Children of the '70's, I need your input!

[astrid]

Dd and her friend, both ten, have decided to throw a "Super '70's Party" next month. They got the idea from an American Girl Magazine article about same.

I think we'll do shrinky dinks as a craft, but I need a source for the shrinkable, bakeable plastic sheets--- does Michael's have them?

'70's snack ideas: so far I have Jiffy Pop and Pop Rocks.....I've got to think some more!


So, let's hear your favorite '70's foods, crafts, music, etc.

[GothicGyrl]

www.shrinkydinks.com you can buy them now :)

Sea monkeys, moon sand (called squand now) or magic rocks and old episodes of the Mickey Mouse Club.

[Rich with Kids]

Fun! How about decorating jars with paint pens and filling them with that Tang tea. I remember doing this in the late 70's for all of my friends for Christmas. We also used paint pens to decorate those plastic containers from The Container Store. Contents included m&m earrings, Polo horse earrings, Bonnie Bell lip gloss, pet rocks, warm fuzzies...


Tang Tea
1 c. instant tea
1 c. Tang
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves

Mix. Store in airtight container in a dry place. To serve, place 2 heaping teaspoonfuls in a cup. Fill with hot water! OPTIONAL: Add red hot cinnamon candy.

[RoughCollie]

Food:

http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html#70spopular

http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html#70spopular

Crafts included macrame and string art:

http://www.teachersnetwork.org/dcs/math/stringart/

http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/Culture/Fads/String_Art.asp

http://www.ehow.com/how_2190194_create-string-art.html

http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/Culture/Fads/Macrame.asp

http://www.ehow.com/how_2135499_macrame-plant-holder.html

Music, often played on 8-track tape players:

http://www.1970sflashback.com/1970/Music.asp

http://www.djs-unlimited.net/DJU70.html

Bestselling books:

http://www.caderbooks.com/best70.html

Movies & Television Shows:

http://www.imdb.com/chart/1970s

http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/TV/

Games: Sorry, Twister, Rubik's Cube, Magna Doodle, Connect 4, Hungry, Hungry Hippos,

1970s: pet rocks, Nerf Balls, Atari, earth shoes, platform shoes, tie-dyed shirts, leisure suits, mood rings, CB radios (my handle was City Kitty), :) , lava lamps, hot pants, Afros, roller skates, disco music, the Hustle....

[Karenciavo]

I went from 5 to 15 in that decade so I'll try to stick with pre-1976

Music:
Bay City Rollers, Leif Garrett, Donny Osmond, The Jackson 5, The Carpenters

Food:
Tang (I'm not sure you should drink this stuff though), Jello 1-2-3, Bubble Yumm, fondue, Twix, Fluffernutter (peanut butter and marshmallow spread), I think Chinese food became big in the 70's, Hamburger Helper, T.V. Dinners.

Crafts:
Macrame, we made pom poms (http://www.kid-craft-central.com/pom-poms.html) for our roller skates out of yarn

Don't forget to have plenty of happy faces and "Love Is" cartoons, then again maybe you want to skip the last one. :rolleyes:

[Tutor]

Friendship bracelets and phone wire jewelry. String art. And whatever that thing was with craft sticks and yarn... cat's eye or something. Beaded safety pins (or was that the 80's?)

[HSMom2One]

So, let's hear your favorite '70's foods, crafts, music, etc.

Food - :D
Root beer or orange soda floats
Pizza
Cheeseburgers, fries and milkshakes (at the drive-in)
Sweet Tarts
Ice cream sandwiches/popsicles
Bubble gum

Crafts
Tole painting (esp. mushrooms, butterflies and flowers)
Decoupage
Ball fringe glued on lamp shades (and practially everything else)
Jigsaw puzzles mounted on a board and covered with varnish (ugh!)
Crocheted toilet paper covers
Before mentioned macrame'
Tie Dyed fabric, shirts and scarves, etc.
Paint by number sets (especially on velvet --oooooooh!)

Music
The Monkeys
Jackson 5
Diana Ross and The Supremes
Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Beach Boys
Beatles
David Cassidy
Sonny & Cher
Jim Croce

Misc. Fun Stuff
Skate boards (the original sidewalk surfin' kind)
Long strings of beads hung in doorways
Lava lamps
Smiley faces
Neon colors
Rainbows
Flowers everywhere

Fashion
Surfer shirts with big stripes
Straight, bleached hair
Big hoop earrings
Lots of bangles, beads and dangley kinds of jewelry
Mini skirts
Empire waste dresses and tops
Polyester or double knits (Remember Stretch-n-Sew patterns?)
Before mentioned leisure suits
Fish net stockings
Hip hugger pants/skirts with wide belts and big buckles
Poor boy knit tops (worn with above item)
Bell bottom pants
Stove pipe pants
Long kneck scarves
Guys wearing necklaces with open button-down shirts exposing chest hair (ugh)
Billowy, puffy long sleeves on guys and gals
Patened (sp?) leather
Granny skirts and dresses (long and romantic)
Granny boots
Go Go boots
Sandles
Military attire (esp. army jackets)
Converse tennis shoes (lots of colors)

[Lorna]

We were probably quite behind you US sophisticates in Scotland but the 70s there were prawn cocktails (so classy!), 'Twister', 'Buckaroo', 'The Dukes of Hazard', 'Crunchie' bars, Bjorn Borg, little clicky-clacky bits for your bike, space hoppers, parkas, mods, mothers wearing swim caps with rubber flowers and a dreadful education.

[Sugarfoot]

Shoe string potatoes (in a can!) and Pepsi were the staples in our house,:)
as was peanut butter on Ritz crackers.

We also made cakes in a 13 x 9 pan and poked holes every few inches with the handle of a wooden spoon and then poured pudding over the whole thing. Usually, the cake was yellow and the pudding was chocolate. You could get some "Goober Grape" at the store and make little sandwhiches. My friends and I always had cheese-in-a-can on crackers.

I know I've seen those sheets of shrinking plastic at a craft store recently.

Don't forget all of those dances that we used to do, in other words,
"Do the hustle..."

I never missed the "New Mickey Mouse Club." Lisa, the "pink" mouseketeer is a homeschooling mom, now. She came to our state's convention a few years ago. Small world...

[astrid]

:) Thanks so much for your input! Rough Collie, you went above and beyond the call of duty on this one !

We've got tons of ideas, can't wait to get the party started!

Thanks again!

[Robin Hood]

Were those the years of flower power or was that in the 60's? I remember great big flowers on VW's and other places. Maybe you could make some great big flower placemats or table toppers.

[HSMom2One]

Oh, and don't forget that mirror balls and strobe lights were popular at dances back then!

Does anybody remember a dance called the Jerk? I'm afraid if I tried it now I'd end up in physical therapy!

Blessings,
Lucinda

[Virginia Dawn]

Everyone had beaded necklaces with sharks teeth, puka beads, or mother of pearl carved beads.

[Mamagistra]

... and a dreadful education.

LOL! :D

[Mama Lynx]

I cannot believe that no one has mentioned Abba.