I HAD A 50'S SOCK HOP FOR MY DAUGHTER'S 5TH BIRTHDAY AND IT WAS A BLAST! I TRANSFORMED MY BASEMENT INTO A FIFTIES DINER WITH RED, BLACK AND WHITE! THERE WERE REAL RECORDS AND MUSIC NOTES HANGING FROM THE CEILING. ALL KINDS OF PICTURES ON THE WALL- JAMES DEAN, ELVIS, PINK CATALACS, HAMBURGERS, MILKSHAKES ETC. WE STARTED THE PARTY BY MAKING PINK TISSUE WRIST CORSAGES. ALL THE GIRLS HAD ON POODLE SKIRTS WITH SADDLEOXFORDS AND THE BOYS DRESSED IN LEATHER LIKE THE FONZ! I TAUGHT THE GIRLS ALL THE DANCES FROM GREASE- HANDJIVE, TWIST, TRAIN, CHICKEN DANCE, AND THE SHOUT SONG! THEY LOVED IT! WE PLAYED PIN THE TAIL ON THE POODLE. WE HAD SMALL HAMBURGER AND CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE ALONG WITH CAKE AND ICE-CREAM. THE CAKE WAS SQUARE WITH A PAIR OF EATABLE SADDLEOXFORDS, AND A BOX OF POPCORN ,THERE WAS HANDMADE POPCORN KERNELS AND LITTLE HOTDOG LINING THE CAKE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE TO TAKE HOME AND YES YOU COULD EAT THEM! WE HAD HULA HOOP CONTEST AND A BUBBLEGUM BUBBLE BLOWING CONTEST AT THE END!  THE KIDS TOOK HOME A GOODY BAG WITH A PLASTIC GUITAR, MICROPHONE AND A CASSETTE TAPE WITH ALL 50'S MUSIC AND THE MUSIC TO THE DANCES THAT THEY HAD LEARNED! IT WAS A PARTY PEOPLE ARE STILL TAKING ABOUT! WE EVEN FOUND A JUKEBOX TO PUT IN THE CORNER! IF YOU ARE A 50'S LOVER- THIS IS THE PARTY FOR YOU!!!