A Fun 50th Birthday Party Idea - The 50 Things Party

Fiftieth 50th birthday party ideas are a free service here at OverTheHill.com because we want you to plan a really fun 50th birthday party. Here is a great idea for a 50th birthday party for your friends, husband or wife.

How about a “50 things” party. This is a party where guests are encouraged to bring 50 of something. You can be nice and say that the 50 things each represents a great year, or you can be silly and suggest that you wanted the birthday boy to see just how many years have gone by.

If guests are wondering what to bring, you can send them to this page. Here is our list of ideas for what you could bring.

50 flowers
50 barbecue ribs
50 slices of pizza (or one pizza cut into 50 slices)
50 cupcakes
50 oz. of booze (four beers and a shot of whiskey)
50 chocolates
50 bottles of wine
50 golf balls
50 hors duerves
50 donut holes
50 playing cards
50 cookies
50 chips
50 cookies
50 candles for a cake
50 old photos
50 of their favorite shows
50 songs from your youth
50 minutes in a massage gift certificate
50 hamburgers
50 candy bars or packs of gum
50 dollars, 50 pennies, 50 nickels, 50 dimes, 50 quarters?
50 vitamins
50 pieces of sushi (for the adventurous eater)
50 pigs in a blanket (for the not-so-much)
50 Dollars. You can throw them in the air and “make it rain!”
50 rice crispy treats
50 tacos
50 oreo cookies (and a gallon of milk)
50 Jello shots
50 quotes about getting old
50 things you know about the birthday person (good, funny, and great)
50 items from the dollar store
50 hemorrhoidal suppositories
50 eggs
50 crackers and some cheese
50 lime slices and a case of corona
U.S. road atlas (50 states)
An American flag (50 stars)
50 old jokes
50 new jokes
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50 bad jokes
50 dirty jokes
50 toasts
50 knock-knock jokes (ugh!)
A puzzle with 50 pieces
50 grapes
Donate $50 to their charity of choice
50 chocolate covered pretzels
50 seeds for flowers, vegetables, or something fun to grow
50 seedlings if you think they will get planted right away
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50 crayons, crayons, colored pencils, or markers and a sketch book
50 helium balloons
50 marbles
50 cans of their favorite soda
50 snack size bags of chips
50 noisemakers
50 friends
50 drink umbrellas
50 firecrackers
50 thousand dollars in play money