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60 Elementary School Throwbacks That'll Make You Feel Old

#56. "Captain Underpants"

Lily Bredemeier
Apr 05, 2016
University of Kansas
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60 Elementary School Throwbacks That'll Make You Feel Old
Lily Bredemeier

The nostalgia of elementary school will never get old. These were the best times of our lives for so many reasons. For instance, the amazing games at recess and cute school supplies are some of the random items that conjure up waves of memories. Prepare yourselves; after reading this list, you’re going to feel very old and wish you could turn back time to when our only concerns were the things on this list of elementary throwbacks. Here’s a list of 60 things that made up our childhood days.

  1. Kooky Pens
  2. Webkinz
  3. Hot Lava Tag

4. Tony’s Pizza

5. Kick the Can

6. Capture the Flag

7. Crocs with jibbitz

8. Boom boxes

9. Backpacks with wheels


10. Lunch napkin notes from mom

11. Heelys


12. Being “married” on the swings

13. Father/Daughter Dances

14. Livestrong bands

15. "Tiger Beat" magazines

16. Portfolios

17. Field Trips

18. DEAR (Drop Everything And Read)

19. Holiday Parties

20. Little Sally Walker

21. Four Square

22. Groovy Girls

23. Disney Channel

24. Double Dutch Jump Ropes

25. Chorus

26. Field Day

27. Blue Bell Ice Cream Cups

28. Sack Lunch Day

29. Show and Tell

30. Gauchos

31. Home phones

32. Game Boy

33. Nintendo DS

34. Wii

35. Red Rover

36. Gmail chat

37. Hilary Duff

38. Limited Too

39. Girls Scouts/Boy Scouts

40. Libby Lu

41. American Girl Dolls

42. Rainforest Café

43. Cargo Shorts

44. Under Armour

45. Pump It Up

46. Skate City

47. Smencils

48. Book Fair

49. Trading school pictures

50. Razor Scooters

51. Skip-Its

52. McDonalds Play Place

53. "Junie B. Jones"

54. "Magic Tree House"

55. Bill Nye the Science Guy

56. "Captain Underpants"

57. Reading Rainbow

58. Build-a-Bear

59. LEGOs

60. Two-Hand Touch Football

    While we can't turn back time, we can remember the best parts of elementary school days and only hope that future generations have similar nostalgia to look forward to.

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