Fashion throughout history

My Style | Life of Momma BMy daughter wanted to finish up her My Style merit badge.  We have learned about modesty, we learned to sew using a pattern, and we looked at accessories. The only requirement left was to learn how styles have changed over the last several decades.

Requirement #11, has the girls present the fashions form different eras in a creative way.  She was to specifically look at clothes that I, her grandmother, and her great-grandmother wore.  After looking through family photos were started searching the internet.

We found a great website, The People History. It explains how styles have changed.  It also had lots of photos. I hate to admit how many of the fashions I remember wearing.

She opted to create a time-line using images we found on the website listed above.  At the top of the page their are links to images and explanations for the 20’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.

Hope you find this information helpful.

fashion timeline for My Style Merit Badge | Life of Momma B

NOTE: The text requirement has been greatly simplified here. Please be sure to read the full text in the Girl Handbook to make sure you fully understand the requirements.

Bible Basics Merit Badge

Bible Basics Merit Badge Helps | Life of Momma BLast week I shared with you a worksheet I created to help with the Bible Basics merit badge, requirement #11.  Keeping with that theme, this week I would like to share another printout to aid in the completion of the Bible Basics badge at the Explorer level.

Hopefully, each girl spends time each day reading scripture. If they do not, now is an excellent time to form this habit.  I wish I had developed this habit at a young age.  Bible Basics requirement #9 has the girls spend time in scripture each day for two weeks.

This can be done by choosing a book of the bible and reading through it, or in conjunction with a devotional book. The form below has the girl record the passage of scripture they read, and what spoke to them.  Continue reading “Bible Basics Merit Badge”

Special Delivery #7

Special%20Delivery%20All-thumbAHG merit badge Special Delivery focus on stamp collecting.  I know philately is not cool to some most people, but Lily has enjoyed working on this merit badge. It allowed her to connect to her grandpa in a new way. She is currently working on this badge.

Requirement number seven looks into the story behind each stamp. She is to select 10 stamps and write the story depicted on each. If you are working on this requirement start by printing the file below twice.

After selecting ten stamps, head to www.arago.si.edu.  “Arago is your resource to the study of philately and postal operations as seen through the eyes of the National Postal Museum.”  The search option allows you to learn more about each stamp, including the issue date and location. It also tells the history behind the stamp.

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