| Birthday Invitation IdeasThere are plenty of | | | | a semi surprise party is to offer to prepare the |
| opportunities for a little fun at the birthday honouree's | | | | birthday invitation on behalf of the birthday honouree, |
| expense when sending out birthday invitations. First | | | | and then to send out invitations made up like an |
| you have to offer to do the invitations on behalf of the | | | | obituary. Use a black and white picture of the birthday |
| honouree. Then the fun can begin. A photo of the | | | | boy or girl in their younger years. Make the obituary as |
| honouree at school, or dressed in suspect fashion for | | | | funny and warm as you can, but take great liberties |
| a night out, or posing on the beach. They can all form | | | | with factual information, and have the deceased die in |
| the basis for great birthday invitations. And of course, if | | | | as ridiculous a manner as possible, but have the death |
| you have the computer know-how, photographs can | | | | in some way fitting with the person's interests. A golfer |
| be touched up and altered using programs like | | | | dies on the golf course, attacked by squirrels on the |
| Photoshop. Ask around to see if you know anyone | | | | 18th green. You get the idea. Then you can have each |
| who might be able to help with the high tech stuff. | | | | guest write their own obituary for the deceased, which |
| Otherwise, there is always the teacher's favourite, cut | | | | can be read out at dinner. You can have pall bearers |
| and paste!MemoriesA good idea for surprise parties is | | | | for the cake, a 21 cap gun salute, guests could be |
| to compile a photo album of old photographs which | | | | primed to wear black arm bands or black party hats, |
| can be presented as a special birthday present at the | | | | and any other funny idea you can think of. The key is |
| party. This will take a bit of organisation in advance. A | | | | that the surprises keep coming all through the party.A |
| nice idea is to have guests write some comments | | | | Themed PartyThemed parties are not just for kids. |
| under the photographs, the more humorous the better. | | | | Adults love them too, so you could arrange one based |
| Or you can go one further and have each guest | | | | around a special interest. As with all themed parties, |
| design a page of the book. In this way, each page will | | | | every aspect of the party from the birthday invitations, |
| be different, which makes for a vibrant and fun gift. | | | | the decor, the guests' mode of dress, should reflect |
| Some people put in photos, others write poems, others | | | | the theme. You can give prizes for costumes, and |
| songs, and some attach bits of memorabilia. These are | | | | have all sorts of associated games. The old favourites |
| just a few ideas that you can give the guests in | | | | like musical chairs can work as well for adults as for |
| advance if they are unsure what to do with their | | | | kids.So get in touch with the big kid in you and hold a |
| page.Milestone Years: 40, 50, 60, 70 etcMilestone | | | | great birthday party! |
| Birthdays can be great fun. An idea that works well as | | | | |