80th Birthday Decoration Ideas

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." John Burroughs

Yet another leaf in the family tree is growing old beautifully and gracefully and turning 80 today! Celebrating a person's 80th birthday is a milestone moment in itself, considering the fact that the average American lives for 77.7 years only! So who is the special one who is celebrating their birthday today? Your grandparent, your parent or a close relative or a friend? You must make their special day all the more special as the 80th birthday isn't something many people get to see in their lifetime. Therefore, the fact that the person is celebrating his or her 80th birthday is a big thing in itself. Make this day all the more special for the birthday boy or birthday girl by implementing some amazing decoration ideas that can contribute to making the occasion extremely memorable for each and everyone present in the birthday celebrations.

Creative Decoration Ideas for 80th Birthday

When it comes to decorating the venue for a birthday, there are a few things to be kept in mind. The venue, the entrance, the dining, the main sitting area and the theme. It is very important to cover these points when it comes to decorating the venue of the celebration. Considering the fact that it is a birthday celebration we are talking about, it would be best to select a theme and decoration related items as per the likes of the birthday boy/girl. No, I am not asking you to involve them in the decoration, I am asking you to involve their likes and preferences into the decoration theme so that your efforts come out as a wonderful surprise to the guest of honor, which is no one else but the octogenarian turning 80 today!

Cake Decoration Idea
Considering the fact that most of the people in this world do not get a chance to cut their 80th birthday cake (as per statistics), the cake has to be exceptionally special and unique! If you don't master the art of baking a cake yourself, then you can always ask a caterer who specializes in making personalized cakes for a special event like this. To start with, you can get a personalized cake made with the number or the word eighty. I mean order a cake of the birthday boy/girl's favorite flavor. You can decorate it with some nice colors and patterns, the person's sketch, if you know a baker who can do that for you, and then use the icing to make the number eighty as the main highlight of the cake. You can also get the cake made and decorated based on the individual hobby of the person. For example, if it's your grandma turning 80 and she loves gardening, then you can get a cake baked on the theme with the number 80 as some flower or vegetable grown in the garden. Take another example, if your grandpa loves golf, then you can get the cake made in the golf theme and put the number 80 as the golf balls over the cake.

Color Themes
It is always good to make the person celebrating this birthday feel special. If you are able to actually bring across the idea to the person that each and every detail has been done according to the likes and dislikes of the person, your efforts are truly rewarded. Let's start with the color theme! What is the birthday boy/girl's favorite color? Try keeping that color as the main color at the party. For example, you can get the table cloths, napkins, balloons etc of their favorite color with the combination of a complementary color. For example, if their favorite color is blue, then you can keep the color theme as blue and white. Likewise, you can also add their favorite colors in proportionate manner to bring forth the theme. Although make sure that you don't overdo it.

The 80th Birthday Wall of Fame!
If you don't have one..., then create one! The 80th birthday wall of fame should be colored with his favorite color and should consist of a large frame which consists of all the pictures of the birthday boy/girl's childhood, teenage, adulthood, marriage, and so on..., basically consisting of all the major aspects and phases of their life. You can also write some personal messages in the wall in honor of the person celebrating their birthday. You can do some research beforehand and add pictures that are associated with some fond memories of the person's life. So use your creativity and create a unique decoration theme.

Flower decorations
Choose a variety of flowers, however, focus on the favorite flowers of the birthday boy/girl. I wished if I had the chance to celebrate my grandma's 80th birthday, I would decorate the entire house with her favorite flowers, orchids. But sadly, she passed away just before turning 80. Anyway, so get her favorite flowers and create a classic centerpiece. You can also take some smaller portions of the flowers and place them evenly around the venue so that your birthday boy/girl sees them all the time and feel all the more special.

Party Entrance Door
The guests who have been invited to be a part of this special celebration should get an idea of what a grand occasion it is as soon as they enter the venue. Therefore, decorate the entrance gate with some nice flowers and scrap papers with glitters saying, "Happy 80th Birthday (Name)!" As soon as they enter, let their eyes glow with the light of some beautiful candles and glittering balloons. I believe that the party becomes all the more special if the guests are impressed with the decoration. An impressive decoration makes the guest look forward to what's coming up next! I mean I have been to various parties wherein the party is hosted in the celebration of an elderly without any attention given to the person celebrating their birthday itself! So make sure you invite the guests based on their own preferences and not yours.

Walk Down Memory Lane
When it comes to celebrating the 80th birthday the person may have a lot of memories in store which may make him/her feel a little nostalgic and touched. Old age is when the person returns to his childhood once again, being extra sensitive towards everything! They usually feel that the world has become way too busy for them or to care about how they feel. This is the day to prove them wrong. Why not plan a speech by various people who have known them for ages? Like the childhood friends, the spouse, the children or even the grandchildren for that matter. So take a moment and make your old pal feel loved, cherished, and treasured.

So these were some simple yet effective ideas that can make this memorable day all the more memorable with your little efforts and thoughtfulness. I hope these 80th birthday party ideas and decoration tips helped you in some way or the other. If you have some ideas in your mind, do share them with us. We would love to know how you would celebrate the 80th birthday of your loved one!