12 Things We All Hid in Our Backpacks as Kids
These are the odd little treasures and secret stashes we used to hide in our backpacks when we were growing up.
These are the odd little treasures and secret stashes we used to hide in our backpacks when we were growing up.
A quirky collection of 16 bizarre novelty toys that puzzled and entertained generations.
Walking into a book fair in the ’90s or early 2000s felt like entering a world designed just for kids. The smell of new books, colorful displays, and tables full of irresistible items created an energy that nothing else at school could match.
If you grew up in the 1990s, chances are your mornings felt more like survival missions than peaceful starts to the day. From scrambled Pop-Tarts to forgotten homework, every school day began with some level of barely controlled disorder.
The holiday season has always been a time for must-have toys, but some releases ended in disaster rather than delight. For a few infamous items, one season of chaos was all it took before they were pulled from stores forever.
Some TV specials vanish almost as quickly as they appear, but certain one-time events managed to burn themselves into our collective memory. These unique broadcasts were so striking, odd, or emotional that we never forgot them, even if they never aired again.