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The Return of Skating Car Hops

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

What was once a regularity in the fast-food world has now become a rarity: rollerskating waitresses. However, chains such as Sonic Drive-in and Ruby’s Diner are bringing the tradition back. You can now go to a burger joint and feel like you have stepped back into the 60’s.

Rollerskates aren’t used to get the food to the customer faster. They are used to entertain them. Customers are getting more than a meal; they are also getting a show.

This idea isn’t new for Sonic. In the 60’s and 70’s rollerskating carhops were a natural site at one of these fast food

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Sock Hop Dance Moves

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

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When planning or attending a summer sock hop, it’s the small details that make all the difference. Attire should be consistent with the styles of the time in which those dances were held, as should the dance moves. Figuring out an appropriate outfit is fairly easy, but figuring out the dance moves can be a little tricky.

Many dances were made popular during the 1950’s, when sock hops were in their prime. There was the hand jive, the jitterbug, the cha cha, and the bop. While any of those dances would be great to learn for a sock hop, knowing a basic slow dance and fast dance will get you along just fine.

For the fast dance, men, you step in place with your left foot, keeping your heel up, and then you step again, but this time keeping your heel down. You will do the same with your right foot, after which you will take a step back with your left foot. Then, you simply return to starting position.

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What is a sock hop?

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Simply put, a sock hop is a dance. First becoming popular in the 1950’s, these dances were usually held for teenagers. They typically took place in high school gyms and cafeterias.

This is a picture from a recent sock hop party that show how to entertain younger children.

This is a picture from a recent sock hop party that shows how to entertain younger children.

In fact, their location is what earned them their name. In order to protect the varnished gymnasium floor, dancers were required to remove their shoes at the beginning of the dance. This left them in their socks and stockings, which helped them in doing dances such as the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and many more.

Due to their popularity, most dances were sock hops. However, hops were different from other dances in that they were informal. They were very common and didn’t require teens to get too dressed up.

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Car Hop Safety Precautions

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Car hops are so much better during the summer months. You don’t have to worry about roller skating around snow

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piles or slipping on wet pavement. If you are thinking of hosting a car hop, the summertime is the best time to do it.

When hosting a car hop be sure to remember safety. Safety is very important when you are hosting any type of event. Do your best to keep your employees and customers safe by planning ahead.

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Tips For Buying Petticoats Online

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Petticoats are a beautiful article of clothing. Sadly, there are very few local or department stores that sell them. It isn’t an article of clothing that you can normally just go shopping around for at the mall.

That leaves a huge market for online shopping. Online shopping now has a huge market for unique and diverse things. It is a convenient way to shop for many people.

Petticoats in general are best found online. There may be exceptions to this rule, but the truth is that underskirts are not found in department stores anymore. If you want to find a variety of styles, colors, and materials your best option is shopping for them online.

Look for the size guide to determine what size you need to order. Since you won’t be trying on anything physically you want to match your measurements as closely as possible. If the size guide says “fits generously” take that in to consideration and order a size smaller than you normally do.

Find out what type of petticoat you need. A lot of bridal gowns and prom dresses already have built in pettiskirts. Decide what size petticoat you would need for your particular dress to give it the fullness you want.

Keep a picture of your dress handy while you shop. If you are searching for a pettiskirt for your wedding dress it is also a good idea to keep your color palette next to you as well for reference. That way you can make sure the petticoat matches your wedding colors.

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Petticoat: A History

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Pettiskirts, usually called petticoats, have been used for hundreds of years by women underneath their dresses. In the 1500s women wore full pettiskirts to make their waists look smaller than it actually was. They also wore beautifully designed pettiskirts when they had open-fronted dresses to show them off.

Petticoats were a popular choice during the Renaissance. Multi-layered dress styles offered a few pettiskirts to be worn at the same time. Wool pettiskirts became fashionable during Wales in the 1700s.

Lace petticoats were worn in the 18th Century. Elegant designs were mostly worn by the wealthy class. Lace pettiskirts were worn with corsets, and women at the time had a tendency to faint because of lack of air and the heaviness the pettiskirts provided.

Pettiskirts were also a popular Opera choice. Extended frames were built to make Opera singers skirts appear even fuller than previous pettiskirts. The full bodied effect quickly gained popularity in Europe and America.

Opera pettiskirts were a popular choice in America in the 19th Century. Movies such as The King and I and Gone With The Wind give good examples of this type of style. Full framed petticoats gave a very wide, full effect on the bottom of skirts, making waists continue to appear tiny.

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This Mothers Day Host a Fun Tea Party

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

With Mother’s Day right around the corner it is time to plan the big day. If you are looking for something fun to do, a Mother’s Day tea party may be just your cup of tea. What better way to celebrate the mother-daughter bond than dressing up in poodle skirts, wearing fancy, decorated hats, and playing silly games with each other.

A proper tea party should be a dress-up party. Poodle skirts are a fun costume idea for a tea party. Poodle skirts are available in both adult and child sizes, so both mom and daughters will be able to wear matching costumes.

A tea party would not be a tea party with out a tea set. There are plenty of places to find a tea set that fits your needs. They come anywhere from really elegant sets to inexpensive, children tea sets.

Be sure to do a fun craft with each other, either before or during the party. One fun idea is to make a high-tea party hat to wear during the tea party. An easy way of doing this is to buy a fun sun hat and then glue on fake flowers and plastic jewels.

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Great Summer Party Ideas

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Summertime offers great weather for outdoor parties. Enjoy the break in school and enjoy the warmer weather by having a fun party. Enjoy some of these fun ideas.

Host a costume party! Costume parties can entertain children and be an exciting event for adults as well. Host a themed party if you would like or keep the costumes open to whatever the guests would like to dress up as. Theme parties can be fun and give you a more specific theme to focus on. For example, for a 50’s theme you know you can dress in poodle skirts and greaser costumes. Poodle skirts are great costume ideas because poodle skirts come in both adult and children sizes. Other theme costume parties include westerns, princess, superhero, etc.

Grill up some grub by having a BBQ party in your backyard. You can serve great BBQ food, including hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, watermelon. Top it off with some ice cold lemonade.

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Preschool Dress-Up Parties

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Preschool age children love to dress up. Having a Dress up party for your preschool child’s birthday or just for fun can be a great experience for them. Here are some tips we have on how to make this preschool dress-up party fun.

Dress up parties for preschoolers can be fun for both girls and boys. Girls can dress up in fun children poodle skirts, ruffle dresses, hats and gloves. Boys can dress up in cowboy hats, bow ties, and vests. Hip Hop provides a variety of beautiful and unique children poodle skirts for you to choose from.

Invite guest’s parents to join them at the party. Having parents along can help younger preschoolers during any emotional outbursts, and provide them the security they may need during these moments. Parents may also enjoy being able to visit with other parents as they watch their children play.

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Dress Up Birthday Party For Girls

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

We recently posted an article with ideas for a preschool dress up party. Here are some more ideas, but catered towards girls instead of toddlers. Below are some suggestions on birthday party games, activities, and more dress up fun.

First, start out by finding or making the perfect party invitation. Keep with the dress up theme. You can make your own by cutting out shapes of purses or shoes. You can also find some very cute party invitations online that are catered towards a dress up birthday party.
Be sure to make the decor of the party fun. Hang streamers and balloons in similar colors, and drape feather boas around the room. Borrow mirrors to put around the “dress up room” so all the girls can see their outfits. You can use balloons as the centerpiece of the table by tying the strings to the handle of a purse.

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When the girls come to the party have the children poodle skirts and other dress up outfits ready for them. Put the children poodle skirts in a large box or trunk that they can scavenge through. It can also be fun to do a quick, simple make-over such as face painting or adding lip gloss or blush to the girls so they feel dressed up.

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