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5 Things From Middle School That Need to Make A Comeback

Because What's Not to Love About Our Favorite Middle School Trends

Sarah Mashburn Atkinson

Oct 10, 2016

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5 Things From Middle School That Need to Make A Comeback

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Most of the time when we look back at our middle school years, we cringe. Those were awkward years filled with braces, pimples, faking being sick to get out of gym class, and first time crushes. Even though you probably vowed to never look back on those haunting years, here's a list of 5 things we used to think were cool that should totally make a comeback.

1. Webkinz

Yeah, Webkinz still exist, but why don't we play anymore? I don't know about y'all, but some of my favorite afternoons were spent on my home computer playing Wheel of Wow and Cash Cow. I spent hours making some serious kinzcash and buying some sick new outfits and room decorations for my plush pet whose name is way more embarrassing than I'd like to admit. Speaking of kinzcash, is there any way I can transfer that into my real life bank account?

2. Silly Bandz

Please tell me I wasn't the only one who wore those rubber bands half way up my arm. Sure they cut off my circulation, but boy was it worth it. Everyone in my 7th grade classroom thought I was sooooooo cool. I felt like I could conquer the world with those silly little bands on my wrist.

3. Gauchos

They're basically fashionable sweat pants. What's not to love? Honestly you could wear those suckers anywhere. Going to the 7 o'clock movie with your best friends? Maybe doing something totally crazy like going mini golfing and getting pizza? OMG do you have a date with that cute boy from pre-algebra? Whatever the situation, you should definitely throw on a pair of gauchos. You'd turn heads and make a statement no matter where you were.

4. Lisa Frank everything

Whether it was a backpack, sticker sheet, pencil case, coloring book or brand new marker set, anything Lisa Frank was the bomb.com. On the first day of school everyone was sure to show off their Lisa Frank merchandise. Everything was covered in rainbows, cheetah print, dolphins, puppy dogs and even unicorns. If only we could bring this back... I think it'd be an absolute hit in my Brit Lit class.

5. Studying for less than 10 minutes and making an A

Last but not definitely not least. If I could bring anything back from my middle school years, this would be it. Let's be honest, it didn't matter what subject I was studying for, 10 minutes always did the trick. Now, countless hours in the silent section of the library can't even help me. Oh how I wish I could go back to the days of reading over my study guide that was just like the test once, feeling content, turning on That's So Raven, and being in bed by 9 o'clock.

If these throwbacks weren't enough, here are a few more things I think we should bring back: Kim Possible, bandana headbands, the beautiful couple that was Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, Sperry’s, Fruit by the Foot that’s actually a foot, gripz (maybe just the really cool commercials), and even plaid Bermuda shorts.

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