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m ¨̮@melmadara · Mar 3, 2020

bringing back weird memories from elementary school: A THREAD

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A nostalgic thread cataloging weird and memorable items, smells, and experiences from elementary school, including scented pencils, wooden rulers, Scholastic book fairs, and classroom equipment that trigger collective childhood memories for millennials and Gen Z.

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  1. #1

    bringing back weird memories from elementary school: A THREAD

  2. #2

    these smelled SO bad and were probably washed once a year

  3. #3

    resting your head on the cold window just hit different

  4. #4

    why were we forced to play hot cross buns

  5. #5

    when this would hit your ankles .. ow

  6. #6

    now THIS is anxiety

  7. #7

    what.. what were these for why are they so familiar

  8. #8

    the original smart board

  9. #9

    the flavor of the wooden spoon haunts me to this day

  10. #10

    these!!! i can still smell them

  11. #11

    coming back to see your finished product ... best feeling

  12. #12

    i didn’t trust people who did this

  13. #13

    does anyone remember gizmos and gadgets

  14. #14

    if you had these you were COOL

  15. #15

    the static that came from these ...

  16. #16

    and let’s not forget

  17. #17

    i was riding in style on these bad boys

  18. #18

    the flavor

  19. #19

    SMENCILS. not only did they smell good, they were also an environmentally friendly icon

  20. #20

    scholastic. book. fair.

  21. #21

    pencil grips !!!

  22. #22

    why was this so thrilling to use

  23. #23

    wait.. does anyone else remember being forced to draw cubes or having a fixation with drawing them

  24. #24

    after reading various replies, i have come to the conclusion that we all lived the same childhood.