If the past really does have a profound effect on our present, I wonder how the toys of our childhoods shaped our lives. What toys have we loved dearly and then forgotten?

1. Squishy Water Tubes

Okay, so these things have an irreplaceable place in my heart, but why are they called about 500 different names? Anyway, these weird slippery tubes were super fun to mess with, even if they served absolutely no purpose at all. But hey, sometimes there’s glitter inside! How fun!

2. Littlest Pet Shops

If you were like me, you had a million of these things. Oh, how I loved them. I even had houses for them to live in and little clothes for them to wear. These little bobble-headed and magnetic-feet animals are still around today, just with a more updated look.

3. Puppy in My Pocket

Speaking of small animal figurines, Puppy in My Pocket toys were all the rage at some point in my childhood. They were super soft and highly detailed, and as advertised, could be carried around in one's pocket.

4. Tech Deck

I personally was forbidden from these as a kid because they were “for boys," but I always thought they looked pretty neat. They were miniature skateboards you maneuvered with your fingers. They even sold tiny ramps to use your tiny boards on. Adorable, right?

5. Moon Shoes

These trampoline shoes were as hazardous as they were fun. Bouncing around on these stiff shoes while trying not to knock your teeth out was a grand time back in the day.

6. Sticky Hands

I have fond memories of picking these up at the dollar store when I was a kid, and then promptly flinging a sticky, jelly-like hand at my friend. We would have Sticky Hands wars until they collected too much dirt to work and had to be thrown away. Good times indeed.