Toys
These toys were created in 1938 and almost every boy had these little green men to play war games with.
What are green plastic army men?
Bell-bottom pants, feathered hair, and big sunglasses were the biggest accessories of this dance / music genre.
What is disco?
This is something where you would sit at during the entire class period.
What is a desk?
This is the first dining room you see when you walk through WestHaven's front door.
What is the Sunrise Cafe?
These are some of the main animals you would see on a farm or particular ranch.
What are cows?
These dolls became collectibles and quickly gained popularity in the 80's. They are well known for their yarn hair.
What are Cabbage Patch Dolls?
This was one of the first on-the-go cassette players of it's time.
What is the Walkman?
These were widely used by teachers to write their lesson on for the class.
What is a chalk / black board?
These people are usually the first two a visitor sees and is greeted by when visiting WestHaven.
Who is Lexi / Cami?
These machines help farmers do a variety of things, such as plowing, planting, and harvesting crops.
What is a tractor?
This game came of age during the Great Depression and was the first coin operated machine.
What is a pinball machine?
A number of popular dances swept through the sock hops and jitterbug dance floors of the 1950s, including this dance.
What is The Twist?
If you made a mistake while writing or doing homework, these were used to make those mistakes go away.
What is an eraser?
This game in particular is a fan favorite of many residents here that we play every other day.
What is Bingo?
This building can be a place to hold livestock, horses, or even hay. They are the one of the most important structures to have.
What is a barn?
These building blocks first came out in 1962 and are now one of the largest, colorful, and well known block companies in the world.
What are Legos?
American car culture and the renewed popularity of a night out to the movies meant this next fad was almost a logical step.
What are the Drive-In theatres?
These were the main instruments given to children to practice and play during music class.
What are song flutes / recorders?
This guy is one to make announcements and you can hear him before you see him. To give you a hint, his name rhymes with braid.
Who is Wade?
This guy is the one to get all the chores and hard farm work done. He tends to the livestock and takes care of his crops. Without him nothing would ever get done!
What is a farmer?
A brightly colored, circular, hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America in the 1950's.
What is a hula hoop?
Before there were butterfly clips to pin or hold back your hair, this was the most popular hair accessory.
What is a scrunchie?
This storage container would hold your snacks and food all day until it was time for lunch.
What is a lunchbox?
WestHaven was established by these two people and it became Orland's first assisted living facility.
Who is Everett and Edith Schmidt?
These animals are known to being sloppy and huge. The noise they make is a loud snorting sound and the love the mud!
What are pigs?