50th Birthday Decorations50th birthday decorations are the center of any party - they set the mood and look great in the pictures! These decorations will range depending on your theme, location and budget - use colors that will work with your theme, buy enough decorations to cover the room nicely (without over decorating). Balloons and Streamers No party is complete without tons of balloons and streamers! Here's a few key points to consider when you are deciding on ballons:
Never over-do the streamers - simple is better. Pick your colors to match your theme and your balloons and just create a nice frame of streamers around the room or area. Here's a great look for your balloons (and check out the wall - a fun banner with some pictures of the birthday girl from over the years:  Photo courtesy of megan.barton Labeling the guest of honor It is their birthday so make it loud and make sure everyone knows who is turning fifty! You can make this person look and feel special by getting them a big pin that labels them as the birthday boy, or girl, or guest of honor. Another nice touch is a birthday hat. This hat can be just the basic ones from the dollar store or could be a huge funny hat you've made yourself. Be creative to make sure they feel extra special by decorating one chair with extra balloons and streamers - maybe even buy the bigger foil balloons that say "Happy 50th Birthday" and tie them to the chair. This will be their chair and is a good way to make sure everyone gathers around it - especially at gift opening time. Banners and Signs Banners and signs are another great addition to the 50th birthday decorations. Signs are a great way to point your guests to the party - especially if it is in a place they have never been to. This can be easily done by just strapping a few balloons with a sign down the street so everyone knows where they are going and no one gets lost. To see some examples of banners & signs click over to our 50th Birthday Banners or our 50th Birthday Signs. It is also a lot of fun to make sure there is a banner and some balloons in the front yard or somewhere visible to the world so everyone who drives by knows its a 50th birthday. A sign that says "Honk to say Happy Birthday, I just turned 50!" or a similar wording will involve the neighborhood in the celebration as well. Confetti & Noisemakers Confetti and noisemakers are great for surprise 50th birthday decorations. Instead of just yelling "Surprise!" you can also have everyone throw confetti or make noise with whistles and noise makers. This will make the surprise that much more shocking. Well, maybe if you don't want a major clean up, just some noisemakers! Decorations on a Budget No matter the budget you can always have great decorations - just takes a little extra creativity and elbow grease to make them rather than buy them. We've created a great guide to decorations on a budget with our 50th Birthday Party Decorations on a Budget. Join The 50th Birthday Talk Other Great Party Resources Sweet Sixteen Decorations - A great resource for decoration ideas for a teenager turning 16. It's filled with excellent tips, tricks and ideas to make your sweet 16 party the hit of the year! |