1.Cassette Tapes
Who doesn't remember making mixed tapes and what a disappointment it was when you had the perfect mix but it gets tangled? Or when you would record over an already recorded tape...
2.Floppy disks
Data storage has come a long way, but you won't ever forget these handy devices. Living in this rapidly developing technological era, the floppy disks look funny and so not trendy :P You sometimes even pause and wonder when your kids ask you how you would carry this huge slim thing around...
3.The huge sharpener
We all remember the time in primary school when we would break our pencil "accidently" just so we could walk around in class. The pencil sharpener was usually placed on the main desk in the classroom (the teacher's desk).
4.Eraser Collection
Most of us had a "thing" for erasers. Having different colors, sizes and shapes was a trend we all remember and laugh about. You couldn't help but boast about your massive eraser collection to all of your friends. You had all of the best erasers and you weren't afraid to let everyone know.
5.Cigarette Bubble Gum
The cigarette bubble gum... oh the memories and punishments it brought us. Fooling around in class, or pulling jokes on the mother
6.Candy shaped like shoes
I can't even remember why these were a trend but I do remember having all my friends drool and fight over this shoes shaped candy.
7.Bang snaps
Bang snaps (also known as Throwdowns, poppers, pop-its, Pop Pop Snappers are a type of small solid paper that triggers a pop noise when thrown. I remember my friends in class would always be annoying and through them around making the teacher go crazy.
8.Hopscotch
Whether we were in school or just in a random parking lot or asphalt road, we would get chalk draw the boxes and start hopping around. I think kids these days should forgot about technology at such young ages and enjoy hopping :P This game is said to be originated from either the Romans or the Chinese, hopscotch is played around the world. Popular to be played in the parks or playgrounds, the outlines are usually drawn with a chalk and a stone
9.Marbles:
Easily one of the most popular games for the male students in the eighties, goli was a game involving skills and accuracy. Typically played on sand, the marbles were placed in a drawn circle as the players stood behind a straight line drawn several meters away. Every marble that was knocked out of the circle was a victorious claim.
Well I remember playing with marbles on the terrace with my siblings and it was so much fun and a great way to pass time.
10.Nintendo's super Mario (video game)
The most successful video game for more than 20 years since 1985, Super Mario Bros. by Nintendo had charmed countless of kids, and even some adults.
11.Manual sewing machine
Some of us have these machines as an "antique piece" in our homes. Sewing machines were invented during the industrial revolution ... that's so long ago.
Home sewing machines are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type. In a modern sewing machine the fabric easily glides in and out of the machine without the inconvenience of needles other such tools used in hand sewing, automating the process of stitching and saving time.
12. Let's go fishing (board game)
Most of you are already familiar with this game. It is a small circle like pool that creates a fishing setting. This kids game features an electronic turntable filled with 21 plastic fish. As it rotates, the fish raise and lower, opening and closing their mouths. Players all have toy fishing poles and simultaneously try to catch fish by having them close their mouths on their pole and pulling out of the rack.
13. Snakes and ladders board game:
Almost every house owed this board game, at least to me; this game brings back lots of funny memories with my siblings. The snakes and ladders game is an ancient Indian board game which today is a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players.
A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (Top Square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes respectively. You sure don't want to step on the snake.
14. Traditional triangular bonjus
The Lebanese breakfast wasn't complete without the 250LL delicious bonjus.
15. Paper fortune teller
That paper game we all used to play during primary school when we would fold the paper into pieces, you choose a color then a number and finally something related to you, your personality, or fortune is told to you. It is a two player game... I'm sure you understood what game I am talking about but no one really knows its actual name. In fact, I don't remember it having a specific name so let's just call it the paper fortune teller game.
By Christine M.
