79 pictures to better understand gets of the 80s
Here are some of the best things kids had in the 1980s
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Who said McDonalds was just to eat, there was an entire kids line and it was rad! -
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Skate bags held your thick socks and skates for those lock ins at the roller skating rink -
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Tinkerbelle peel nail polish because peeling them off was as fun as wearing them -
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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) -
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No one knows what the purpose was, but they were popular anyway. -
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Brownie uniforms were much more intense and impressive -
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Shoebiz and Chuck e cheese was different -
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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 -
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These barrettes that were traded with friends were popular -
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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 -
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Yeah, it was a thing. And there were celebs and songs that went with it -
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These were absolutely the sign of your childhood -
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And Rex gator sippy cups that supposedly came in three colors but you only ever knew green to exist -
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tight rolled jeans, if you just cuffed you were a geek -
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Your mom killing you with these horrible hair rippers -
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You can still remember this taste and smell -
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Every girl's first ballet box had to look just like this. One slot of ballet shoes, one for taps. -
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Collecting glasses from McDonalds and Pizza hut was some peoples jam -
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Toys you forgot existed -
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Bed tents so you felt like you were camping from the comfort of your room and didn't have to acknowledge the outside world. -
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Kids shoes with stickers that came off the first week -
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Your mom had extra sets of these in every drawer, in the car, in her purse at your grandmas. -
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Swapping friendship pins to let everyone know who your squad was -
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Because under roos. -
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You grabbed your Barbie Box for ballet more than once. -
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First makeup looked like this -
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And these special secret pens that were bracelets but never really wrote -
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Every kid had a pair of these exact shoes -
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Pillow pals went with you to your sleep overs which were popular for girls AND boys and absolutely normal -
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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. -
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Every kid had this kitchen set -
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Fashion plates on rainy days -
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Caboodles came out in the LATE 80s! -
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Huffy bikes were the only brand and you couldn't wait to get your first 10 speed in middle school -
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Poochie puppies and her pals -
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Picking the wrong options and starting all over because you screwed up -
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These were the jeans and jean skirts you had to talk your mom into -
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Boys shorts were huge parachute material shorts -
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Collecting these cars during fuel ups on vacay -
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Eating your lipsticks -
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STICKER BOOKS were the craze and spending your allowance in one of these stores -
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Banana clips that always turned on the side and hurt your head -
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The blisters of your jellies -
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Koosh balls came out and everyone had to have their own color mix -
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Hacky sacks at lunch were banned -
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Playgrounds looked like this -
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They started encouraging kids to work out at home -
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Barbie or Boys Life Magazine subscriptions -
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Iron ons you could win by watching your favorite after school cartoons and answering a question (via mail with a SASE of course) -
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Creepy crash test dummies -
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And riding the block on your hot cycle with your neighborhood kids
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