What 50 items would you want!!

123budget

So Far......

1. soothing eye gel mask
2. face mask x 4
6.vita 50+ vitamins
7.stresspaul - stress reliever
8.fab at 50 key ring
9. wrinkle filler
10. nourishing hand cream
11. flying saucer sweets
12.silver sixpence (1961) gift charm
13.Bay city roller cd
15.dear sister from you to me journal
16. catapult pencil (for when she wants to fight back - she is a secondary school teacher!!)
17. small bottle sparkling white chardonnay
18. nail polish x 2
20. necklace (on leather string x2)
22. bag of sherbert pip sweets.
23. black jack and fruit salad chews
24. small bottle rose sparkling wine
25. Happy birthday to you Dr. Seuss book
26. Fifty is not a four letter word - paperback novel
27. Vintage 1961 aged to perfection tee shirt.

Still to get....
28. Old photo from loft
29. bookmark (probably home made with a poem on)
30. Photo frame to go with photo.
31. nice candle.
32. nice chocolates.
33. marbles (in case she loses hers - idea taken from this thread)
33. whistle - idea from this thread.
34. card or sheet with music/news from 1961
35. Homemade voucher from me - inviting her for nice coffee n chat
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40.
Stuck for last 5 ideas

spiddy100

What about a lottery ticket or scratchcard? You never know

Maybe to go with the voucher for coffee and a chat you could include a mug with her name on and some nice biscuits - maybe home made ones?

malibusami86

try boots or debenhams for some sample products. i got a clinique mascara yesterday as i was torn between 2 and wanted to try one first...

socks from primark? pretty hair clips?

i was also going to suggest iou.... for shopping trip, or coffee but see you've thought of that

keyring

spiddy100

I am still trying to sort things out for my DH, his birthday is in a couple of weeks. So far I have:

1. Fingerprint keyring - his "real" present
2. Pop-up beer cooler
3. Football book
4. Top Gear DVD
5. Biltong (!)
6. Water bottle for the gym
7. Aero drink
8. Aero bar
9. Box peanut brittle
10. Mini football
11. Bottle Daddie's Sauce (from the kids)
12. Limited edition pringles
13. Pack posh coffee
14. Mini pack Costa coffee (designed to make on the go so good for work)
15. Chilli crackers
16. Spicy cashew nuts
17. Box cloth hankies (always useful )
18. Jar chilli peppers
19. Bubble bath
20. Socks
21. Trial subscription to VIZ - £1 for 3 issues

Planned additions:
22, 23, 24, 25: minis of toiletries, you can get some nice packs from TK Maxx with a range of mens products
26. Something handmade by the kids
27. Lottery ticket using his birthday/age
28. Pot of "Gentleman's Relish" (if I can find it anywhere)
29, 30. BEER - he likes ale so will try to search out a couple of unusual ones
31. Happy Birthday beer glass

Can anyone help me find those missing 9 items please? I did think a mug to go with his coffee but I've bought him two personalised mugs in the past so that's no good. Did think of some CDs/books/DVDs but money is tight so I'm restricted to bargains like the Top Gear one which was < £2.

spiddy100

Oh, just to add, I am hoping that some of the gadget sites may have sales or vouchers avaiable next week, at the moment there's nothing out there because of Fathers' Day. Hopefully once that's over there will be some offers available to shift leftover stock Planning to hit Tesco on Monday morning as well in the hope of picking up any discounted goodies.

7roland8

Great ideas here - just one or two from me:
How about a list or jar/booklet of favourite memories - worth much more than stuff you can buy.

Also you could make a personalised choc bar wrapper for a bought bar - free templates online and personalise with pics as required

123budget re - you wanting printed stuff from 1961 - why not copy and paste stuff off web - old adverts or news - print it onto A4 and then either stick sheets together or get blown up to A3 as copiers.

Some packets of seeds - perhaps herbs or whatever is on offer

Lots of bookmark templates online too - perhaps get it laminated

Depending n how sentimental she is - how about pictures of all your family homes (or hers) old pictures of the village where she grew up. (Did this for lady who was 80 and she was more delighted than with stuff bought for her.)

Perhaps a 'free' picture book from suggestion on MSE - just pay postage.

Set up a free blog with blogger - real easy to do - add some pics and then get people to leave birthday wishes.

alm721

This is brill, will be doing this for hubby's 40th soon. thanks for the ideas.

sazzyb

Wanted to bump as am loving these ideas to celebrate my dad's 65th/retirement. Thanks anyone. I was completely stumped until I came here but love what I'm reading. If anyone else has ideas, let's keep hearing them!!! Thanks all!

plumpmouse

I did this recently for my husband.

I got him an engraved whisky glass, golf things, voucher for him to choose our next holiday, an old football program from the year he was born, a photo collage, photo keyring, photo fridge magnet, lots of silly bits that were relevant to us. I also got him a selection of beers as we have just moved to another country for him to find one he likes.

Home made things included a list of the number ones every year since his birth, a "what happened on this day" list, hand and foot prints with a poem on for each of the kids and a reading from our wedding. I laminated them all. I got a load of old photos of him and made a dvd to music using movie maker.

He loved it

yabajaz

a set of chopsticks (or 2) and a voucher for their local takeaway.
funky shoelaces for my trainers (£ shop)
hand warmers