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If you are studying the Roaring Twenties, why not throw a 1920’s party! You can dress up in helmet-shaped hats and wear beads with your dress. Have the men wear a black shirt with a white tie to represent a gangster from this time period.
We are using All American History, Volume II this year for our American History studies, and we are going through the different decades of the modern era. To actually feel like you are there, it’s fun to have 1920’s-style decorations. For example, for our centerpiece, we had a glass vase full of beads, with white ostrich feathers sticking out.
1920’s Party Invitation
For our invitation, I found a picture of a gramophone, and I cut out a silhouette in black card stock paper. I glued that to some purple card stock paper, writing the party information on the inside of the folded card.
1920’s Gramophone Cake
The cake was similar. I made a gramophone cake by frosting a chocolate cake with purple frosting. I outlined a gramophone with chocolate frosting, piping it on through a Ziplock bag with a corner cut off.
1920’s Music
We played some 1920’s music in the background of the party to create the ambience. Here is some 1920’s music you can play:
Old Family Photos of the 1920’s
We looked through some old genealogy pictures to find family members who lived during the 1920’s. It brings this time period in history home because this decade wasn’t so long ago after all, if grandma’s mother lived at that time!
1920’s Headband Craft for Kids
We made a 1920’s headband craft. We started with a ribbon that I found in the curtain section of a craft supply store. We used hot glue to add embellishments like feathers, buttons, broaches, or tassels.
Watch this video demonstration to see how I did these fun 1920’s activities:
Tags: hands-on learning, history, Homeschooling, modern history
Such a fun idea for hands-on learning! I especially love the headband craft!
My daughter loved how the headband turned out! Each of her friends made one, too, and they felt like they were living in the 1920’s.
This looks like so much fun! the 1920’s are one of my favorite eras! Clever and adorable ideas!
Thanks, we were studying this time period, and I thought a party would be the best way to splash into that time.
So fun! Such a creative and fun way to connect with history!
Hands-on is the best way to learn! And it’s fun and bonding as a family.
This sounds like so much fun!! Thanks for sharing, this sounds like it would be a blast… and it just so happens I’m planning a birthday party…
It’s a great theme, and educational, too!
That would be so much fun! I’ll have to pin this post for when we get to the 20’s! Thank you for the ideas.
It’s really good for homeschooling history.
How cute is that!! Love it!! Thank you for sharing! This is such a good idea.
I love bygone eras, especially when you play the music and feel like you’ve traveled back through time.
Looks like lots of fun! I love the headpiece you made and the cake was great too!
The cake was really simple, and my daughter loved it!
How fun is this! My older daughter would love a party like this. Love all the ideas to make it happen.
My kids love to choose their birthday party themes. One year we decide to go with the different decades from the 1920’s to the present.
Awesome ideas. I loved the gramaphone cake too. So easy too.
All of these ideas are easy to implement with minimal energy expenditure for tired parents.
Such cute ideas for studying the 20s with your kids. I know my kids would love it if we all dressed up for history lesson! 🙂
Dressing up in period costume is fun.
even though it’s 1920s it definitely was classy and neat. So good to come up with such activities of creativity.
Thanks. We really enjoyed this party.
You make learning so fun and interactive! The twenties are such a fun period to study.
The Roaring ’20’s were a special era. The show “Downton Abbey” was really popular because it took place in this bygone era of big dresses, landowners, and lots of servants.
I absolutely love this! I love this era! I love the music from this period. This is such a great idea for teaching history!
Thanks, we really enjoyed it!
Such cute ideas! I remember learning how to dance the Charleston in elementary school. The headband craft is super cute!
How fun! I have never learned the Charleston, but I would love to learn it some day!
This looks like it was so much fun! I love the idea of having old family photos from the 20’s!
I was surprised to find photos from my family from the 1920’s!
Hi Susan, you are such a creative woman. I love the 1920s inspired party. From the gramophone cake, the beaded gold pearls to the invitations, I loved all the concept. Great job.
I love creating themed parties! Glad you enjoyed seeing what we did.
How fun and creative! I think my family would love this idea. 🙂
You should do it!