Prices Then Vs. Now
This drink used to come in glass bottles and cost just a nickel.
Coca-Cola
This molded dessert wobbles and comes in fruity flavors
Jell-O
This animal is known as “man’s best friend.
Dog
This colorful, fruit-flavored candy asks you to “taste the rainbow.”
Skittles
You’d sharpen this writing tool by hand
Pencil
Before texting, people used this machine to send messages over phone lines.
telegram or telegraph
A sandwich made with marshmallow creme and peanut butter
Fluffernutter
Complete the phrase: “A penny saved is a…”
penny earned
This peanut butter and chocolate treat comes in a round, orange wrapper.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Before dry erase boards, teachers wrote lessons using this dusty tool
Chalk
Kids used to play this outdoor game with jacks and a small rubber ball.
jacks
Spam was commonly used in casseroles during this decade
1950s
This bird is known for repeating what people say
parrot
These tiny chocolate candies are coated in a crunchy candy shell — “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”
M&Ms
These sturdy metal containers often featured cartoon characters and held your lunch
lunchboxes
This was the most common way to dry clothes before electric dryers.
clothesline
his canned meat became popular during WWII
Spam
A classic game where you remove bones without making the buzzer go off.
Operation
This coconut-filled candy bar comes in two versions: one with almonds, one without.
Almond Joy
You might get sent to this room if you misbehaved — but still had to do schoolwork
detention
This household item had to be "wrung out" before electric washers.
wringer washer
This dessert features pineapple rings and cherries baked upside-down
pineapple upside-down cake
This nursery rhyme character “sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty
This old-fashioned peppermint candy is shaped like a hook during the holidays.
This classroom song taught kids their letters, ending with “Now I know my ABCs...”
Alphabet Song