| The Fifties is considered an era of good wholesome | | | | checkered pattern. There are classic cars to put on |
| family values. It was before the major war on culture, | | | | the walls too, or in a corner. Serve hamburgers and |
| authority, dress, and institutions. It was a time when | | | | fries, hot dogs, and onion rings. Make sure you get a |
| things were more simple, and yes, a little more | | | | good recipe for a malts or ice-creamsodas. If a |
| conservative. Movies like Grease, or the TV series | | | | jukebox is out of the question, get one of those |
| Happy Days glamorized the "cool" kids on the block, | | | | cardboard stand-up kind at the party store. Make sure |
| but according to one person who actually went | | | | you have an area large enough to dance in, and play |
| through the Fifties, it wasn't all about that. | | | | some authentic 50's tunes. |
| Those in that era developed their own slang, a lot of | | | | * Dance: Have a 50's dance. Look up some of the |
| which could be made up just by adding "ville" to the | | | | ways things were decorated, say at a prom, or high |
| end of a word, such as "coolsville". And as slang goes, | | | | school dance. Have a DJ, and if possible a live band to |
| it was a lot less offensive. Their styles still encouraged | | | | play the oldies. If that isn't an option, get a jukebox or a |
| modesty, with a feminine or masculine flair. It seemed | | | | phonograph machine. Invite everyone to dress up. Ask |
| that gender roles were more defined, too. The cars | | | | some talented friends to mimic a popular singer and |
| were classic. The fads were fun. The music was | | | | perform some numbers that can be slow-danced to. |
| catchy, romantic, and great to dance to. Given that, it is | | | | One idea is to have a dance instructor, or someone |
| one of those excellent party ideas to relive an era that | | | | who hails from the 50's to teach you several dances, |
| leans toward good clean fun.There are so many | | | | like the swing or the twist. Have a dance contest. |
| decorating options available when getting ready to | | | | Throw a hula hoop contest. |
| throw a Fifties party. Ruminate on these. | | | | What ever direction you want your party to take, |
| * Diner or Malt Shop. Have your party set in a 50's | | | | remember to invite everyone to dress to the hilt. That |
| diner. There are scene setter decorations that can | | | | includes the hairdo. Your own excitement will be |
| wrap around a wall in that big black and white | | | | contagious, and the party is sure to be a blast. |