We started our days staring at the side of the milk cartons or cereal boxes because there were no smart phones or tablets.

the breakfast of champions!

a lot of the girls wore their brownie uniforms on meeting days.

If you were lucky, you got to wear Roo shoes or one of the other cool brands of the era

If you weren't, you had to wear uniform shoes

Your backpack was definitely not see through, it was likely stone washed denim or a cartoon character.

You had to pick the perfect trapper keeper- it defined you as much as your lunch box.

Did you remember your Lunch money and keys?

Another way to hide your lunch money

You couldn't immediately check your grades online, you had to wait for your teacher to hand back the paper or you could ask to see your grade (and all of yours friends' too

Getting these on your test was always a happy sign.

This exact case was in every elementary kids' desk.

Filled with these

Having to take D.A.R.E. classes

You can still hear this sound

Every classroom had this exact tape player

And if you lost your pencil, you had to hit up one of these in the office

If you lost one of the pencil pieces, you were screwed

If you were a girl, you probably got at least one of these taken away in the '80s

Accidentally looking into the light

The computers were tiny apples but they let us learn the basics

Best day ever in computer lab

And you remember these from your younger years

Having to use the card catalog in the library

A great day at PE meant getting to play with these.

Races with these things

'80s kids got traumatized in Health class with this nonsense.

Finding these in your lunch box for morning snack

Finding one of these in your lunch kit

And eating the stick and saving the sugar for later

Splitting these with your friends during lunch

You would stick these in your lunch box and snack in class (until the teacher took them away, you just knew she ate them)

Making these during lunch recess with your friends

Playgrounds with metal equipment that burned your butt and you still have the marks to prove it

Rainy days when recess was cancelled were the best.

And listening to a tape your brought for show and tell

The teacher passing these out during last period

And ordering these every time

After you were finished your work, you would peek under the desk with your friend and play one of these games.

And getting your afternoon juice in one of these.

The weird classes and assemblies that talked about deep topics

Music class in the afternoon with one of these

And getting to play on these at afternoon recess.

You couldn't wait to see this pull up outside of your class window

Some kids got to ride their bikes home

Playing hackey sack after school while you waited for carpool

Riding in the back of your friend's mom's car and sticking your gum wrapper in the ash tray on the way home.

And you got demerits for sneaking gum

Getting home and popping these in the microwave

Or grabbing another bowl of sugary cereal

and watching tv

And nick

And afternoon specials

You always wanted to be slimed

And hearing this guy coming down the street as you did your homework

Finishing your homework fast so you could play outside with your friends

And of course, school fairs!