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20 Items That Made You "Cool" In Elementary School In The 90s

Were you the cool kid on the block?

Nicole Arment

Mar 07, 2016

Grand Valley State University

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20 Items That Made You "Cool" In Elementary School In The 90s

If you were a kid born in the 90s, then you know what it was like to have a childhood filled with of all the best kinds of toys! We were imaginative, playful kids always making up something to do. More often than not, these activities were always filled with our toys and imagination, the items that could never compare to a game that today's kids download from the app store. Here’s a list of some of the best items that all of the elementary school kids had in the 2000's that made you the cool kid on the block!

1. Tamagotchis

You also probably tried to play it in your desk during class so you could attempt to keep them alive...

2. Nintendo Game Boy

You were even cooler if you had the Game Boy Color.

3. CD Walkman

You had to listen to it during recess in order to show off your coolness!

4. Polly Pockets

Move over Barbie...

5. American Girl Dolls

Bitty Babies, Look-Alikes, Girl of the Year or the Forever girls...you wanted one of each.

6. Easy Bake Oven

How many bad cakes did you make your parents eat?

7. Smencils

They smelt so good back then....

8. Anything and everything Foohy

Smelly erasers, rulers, pencil sharpeners... they had it all, and the more you have the cooler you were!

9. Mighty Beanz

What were even the point of these?

10. Lunchables

If you weren't buying "Hot Lunch," then these made you the cool kid at the table...

11. Cats Cradle

Who knew a string could be so entertaining?

12. Your parent's old cell phone

You couldn't do anything with it, but yet it was still cool to have.

13. Webkinz

You would search every store for one of these, except most stores would always sell out within a day of shipment!

14. YoYo ball

We could never master the use of an actual yoyo...

15. Password Journal

Easy to open without the password, but you wrote your crushes name basically on every page!

16. Skip it

The cool ones counted your amount of "skips."

17. 64 pack crayons with the sharpener

Did you ever actually use the sharpener?

18. Pens with multiple colors

And we were all guilty of trying to push all the colors at once!

19. Pokemon Cards

You had to collect them all...

20. Razor Scooters

And our ankles will never forgive us...

Feeling the flashbacks? Were you a "cool kid?"

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20 Items That Made You "Cool" In Elementary School In The 90s

Were you the cool kid on the block?

1. Tamagotchis

2. Nintendo Game Boy

3. CD Walkman

4. Polly Pockets

5. American Girl Dolls

6. Easy Bake Oven

7. Smencils

8. Anything and everything Foohy

9. Mighty Beanz

10. Lunchables

11. Cats Cradle

12. Your parent's old cell phone

13. Webkinz

14. YoYo ball

15. Password Journal

16. Skip it

17. 64 pack crayons with the sharpener

18. Pens with multiple colors

19. Pokemon Cards

20. Razor Scooters

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

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I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

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All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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