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80's Kid Nostalgia
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items I was a child of the 1980's, and nothing sends me for a trip down memory lane like some of these awesome eighties items! Note: This list may contain affiliate and cash back links.
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Toys
80's Forever
Oh, The Things We Ate
Toys
I know that every generation will claim that they had the best toys, but you have to admit that the eighties had some great ones.
Muppet Babies were the best! I had the Fozzy Bear in this McDonald's Happy Toys set. My sister had the Miss Piggy.
Vintage 1980's Muppet Babies McDonalds Toys, Choose from List
Day to Night Barbie was so glamorous with her skirt that flipped from business to party with a snap.
Vintage Paper Doll Lot, 4 sets: Barbie (2), Lady Lovely Locks, and Poochie, Used, 80s
Great Shape Barbie was so much fun to play with, but it was a pain getting her in and out of that leotard. lol
Barbie Great Shape Doll 1983 Mattel No. 7025
My sister and I collected these Cabbage Patch Kid miniature figurines. I still have a couple that I saved (And I still remember what I named most of them.)
You Pick!!! Vintage Cabbage Patch Figures
I have this exact Dolly Pops set! It's one toy that I saved.
Dolly Pops | Loved this! | Old school toys, 1980s childhood, Childhood
Every year for Christmas, my parents would get me a Gund stuffed animal. They're so soft and squishy. I'm so excited to see that they still make their classic Snuffles bear. Truly an heirloom quality stuffie (I still have mine and passed mine down to...
GUND Snuffles Teddy Bear, White, 10”
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Muttsy was the first Gund stuffed animal that my parents got me. I begged and begged for Muttsy, and he's my most loved stuffie to this day.
GUND Muttsy Dog Plush, Brown, 14” Stuffed Animal
The Fisher Price Medical Bag set was pretend play at its finest. Mine stayed intact long enough for my kids to play with it, too. (Although I lost the thermometer somewhere along the way.)
1977 Complete Fisher Price Medical Doctor Doctor's Kit Vintage Plastic Case Original Instrument Pieces Toy Instruments Pretend Play 1970s
There's no telling how many aspiring DJ's were created from this one Fisher Price record player.
Vintage Fisher Price Record Player – Rare 1970's Toy, Collectible Music Player with 6 Tested Records & Nostalgic Fun
I loved playing Mister Mouth, and it was pretty good for hand-eye coordination. I was glad to see that they still make it, albeit as a frog now rather than a weird yellow guy.
The Classic Mr. Mouth Feed The Frog Game
Just thinking about this game gives me anxiety. Perfection was nerve-wracking fun!
Vintage Perfection Board Game Milton Bradley Complete 1980s 80s Yellow
Lite Brite is a total classic.
Lite Brite - Best Arts & Crafts for Ages 4 to 8
The possible fashion combos seemed endless with Fashion Plates.
Fashion Plates
I can still remember the excitement every kid felt when they spotted a Cabbage Patch Kid shaped box in the gift pile. My CPK was a little bald baby boy named Jonathan Marvin, and to this day, I've never been so excited for a Christmas gift.
Coleco Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls | Babies | Kids | Minor Issues | 1980’s
This “curler” never actually worked on the Barbie, but it was still so much fun to play with, and the chair was great.
Barbie Curls
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The California Raisins were a group of singing raisins, and we all went nuts for them. Oh, the 80's. What a time to be alive.
California Raisins Mini Figures, Choose Your Own Vintage 80's 90'S California Raisins Plastic Figures, Cali Raisin Band Figures
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80's Forever
A celebration of all things eighties!
If this sticker doesn't get your 80's kid heart singing, you might not have one.
VINYL STICKER - Made in the 80s - Waterproof, Laminated, Decal, Car, Auto, Truck, Laptop, Computer, Phone, iPhone
I would absolutely still use this bed lamp if I still had it. The little stand was a tiny night light.
Vintage Retro 1970’s Dolly Toy Co Balloon Vendor Clown Table Lamp & Night Light. 0824
This 1980's pop culture cross stitch pattern is absolutely adorable with so many eighties references on it.
Amazing Eighties - Modern Cross Stitch Pattern (Print your own PDF), I love the 80s cross stitch
Take a look…it's in a book…the Reading Rainbooooow!
Reading Rainbow HOLOGRAPHIC Sticker Eighties Vintage Logo Sticker for Book Lovers Book Club Book Sticker Book Decal
Given the chance, I would absolutely still carry my Esprit purse.
Vintage Esprit crossbody bag blue and leather
You can buy The Babysitters Club series with updated covers and even as graphic novels now, but those original books, when they first came out, were just so addictive. (And FYI, you can find new versions with the original vintage covers as a special tinned box set for books 1-6!)
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club ...
Not only is this a Swatch watch, it looks like a candy bracelet. Too fun!
CARAMELLISSIMA
Oh, The Things We Ate
The eighties were a SCENE in the food department.
Technically, rectangular pizza.
Eighties Kids Sticker School Lunch Cafeteria Nostalgia Square Pizza Sticker for 1980s 1990s Aesthetic Nineties Kids | We Go Together
Nothing says forever friendship like a candy bracelet.
4YoreElves 24 Candy Bracelets, Individually Wrapped, Stretchable Vintage Princess-Themed
These were an absolute choking hazard (probably why they were recalled), but also the perfect little nugget-sized Lifesaver candy.
Whatever Happened To Life Savers Holes? - Mashed
And where were all those goodies stored? In Tupperware. I have great memories of going to Tupperware parties with my mom.
Sold individually * Vintage Tupperware Mixing Bowl and Lid * Sheer Pastel
I can still sing the jingle to the Tato Skins commercial!
Keebler Tato Skins! (1980s)
I know that today's fruit snacks are direct descendants of Fun Fruits, but they're just not the same. It was always a good day when there were Fun Fruits in my lunch.
Does anyone remember Sunkist Fun Fruit snacks? These were the original fruit snacks . I miss them so much !
Bonkers were a little bit like taffy, but a little softer. I haven't found any candy that can match the exact flavor and texture, though.
I Was Obsessed with Bonkers Fruit Candy
I was Team Hubba Bubba in the bubble gum wars of the 1980's. Both Hubba Bubba and Bubble Yum are still around, but there are a lot less flavor options available.
By far the best gum ever
Grape Bottle Caps were the best.
Bottle Caps by dcmiller01
I'd never say “no” to a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut, but when I'd earned that pizza through the Book It reading program? Priceless.
Pizza Hut's Book It! Personal Pan Pizza
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We had a home recipe for an orange julius (spoiler alert: a lot of sugar in it), but it just hit differently from the mall food court with the oranges in the counter.
Orange Julius from a mall food court
The Oreo Big Stuf was almost comically huge. I still got excited any time my mom would buy them (which wasn't often…lol).
Oreo Big Stuf
It didn't really matter what was in my lunch as long as it was in a cool lunchbox. I had this Cabbage Patch Kid one for a year.
Vintage 1985 Cabbage Patch Kids Plastic Lunchbox, Retro Collectible Lunchbox Cabbage Patch Kids.