11 Reasons It Was Sweet to Be a '90s Kid

Grown-ups didn't understood their appeal — sure, Pixy Stix are basically just flavored sugar — but that only made them more fun to eat.

Not only did Fruit Stripe Gum step it up in the food-coloring department, but each stick also came with a temporary tattoo.

Sour apple, cherry, and watermelon had their fans, but the best Airheads flavor was, and still is, White Mystery.

If you needed to make your candy last thoughout an entire sleepover — sleep being a major misnomer — all you had to do was open up a box of Everlasting Gobstoppers.

For the best bubble blowing and gum snapping, we chewed our way through a packet of Bubble Yum.