50th Birthday gifts that go somewhere: Activity Baskets
A great 50th birthday gift is hard to come by. A great, cheap 50th birthday gift is even harder to find. But as the old cliche‚ goes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Enter the birthday basket!
A birthday basket makes a great gift for any occasion, but particularly a 50th birthday. Too many people give books or movies or sweaters for their friends’ 50th. When giving someone a 50th birthday gift, even if it’s someone you hardly know, you want to give them something that they can’t use if they’re sitting down or staying in the house. Being 50 is about beginning a new and exciting chapter in one’s life, so one unique and meaningful 50th birthday gift to give is an activity basket.
Activity baskets are centered around some sort of activity. If you’re making one for a golfer, you could include a gift certificate for a round of play and some other small items like balls or tees. For a movie basket, you might either give a theater gift certificate and some candy and snacks or a DVD and some microwave popcorn, etc. You get the idea.
It’s a good idea, if you know the person, to tailor an activity basket to his or her interests or hobbies. A gardener might not go gaga over a monster truck evening basket, for example. If you don’t know the person, aim for things that pretty much all of us like-food is always a good default. Assemble a restaurant- or cooking/baking-themed basket, since we all like to eat. If you’re going to go that route, at least try to find out if the giftee has any dietary restrictions or allergies. The main thing is to make it something fun and exciting-there’s nothing boring about being 50, so there should be nothing boring about your 50th birthday gift, either!
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