All of these things have been randomly brought to my attention over the past few weeks and I was shocked at how deep in my memory they were. Honestly, these were simpler times...sigh. So scroll through this time machine of an article and remember the good old days.
Aquamarine
You're lying to yourself if you don't think this movie is life-changing. Okay, maybe not life-changing for everyone else but I know for a fact that when it came out in 2006, my friends and I were obsessed. We all had our mermaid phase (at least I hope it wasn't just me) but with this movie was my mecca, I rewatched it so many times. Not only does it have a young Emma Roberts but I just recently found out (after I rewatched it three days ago) that dreamy love interest, Raymond (Jake McDorman), is actually the star of one of my favorite TV shows, Limitless. Anyways, this movie was a cultural reset, no need to say anything more.
Shrinky Dinks
What even were these? Why were they such a staple in my childhood and why did everyone think they were so cool? To this day I don't even know how they work but having them was such a flex.
Jump Rope for Heart
REMEMBER THIS???? We literally had to get people to sponsor us to jump rope. I am pretty sure I was too lazy and I never raised any money but I was always jealous of the prizes people got.
Pretty Pretty Princess
I was scrolling through Instagram and I saw a picture of this old game and I started having flashbacks to playing this with my dad. Yes, my dad. I am not sure either of us was very clear on the rules, I just liked putting all the jewelry on my dad and me so we could wear them all around my house like the princesses we were.
The Scholastic Book Fair
Can't you remember the smell? I was a book nerd in elementary school (still am) and once the pamphlet for the fair showed up in our cubbies I would rush home and circle every book I wanted to get right away. Unfortunately, my parents would only give me $20 and those tri-highlighters that smelled like different fruits almost always won out. They were cheaper than books!
Lip Smackers
I had what some would call an addiction to flavored lip gloss. I had an entire shoebox filled with the most random types, no joke I had a water flavored one and Hershey's chocolate syrup. Just walking past the aisle in Target made me swoon but WHY DID I NEED SO MANY??? But the root beer flavor will always have my heart.
Rainbow Magic Books
Did you know that there are 218 of these books?!?!?! If I had known that when I was nine I would've read them all! This was my favorite book series as a kid (I had a fairy phase too...don't judge I am sure you did too) and I totally forgot about them. If you read them as a kid you are definitely cool now that's all I gotta say.
Smencils
If you pulled out your pencil bag and revealed a bubble gum smelling pencil enveloped in a clear casing (to keep the smell fresh, of course) you knew what was up. Elementary school was automatically ten times more fun with one of the gourmet writing utensils. I just remember feeling so cool when someone asked if they could smell your pencil. Smencil users will forever be elite.
Bibble
I couldn't have finished this article without including my main man, Bibble! You're a real one if you know where he is from.
I hope you had some awesome flashbacks and were brought back to your childhood :)
