50 single gifts! Help!

RustyFlange

My mum turns 50 in May next year (yes I know we are only in october but I need to start buying now to spread the cost out as much as possible!!!

I would love to buy her 50 things one to represent each year ... I also want to be there when she opens them all which means a 450 mile round trip

I am thinking small and daft presents aswell as nice lovely ones

So what I am asking of you is suggestions please ....

What I have thought of so far is below...


1 - Yankee candle
2 - Socks (avon moisture ones)
3 - incontinence pad
4 - Framed picture of her grandchildren (or of me, oh and the 2 kids)
5 - scrapbook page about my G'dad who we lost in May
6 - Posh pen
7 - New diary (maybe small filofax?)
8 - posh wine glass (or whisky glass)
9 - Bottle of wine
10 - Miniature JD
11 - Avon parrafin moisturiser
12 -

hob

1 - Yankee candle
2 - Socks (avon moisture ones)
3 - incontinence pad
4 - Framed picture of her grandchildren (or of me, oh and the 2 kids)
5 - scrapbook page about my G'dad who we lost in May
6 - Posh pen
7 - New diary (maybe small filofax?)
8 - posh wine glass (or whisky glass)
9 - Bottle of wine
10 - Miniature JD - if u go on the freebie part there is a link for miniature
Baileys coffee
11 - Avon parrafin moisturiser
12 - maybe a keyring of the number 50?
or can u get a photo of her when she was 1 ?
maybe you could get a note pad and write '50 reasons why we love u' and have everyone she knows family friends ect write things in (example i love you because you sceard away the monsters -by who ever)
thats all i can think of for now but ill come back if i think of anything else.

Rummer

• Piece of jewelery
• Saga brochure
• Slippers
• Blanket
• Magnifying glass
• Birthday badge
• Manicure kit
• Something from the year she was born

tunathe_cat

. music from the year of birth ? number 1 single
. newspaper headlines
. this is your life photo album/scrap book
. poem
lottery ticket
games from childhood - skipping rope/string cats craddle/
pac a mac and plastic hat (seaside)
voucher for afternoon tea
50 sweets
book for over 50 what not to do..

Cookhamite

Free samples from beauty counters (my husband did this one year, wrapped them up individually and it was great!!)

NEgirl

Im sure it was in River Island that i saw some Over the Hill pills and the like.....im doing one of these for my hubbys 40th in a few years so ive been on the look out for little quirky things

alison6692

They have pink folofax's in my sainsburys reduced to £2.50 - the breast cancer ones.

My idea for you

Bookmark
Fridge magnet
Drink coaster
Mug
One of those coin keyring things that is in the shape of £1
Sweeties
Smelly candle
Hankie
Socks
Handbag mirror
Photobook - snapfish have 50% off at the mo


HTH

Alison x

Keeping_Motivated

A photo collage of all the major events in her life starting from birth to date.

A plant with a name of some kind of personal meaning if she is into gardening.

Some sweets (if you can source them) that she may remember from childhood.

dooby

What a great idea! How about throwing some blasts from the pasts in there too Things that'll remind her of when she was younger. You could make her a perishable type basket and a gift one ? Ideas from me....

Camp coffee
Powdered egg
Sarsperella (sp)
Sugared almonds
Doilies
Shakin Stevens CD ??
Sugar cubes
Proper tea
Teapot
Cup and saucer
Teapot hat knitted thingy
Batternburg

oh, one of those crochet dolls that you put on toilet rolls. They were ace

RustyFlange

dooby wrote: »

What a great idea! How about throwing some blasts from the pasts in there too Things that'll remind her of when she was younger. You could make her a perishable type basket and a gift one ? Ideas from me....

Camp coffee
Powdered egg
Sarsperella (sp)
Sugared almonds
Doilies
Shakin Stevens CD ??
Sugar cubes
Proper tea
Teapot
Cup and saucer
Teapot hat knitted thingy
Batternburg

oh, one of those crochet dolls that you put on toilet rolls. They were ace

Could I think of more to make 2 baskets of 50 the above from the kiddies :rotfl:

Thankyou for the overwhelming lists so far!! I am compiling my lists .... keep them coming please.

Knew I could rely on you

NEGirl - You could add a rubiks cube

Rummer

Retro sweeties?