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60th birthday gifts

Posted by Piscean on 3:11 AM 0 comments

My father is turning 60 in a few months. He isn't taking it too well and has started to notice more and more gray hairs protruding from his scalp. His body has more aches and pains nowadays too. He's actually dreading his birthday this year, not that I blame him. Our family has decided to throw him a surprise birthday party and make a big celebration out of it. We're having it catered and holding it in a hotel's conference room. Amazingly, it isn't costing us more than $300 for everything. I have racked my brain trying to come up with some ideas for 60th birthday gifts that won't be insulting to him. I'm hoping that the guests will not turn this into some gag gift evening that will leave him feeling even more depressed than he already is.

I haven't found too much on games and ideas for a 60th birthday party. I don't want it to be boring, but really - what can you do at a party when most of the guests are older and classified as boring and stuffy? I don't want people bringing him 60th birthday gifts that are based on the age. Of course, the party shouldn't be about bringing him gifts. It should be a celebration of the milestone he's reached. Giving him 60th birthday gifts that are all gag items isn't about celebrating, that's about teasing and reminding him of all of the gray hairs he's noticing.

I have found some really great 60th birthday gifts that I may look into getting him. I found a really nice gift basket that has items from the year of his birth. It has a CD with songs that were popular that year, a newspaper headline page, coins with the year, and some other items. It will cost almost $100, but I think that compared to some of the other 60th birthday gifts that I have found, it will be a great choice and something that he will appreciate. I also have considered putting together a nice photo album for him. I know that he doesn't have many of his childhood photos all in one place. They are scattered around the house, stored in some old boxes, at his mother's house, etc. A friend of mine does a wonderful job of scrapbooking, so I was thinking of asking her to help me decorate the cover of the album and perhaps some of the photos on the inside. I think that might make an incredibly meaningful 60th birthday gift.

I suppose I'll just have to cross my fingers and hope that people decide to bring some tasteful 60th birthday gifts and that the party is a huge success. Hopefully, it is the start of a new milestone and journey for him.


16th Birthday Gift Ideas

Posted by Piscean on 12:50 PM 0 comments

Sixteenth birthdays are always special for youngsters. It gives them the license to feel and act like grown ups. If you have a 16 year old around, remember he/she will expect you to make some special arrangements for his/her 16th birthday. Choosing 16th birthday gifts can be real tough as it has to be something that makes the adolescent feel important. The best thing you can do is to treat him/her as a grown up and get something that suits the sweet 16.

Let it be a guy or a girl, youngsters are very sensitive about their 16th birthday gifts. They expect you to know their wishes. The best gift can be a car but if you are not planning to buy that right now, go for the 16th birthday gifts which are unconventional yet within your budget. Well, it's not actually a big deal. Try to understand the teenager's mind. This is age for them to flaunt. They love to flaunt anything and everything their friends don't have.

Girls are particularly aware of the importance of their 16th birthday. Anything that makes them look attractive and beautiful can be a good 16th birthday gift for her. If you are confused, go through the list of 16th birthday gift ideas below.

* Beauty Salon: Take her to a beauty salon on her 16th birthday. Let her take manicure, pedicure and facial sessions. She will love to spend the fist day of her adolescent life relaxing in a salon.

* Bracelet: Teenagers love to dress up and put on any piece of jewelry that comes handy. Bracelets are particularly popular with teenage girls. So, a bracelet with her name inscribed on it can be a very good gift for her 16th birthday.

* Gift Basket: Girls love to pamper themselves and specially teenagers. So the best birthday gift for the sweet 16 would be a gift basket containing manicure and pedicure kits, body wash, lotions, facial masks and body oil. You can add more products to it and make it a useful gift for her.

* Dress: All teenagers love to attract admiring glances and girls love to deck up for every occasion possible. So, gift a dress to the birthday girl on her 16th birthday. Remember, it has to be of the latest design. She will love to flaunt it on the D-day.


Well, the birthday boy needs equal attention on his 16th birthday. We have 16th birthday gift ideas for boys which will surely impress them.

* Laptop: A laptop is the best buy for the boy on his 16th birthday. He will love to have something absolutely to himself.

* Shaving kit: A shaving kit is a good bargain when it comes to your son's 16th birthday. It will make him feel matured as he steps into the long journey of being a man!

* Throw a party: Arrange a birthday bash for the boy. Special birthdays are meant to be celebrated in a special way. Ask him to invite all his friends and arrange for fun activities for them to enjoy. This will really be a very special 16th birthday gift for him.


Lastly, do not forget to let the sweet 16 know that he/she is the most important thing to you and that nothing can compare your love for him/her…and that shall make the best 16th birthday gift for the adolescent.