50th Birthday Parties Tips

Ideas for Unique 50th Birthday Gifts

You need a great gift for a 50th birthday and you aren't sure what to look for, since it seems like the recipient has already gotten just about every gift imaginable over the last half a century. While you may be tempted to just give up and settle for a gift card, why not look for an idea that is a bit more interesting? Here are a few fresh ideas for 50^th birthday gifts that you may want to consider:

• A 50th wedding anniversary would be celebrated with gold gifts, so why not use a similar theme for 50th birthday gifts? Don't limit yourself to gold jewelry. You could spray paint a basket gold and fill it with gold pens, gold foil wrapped chocolates and other small gold colored trinkets.
• Create a sampler of 50 different types of candy or an assortment of 50 different snacks. You're sure to find one or two that the birthday honoree will love with that many choices.
• Donate fifty dollars to a charity that is close to the birthday boy or girl's heart and recommend that other friends and family members do the same thing. The result could be a massive amount of money donated to charity in that person's name.

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50th Birthday Quotes

Turning 50 is a wonderful time to celebrate with friends and family and reflect back on one's experiences in life. Looking for some 50th birthday quotes? If you need some 50th birthday quotes for inspiration, we have a list of some that will make you chuckle and some that will make you stop and think.

"At age 50, everyone has the face he deserves."
-George Orwell

"The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."
-Muhammad Ali

"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
-Bob Hope

"They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body."
-Author Unknown

"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old."
-James A. Garfield

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50th Birthday Party Ideas

If you're throwing a 50th birthday party, consider incorporating some ideas that put a spin on the usual birthday affairs. Need some 50th birthday party ideas? We've put together some 50th birthday party ideas with a twist:

Gourmet Party Meal – Instead of dining out, hire a personal chef that'll cook a gourmet meal in your home and show you how to prepare the meal as well. It's a scrumptious way to celebrate a 50th birthday party with family and a few close friends.

Picnic in the Sky – Rather than settling down to an outdoor birthday picnic party, why not charter a hot air balloon and have a picnic in the sky?

Vacation Cabin Sleepover – Find a scenic location you can drive to. Rent a cabin big enough for family and friends, and host a vacation cabin sleepover. Have catering delivered and pack decorations with you.

Traveling Birthday Adventure – Rent a luxury bus or cable car for a scenic tour. Bring the food and celebratory items with you as you become birthday tourists for the evening.

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Over The Hill Sayings

Getting older may not be easy for some, but having a healthy sense of humor certainly helps. Over the hill sayings are perfect for summing up what's funny about getting older. Here are a few we've compiled:

• I'm 50 & I feel great. Feel for yourself!
• I can't believe you're 50. Maybe 49, but never 50!
• Age is not a destination. It's a journey!
• 50 year-old. One owner. Needs parts. Make offer.
• Seen it all. Done it all. Can't remember most of it.
• Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.
• Old fart. Young heart.

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50th Birthday Personality

Turning 50 is a great milestone! Have the birthday person's friends and family make it that much more special. Come up with a list of 50 character qualities that the birthday person has and why they are significant to each person.

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50th Birthday Party Idea: Return to Prom Days

When you are 50, the mention of high school is usually met with a bit of nostalgia. Memories of geeky clothes and embarrassing mistakes are much funnier over 30 years later. Why not bring back high school for a day with a 50th birthday party idea that involves throwing a prom for grownups?

Guests should dress formally, as they would have for the high school prom. In the invitations, encourage them to look for clothing that is similar in style to what they wore to their original prom, as well. However, they may want to opt for wigs if they are recreating hairdos, too, since hairstyles are sometimes a bit wild during the teen years!

Ideally, there should be live music from that hot high school boy band from several decades ago. If the band members are all corporate lawyers in New York now and have no interest in a band reunion performance, make sure you hire a band or DJ that knows the hits from that time period.

Hiring the high school gymnasium where the original prom was held is the perfect finishing touch. There's just no way to fake that smell of sweaty feet and perfume that a prom in a gym offers. Unfortunately, using the gym isn't always possible, but try to at least recreate those slightly tacky decorations everyone was so proud of.

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50th Birthday Gag Gift

Fifty years is half a century. It is a major wedding anniversary. It is a landmark birthday. So, what better way to commemorate the day than with a 50^th birthday gag gift? Sure, you can do all the traditional squirting tie tacks and rubber chickens, but you could also try something that ties into the age of the recipient.

One tacky pink yard flamingo is a good one. A pair of these plastic birds is usually an ironic statement. However, 50 pink yard flamingos covering the lucky birthday boy or girl's lawn is a great gag gift. The lucky recipient will probably never forget the day he or she stepped out the front door to retrieve the newspaper to see 50 pink yard flamingos on the lawn. Fifty lawn gnomes or 50 plastic ducks create a similar impression.

In the past 50 years, there were many tasteless and tacky fashion trends. Hit the thrift shops and dig through the closets to find examples of the many different really bad trends. Wrap them with care and present them as if they are serious gifts. Don't forget to mention that the gifts are a gag after they are opened, or you may see the birthday recipient wearing one or more of them sometime soon so he or she doesn't hurt your feelings!

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Choosing the Right 50th Birthday Invitations

There are so many designs for 50th birthday invitations available that narrowing the choices down to just one can be overwhelming. How do you decide on just one of the many invitation styles? Try some of these tips for choosing the right 50th birthday invitations for your special celebration:

• Decide whether you want silly or sophisticated invitations. This allows you to cut out an entire category immediately.
• Think about the wording on the invitations. Are you holding a surprise party or is the birthday boy or girl helping you address the envelopes? You can cut out another category with this simple decision.
• Consider buying personalized invitations. This option allows you to choose the wording you want and saves quite a bit of energy and time, since you won't have to fill in all those who, what, when and where lines on generic invitations.
• Think about the birthday honoree's tastes. If he or she has a special color preference or hobby, you may want to look for invitations that reflect these things. In fact, if you don't have a party theme picked out yet, those invitations that seem so perfect may just give you the inspiration for the whole party!

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