As we grow older and more nostalgic, childhood truly seems like the golden age. Here are 10 childhood memories that trigger our nostalgia as we wrap up the final years of high school.

10. ZAP. Although no one actually knew the purpose of this activity (in which you wrote a name and a time at which you had to kiss that person) in elementary school, the game distracted us from multiplication tables and gave us an interesting recess activity. It was the age before dates and homecoming stress—indeed, it was a much simpler time for love.

9. Comics. Garfield especially was the cartoon that could lift my spirits. As I grow older, I find myself relating to his love for food and growing lack of motivation.

8. Trading lunches. The moment that our Vera Bradley lunch boxes were finally unzipped, lunch turned into a black market trading fiasco, causing both excitement and dread. Somehow we all knew the difference between a good deal and a rip-off. Goldfish in exchange for Oreos? Psssh get outta here! The real jackpot was Gushers and the worst dealer was the one ignorant enough to give them away.

7. Girl/Boy Scouts. From selling cookies in weather suited for Antartica to “thinking day” swaps, where troops would gather and exchange home-made crafts, this activity is a must among children growing up. For me, this is where the idea of community, teamwork and (most importantly) how to make good s’mores originated.

6. Play-doh. The Play-doh possibilities are endless—from recreations of colorful dinosaurs to making purple pasta. This activity brought back cherished memories of countless art projects and messy fingers, although it turned dangerous if any jealous playmate destroyed my masterpieces.

5. Easy Bake Ovens. Using Easy Bake ovens made me feel like a gourmet chef, even though most of the time I created mulch, not food. This childhood must could entertain me anywhere, from the waiting room at the doctor to my Kindergarden classroom.

4. Jeepers. You don’t know peer pressure unless you are a trembling child in front of that 5-foot drop roller coaster demon in the back of Jeepers. Seriously, who made that thing? This was a risky, but fun alternative to the roller-coasters at Six Flags. Birthdays were celebrated, tickets were traded and junk food was scarfed down by all.

3. Gameboys. Even the Nokia does not compare to how indestructible and clunky the Gameboy is. This was the perfect pastime for long road trips with bothersome siblings. It’s hard to imagine that we played on a device that now looks so prehistoric, but it’s still more fun than Club Penguin ever was.

2. Scholastic Book Fairs. This school event was highly anticipated in the age when I was actually excited to go to school—although that was practically everyday in elementary school. The scholastic book fairs had me grabbing books like teenagers grab Starbucks.

1. Disney Movies. If you don’t know every last word of “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” there is something wrong. Very, very wrong. Every Disney movie playing during the 90’s was a slice of heaven, full of useful morals and entertaining animation.