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Hey Pandas, Share Your Cool Childhood Photos!
Looking at old photo albums makes me think that kids were way cooler back in the day. We built majestic snow castles in our backyards, climbed trees, wore fashionable sunglasses and had crazy haircuts. I think it's safe to say that most of us were about a hundred times cooler than we are now.
Share your cool childhood pictures and bring those old days back. The best pictures will later be featured in a separate post that will be shared on our Facebook pages, so give yourself the chance to become Internet-famous.
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#1
Me Back In 1991. Just Your Typical Aussie Kid Drinking Xxxxlight Beer(I Wasn't Aloud Heavies Back Then) And Holding A Baby Crocodile
#2
Found This Picture Of Me And My Pet Raccoon Fishing Together. He'd Wait For Me To Catch And Reel In A Fish So He Could Grab It And Eat It. Late 1980s
#3
Tonight My Parents Showed Me A Picture Of Me, Age 3, 1985
#5
‘83 Me & Dad, A Male Nurse. I Grew Up To Be A Doctor. We Don’t Conform To Gender Stereotypes!
Final score:
162points
#6
My Father Took A Picture Of Me After My First Girlfriend Punched Me In The Eye, 1991
#7
However, I Was That Child For Which My Parents Were Afraid More
Final score:
155points
#8
Lookin' Stylish For The Ladies! 1960, Michigan.
Final score:
128points
#9
I Think This Pic Of Me Really Sums Up What It Was Like To Be A Kid In The Early 90s
#10
Its Hard To Be A Princess... Me Age Of 4
Final score:
87points
#11
Reptile Show Came To My School And I Was The Only One To Volunteer To Hold This Snake 🐍
Final score:
79points
#12
Every Summer I Lived On A Boat And Toured The Great Lakes. This Is 1969.
Final score:
73points
#13
Watch Out For The Girl With The Gun - I'm A Cowgirl In The Making !
Final score:
70points
#14
I Would Put A Pillow On My Stomach And Pretend To Be Santa Claus :)
Final score:
69points
#15
Coolest Girl (Yes Girl...) At The Carnival. My Aunt Made That Costume.
Final score:
63points
#16
1984 When I First Learned To Wink
Final score:
62points
#17
In 1997 I Was Much Cooler Than Now
Final score:
60points
Bored Fox 6 years ago
There is a similar picture of me somewhere. I ride a tricycle or a bike with training wheels and I have a lollipop in my mouth so it looks like I am smoking a cigarette. My brother always shows it to other people and tell it is a picture of his 'juvenile criminal sister'. :D
#19
Not Today.
Final score:
58points
Victor Calamity 6 years ago
Pick any Stephen King novel, and I guarantee this kid is in it somewhere
#20
Snakes? Bring It On. Me And My Cousin Being Threatened By Snakes. Clearly We Don't Care.
Final score:
55points
#21
Me And My Little Brother Posing For Our First Albumcover. :)
Final score:
44points
#22
#coolleader Of Cousins At All Family Gatherings
Final score:
43points
#23
Me And General Mark W. Clark, Famed For His Role In Helping The Allies Overcome The German Wehrmacht In Ww2...i Was 3 And The Painting Was A Hand-Enhanced B&w Photograph Taken At The Presidio In Sfo (1949)
Final score:
41points
#24
Age 5 & Killing It! Skiing Has, Is, & Will Always Be My True Passion In Life. It’s My Zen. ❄️
Final score:
41points
#26
Beetlejuice
Final score:
37points
#27
Little Equestrian
Final score:
34points
James A. Smith Jr. 6 years ago
Love horses. I was fortunate to be born on a farm and we had several and ponies too. I have three myself currently. The young one looks ready to go!
#28
My 1998 Or 1999 Pic. I Was Like "Oh My!! He's Holding My Hand!!!" (Blush)
Final score:
33points
#29
No Need To Wash, I Am Perfect To Take A Photo.
Final score:
30points
#30
1975 I Think, Children’s Day, A National Holiday In Turkey. Dancing To Boneym.
Final score:
30points
#31
Who Vacations In Iowa?
Final score:
30points
#32
Summer Of 93 And 3 Year Old Me Guarding My Parents 80s Tent With A Water Gun. Do You Dare Enter?
Final score:
27points
Sivi (Submission author) 6 years ago
There is a big chance a small grey not even 1kg rabbit hides in the tent, which means a 60 kg newfoundland dog hides behind my mom in fear of the small grey furball that might hide in there.
#33
Cousins
Final score:
27points
Cora Woodcook 6 years ago
that looks like a photo of my cousin and I. We were born in 23 days apart <3 i love my family of different races!!!
#34
2002 - The Year I Met Harry Potter :) We Bought The Shirt And Skirt, But The Rest Of The Costume Was Made By My Mom :)
Final score:
27points
#35
Summer Vacation Touring The Usa In The 70's
Final score:
26points
#36
Attacked By Our Cat And My Parents Take Pictures. Love Cats And Have A Nice Scar.
Final score:
26points
#37
Me And My Dad In The Early 80s Sportin The Same Fresh To Death Do
Final score:
25points
#38
I'm Exactly The Same Person Today... Just With More Dogs.
Final score:
24points
#40
My Brother Who Feel Like Surfing With A Rock Hahahahaha.
Final score:
24points
#41
1966, Minot Afb, North Dakota, In Nthe Dead Of Winter At The Barracks. We Were Charged With The Us Nuclear Icbm Deterance. This Picture Was Not Taken 'On Alert', Lol....
Final score:
24points
#43
I Was A Stupid Kid 🤦🏻♀️😂
Final score:
23points
#44
😊 Young Man 😆
Final score:
23points
#45
Age 4, Looking Like A Model. Now, I Am Too Camera Shy To Even Take A Selfie!
Final score:
23points
Ntosh 6 years ago
hahahaha, you just reminded me of myself. Growing up I demanded taking pictures whenever I saw someone taking pictures, and we didn't own a camera we had to hire a photographer until my father bought a camera. He would take a picture of me every weekend, I was a daddy'd girl I had countless pictures. Now I am too shy to take a picture, it feels like torture when someone asks me to take a pic. The awkward pose and smile I have to put on
#46
Me On My Tuff Burner In The Early 80s. We Made The Fire Bigger And Used A Small Ramp In The End.
Final score:
23points
#47
Me On A Cruise (Around 1987)
Final score:
22points
#48
My Father Turned Me Onto Gangster Films At A Young Age... From James Cagney Movies All The Way Up Through The Godfather And Goodfellas. This Was The Result.
Final score:
22points
#49
I Look Super Cool, Don’t I?
Final score:
22points
#51
Me In '87 In Usaf I Was Stationed At Upper Heyford In England.
Final score:
20points
#53
My Dad Dressed Me...
Final score:
19points
#54
Me Back In 1994. I Was 4 Years Old And So Happy To Get A Bike.
Final score:
19points
#55
On The Dock And Ready For A Swim
Final score:
18points
#56
My Baby Sibs Riding A Four Wheeler... Not Actually Moving
Final score:
16points
#57
Hat. Check. Boots. Check. Adventure Time!
Final score:
16points
#58
My Brothers Were Budding Photographers. I Was Their Test Subject
Final score:
16points
#59
Twins Loving Santa In 1950
Final score:
15points
#61
Me And My Sister, 1962, Caraguatatuba, Brazil (Manually Colored Photo)
Final score:
14points
#62
Me And My Father At H.r.giger's House With His Ex-Wife Mia And Assistant. Year 1997. I Was 13...
Final score:
14points
#63
So Stylish! In The Age Of Two (1992)
Final score:
14points
Erika Jones 6 years ago
Reminds me of the outfits my parents dressed me in in the late '70s and early '80s - were they color blind? LOL
#64
Love Cotton Candy... As You Can See, From The Beginning Of My Life (1967) :-D
Final score:
14points
#65
Me And My Sister Taking A Break From Playing With The Waves. Pelion, Greece, 1986
Final score:
14points
#66
Terrified
Final score:
13points
#67
As A Child I Am Cute (1999)
Final score:
13points
#69
Back In ...hmmmm.... Let´s Say 1976, My Sister, Aunt, Mum And Me
Final score:
13points
#70
Me As Supermegainfraultra-Man Back In 1986
Final score:
13points
#71
I Literally Learned To Swim Before I Could Walk!
Final score:
13points
Barry Nolan 6 years ago
My daughter, too!! We started her in water at about 4-5 months and she swims like a fish now, aged 10!!! Great photo!!!
#72
Me In 1958 Standing Next To A Trophy My Dad Had Won That Weekend With His Drag Racing Car. I Was 3 Years Old.
Final score:
13points
#73
I Got A Brand New Toy Truck! Christmas 1988
Final score:
12points
#75
Dressed To Impress, Can't Resist Getting Messy.
Final score:
12points
#76
Trick Or Treating When I Was 5, Annoyed I Was Dressed Up As An Angel, And Not The Devil
Final score:
12points
#77
I Am A Jedi, Like My Father Before Me!
Final score:
12points
#78
I Always Opened My One Ponytail😉
Final score:
11points
#79
My Son And Daughter At About 4 And 6 In 1986 Trying Out To Be The Irish Lad And Lassie, They Didn't Win But Got To Have Their Picture In The Kc Star
Final score:
10points
#81
Ukrainian Winter - Circa 1988. I Was The Warmest Baby On The Block.
Final score:
10points
#83
Kinder Graduation Day- Circa 1976. The Only Pic I Have Of Both Sets Of Grandparents.
Final score:
9points
#84
Me When I Was Three And A Half Years Old Chilling On My Vespa. Yes, I Am Italian!
Final score:
9points
#86
Me In 1986 In Front Of Portage Glacier In Alaska. You Can't Even See The Glacier From That Spot Anymore :(
Final score:
9points
Heather Moritz 6 years ago
True, I've been there a few times and you have to get on a boat to see it now..sad :(
#87
My Mom Always Let Me Play With Her Cigarette Case. One Day I Got To It Before She Could Take The Cigarettes Out Lol
Final score:
8points
#88
Me & My Brother 1991
Final score:
8points
#89
My Father Back In The 50's. He's Obviously Much Cooler Than Me.
Final score:
8points
#90
My Best Friend And I, Despite Only Meeting 3 Years Ago We Somehow Have Almost Identical Baby Pictures.
Final score:
7points
#91
My Communion Photo 1986, Ireland. I Was Like "Could You Not...." Before "Could You Not..." Was A Thing!!
Final score:
7points
#93
My Girls, 1997 San Francisco Posing With Some Fun Dogs On The Pier
Final score:
7points
#94
Apparently I Was Chasing Him Non Stop For A Kiss. Gotta Start Early Lol
Final score:
7points
#96
1987, I Was 3 And A Flower Girl At My Aunt's Wedding. Apparently The Kissing Was Entirely My Idea.
Final score:
7points
#98
I Was Three. I Feel I Still Carry A Fragment Of That Little Sensitive Child Inside Me
Final score:
6points
#99
My Sister, 1999, Santa Express. She’s The One In The Front Row With Jeans And Yellow Jacket.
Final score:
6points
#100
My Dad And His 5 Girls, Age 3 To 12 On S Trip Out West.
Final score:
6points
#101
1979-Ish. My Big Sister And Me. I Was So Excited That She Was Riding Her Horse In The Parade. Our Parents Made Her Let Me Up There. She Was Not Impressed!
Final score:
6points
#105
Karaoke With 6 Year Old Performing "Men In Black" 16 Year Old Celebrating In Hawaii 1989.
Final score:
5points
#106
My Grandma (Rip) And Aunt Giving Me The Coolest Bath, August, 1990.
Final score:
5points
#108
Picture Of My Sister When She Was 3 Years Old. I Looked A Lot Like Her When I Was 3 Years Old. She Passed Away Shortly After This Photo. I Was Born A Year Later. My Brother Was 13 Days Old When She Passed. Her Name Was Heather And She Had A Reaction To Children's Advil Which Lead To Giving Her Sjs(A Rare, Serious Disorder Of The Skin And Mucous Membranes.)"We Miss You So Much Heather. Love Mom, Dad, Tyler, Trevor And Heidi" Btw I'm Heidi. Go To This Website If You Wanna Read About People Who Have Lost Their Kids To This Dreadful Disease. Http://www.sjskidsupport.org/memorialpage.htm - Heidi, 13, A Middle Schooler Struggling To Keep Up With Society. Over And Out.
Final score:
5points
#111
1977 - Pretty Sure My Parents Didn't Like Me
Final score:
4points
#112
Early 90s. To This Day, I’m Still Known As The Red Headed Girl Who Will Save Any Animal.
Final score:
4points
#115
Me. No Idea What Year Either Pic Was Taken, But I Was Born In Feb 56'. This Is In Indianapolis Indiana So Figure 61' & 62' Maybe
Final score:
3points
Ellen Light 6 years ago
Hey, my pic below this one ("El Puncho") was also taken in Indianapolis about the same time. What school did you go to? I went to Eastridge. I was born in "57.
#116
Michael Jackson Jacket-Check! Truck Full Of Chics- Check!
Final score:
3points
#117
Me At Age Four/five. I Thought I Was So Cool
Final score:
3points
#118
Simultaneously Mastering My Over-The-Shoulder Look Back And Beginning A Lifelong Dislike Of Pants.
Final score:
3points
#119
Two Classics From 1983! Resorting To Flashing To Distract From The Brown Scratchy Wallpaper ;)
Final score:
2points
#122
She Was Born A Sassy Badass Diva, And Still Is Today. This Is My Daughter Emily, In 2003, And Again In 2017.
Final score:
2points
#123
El Puncho 1961 (My Tricycle Was My Horse And Usually Had "Reins" Attached To The Handlebars.
Final score:
2points
#125
Dad Staged This Pic With My Mom (A Real Nurse), When Me And Sibs Were All Sick At The Same Time
Final score:
2points
#126
Back In 1994 On Christmas Eve: Guess Who Was Left Without Toys That Night?!
Final score:
2points
#128
Mom And I Making Jelly Very Seriously
Final score:
1point
#129
When Dad And I Were In Tatilya(Like The Turkish Version Of Disneyland) We Were Trying To Hold On To Life And Not Having Fun Of It As I Tell From This Pic 🤔
Final score:
1point
#131
Early 90's, Not Amused
Final score:
1point
#133
Tortoise Ride, Florida 1966. Hoping That This Is Illegal Now But It Was A Thrill For A Six Year Old!
Final score:
1point
#134
Me, My Mom And Sister Rocking Our Day On The Windy, Oregon Coast. Circa 1962.
Final score:
1point
#135
My Siblings And I (& Nephew) Playing Flag Football In Front Yard. Circa 1973.
Final score:
1point
#137
Loose Collar, Fake Smoking, And A "Yeah Whatever" Look. Apparently I Used To Be Cool Haha
Final score:
1point
#139
Yes, That Is A Dog Biscuit In One Hand, And A Cabbage Patch Dolly In The Other.
Final score:
0points
#140
1997 - Me At Age 6 Decked Out In All Chicago Bulls Gear, Camping With Dad. I Was A Tomboy And My Hero Was Michael Jordan!
Final score:
0points
#141
Pretty Sure
Final score:
0points
#142
My Brother Listening To Pink Floyd On 70's Style Headphones
Final score:
0points
#143
My Mother Made Me Dressed, Bonnets, And Bloomers. 1983 I Think.
Final score:
0points
#144
Me In 1984 Or So, Rocking A Pair Of Velvet Dungarees And Posing Next To My Souped-Up, Ecological Ride. "She's Got A Need For Speed!"
Final score:
0points
#146
Me Tried Sooo Hard When My Dad And My Older Bro Were Naturally Cool.. 😢😢😢
Final score:
0points
#149
Me, 1974, Back When Babies Entertained Themselves. This Is One Of The Only Baby Pics Of Me And It Sums Me Up, Scowl On My Face Ready To Break Free And Break All The Rules
Final score:
0points
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