By Macy Whitted Posted March 10, 2023
Let’s head back to the early 2000s when you would get home from school, eat your snack and watch cartoons. Those were the good ol’ days when you had no worries and no homework to get done. Now, it’s completely different. Whatever happened to things such as silly bands, Backyardigans, or pillow pets? Well, let’s jump back in time and find out.
Nowadays it’s very rare to find a kid who won’t choose an electronic over a toy, but for us, it was the exact opposite.
“I always looked forward to coming home and playing with my hot wheels in front of the TV, ” said Rogelio Leon.
Leon did more than just play games and watch TV. He enjoyed going outside and spending time with his friends. It’s sad that we don’t see what we enjoyed as kids. Especially if you have younger siblings you tend to notice it more than others, most toys and TV shows stopped producing their products.
“Every day I would get home and immediately turn on ‘Tom and Jerry’,” said Nathan Stetler.
It’s a good thing that most of these shows we used to watch are still on air to this day because some young adults still catch themselves watching them.
These childhood nostalgic memories aren’t just gone. Many things have been updated or even changed altogether. Most of the things we used to enjoy as little kids still exist and we can still buy them to carry them on for the next generation.
The good ol’ days may be in the past but the memories will be held in a special place for life.
