18 Childhood Traditions That Kids Today Are Missing Out On
Growing up in the ’90s and ’00s feels like a whole different world. When comparing it to the modern day world, my childhood was incredibly wholesome and pure.
Before social media was everywhere, our childhoods felt a lot simpler. Kids could just be kids, away from the constant distractions of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook.
Twitter users are sharing what made their younger years so great via the hashtag #YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf and it’s a huge throwback to some beloved childhood relics. We’ve collected some of the best.
Here are 18 childhood traditions that kids today miss out on:
#1.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf if you remember these pic.twitter.com/YR8btxY9fB
— Apoorva (@Apoorva_forward) June 23, 2019
#2.
If your parents took you to these places and you stocked up on candy and movies and pop. pic.twitter.com/MkUGG5XO2E
— Derek Green (@derekg14) June 23, 2019
#3.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you started your own money making business in primary school by selling loom bands ? pic.twitter.com/7cvqxeMUG4
— _kosiemeka (@_kosiemekaa) June 23, 2019
#4.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you raided your parent’s junk drawer to find loose change so you could buy pick and mix pic.twitter.com/zUFrF5EWO5
— Vevue (@govevue) June 23, 2019
#5.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you played any of these games… pic.twitter.com/UjSxuuBLEC
— Trending (Tho)ugh(ts) (@GirlTweetLmao) June 23, 2019
#6.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf during a lesson at school this bad boy got wheeled into the classroom. pic.twitter.com/Td0puXYFxk
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 23, 2019
#7.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf because tamagotchi were my first real pets & the it was the first time into the virtual world, at your fingertips pic.twitter.com/E9r587nmJm
— Danielle Gray (@ImDanielleGray) June 23, 2019
#8.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you grew up watching these & i can go hours naming the rest,the 2000’s was the golden age pic.twitter.com/9N82OHf9fu
— Roaa (@Rxvll8) June 23, 2019
#9.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf Those slides were sending someone to the doctor and it was worth it. pic.twitter.com/S0hNPD2ISQ
— Aquascroll (@aquascroll) June 23, 2019
#10.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you know what these are pic.twitter.com/FdStX3au1s
— ?Krista? (@freckledbtsarmy) June 23, 2019
#11.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you were trying this on the bed or a trampoline pic.twitter.com/kOvLamWYXb
— Edward (@JayWingCruise) June 23, 2019
#12.
You were playing DJ, burning all the latest bangers onto CD ?✌️ #YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf pic.twitter.com/zNaiCBtQh8
— Sian Humphreys (@Sian_humphreys) June 23, 2019
#13.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf keep your cd's in a case like this.. pic.twitter.com/H551VCtoQS
— The Notorious B.E.C.K.Y (@BeckyKillinit) June 22, 2019
#14.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you were able to play outside all day until the street lights came on ?? pic.twitter.com/kwRUlL9yM4
— RavensFlock8 (@RavensFlock8) June 22, 2019
#15.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you had one of these bad boys.
(My first camera. ?) pic.twitter.com/mumvWMc0Zp— ? (@kloressa) June 23, 2019
#16.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you remember the excitement you had whenever this popped up in your school's library. pic.twitter.com/6rv3vk5XUH
— ?GFFan??? (@forever_gf618) June 22, 2019
#17.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you grew up with Harry Potter.
— Professor Snape (@_Snape_) June 23, 2019
#18.
#YourChildhoodWasAwesomeIf you own disney movies on vhs ? pic.twitter.com/Qoo5n5Hlhd
— Bella Rivas ? (@Diannevamp) June 23, 2019
Aww, sweet memories.