Fiftieth Birthday Party Ideas

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Fiftieth Birthday Party Ideas: 5 Gifts Theme Party

No matter if you have a big party or a just a small dinner party, you can do this birthday party theme.

The "5 gifts" theme commemorates each decade of the birthday person. Prepare 5 gifts that represent different stages of life.

You could ask each guest or group of guests to prepare just one of these symbolic gifts to be presented and opened at the party:

Childhood: The first gift is for the first 10 years. This should be something token and nostalgic like old fashioned candy of the 1960s.

Teen Years: The 2nd gift represents the teen years: we all remember those! So choose something like beer, a guitar, "herbs" (just kidding), a CD of the popular music of the 1970s or maybe a gag gift that relates to that time.

Growing Adult Years: The 3rd gift represents the years up to the 30s - starting a family or a job or maybe exciting travels and a glamorous life style. The gift could be nostalgic also. Framed photos, an album, or if this was a glamorous time of travel and adventure a memento of the place visited such as a handbag or cuff links made in Italy (for example).

Refinement Years: The 4th gift represents life up to the 40s. Some people feel this period was their most productive period and that they grew the most during this time. This is the time when tastes become more refined. Good gifts that represent refinement could be wine, books, cigars, or something along those line.

The Best Years: The 5th gift is the gift for today. Since it's a significant birthday, a little extravagance is in order. Jewelry or a watch, crystal, basically something beautiful and memorable. Or something that represents relaxation and excitement for the future like a trip, a set golf clubs (or one really nice club), or a spa package.

Label the gifts in order of decades (describing what each gift represents) and have the birthday person open the gifts in order. Choose gifts for this 50th birthday party idea that are individual to the person - it make the nostalgic theme much more memorable.

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