Question for children of the 80's...........?

Question

My son's school is celebrating their 50 year anniversary and each grade was assigned a certain year to decorate their classroom like. He got the 80's. I am a child of the 80's but can't think of how to turn some of those trends into classroom decorations. Any ideas?

Answer 1

what great years. Neon color, those black rubber bracelts.  Wild hair.  But for classroom it was still disco an roller skates. Party city can help.

also depends where u are located. the inner city new york had a revolution of its own musically.

Answer 2

1.slinky's

2.mtv

3.madonna

4.nintendo

5.atari's

6.rubix cubes

7.big hair

8.jelly shoes

9.short denim shorts

10.rolled up shirts

11.bright neon collars

12.pants with zippers at the bottoms

13.slap bracelets

14.jelly bracelets

15.nylon braided friendship bracelets

16.any 80's music (bon jovi) (new kids on the block)

Answer 3

Maybe some pictures with popular 80s cartoons. He-Man, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Duck Tales, Thundercats etc. were all a big part of being a kid back then.

Answer 4

wow, im just saying, at least u didnt get the 60's! then u would have to put coke and heroin up on the walls! lol. 80's. hair metal, so ozzy, halen, do alot of big hair stuff.

FALCO! ROCK ME AMEDEUS

Answer 5

Bright neon colors!

Answer 6

What grade? If it's elementary, might I suggest the teenage mutant ninja turtles, my little pony, strawberry shortcake, GI Joe? Middle school would have to be Madonna, Roxette, Cory Feldman/Haim. I have no idea about high school in the 80's.

Answer 7

izod,penny loafers,preppy,jordache jeans, madonna(  lacy gloves, black friendship bracelets),cyndi lauper fashion, 80 hit music, break dancing.   80's rock!

Answer 8

Slap on bracelets would be a fun gift to give out

Answer 9

Make tie dye t-shirts and cut them up making them look like rags.  Put on Micheal Jackson's "Thriller". Maybe that will help. Good luck.

Answer 10

Use one of those gigantic brick cell phones in place of the regular phone...

Answer 11

Money, cassettes, vcr's, jelly shoes/bracelets, rubix cubes, atari. People were obsessed with the stock market a bit more back then (think of the movie, I think it was called "Greed" with Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas). That was what the 80's was all about.

Answer 12

MTV has got to be in there somewhere--I want my MTV.

Answer 13

Black and Neon colors, and maybe some cheesey 80's toys like rubiks cubes, and slinky's.

Answer 14

Bright neon colors for decorations!  Bright streamers, paper plates, etc.

Answer 15

I was an 80s baby but I didn't start school until the early 90s!