{"id":23891,"date":"2020-07-26T02:55:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T02:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/?p=23891"},"modified":"2022-06-02T22:20:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:20:16","slug":"50th-birthday-party-favors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-party-favors\/","title":{"rendered":"50th Birthday Party Favors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\">Last updated on June 2nd, 2022 at 10:20 pm<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/favors-50th-bubblegum.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re choosing 50th birthday party favors (and there are&nbsp;<i>so many<\/i>&nbsp;choices), asking yourself these questions will help you narrow your options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>how much do I want to spend on favors?<\/li><li>will my party be formal, informal or somewhere inbetween?<\/li><li>does my party have a special theme? (is it a luau? a 1950&#8217;s theme? a garden party?)<\/li><li>would funny favors be appropriate or appreciated?<\/li><li>would sentimental favors be appropriate or appreciated?<\/li><li>does the guest of honor have a hobby or passion that could be incorporated into the favors?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><b>With some extra thought and imagination<\/b>&nbsp;you can come up with favor ideas that incorporate the personality of the guest of honor in some way. Favors like that will always make a great impression on your guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"hbg wp-block-heading\" id=\"50th-birthday-party-favors-with-a-retro-touch\">50th Birthday Party Favors with a Retro Touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to play up the aging aspect, retro favors are a really fun choice. Take the gumball machine in the picture above, for example. Here are several other retro ideas we like for 50th birthday party favors:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"83\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tn-favors-50th-gliders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23893\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"78\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tn-favors-50th-gumbypokey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23894\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"88\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tn-favors-50th-gumstriped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23895\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>vintage light switches<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>vintage Pez Dispensers<\/li><li>an assortment of candy from the guest of honor&#8217;s childhood days (who remembers packs of candy cigarettes, wax lips and El Bubble Gum cigars?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>an old fashioned toy from his\/her childhood (silly putty, a balsa wood glider, a slinky, jacks, green army soldiers)<\/li><li>a Tweety Bird bobble head doll (or other favorite cartoon character)<\/li><li>a bendable Gumby or Pokey doll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>For DIY&#8217;ers<\/b>, and those of you who don&#8217;t mind assembling your own favors, here are some more ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>cookies in the shape of something related to your theme and decorated with colorful icing<\/li><li>a photo of the guest of honor with each guest (could be a photo from long ago or from the recent past) in a mini photo frame (better have a small party planned for this one!)<\/li><li>a mini bottle of the honoree&#8217;s favorite liquor with a personalized label attached<\/li><li>a sachet or decorative envelope containing 50 flower seeds along with a pair of pretty (or manly) gardening gloves<\/li><li>a bucket full of assorted reading glasses for the guests to choose from before they leave<\/li><li>a compilation of great quotes about middle age\/aging (nothing depressing!) that you make into a pretty little book (this is easily done on a computer)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: terminal, monaco, monospace;\">Relevant Articles<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/best-50th-birthday-party-ideas-for-women\/\">Best 50th birthday party ideas for women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-party-ideas-for-men\/\">Take Away 50th birthday party ideas for men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-party-themes\/\">Perfect 50th birthday party themes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-gift-ideas\/\">50th birthday gift ideas to make the occasion memorable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/best-50th-birthday-gift-ideas-for-women\/\">Awesome 50th birthday gifts for women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-gift-ideas-for-men\/\">Fantastic 50th birthday gift ideas for men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-gifts-for-her\/\">Get the best 50th birthday gifts for her<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-party-favors\/\" aria-label=\"\u201c50th Birthday Party Favors\u201d (Edit)\">50th Birthday Party Favors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-invitation-samples-and-ideas\/\" aria-label=\"\u201c50th Birthday Invitation Samples and Ideas\u201d (Edit)\">50th Birthday Invitation Samples and Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdayinspire.com\/50th-birthday-cake-ideas\/\" aria-label=\"\u201c50th Birthday Cake Ideas\u201d (Edit)\">50th Birthday Cake Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on June 2nd, 2022 at 10:20 pm When you&#8217;re choosing 50th birthday party favors (and there are&nbsp;so many&nbsp;choices), asking yourself these questions will help you narrow your options: how much do I want to spend on favors? 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