Tips on Throwing a 50th Birthday Party
Send out invitations to friends and family. Include special people that haven't been seen in years. For example, an old teacher, childhood friend or a coworker from the first job they worked at. People from the past can be given some time during the party to share some special times and moments they had with the birthday person.
Dress up in fifties costumes. You can encourage everyone to come to the party dressed up from the fifties era. The women can wear poodle skirts, wig tip shoes, black cat glasses and a scarf. The men can wear white t-shirt, leather jacket, an Elvis wig and jeans. Some places you can buy fifties clothes is the thrift store and costume shop.
Create a fifties atmosphere at the party. For example, play popular fifties music such as "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley, "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone and "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards. You can find fifties music at your local music store. Another idea for creating a fifties atmosphere is hanging posters of famous people in the fifties. For example, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Paul Anka and Debbie Reynolds.
Make a memory album representing different times of their life. You can have samples of pictures from each year of their life. You may have to ask others for help in gathering pictures. Missing a few years here and there is also fine. The memory album will make a wonderful gift that they will cherish. The memory album can be placed on a table near the entrance for everyone to view and enjoy.
Provide food that represents the fifties. For example, hamburgers, fries, milkshakes and root beer floats. For the birthday cake you can make one that looks like a record. Frost the cake with black frosting then take a fork and drag it around the outside part of the cake. Then in the center of the cake put a special message.
Play a few fun games. For example, have posted on everyone's back the name of a famous person from the fifties. Then each person has to ask other people questions to find out who they are. Some famous people from the fifties include Doris Day, Anne Baxter, Connie Francis, Sonny and Cher.
These are some tips that will guarantee a fun filled memorable fifties party.
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Post a CommentSonny & Cher...the 50's? Cher was born in 1946 and they weren't even married until 1964!
I recently attended the 50th Birthday party of a cousin and it was awesome. Her kids grabbed a bunch of old/new pictures of my cousin with family and used http://www.smilingsnaps.com to compile them into a choreographed DVD show with music and actions! My cousin loved to see those 'good-old-days' come live on the big screen in front of her and the emotions brought tears to her eyes! It was the most unexpected gift she had ever got on a birthday!!
I threw a 50 year old Surprise party for my wife with about 60 friends and relatives invited. The theme I used was "It's a Day of Mourning." Her Mother took her shopping for the day while the house was prepared and guests arrived. On our front lawn we had a mock gravestone(made of wood) which said "In Memory of the Passing of Her Youth" which was a big hit for everyone(except her Mom). All guest came dressed in black, some with canes and most sprayed their hair gray. All decorations were black and white. I also had gone around Honolulu to my wife's doctor, dentist, and other associates who could not make the party and had them wish her a happy birthday on the video camera. Her dentist held up a pair of false teeth and told her they would be ready next week (she has perfect teeth). Anyway, awesome fun party.
Doing a memory album is actually a pretty good idea.
Thanks, I love all the ideas. I have three weeks to plan my moms 50th.
You have some really great ideas here.
Great ideas. Sounds like fun, fun, fun. Great article.
Well...hate to admit, I'm 'over 50' BUT these would truely make a great party at 60 also with a few adjustments! :)
My mom is turning fifty in a few years, I may have to use some of these ideas. Thanks.
my parents are both over 50 or else id steal these ideas