others think about me as much.

Make sure I don't get caught up in meaningless high school drama.

Finish this article.

If it doesn't take you a full hour, you're doing it wrong.

1. The "welp"

2. The hugs

3. The walk to the door

4. The doorway chat

5. The "we really should be going"

6. The second round of hugs

7. The hand on the doorknob

8. The slow open conversation

9. The window wave

The clearest of messages are the ones hidden in broad daylight.

"My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live."

1. I know you're happy, 'cause I can see it, so tell the voice inside your head to believe it (“Only One")

2. Woke up an optimist, sun was shining, I'm positive. (“FourFive Seconds")

3. You know what the Midwest is? Young and restless. (“Jesus Walks")

4. But I'm a champion, so I turned tragedy to triumph. (“Through the Wire")

5. And I heard 'em say, nothin' ever promised tomorrow today. (“Heard 'em Say")

6. 'Fore the day I die, I'mma touch the sky. (“Touch the sky")

7. Gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly. (“Touch the Sky")

8. I think I died in an accident, cause this must be heaven. (“Touch the Sky")

9. You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything, there'd always be somebody that shoot down any dream. There'll always be haters, that's the way it is. (“Bring Me Down")

10. For ever ever? For ever ever? Ever ever? (“Diamonds From Sierra Leone")

11. Let's go on a livin' spree. Shit, they say the best things in life are free. (“Good Life")

12. Welcome to the good life. (“Good life")

13. Everything I'm not made me everything I am. (“Everything I Am")

14. Let's have a toast for the douchebags. Let's have a toast for the assholes. Let's have a toast for the scumbags, every one of them that I know. (“Runaway")

15. On a bathroom wall I wrote, "I'd rather argue with you than to be with someone else." (“Blame Game")

16. Things used to be, now they not. Anything but us is who we are. (“Blame Game")

17. Lost in this plastic life. Let's break out of this fake-ass party. (“Lost in the World")

18. I'm trying to right my wrongs, but it's funny, them same wrongs helped me write this song. (“Touch the Sky")

19. And don't let nobody with the power to sign ever tell you you ain't got the power to rhyme. (“Get By")

20. The weather's so breezy, man, why can life always be this easy? (“Flashing Lights")

21. We shine because they hate us, floss 'cause they degrade us. (“All Falls Down")

22. And this is for the family that can't be with us. (“Family Business")

23. As kids we used to laugh, who knew that life would move this fast? (“Family business")

24. I know I look better in real life. (“The Glory")

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1. I know you're happy, 'cause I can see it,  so tell the voice inside your head to believe it (“Only One")