1. Fads of the 1920’s

2. Peter Pan Peanut butter Peter Pan Peanut Butter was introduced in the 20's and the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was a popular food item. Smoking Cigarettes Smoking became very common and an everyday occurrence in the 1920's. Even woman were smoking. They would smoke them with a very long cigarette holder. Flagpole Sitting Started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. He did it on a dare in 1924, and it soon caught on nationwide. It became a spectator sport, and he eventually set the World Record at 49 days with a crowd of 20,000 people watching. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the Great Depression started, it brought an end to this fad.

3. Flappers They smoked, drank, danced, and voted. Flappers broke away conservative image of womanhood that prevailed at the time. They wore short hair, wore less clothing so they could move freely, used make-up, and created the concept of dating. They were giddy, unconventional, and took risks. In 1929, the stock market crashed, the great depression started, and the frivolity and recklessness of flappers came to an end. Mahjongg China conquered the United States as millions of Americans took to the mahjongg tables to Pong and Chow their way to, well, a really big fad.

4. Mandatory Hats Wearing a hat was a must for all well dressed men. Pea Shooters Kids loved them and adults became very irritated over this fad. The shooters were about the size of a writing pen and used as a blowgun with dried peas. Radio Shows Families used to gather around the radio to listen to such shows as Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Death Valley Days. We call it Old Time Radio now but back then it was new. The fad faded after the television was invented.

5. Stickball A game similar to baseball, but played by kids in the streets. Was popular in big cities. Stoop Ball An inner city game played by throwing a ball up the stoop or staircase from the outside pavement. This game was very popular before WWII.

6. Swing Dancing A popular type of dance that almost everyone was doing.