How to Throw a Fiftieth Birthday Party

Birthday parties are fun at any age. People gather in a festive mood to celebrate someone's birthday--his or her special day. Certain birthdays are significant. One such birthday is reaching the half a century mark-the fiftieth birthday. Read on to learn how to throw a fiftieth birthday party.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Set the date and time of the birthday.

2. Pick out fun invitations. Find some major events 50 years ago like the first publishing of Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat, Dodgers move from New York to Los Angeles, Civil Rights or the opening of Disneyland. Choose a major event to reflect the theme of the invitation.

3. Match your decorations to your invitations--a theme of a major event 50 years ago. Choose the standard "getting old" theme with black and grey balloons and streamers.

4. Choose some fun games that adults would like to play. Play Charades with the theme of movies, television shows and books 50 years ago. Run a brief, "This is Your Life" with family and friends offering upbeat stories. Keep it light and fun.

5. Play music the birthday guest enjoys while also adding popular music of 50 years ago.

6. Create a history lesson on index cards. You will need to do research. Throughout the party, make announcements like, "When Jane was born, Elizabeth Taylor married Michael Wilde" or "The day Jane got her driver's license, Richard Nixon resigned from the office of the President."

7. Create a 50-year timeline focusing on world events, popular music, discoveries, fashion, popular movies and other tidbits of information. Tack the timeline on the wall of the party room.

8. Ask a few friends to stick around after the party to help clean up.