Know someone who is going over the hill???  Whether it's their 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th....on up, celebrate their milestone with everyone that they love...

First rule-- make sure that the guest of honor has a good sense of humor!

2-3-07: We just had Mom's 60th Birthday Party- Check out the photos!

Invitations

Use black cardstock (found at any craft store) and white gel pens.  Find ads in magazines for such items as denture cleaner, Depends, bifocals, etc.. and photocopy, cut out, and glue to front of card... ~or~ a more tasteful idea... Obtain a photo of the guest of honor when he or she was a small child... and photocopy and clue to front of card... write in all party info on the inside of card.

Decorations

Black rolls of plastic wall cover to hang over walls.

Centerpieces of dead dried roses... (just hang your red roses upside down in rubberbanded bunches in a closet for a few days and they turn black and stiff..)

Black plastic tablecovers

 Use "Grim Reaper" Party supplies shown below- Make sure the guest of honor has a good sense of humor!

Party favors of extra large playing cards, or jumbo vision glasses (Spencers)...hang paper vultures (Shindigz-see above link)

Styrofoam headstone place settings (see Shindigz above)

Over The Hill Message Camera-- Take photos throughout the party, and they come out with messages, such as, "The Over The Hill Gang", and "Life Begins Today" (24 photos-single use camera- SpencerGifts.com $17.00

Make signs out of posterboard of "Geezer crossing" and hang on walls...

Put bowls of prunes on tables...

More 'over the hill'  party goods at Shindigz.com

Get personalized tableware; ie: "Lordy, Lordy, Jane is 40!"; or "Bill's still nifty at 50!"; etc.  at Partybasics ~ see their link to the right.

What to serve

Organize a pot luck, or just serve appetizers...here are a few favorites:

Broccoli squares

Green onion bagel dip served with cut up bagel

Chilled crab dip served with assorted crackers

Fruit pizza

Many other wonderful recipes at www.allrecipes.com

Have your partyware personalized!  "Lordy, Lordy, Mike turned 40!", or "Gee, it's nifty, Clare is 50!"