As Christmas 2016 is shortly upon us, it is the perfect time to reminisce about all the toys we 90's kids wanted back in our childhood.
1. Tamagotchi
It’s safe to say this was the most irresistible toy to 90’s kids. My best memory about these Japanese toys were the kids who had about 10 Tamagotchi’s of varying colors and kinds on a keychain they would carry around school. Everyone wanted to have the best collection.
2. Bop-It
This retro toy put our hand-eye coordination and just overall cool kid skills to the test.
3. Sky dancers
This technology was a breakthrough for Barbie lovers who could now make their dolls spin and fly across the room.
4. Pokémon cards.
The resurgence of the Pokémon craze through the interactive game Pokémon Go this past year perfectly describes the following these creatures have had through the years.
5. K’nex
If you’ve ever put one of these together as an adult, it’s hard to believe I watched my younger brother play with 1000+ piece construction toys as a kid. Twenty pages of instructions and four hours later, you can make something that sort of resembles the a rollercoaster because you swear there is no way the box came with all the right pieces.
6. Furby
This delightfully creepy little fur ball was desired by kids because of its “life-like” eye movements and plushy fur. Glad to know technology has progressed and now in 2016 there are toys that actually hatch from their own hard-shelled egg… yeah.
7. Hot Wheels
Before there was The Fast and The Furious there were these hot wheels.
8. Power Wheels
Whether it was a mini off-roading Jeep or a Barbie Corvette, we all wanted to ride in style even back then.
9. Easy-Bake Oven
There may be some connection between how good I am at making ramen noodles with egg today and playing with Easy Bake ovens as a girl. Either way these magical cakes and cookies were the best on the market for us 90’s kids.
10. Moon Shoes
Parent annoyance level on these is at least a 9/10.
11. Super Soaker
Sibling revenge at its best.
12. Beanie Babies
These stuffed animals may turn out to be a good investment on your parent’s part, considering the most expensive beanie baby has sold for $225,000.00.
13. Pocket Locker
The idea of writing in your friend’s phone numbers, birthdays and your calendar dates on your keypad actually sounded really fun for 90’s girls. Especially because it came with a lock so you had to know the password to get in.
14. American Girl dolls
The prettiest and most expensive dolls to hit the market and not surprisingly blew up in popularity amongst little girls.
15. Hair wraps
Colored hair stripes, hair beading, and colorful hair wraps we’re all the style and you could have it with this do-it-yourself kit.
16. Doll mansions
Everything we would want for ourselves, we would rather give it to our dolls including the talking mansion.
17. Lisa Frank everything
School supplies have never been cooler.
18. YoYo Ball
Middle school’s best party trick, next to being able to dance the worm.
19. Nerf guns
Boys and girls alike loved this suction and Styrofoam dart gun.
20. Game Cube
The best.
21. Game Boy
Because super smash bros was everything.
22. Etch-a-sketch
iPads today can’t compete with the tricks you could learn on this aluminum sketch pad.