| Birthday Invitation IdeasThere are plenty of | | | | works well as a semi surprise party is to offer to |
| opportunities for a little fun at the birthday | | | | prepare the birthday invitation on behalf of the |
| honouree's expense when sending out birthday | | | | birthday honouree, and then to send out invitations |
| invitations. First you have to offer to do the | | | | made up like an obituary. Use a black and white |
| invitations on behalf of the honouree. Then the fun | | | | picture of the birthday boy or girl in their younger |
| can begin. A photo of the honouree at school, or | | | | years. Make the obituary as funny and warm as you |
| dressed in suspect fashion for a night out, or posing | | | | can, but take great liberties with factual information, |
| on the beach. They can all form the basis for great | | | | and have the deceased die in as ridiculous a manner |
| birthday invitations. And of course, if you have the | | | | as possible, but have the death in some way fitting |
| computer know-how, photographs can be touched | | | | with the person's interests. A golfer dies on the golf |
| up and altered using programs like Photoshop. Ask | | | | course, attacked by squirrels on the 18th green. You |
| around to see if you know anyone who might be | | | | get the idea. Then you can have each guest write |
| able to help with the high tech stuff. Otherwise, | | | | their own obituary for the deceased, which can be |
| there is always the teacher's favourite, cut and | | | | read out at dinner. You can have pall bearers for the |
| paste!MemoriesA good idea for surprise parties is to | | | | cake, a 21 cap gun salute, guests could be primed to |
| compile a photo album of old photographs which can | | | | wear black arm bands or black party hats, and any |
| be presented as a special birthday present at the | | | | other funny idea you can think of. The key is that |
| party. This will take a bit of organisation in advance. | | | | the surprises keep coming all through the party.A |
| 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 | | | | Adults love them too, so you could arrange one |
| better. Or you can go one further and have each | | | | based around a special interest. As with all themed |
| guest design a page of the book. In this way, each | | | | parties, every aspect of the party from the birthday |
| page will be different, which makes for a vibrant and | | | | invitations, the decor, the guests' mode of dress, |
| fun gift. Some people put in photos, others write | | | | should reflect the theme. You can give prizes for |
| poems, others songs, and some attach bits of | | | | costumes, and have all sorts of associated games. |
| memorabilia. These are just a few ideas that you can | | | | The old favourites like musical chairs can work as well |
| give the guests in advance if they are unsure what | | | | for adults as for kids.So get in touch with the big kid |
| to do with their page.Milestone Years: 40, 50, 60, 70 | | | | in you and hold a great birthday party! |
| etcMilestone Birthdays can be great fun. An idea that | | | | |