My father was born in the 1930's, so when he turned 75 we thought it would be fun to throw him a birthday party with the theme being, 'The Depression Era'. Having gone through that time, it made a big impact on his life, how he lived then, and even how he lives today. We sang songs from that time period, made that old familiar paper moon backdrop for a photo op, made a collage of things that happened in the 30's as well as the experiences and new products he saw within each new decade.We also made a poster of things about my father and his life. There was a soup kitchen bread line where everyone lined up to get their food. My mom made several home made soups as well! Since my dad is a stamp collector we decided to transfer a picture of a stamp onto his cake that we made. There was also music played from the 'old days', and dancing. The paper moon photos were a real hit with everyone!
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| Here is a picture of what the cake looked like. |
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My mother in her paper moon photo shot
The paper moon was made out of paper mache. We hung a dark navy backdrop
stars on it. There was a covered seat to set on behind the moon. |
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| My Dad |
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| My Dad at 75 |
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