Pop culture-inspired programs for tweens, teens, and adults

Book 2018

"This book will engage your library's users through toy-centric events that riff on Everything Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, Cabbage Patch Kids and more; Poodle Totes, Flannel Pillows, Flair Fun, Graffiti Art, and other DIY projects; video screenings such as I Want My MTV, Nostalgia Nickelodeon Night, Cult Movie Fest, and Marvel Madness; programs that incorporate yummy treats like cake pops, Chex mix, Classic Candies by the Decade, and popular m...

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ISBN:

9780838917053

Description:

xvii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Part 1. 1950s
Chex mix and more: nifty fifties' snacks
Everything Barbie
I love Lucy
The name is Bond, James Bond
Make your own BBQ
Model train mania
Fifties' chic: poodle totes
Part 2. 1960s
100 years of life: board game history and challenges
Decoupage daydream
Everything denim
Holy primetime, Batman! Superheros on TV
Love beads
Not your mother's book club: books that shocked
Part 3. 1970s
100 years of RC and model airplanes
Domino day
Erector set, tinkertoy and Lincoln Log challenges
DIY lava lamps and pet rocks
McDonald's happy meal toys
Retro crafts: pom-poms, macramé, flower looms, and more
Tie-dye
Y.A., why not? The golden age of young adult literature
Part 4. 1980s
'80s accessories
Attack of the Brat Pack
Ghostbusted
Graffiti art
I want my MTV
Microwave mania
Pac-Man party
Rubik's cube challenge
Strawberry Shortcake, Cabbage Patch Kids, and other hot '80s toys
Part 5. 1990s
'90s technology and game night
Flair fun
Flannel pillows
Nickelodeon nostalgia night
Pop music: boy bands and girl power!
Riot Grrrl celebration: zine and button making
Part 6. 2000s
Cake pops
Collector con
Cult movie fest
Marvel madness
Reality TV in real life
Revenge of the nerds
TR-not-so-L
Part 7. Pop culture review
Classic candies by the decade
Classic cars
Decades of Disney
Fashion trendsetters
Games
Popular franchises
Reboot month
Treats and beats by the decades

LCCN:

2018003535

Control Number:

2524116

Other Authors:

LaMantia, Katie, author
Vinci, Emily, 1988- author

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