Stationery was everything. Especially pens

With the kids heading <a href="http://www.asda.com/back-to-school/?cmpid=otc-good-_-ahc-_-back-to-school-nostalgia-_-homepage-_-article__lhs--body" target="_blank">back to school</a>, we&rsquo;re all feeling a sense of nostalgia creeping in.Remember picking out a new pencil case for yourself? Strutting into primary school with your brand new lunch box? Making everyone jealous with a cool new smelly gel pen?If you went to school in the 90s, you&rsquo;re sure to recall a few of these back to school memories…Your primary school ‘cool rating&rsquo; strongly depended on the <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/listing/New_IM_ListingPage_Top_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Middle_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Bottom_promo_1/1215660845801/New_IM_ListingPage_ProductModule_promo_1/event_ev-nav-BTS_160721-LunchboxesBags" target="_blank">lunch box</a> you rocked. But those matching flasks, awesome as they were, always leaked on the first day…<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/412994228303156124/"></a> <script async defer src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Did you ever have <a href="http://direct.asda.com/george/school/shoes-trainers/D10M2G1C22,default,sc.html#http://direct.asda.com/george/school/shoes-trainers/D10M2G1C22,default,sc.html" target="_blank">new school shoes</a> that didn&rsquo;t rub your heels or leave your feet with blisters by the end of week one?<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//giphy.com/embed/xT1XGXCIVnL8aXjMkg" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/illustration-bata-superfahjellyfish-xT1XGXCIVnL8aXjMkg">via GIPHY</a><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/listing/New_IM_ListingPage_Top_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Middle_promo_1/New_IM_ListingPage_Bottom_promo_1/1215660845883/New_IM_ListingPage_ProductModule_promo_1?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-_-asdacom-_-back-to-school-2016-_-stationery-_-stationery-link" target="_blank">Stationery</a> was everything. Especially pens.<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/484066659930415385/"></a><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/pens/bic-4-colour-grip-assorted-pen-3-pack/910002437607" target="_blank">These</a> were cool…<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="443" src="//giphy.com/embed/nBASP5oVnT3Zm" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/nBASP5oVnT3Zm">via GIPHY</a>But nothing compared to the wow factor of pulling a magical <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/pens/asda-gel-pens/910002420406" target="_blank">new gel pen</a> from your pencil case!<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/422071796299916430/"></a>Remember feeling like a boss when you went back to secondary school as one of the ‘big kids&rsquo;?<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//giphy.com/embed/26FPJMfDY9oLANwpq" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/fresh-prince-of-bel-air-nick-at-nite-26FPJMfDY9oLANwpq">via GIPHY</a>Though finding out which form class you were in for registration &ndash; and with who &ndash; was always nerve wracking…<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="199" src="//giphy.com/embed/fqmePJcZ5N6OA" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/harry-potter-nervous-daniel-radcliffe-fqmePJcZ5N6OA">via GIPHY</a>Remember ‘clocking&rsquo; Cat&rsquo;s Cradle during the summer holidays, but forgetting how to do it once you hit the yard at play time?<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/411164640953749439/"></a>Being asked to keep an eye on the ‘new kid&rsquo; &ndash; always a source of immense pride.<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="199" src="//giphy.com/embed/ZAcbmy3XI25ws" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/ZAcbmy3XI25ws">via GIPHY</a>Oh to be reunited with these wonderful tools!<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/388787380304648103/"></a>The day you signed up for recorder lessons (and thought you were the bee&rsquo;s knees after playing Hot Cross Buns a million times).<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/386605949236959190/"></a>First day back homework involved a lot of cutting and sticking, but the teachers who allowed you to use posters instead of brown paper were the best!<a data-pin-do="embedPin" data-pin-width="large" data-pin-terse="true" href="https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/551409548100476377/"></a>Remember hoping that this was the year the school dinners improved?<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="292" src="//giphy.com/embed/3osxY3GrhgswcTl12U" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/nickatnite-full-house-michelle-tanner-brunch-3osxY3GrhgswcTl12U">via GIPHY</a>And feeling super wiped out when you finally got home!<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="264" src="//giphy.com/embed/wk2WIFTlzrNKw" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/tired-bed-sleeping-wk2WIFTlzrNKw">via GIPHY</a>Which was a shame, because all you really wanted to do was watch this:<iframe allowfullscreen class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="373" src="//giphy.com/embed/g760Rz0utUvYI" width="480"></iframe><a href="http://giphy.com/gifs/90s-will-smith-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-g760Rz0utUvYI">via GIPHY</a>Back to school shopping for the kids? Find everything they'll need in our <a href="http://www.asda.com/back-to-school/?cmpid=ahc-_-ahs-_-asdacom-_-hp-_-content-1-_-school" target="_blank">Asda school shop</a>!

15 things that will give every 90s kid back to school nostalgia

By Asda Good Living,17th August 2016

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