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What’s your favorite memory of the ’90s? Your answer will likely depend on your age, but there’s no doubt it’ll include some sort of trend that seems long lost. Back in a time when Gen X college students ordered pizza via landlines while wearing flannels and loose high-waisted Levis, millennial kids were trying to keeping their Tamagotchis alive, and Gen Z babies were being introduced to their first Tickle Me Elmo dolls, it felt like we had it all. Though it may seem like our worlds have changed a great deal, you can still find many of your favorite nostalgic items available today. And a trip down memory lane is the perfect gift for the holidays.
Know a now-grown-up boyband fan? Get them an NSYNC doormat to declare their everlasting love for the frosted-tip quintet. For those with a sweet tooth, a vintage candy box will bring back sugary sweet memories. And you can’t say ’90s without neon, so give the gift of a bright, patterned mask with a Saved by the Bell-esque use of shapes that looks exactly like a table cloth you’ve probably seen at a kid’s birthday party in 1994.
Of course, the ’90s spans 10 years, so there’s a lot to cover. It was a time when color was king, big and baggy was “da bomb,” and Lisa Frank was…everywhere. (Also, there were snap bracelets, butterfly clips, Walkmen, floppy discs, and dial-up Internet.) So, scroll down to check out our list of ’90s fashion, toys, and gifts which are—in the natural cycle of things—cool again.
Throwback Gifts Full of ’90s Nostalgia
Caboodle Cases
Caboodles | $9.99+
Tamagotchi
Tamagotchi | $17.99
NSYNC Doormat
MinorLess | $35.99+
Magna Doodle
Magna Doodle | $14.99
Saved By the Bell Spirit Sweatshirt
SpruceMount | $28.95+
1990s Candy Box
Vintage Candy Co. | $39.99
Nickelodeon 90s Cartoon Socks
Nickelodeon | $8
That’s So… 90s Trivia Game
The Best Store-Ever | $17
Lisa Frank Stickers
Lisa Frank | $14.95
Clear Phone Enamel Pin
Here Meow | $20
Slap Bracelets
Spritz | $3
Crazy Straws
Blue Panda | $19.99
Troll Dolls
Yintlilocn | $11.99
Spice Girls Poster
DramaLlamaPrints | $22.80+
A Modern, Mini Lite Brite
Lite-Brite | $7.99
Glitter Gel Pens
Sakura | $11.28
This article has been edited and updated.
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