How to Plan a 65th Birthday
- 1). Contact old friends, co-workers and family about the party well ahead of time. Make sure that everyone knows that this 65th birthday party is a significant milestone and that it is important for them to attend. Give everyone plenty of time to save the date. Make an effort to include friends or family members who have fallen out of touch. Send out personalized invitations if possible and include life updates.
- 2). Celebrate the life of the new 65-year-old with a gift that honors the people and events that are most important to him. Prior to the party, collect photographs, mementos and testimonials from friends and family. Compile these in a scrapbook and present it to the birthday boy. Try capturing stories and comments from old friends on camera, splice them together and play the video at the party.
- 3). Organize activities for a 65th birthday around the theme of aging while keeping it light and humorous. Have party guests play the online game "How Old is Your Brain?" -- you might be pleasantly surprised at the result. Have partygoers play the online quiz game "The Museum of Obsolescence."
- 4). Make gift-giving a big part of the party. Encourage practical gifts useful for a new senior or retiree. A guide to retirement living or investing is always useful. Gifts that match the hobbies and enthusiasms of the birthday boy such as golf clubs, cameras or fishing gear are welcome and are a great way to inject a positive and forward-looking note to the party.