Here are a few more things we discovered during our trip back in time to the 1950's. Keep posted later on for a sneak peak into our 1960s week ahead (complete with a sock hop, record player and soda shop visit)...
but first dont forget TONIGHT is the
GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT
With rain in our forecast we are moving inside, but we are still planning on having a blast, creating our own falling stars, cooking smores (in the rain), playing flashlight tag, and sleeping in a tent... please share your plans if you are participating...
Here are some great resources on the 1950's...
1950s youtube tribute:
wooly willy, slinkys, slip n' slides, hula hoops, silly putty, model cars, jacks to name a few of the things we played with (and did) this week.
Civil Rights Time Line ('39-'60)
American History 1950-1959 probably the best single source we found online.
we spent some time looking over some of the abstract expressionism pieces from the 1950's and then the kids went outside to try their hand at it...
Want to see how we are capturing our summer, recording our memories and preserving the information we are learning... that will be an indepth post this weekend, so come back for lots of ideas on how you can scrapbook/record and remember how much fun your family is having this summer.
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