What was your favorite fad growing up?

Shuly

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:15 pm

Necklaces made out of clear fishing line with a tiny charm hanging on it
Steve Madden platform slides
Stevenson skirts

Seashell

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:20 pm

Polly pockets (the original tiny ones)
Barbies
Beanie babies
Tamagotchies
Plastic bead bracelets
Sticker collection
Stationary collection
Chinese jump ropes
Silly putty
Water snakes /tubes

GreenEyes26

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:24 pm

OMG. Lisa Frank. Haven’t thought of that in years 🤣

sequoia

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:28 pm

Lisa Frank and Cuddly Cuties folders

amother

Periwinkle

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:29 pm

Oh, I’m old. Beanie babies were a fad when I was post college Smile

I grew up in the heyday of cabbage patch kids.
Also light bright, puffy stickers, bff necklaces (2 halves of a heart on 2 separate chains)

Ruchel

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:39 pm

pogs
pacis (tototes)
chokers in plastic (gosh so sl=tty when you think of it)
ankle bracelet (see above)
polly pockets

amother

Mistyrose

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:41 pm

I had fake EARTH SHOES all the kids at school wore them they were so ugly
my kids wear Ughs !

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:44 pm

Beanie Babies
Gogos/CrazyBones
Tamagotchi
Those beaded bracelets that everyone wore like 8 of at a time.

amother

Lime

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:53 pm

exaustedmom wrote:

Stationary and sticker collections especially the scratch and sniff ones

They still sell scratch and sniff stickers. I give them to my students and they love them!

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:54 pm

Scented crayons!

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 1:55 pm

Gel pens.
Zigzag parts.
Chopsticks in your hair.

thunderstorm

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 2:00 pm

Hi-li
Rocket Ball
Kugelach
"Ching Chong"...aka Chinese jump rope
Friendship bracelets that we made out of neon colored Elmers glue.

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 2:04 pm

thunderstorm wrote:

Hi-li
Rocket Ball
Kugelach
"Ching Chong"...aka Chinese jump rope
Friendship bracelets that we made out of neon colored Elmers glue.

Omg Chinese jump rope!! “In, out, side, side, in, on, out!”

Also, the cup tapping game.

naturalmom5

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 2:25 pm

amother wrote:

Hula hoops
Etch-a-sketch
Silly Putty
Colorforms
Slinky
Betsy Wetsy doll
Chatty Cathy doll
Barbie Doll
Candy necklaces
Candy cigarettes Can't Believe It

Mouse Trap!

OK...I'm old (B"H!!) Hooray

I still have my etch a Sketch
And spirograph

Iymnok

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 2:33 pm

naturalmom5 wrote:

I still have my etch a Sketch
And spirograph

And I thought that I was the only one with a Spirograph! I still have it, with only two of those disc things.

amother

Mistyrose

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 3:11 pm

five below (the store ) sell 's kerplunk . Very Happy

I played that game when I was a kid .

amother

Aquamarine

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 3:22 pm

And here I'm thinking, the only fad I was into was women's lib, I embroidered
this symbol on the back pocket of my jeans.

As far as toys etc, no, I don't recall any, although I think we did have Barbie dolls.

Rachel Shira

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 3:41 pm

Kiwi13 wrote:

Omg Chinese jump rope!! “In, out, side, side, in, on, out!”

Also, the cup tapping game.

I’m much younger than both of you but we also played Chinese jump rope.
I also remember kugelach, gel pens, beanie babies, scented stickers...

mommyhood

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 4:00 pm

Milky pens is the one I enjoyed the most and actually got use out of.

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 07 2019, 4:11 pm

Spirograph!! I forgot what it was called but I LOVED that thing!!