Game Ideas for a 50th Anniversary
- Couples who celebrate their golden anniversary have been married 50 years.50 - f??nfzig image by manu from Fotolia.com
The 50th wedding anniversary traditionally is called the golden anniversary. Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren often attend events for couples celebrating this milestone anniversary. Use creativity, traditional themes and five decades of marriage to inspire games appropriate for a multiple-generation celebration. - Create favors for the anniversary celebration. Whether you use chocolate bars, bags of goodies or another type of favor, include a golden ticket in a select number of favors. According to Happy Anniversary, gold is the precious metal associated with the 50th wedding anniversary. Give a few lucky guests special prizes, in addition to the favors for all party guests. Adults and children alike appreciate the timeless fun of hoping for a golden ticket. I Do! Take Two encourages couples to hold anniversary celebrations and vow renewal ceremonies that are multi-generational events. Continue the gold theme--give the golden ticket holders gold jewelry--or more affordable prizes that reflect the theme--in gold containers.
- Create custom fortune cookies with the "isms" generated by a 50-year marriage. Perhaps one spouse recommends using masking tape for all home repairs, while the other spouse always proffers the same line of advice when it comes to matters of the heart. Celebrate the honored couple's unique humor and personality quirks as pleasant surprises hidden inside the custom fortune cookies. Ask guests to guess which spouse offered which words of wisdom.
- Throughout the 50th wedding anniversary celebration, announce funny and important highlights in the couple's marriage. For example, note the size and location of the couple's first home or the location of the first time the spouses met each other's parents. Randomly select guests to guess the year when each event occurred. Award prizes to people who guess correctly or within an acceptable range. According to Anniversary Ideas, violets are the flowers associated with the 50th wedding anniversary. Maintain the 50th anniversary theme--offer bouquets of violets as prizes for the guessing game.
