We get it. You’re no longer a kid, teenager, or a young adult anymore. There’s something inside of you that wants to relive those glory days, but without the social awkwardness, bad acne, moving back home with your parents, or actually going back to grade school or high school.
Luckily, there is a way to capture what it felt like to be younger through this magical feeling called “nostalgia.” We rounded up the best products that will make you feel nostalgic for a simpler time when the only thing you had to worry about was saving enough allowance money to buy candy, a Green Day CD, or “Goosebumps” books — especially if you’re in your mid-30s to mid-40s right now.
If you grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, ahead you’ll find some of the best products to send you on a trip down memory lane.
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Since we all have smartphone cameras in our pockets these days, we don’t have as much use for film cameras — unless you want that retro look and feel that can’t be replicated digitally. This disposable camera can capture what it was like to take photos during the ‘90s. You don’t know how a photo turns out until you get it developed, so there’s something fun and mysterious about it.
Back in the day, a long road trip would get mighty boring, if not for your favorite music. And the best way to take your music with you isn’t with your smartphone or even an iPod, but rather with a CD binder that allows you to flip through pages upon pages of your favorite music. This CD binder has a zipper to keep your music safe and secure, while it can hold up to a whopping 400 discs. Rest assured, you’ll have more than enough space to carry around your copy of “Jagged Little Pill,” “Only Everything,” “Siamese Dream,” and more with you.
Before the advent of the Nintendo Gameboy, if you wanted to play video games on the go, you had one of these Tiger Electronics handheld gaming devices. If you have two AA batteries, you could enjoy like X-Men, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, and more on the bus on your way to school.
Going to middle school during the ‘80s meant that you had your textbooks, your JanSport backpack, and all of your folders and papers in your very own Trapper Keeper. It was your one-stop stop for everything for school with the ability to add more folders, notebooks, or even a pencil pouch when needed. Plus, it had really funky designs so you could stand out in class.
Gym in middle school meant that you either played basketball and dodgeball, played with parachutes (for whatever reason), or raced your fellow classmates with Roller Racers. This self-propelled sit-down scooter would enable you to zig-zag across the gym until you were the winner. These were big during those days when your teacher didn’t feel like organizing any games.
Throwing around a Koosh ball (also known on Amazon as a “monkey stringy ball”) during recess in between snacking on Lunchables and drinking Ecto Cooler was a rite of passage for anyone who went to school during the ‘90s. This set comes with five balls that fit in the palm of your hand and provide you with a satisfying texture.
If you grew up in the ‘80s or ‘90s, then you know the value of rainbow jelly bracelets on the playground. They were the status symbol of the cool kids who were either on the cutting edge of fashion or just slightly weird. This pack of jelly bracelets come with 100 bracelets in all sorts of colors from the rainbow.
If you listened to a lot of Blink-182 or Sum 41 during the late ‘90s and early 2000s, then you probably wore these red, white, and blue sweatbands at the Warped Tour every summer.
No school lunch was complete without a Capri Sun juice pouch. This magical beverage gave you the energy and sugar high to get you through the second half of school, while its pounce design made it fun to poke with its included straw. Right now, you can get a 30-pack for under $30.
Push Pops are a fun way to lick a lollipop, while their included caps made it possible to save some good candy licks for later. Heck, the caps even had little pocket holders like a pen, so you can keep one handy in your shirt pocket.
Bop It! is a highly addictive game that you probably played after school with friends or at sleepovers and birthday parties. You can play solo or head-to-head and the object of the game is to perform the task the game wants you to do — either bop it, twist it, pull it, spin it, flick it, and more — faster than your opponent. It requires three AAA batteries.
Once a punk, always a punk — even if you’re in your early ‘40s. This leather bracelet features metal studs and spikes with a flexible leather strap. It tells people that you’re still going against the grain, even if you have a corporate 9-to-5. You can still freak out a square every now and then, but only in the evenings and on the weekends.