79 pictures to better understand gets of the 80s

Ohlord Published 07/24/2024 in wow

Here are some of the best things kids had in the 1980s

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1.
Who said McDonalds was just to eat, there was an entire kids line and it was rad!
2.
Skate bags held your thick socks and skates for those lock ins at the roller skating rink
3.
4.
Tinkerbelle peel nail polish because peeling them off was as fun as wearing them
5.
Every kid had these shorts and their parents tucked a shirt in (shorts were pulled up to the belly button and worn with tube socks or fold overs)
6.
No one knows what the purpose was, but they were popular anyway.
7.
8.
9.
Brownie uniforms were much more intense and impressive
10.
Shoebiz and Chuck e cheese was different
11.
Getting your first camera was a big deal because there were no phone cameras, film had to be carefully used because it took time and money to develop
12.
These barrettes that were traded with friends were popular
13.
The day Sears or JC Pennys Christmas catalogs were the best days, circling everything you wanted so you could show santa exactly what to bring
14.
15.
16.
17.
Yeah, it was a thing. And there were celebs and songs that went with it
18.
These were absolutely the sign of your childhood
19.
And Rex gator sippy cups that supposedly came in three colors but you only ever knew green to exist
20.
tight rolled jeans, if you just cuffed you were a geek
21.
Your mom killing you with these horrible hair rippers
22.
23.
24.
You can still remember this taste and smell
25.
26.
Every girl's first ballet box had to look just like this. One slot of ballet shoes, one for taps.
27.
Collecting glasses from McDonalds and Pizza hut was some peoples jam
28.
Toys you forgot existed
29.
30.
Bed tents so you felt like you were camping from the comfort of your room and didn't have to acknowledge the outside world.
31.
32.
33.
Kids shoes with stickers that came off the first week
34.
35.
Your mom had extra sets of these in every drawer, in the car, in her purse at your grandmas.
36.
Swapping friendship pins to let everyone know who your squad was
37.
Because under roos.
38.
You grabbed your Barbie Box for ballet more than once.
39.
First makeup looked like this
40.
And these special secret pens that were bracelets but never really wrote
41.
42.
43.
Every kid had a pair of these exact shoes
44.
Pillow pals went with you to your sleep overs which were popular for girls AND boys and absolutely normal
45.
46.
47.
Once a month in elementary and middle school, your teacher would send this home so you could order books cheaper than the book store (and often with special surprises included). Then you got mail at school a few weeks later.
48.
Every kid had this kitchen set
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
Fashion plates on rainy days
54.
55.
Caboodles came out in the LATE 80s!
56.
Huffy bikes were the only brand and you couldn't wait to get your first 10 speed in middle school
57.
Poochie puppies and her pals
58.
59.
60.
61.
Picking the wrong options and starting all over because you screwed up
62.
These were the jeans and jean skirts you had to talk your mom into
63.
64.
Boys shorts were huge parachute material shorts
65.
Collecting these cars during fuel ups on vacay
66.
67.
Eating your lipsticks
68.
STICKER BOOKS were the craze and spending your allowance in one of these stores
69.
Banana clips that always turned on the side and hurt your head
70.
71.
The blisters of your jellies
72.
Koosh balls came out and everyone had to have their own color mix
73.
Hacky sacks at lunch were banned
74.
Playgrounds looked like this
75.
They started encouraging kids to work out at home
76.
Barbie or Boys Life Magazine subscriptions
77.
Iron ons you could win by watching your favorite after school cartoons and answering a question (via mail with a SASE of course)
78.
Creepy crash test dummies
79.
And riding the block on your hot cycle with your neighborhood kids

1.
Who said McDonalds was just to eat, there was an entire kids line and it was rad!
2.
Skate bags held your thick socks and skates for those lock ins at the roller skating rink
3.
4.
Tinkerbelle peel nail polish because peeling them off was as fun as wearing them
5.
Every kid had these shorts and their parents tucked a shirt in (shorts were pulled up to the belly button and worn with tube socks or fold overs)
6.
No one knows what the purpose was, but they were popular anyway.
7.
8.
9.
Brownie uniforms were much more intense and impressive
10.
Shoebiz and Chuck e cheese was different
11.
Getting your first camera was a big deal because there were no phone cameras, film had to be carefully used because it took time and money to develop
12.
These barrettes that were traded with friends were popular
13.
The day Sears or JC Pennys Christmas catalogs were the best days, circling everything you wanted so you could show santa exactly what to bring
14.
15.
16.
17.
Yeah, it was a thing. And there were celebs and songs that went with it
18.
These were absolutely the sign of your childhood
19.
And Rex gator sippy cups that supposedly came in three colors but you only ever knew green to exist
20.
tight rolled jeans, if you just cuffed you were a geek
21.
Your mom killing you with these horrible hair rippers
22.
23.
24.
You can still remember this taste and smell
25.
26.
Every girl's first ballet box had to look just like this. One slot of ballet shoes, one for taps.
27.
Collecting glasses from McDonalds and Pizza hut was some peoples jam
28.
Toys you forgot existed
29.
30.
Bed tents so you felt like you were camping from the comfort of your room and didn't have to acknowledge the outside world.
31.
32.
33.
Kids shoes with stickers that came off the first week
34.
35.
Your mom had extra sets of these in every drawer, in the car, in her purse at your grandmas.
36.
Swapping friendship pins to let everyone know who your squad was
37.
Because under roos.
38.
You grabbed your Barbie Box for ballet more than once.
39.
First makeup looked like this
40.
And these special secret pens that were bracelets but never really wrote
41.
42.
43.
Every kid had a pair of these exact shoes
44.
Pillow pals went with you to your sleep overs which were popular for girls AND boys and absolutely normal
45.
46.
47.
Once a month in elementary and middle school, your teacher would send this home so you could order books cheaper than the book store (and often with special surprises included). Then you got mail at school a few weeks later.
48.
Every kid had this kitchen set
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
Fashion plates on rainy days
54.
55.
Caboodles came out in the LATE 80s!
56.
Huffy bikes were the only brand and you couldn't wait to get your first 10 speed in middle school
57.
Poochie puppies and her pals
58.
59.
60.
61.
Picking the wrong options and starting all over because you screwed up
62.
These were the jeans and jean skirts you had to talk your mom into
63.
64.
Boys shorts were huge parachute material shorts
65.
Collecting these cars during fuel ups on vacay
66.
67.
Eating your lipsticks
68.
STICKER BOOKS were the craze and spending your allowance in one of these stores
69.
Banana clips that always turned on the side and hurt your head
70.
71.
The blisters of your jellies
72.
Koosh balls came out and everyone had to have their own color mix
73.
Hacky sacks at lunch were banned
74.
Playgrounds looked like this
75.
They started encouraging kids to work out at home
76.
Barbie or Boys Life Magazine subscriptions
77.
Iron ons you could win by watching your favorite after school cartoons and answering a question (via mail with a SASE of course)
78.
Creepy crash test dummies
79.
And riding the block on your hot cycle with your neighborhood kids