Melody Ellison, 1964

February 2023

See my blog post for full details and pictures. 

I hosted this event in February 2023 in honor of Black History Month. The setting of the Melody books is 1964 Detroit, Michigan. 

I shared information about the setting in the following categories:

• 1964 Cost of Living (image from reddit)

• About Melody's Time from Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody by Erin Falligant

• Inside Melody's World from Never Stop Singing by Denise Lewis Patrick

• Food

  • Pop-Tarts (1964)

  • Doritos (1964)

  • Sprite (1961)

• Music

  • Do You Love Me by the Contours

  • I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops

  • The Way You Do the Things You Do by The Temptations

  • (Love is Like A) Heat Wave by Martha Reeves & the Vandelles

  • How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by Marvin Gaye

  • You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me by the Miracles 

• Books

  • The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

  • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

• Board & Card Games

  • Hi Ho! Cherry-O

  • The Game of Life

  • Skip-Bo

We played hopscotch and Simon says and enjoyed Pop-Tarts, Doritos, and Sprite. 

For a craft we made Melody's Pennant Craft from the Lift Your Voice: A Melody Event Planner which was once available on the American Girls website.