50 single gifts! Help!

rocketchimp9

My dad turns 50 this year (3 days before christmas) and we are thinking of doing something similar. He has said that he wants experiences rather than presents. Me and mum are going to do one event a month over the next year and put each idea in an envelope to be opened on the first of the month a la ps i love you. Just need to think of all the ideas now. Sorry to hijack your thread just thought I would share my idea

RustyFlange

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if you run low on money or ideas, you could go for a few of these in a little bag with ribbon and a tag with the reason behind the item written on and count them seperately maybe...
(just copied these from a crafty website)

Getting Old Kit

Small box of Bran Flakes

Alarm Whistle - for when you've fallen and you can't get up

Magnifying Glass - to help you when you read

Cane (a candy cane will do the trick)

While you were Napping Pad - so you don't miss any messages while you are napping (I made these on the computer also, and then padded them)

Toothpicks - to help prop your eyes open so you don't fall asleep

Rubberband - to give you your flexibility back

Aspirin -for all the new little aches and pains

Pack of seeds * to thank you for helping me grow into what I am today

A clock * thank you for always finding time for me

Battery * to thank you for all the times you never gave up, you kept going and going

Candle * thank you for being my *guiding light*

Tea Bag * so you can sit back and relax once in a while

Fireball * for times when you are burnt out

Eraser * to remind you that everyone makes mistakes. That*s okay, we learn by them
A bag * to help you keep it all together



some of them are a bit cringey, but you could use a few maybe

Thankyou for this, I regularly make things like this to sell on both my website and also as gag gifts for people. The latest one I did is on my blog

Rocket, that sounds so lovely!! I would love if you could let me know how you get on with it?

lucylema

I did this for my Hubb when he was 40.

Box of 50 1p shiney coins
Box of Hankys wrapped individually
Slippers
Walking Stick with ribbons and balloons over it

How about a scrapbook of things like - number one each year of her life, 50 top news items etc

rocketchimp9

RustyFlange wrote: »

Thankyou for this, I regularly make things like this to sell on both my website and also as gag gifts for people. The latest one I did is on my blog

Rocket, that sounds so lovely!! I would love if you could let me know how you get on with it?

Will let you know as we go so far all we have planned is a trip to london to see wicked as he has said he would like to see it.

elfen

A gnome....as many old people have gnomes. I know they have one in Hawkins Bazaar that you can record a message on

nuttyrockeress

I did a CD for my husband's 40th earlier this year which contained a song from every year from birth to now. Took a while to do but it's great fun to listen to in the car on long journeys

Bennifred

elfen wrote: »

A gnome....as many old people have gnomes. I know they have one in Hawkins Bazaar that you can record a message on

:mad::mad:Fifty isn't OLD!!!!!:mad::mad:

Bennifred - 50 in less than 2 weeks - stomps off........

laurel7172

I sprained my ankle this summer, rather a long way from shopping, and the only stick I could buy was a real old-lady folding one. I love the idea of recycling it as a silly present!

Mudbath

My children made my mum a book with lots of questions for her birthda. They used black paper and wrote a question on each page in silver pen. They then gave the paper and pen to my mum for her to answer everything....things from 'your favourite colour' to 'did you ever get into trouble at school'. When she'd finished it she handed it back to them and swapped it for her favourite chocolates (bought by my children). We all learnt lots and my mum really enjoyed doing it.

janeym8

i did thid for BIL `s 40th and had things like modelling balloons,face mask-hes very much a mans man lol,whistling lolly pops,loads of stupid wee things plus a few good things that were really his pressies

i numbered them all so he had to open them in order-not for any reason just so he knew which number he was on and the fact there were 40

the first few i put in an empty lidded a4 paper box and had 40 candles spelling out 40 on the lid and we lit the candles and carried it through as if it was a cake

he loved it all as did my kids who helped a lot with it they wer e10 at the time
when i priced it all up even though some very cheap things bought still worked out quite pricey but i figured he was worth it

janey xxx