When most current LHS students look back on their childhood, they often think back on activities like playing outside, making slime or building forts. However, Gen Alpha, consisting of kids born between 2010-2024, face a much different childhood experience. Gen Alpha have made their own version of some of Gen Z’s favorite childhood activities.
iPad kids: The first activity that consumes Gen Alphas’ free time is the iPad. Conveniently, the iPad first premiered in 2010, marking the start of this new generation. These kids are known to spend countless hours with their eyes glued to the screen. They have become addicted to Roblox, YouTube and Minecraft. If you are lucky enough to get a hold of one of their sacred iPads, you will quickly discover the absolutely disgusting state of it. These devices have gone through things you could not even imagine. The thought of playing outside would amaze the average Gen Alpha child. On the other hand, Gen Z actually played outside. They spent hours every day riding bikes, going to the park or playing in the sprinklers.
Sephora 10-year-olds: If you step inside your local Sephora, you will likely find a 10-year-old wandering the isles, grabbing the last of the Drunk Elephant and using up all of the testers. They will then make their mom buy $1,000 worth of makeup or skincare, and if she says no, they are sure to scream until they get exactly what they want. You may think this is going too far until you remember what you would do for Shopkins or Pokemon cards when you were younger. Many teens today spent every dollar they earned on these items when they were in elementary school.
Skincare smoothies: Skincare ‘smoothies’ are an essential step in Gen Alphas skincare routine. They are made by first pumping out Drunk Elephant Polypeptide cream, then mixing in the D-Bronzi Sunshine Drops. The kids make these smoothies in their daily GRWM (get ready with me) TikTok, in hopes of going viral and becoming TikTok famous. What was Gen Z’s version of this? Slime. Gen Z would find the closest glue, borax, laundry detergent and food coloring to mix together their very own slime.
