What were the biggest crazes of your childhood?

[Forevermarypoppins]

Late 1960's
Yo-YO'S
Knick-Knock balls
Saddle shoes- I had Red/White ones

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hula hoops

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Disco. Disco everywhere.
Satin jackets with matching shorts. My Godmother bought me a pink set. I thought I was hot stuff.
Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley on TV.
Batons. I remember one Christmas where everyone wanted a baton. I have no idea why, but we got one. I mostly remember clunking myself in the head with it when trying to twirl it.

 

[holden]

Scratch and sniff stickers
Going to the roller rink on a Saturday afternoon with a big comb in your back pocket
Talking like a Valley Girl ("Like, totally")
Aquanet

 

[barb969]

The original Howdy Doody tv show at 5:30. There was a years long waiting list to get tickets. Never got tickets.

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Atari Video Games

 

[Shellsbutt]

Rubik's Cube
Acid washed jeans or Guess? jeans
Obsession cologne/perfume
Swatch watches
Esprit/Benetton brand clothes
Atari games
Sony Walkman
Sticker Albums(Lisa Frank, scratch n sniff etc)

 

[ftbaker1313]

Pet rocks

 

[Shellsbutt]

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Yes! I was obsessed with stickers and had a big album, need to check the closets and see if I can still find it. I was in love with unicorns at around 12/13 and had a satin unicorn bedspread on my water bed,

 

[Breezy_Carol]

In the 60s we had a thing that was fake fur, flat and maybe 4 inches across and about 10 inches long and all it had was 2 eyes on it. When you pet it, one side of it would go up. I tried to google for a picture and all I found was a thread from 60s fad toys that described it. I remember having them taken away in elementary school because they were a distraction.

And Troll dolls.

 

[disneyseniors]

This is so much fun to read, OP, thanks!
I remember hoola hoops, mood rings, yin/yang rings, 3 foot tall dolls that walked with you (holding on to their arm).
I still have my mood ring from the 60's
saddle shoes. I hated them - they were very hard, nonflexible, and uncomfortable.
Capezio's shoes (does anyone remember them?) They were too expensive for me, so I got knock off's.
Polishing white tennis shoes with white shoe polish. They seeped through to your skin and stunk!!! LOL.

 

[GAN]

Pet Rocks, Mood Rings, Jordache Jeans, Members Only Jackets....

 

[Diznotyzed]

Soaking toothpicks in cinnamon oil, and carrying them around to occasionally chew on.

 

[Tapdancenanna]

Hula Hoops and gum wrapper chains

 

[TheRAEmanPTTfan]

Showbiz Pizza
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre
Malls
NES

 

[Mysterian]

I collected stickers too, some were those weird kind with dark, reflective liquid inside. Also puffy, holographic, scratch n sniff, you name it. Sandylion was a big brand.
Here's the childhood craze bandwagons I was on board with:

Garbage Pail Kids
Toys: Star Wars figures -Transformers - GoBots - Micronauts - Masters of the Universe- Ghostbusters - GI Joe - MadBalls - etc etc etc.
BMX Blue Max bike
Big Wheels!
Yo momma jokes!
All the lingo -"rad" "psych!"
Member's only Jackets, Parachute pants
Fruit roll-ups, Capri Sun, Hubba Bubba gum, Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies, Smurf Crunch cereal, TCBY frozen yogurt
Scholastic Books, and free books on Reading is Fundamental days.

 

[Mysterian]

Swatch watches

Swatches were great, I'm surprised they didn't make a comeback.
I remember Fossil watches too but I recall that was more of a 90's thing.