7 Weird Things Almost Everyone Had As A Child

It might feel like children’s toys are becoming weirder by the year, but if you think about it, they’ve always been weird. Think back to your childhood. What was the weird thing you were obsessed with? We all had some pretty strange things we really wanted and begged our parents to get, even though our parents thought they were pretty freaking weird and didn’t get the point at all. But we got them in the end, because parents just want to make their kids happy. So let’s take a look at some weird things almost everyone had as a child.

1. Fidget Spinner

Ok, so let’s start modern. Fidget spinners are definitely a recent thing, in fat they were all the rage about 3 years ago, and now we all kind of think back to the time and wonder how did that happen and why was it such a trendy thing. But we have a theory that it’s just a new take on something from the 90’s – the yo-yo.

2. Slime

Slime is pretty freaking weird. Why are kids so obsessed with this weird snot looking thing, especially since the very first slime sets were bright green? But it evolved and now there’s all kinds of pleasantly colored slime with sparkles and beads and other things. We suppose it’s the tactile experience and the texture that the kids are crazy about.

3. Selfie Stick

Another modern invention, but is it really? While selfie sticks became super popular because of smartphones, it’s not exactly a new invention. Things like this have been around since the beginning of photography, it’s just that the smartphone really made it go crazy cause everyone and their mom wanted cool selfies. Now we wouldn’t be caught dead with a selfie stick, we changed them a little, we call them monopods and use them for vlogging instead.