50 free/cheap birthday gifts

lucylema

Hi, my hubby is 50 this year and when he was 40 i gave him a box of 40 gifts. I wish to do this again but i am financially challenged at the moment so I am wondering is anyone could give me any ideas of what i can include?

I can spend but i really want to do it as cheaply as possible. He is getting an expensive gift so these will be little fun things so to speak

Home made is good

Your help is appreciated x

lilmiss1982

You could get him a 1965 Churchill crown for around £2 from ebay. As one present.

Katiehound

if you google there are things you might print off such as images or events from 1965.
images here;http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/03/50-years-ago-a-look-back-at-1965/387493/
events by the day here :http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1965
Or you pick events that happened on his birthday for every 10 years.

We have some sweet shops that sell old fashioned sweets. What did he buy as a child? You may well be able to still get some!

Children's toys- you can pick from 20s onwards- I know these are from USA & to sell but might give you an idea or two!
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/70stoys.html

mum2one

I love doing those gifts, id suggest - coin, key ring coin of the year, the 50 key ring, badge. Travel size toiletries. Pack of tissues,

As suggested - events of the day of his bday, no 1 records of the last 50yrs, a poem of his surname as the start of the line,

Have fun, - got my mums 70th tomorrow, haven't got round to doing her a box, did her 50th and 60th. Dads 60 and 70th. It's fun doing them xx

7roland8

Could buy Readers Digest or other mag from the month of his birth.

I did an album for hubby's 60s in May.
Just bought a cheap album with 60 sleeves and then copied 60 pictures from his past and called it '60 HAPPY MEMORIES'.

suejb2

I typed 1965 in Wikipedia ( may or may not be true)and the whole year day by day shows up, Churchills funeral a golden eagle recaptued Tom and Jerry first shown. Loads of things get a brew and have a look it may give you some ideas. One of my own though from my ten year old D.S school project is that Chewitts were introduced this year.

betterlife

you could make some homemade sweets or spiced nuts, turn an recycled jar into a savings pop, make a sticker to go on it : mid life crisis sports car funds, holiday savings etc. do him an IOU cheque book, for foot rub, fav meal, massage etc or a saucy IOU one lol xx

mrsdee

a jar with 50 pieces of paper in, each one containing with a handwritten note from you saying what you love about him :-).

abuzz

It is a very sweet and beautiful idea to gift your husband a box of 50 gifts. You can include home made sweets, key rings, cards with some love notes on it, photo album, love letter which will make him feel special too and you can also include some things as a gift which he wanted for a long time and the things which are useful for him too.

caffscho1

This is such a cute idea! Its reminds me of the "52 things I love about you" made with playing cards http://www.instructables.com/id/52-Things-I-Love-About-You-Card/

I recently made my Dad a spotify playlist for his 50th with a song from each of the last 50 years that he really loved, maybe something you could think about doing?

UnluckyT

I've heard people do their own vouchers for things like shoulder rubs, foot rubs and so on.