70Th Birthday

[pinkjudy45]

My husband will be 70 later in the year, has anybody got any ideas how we could celebrate it, perhaps with the family or not, also finances are a bit tight so nothing too costly.

[DTCwordfan]

Dinner at home.....perhaps a local catering company if the £s will stretch that far, allows you to get your own booze in.

[pinkjudy45]

Thanks for the suggestion DTcrosswordfan, sounds good to me, I will hunt out catering firms.

[DTCwordfan]

If you were down in Cornwall, there is a new one opening up that I know and two very good chefs involved.....

[Clanad]

The set piece, at least here in the U.S., is the 'Life's Book" for the 70 year old. It can be simple or especially well done and includes photos , stories from friends and relatives, newspaper articles and a career history (armed services as well, if applicable) and people form the past. Always appreciated and can be reviewed for years to come.

A simple but elegant Champagne Glass with "70" on it and tied with a silver ribbon (not black!). A "show" type poster set at the front door of whatever venue you happen to choose, fitted with silver ribbons and largish picture of the honoree.

Lastly, we attended a recent 70th, and the family put together 70 very small gift boxes (about 2 X 2 X 4 inches) and filled them with inexpensive, funny little gift items. He got a pair of silly cuff links that he thought he had lost decades previeously. Many of the guest requested and got a box or three, but the family is usually charged with putting them together. Alternately, 7 of the little boxes would suffice...

[tenrec]

I have created books in celebration of various birthdays. They go down very well. Just scan photos into compuuter and add a bit of text. Can be put in see thru a4 pockets in a folder or made into small booklets if you have the skills.

[boxtops]

How fit is he? - does he have a bucket list that you could pick something off?

[boxtops]

Lots of ideas in the related topics items at the bottom of the page!

[TWR]

Party at home with a stripper as a surprise Pink?

[pinkjudy45]

We are not in Cornwall, but thanks anyway. Thanks for all the other ideas, the different gift boxes sounds a great idea and fun to do, as do the photos in an album, his adult children would be good at that. The stripper has already been done for his 50th.