80th Birthday Ideas for Dad
80 years, 8 decades of life, of course, with all its ups and downs. With all the achievements and with all the failures, so many years deserve a standing ovation. If your dad is completing 80 years this birthday, it's time you take matters in your hands and do something big and special. Make this birthday worth remembering. This day should add to all those special memories collected throughout his life until now. 80 years is a milestone very few achieve and those few, should be treasured. If you want to play smart, start planning a few days in advance so that the show runs smoothly. If you have just no time, these 80th birthday ideas for dad are surely going to help you out.
What Can You Do For Your Dad on His 80th Birthday
Collect the Memories
Collect all his photographs that were milestones in his life. His first birthday (this one will be great!), his first teen birthday, graduation day, wedding photograph, when the kids were born, when the grandchildren were born etc. Collect all these photographs and make a scrapbook out of them all. If you have letters that you wrote to him when you were away or if there are other letters or postcards that you find, put them all in this scrapbook. At the end, ask everyone to write a small paragraph for him on his 80th birthday.
Take Him Away
The seniors have this thing about not having enough company. The younger members of the family are busy with their jobs and other truckload of responsibilities, due to which finding time for each other becomes a little difficult with age. The children are working and the grandchildren have their school to attend. At such times, a vacation will be a great 80th birthday gift idea for dad, isn't it? Surprise your dad this birthday and take him for that family vacation he's been dying to make. If you can find out a place which he has been wanting to visit since a long time, your work just got easier.
Age No Bar
Alcohol is the best gift for a man. Be it his 25th birthday or his 80th, a bottle of expensive liquor is the easiest way out. If you have had no time selecting that gift, this can be your rescue option. Pick the most expensive liquor available and gift it to him. Of course, everyone can drink to him to make it even better a gift. Make sure he doesn't have the said liquor already and that you pick up something of his taste. Most of us know this but every man has a choice when it comes to a drink, so find out before it is too late.
Retro Revolution
Throw a surprise party for your dad on his 80th birthday. Call all his friends and family. Ask your mom for the numbers of all the friends he's had over these 80 years. This is going to be his 80th birthday and we have to make it special, don't we? Let this be one of the best 80th birthday party ideas with the theme going retro and let everyone dress the way people did in your dad's youth. Play the music accordingly and make sure the food is also cooked, keep all this in mind. Don't forget some nice surprising gifts. Truly a blast from the past, isn't it?
Record It!
Just like the scrapbook, you can make a CD too. The only advantage you gain over the scrapbook is that here you can also include some videos. Most families have videos from the earliest birthdays. You can compile them all in a single CD and using some software, you can make a small movie of sorts. You can make this as an additional gift and play it at his birthday party as well.
Now that you know all these 80th birthday ideas for dad, make sure you make his birthday as special as possible. 80 years is a long, long time and this birthday deserves all the attention necessary, doesn't it? Make it big and let him remember this day for as long as he can. You can also gift him something like a vacation with your mother, completely sponsored by you. Similarly, if there is a particular game he likes, gift him membership of a particular club. Ask your mom if there is something in particular he wants, and gift him that.
