From Barbies to McDonald's toys, childhood toys were, by far, better than anything kids play with these days. While our Legos and American Girl Dolls may have been sold at a garage sale long ago, our memories and affinity for cheap, battery-powered toys remain. 

Here are just a few to send you down memory lane of the '90s and 2000s. 

The Lite-Brite. The colors were limited, and the pictures never really turned out as good as the masterpieces on the box, and all the black paper you had was eventually all punched through. Nevertheless, a Lite-Brite was a parent’s favorite way to distract a kid for hours, even if it was at the expense of the electricity bill. 

Beanie Babies. No, they are not worth as much as you thought they would be as a kid, and yet you still cannot seem to give them all away. From the classics to the limited edition animals, Beanie Babies were more than just toys, but a timeline of childhood. They also seemed to take up way too much space on the bed, but nobody ever seemed to have enough.

Poo-chi. If you did not have a real dog of your own, well, this was not much of a make up for that. But a robotic dog was still pretty cool, and the robotic cats and birds were a good second. 

Furby. How these things never seemed to run out of batteries, nobody really understands. But even when turned off, their light up eyes and little noises continued, making them the creepiest, cutest, most wanted toy of our childhood. Although their hard plastic interiors made them less cuddly than they looked, you always seemed to envy your friend who had a different color than you. Apparently, they are making a comeback, so the kids of today can be haunted and entertained by Furby all over again. 

Bop-It. Without instantly heightened anxiety and a huge fit of giggles with your friends, you were playing Bop-It all wrong. But playing it today just brings back memories of obsessively playing to beat the high score, and it makes for a fun drinking game. Hey, if you cannot corrupt old childhood toys to fit your college needs, is it really a good toy? 

Easy Bake Oven. Although we all probably got radiation poisoning and consumed way too many chemicals, an Easy Bake Oven was a quick way to make questionably tasty desserts. From liquid-y cakes to cookies that felt like cardboard this was, hands down, a huge staple of any childhood. 

Game Boy Color. Admit it: you begged your parents for one of these beauties for Christmas, a birthday, etc. Pokémon was a staple game, followed closely by Mario games. And if any dust got stuck in the cartridge, blowing into it would magically solve any problems. 

Tamagotchi. Having a full key ring of these to show off at recess was the definition of coolness in fourth grade. From the pixelated games, to naming them after your favorite boy band member, Tamagotchi was the first addictive game of our time. 

Moon Shoes. If you didn't have these shoes (broken ankles waiting to happen), at least one kid in the neighborhood did. Nobody could jump as high as the kids in the commercials, but it was fun to try to jump around and walk in them until the Velcro wore down. Now, if only they came in adult sizes, getting around campus would be so much easier.