The time when we were kids just running around seems like a lifetime ago. We've changed so much over the years, it has some truth to it. As we grew older, we had experiences that shaped us into the responsible adults we are today.
Yet, sometimes we will spy our kids playing with a toy that we used to love, and it will take us back to those moments when we would be inseparable from it.
Take a look at these classic items from decades ago, and see if you feel like running home to crack open the toy chest!
These are definitely the original hacky-sacks
This game was so hard, and yet so much fun!
Whoa! These faces just took me back!
Well done parents, this really did make chores fun for kids
Oh my gosh! It's Barney, Baby Bop, and B.J.!
Somehow, it was the learning games that were the most fun
It wasn't great for seeing in the dark, but the filters rocked!
These were everywhere and we were able to create some pretty cool art with them!
I will bet that so many American Idol stars got their start with one of these awesome tape recorders
Hey! I totally remember me and my siblings playing with this, even if we did lose the pieces all the time
The huge wooden pieces of these puzzles made it easy, but we still loved revealing the scenes underneath them
Okay, I'll be the first to admit it. I was the one who was always trying to eat these play foods. Sorry for the teeth marks
Talk about a flashback! Anyone else spend hours playing with this castle set? So many battle reenactments...
Or the pirate ship version? All hands on deck!
Share if you remember playing with these awesome toys when you were a kid!
Long before fidget spinners were banned from playgrounds across America, teachers struggled to control the spread of the giddily disgusting Garbage Pail Kids cards.While we tried to get our grubby little hands on every single set of these trading cards, looking back we wonder how we could stomach the nasty designs. Here are 25 cards that still make our stomachs churn:1. Slain WayneToppsWhile boogers were the bread and butter of garbage pail kids, the cards weren't afraid to stray into very adult territory. This scene of a death by execution was definitely one of their most questionable images.
There were some truly strange movies to be found in the "Children's" section of your local Blockbuster in the '90s, but Small Soldiers was definitely unique.The action film about a batch of killer toys was marketed as family-friendly, but many parents were surprised by the movie's more violent scenes. The reason for that mixed message is one of our 11 surprising facts about the movie.1. It wasn't meant to be a children's movieDante on the set of the movie.CineplexThe film's director, Joe Dante, had already pushed the envelope for dark, family-friendly comedies with Gremlins. But he had