Toys Every 90s Girl will Remember

I've been feeling a little nostalgic lately. Maybe it's because I've found the whole 'being a grownup thing' particularly challenging over the past few months what with quitting my job and having to go through the painful process of deciding what I actually want to do with my life all over again. Then again, maybe it's just that this sudden Pokemon craze that's descended has brought out the 90s kid in me.

Either way, in an attempt to throw off the shackles of adulthood for 20 minutes or so and the make the most of Throwback Thursday, I thought I'd take a trip down memory lane and make a list of all the best girlie toys from that glorious decade (that, much as I loved, I hope will never be repeated fashion-wise) we call the 90s.

Polly Pocket

Before Polly Pocket had a movie or wore rubberised shoes, she lived in houses that really could fit in your pocket! I was obsessed. I had the treehouse, the church, the funfair, the waterpark that I had to play with on top of a tea towel because it continuously leaked. The fun never ended with Polly...until someone stepped on her.

Tamagotchi

When Tamagotchis first hit the scene we all thought 'the future is officially here!' I mean, the pixilated little cat or dog on the screen could tell you when it was hungry or sick. This was practically artificial intelligence! (Bear in mind that this was before anyone had even conceived the idea of mobile phones with built-in cameras.)

Baby All Gone

She ate the cherries! She ate them right off the spoon! It was magical! Sure, within 2 weeks of being out of the box her hair made her look kind of like a troll doll, but it was magical all the same.

Puppy in my Pocket

They were adorable! And it wasn't just puppies. We had the kittens, the ponies, the bunny rabbits! And then there were the Baby Surprise bundles! I could barely take the excitement of opening up one of those to see how many babies were in there. It was more than my teeny little brain could bear!

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Barbie

Sure, Barbie has been a staple in every toy box since the 1950s, but there were some pretty fabulous Barbie dolls that came along in the 90s. Remember Workin' Out Barbie, Doctor Barbie, Teacher Barbie with the talking blackboard and what about Barbie's beloved canine friend, Ginger, who actually walked? Memories!

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Beanie Babies

Collect Beanie Babies they said. They'll be worth a fortune they said. How many of us still have a bin bag full of these in the attic, still waiting for the day when we can finally cash in on them?

Cabbage Patch Kids

To this day I can't decide whether they're creepy or adorable, but I loved mine all the same. Angie Peg was not just a doll. She was a member of the family!

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Teddy Ruxpin

AKA my best friend for the first 6 years of my life. AKA live-in babysitter. I would sit for hours and listen to him tell the same story over and over again. To this day I don't know why my parents didn't consider investing in more cassettes because I can only imagine how grating "My friend, my friend, is what I'd like to be" got after several thousand renditions.

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Dream Phone

I actually still have my Dream Phone and have been known to bring it out during girlie get-togethers after a few glasses of wine. It's just as crushing to be rejected by an automated fictional man in my mid-twenties as it was when I was nine.

Lovable Bears

A step up from the Tamagotchi since you could actually hold it in your hand, it was scented like some kind of fruit and it couldn't die!

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Sky Dancers

I can imagine that modern-day health and safety would have something to say about anything so pointy that's designed to fly through the air at speed and, if you were ever unlucky enough to get hit in the face with one, I'm sure you'll understand why.

Furby

What was the must-have toy of 1998 also turned out to be the most pointless toy of all time.

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Fashion Wheel

The combinations were endless! (Or at least it seemed that way to a six year old.) And we all had that one head we hated that we'd only ever match with ugly outfits as some kind of punishment for daring to exist. No? Just me?

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Talkgirl

(Although some of us ended up getting the Tallboy for our birthdays even the the Talkgirl was pink, said the word 'girl' on it and was therefore infinitely more cool.) I distinctly remember recording several takes of Lou Bega's Mambo Number 5 on mine. Luckily for everyone that tape is lost forever.

Spice Girls Dolls

You know, to go with my Spice Girls lolly pops, t-shirts, bag and (wait for it) fluorescent orange puffa jacket.

You know what? I enjoyed that little slice of nostalgia! It was nice to sit back and think about the good old days when other people were responsible for washing the dishes, paying the bills and waiting on hold for 45 minutes to be connected to HMRC. Alas, now it's time to return to the grown-up world...as soon as Finding Nemo is over.