An Over the Hill downhill birthday party is appropriate for anyone who is turning forty or over.
This kind of get together is usually reserved for someone celebrating a birthday that ends in a "0.
" A good humored theme party can make particular age milestones less depressing to someone turning 40, 50, 60, or 70.
It's easy to get through these birthdays with support of people who are close to you.
Before you decide to have an Over the Hill party, make sure the birthday guy or gal will enjoy this kind of fun.
You don't want to offend the person you're going to honor.
Some Over the Hill downhill birthday party tips: 1.
Decide if it's going to be a surprise party and where you're going to hold it.
You can choose a restaurant, a hall, or someone's house.
2.
Make a guest list, including family and close friends.
Don't forget all those people from childhood.
Send out invitations at least 3 weeks before the party.
Ask the guests to dress in black and bring funny gifts.
There are all kinds of "Over the Hill" presents you can suggest like adult diapers, denture cream, an inflatable walker, ginkgo biloba for memory loss, a hair piece, a bib, a call bell, or a cane.
3.
Pick out the menu and consider whether to get it catered or to make all the food.
You can ask close friends to cook their favorite dish and have pot luck.
4.
Decorate with the black streamers, balloons, and use black napkins and paper plates.
Get Over the Hill table centerpieces.
Present the honoree an Over the Hill Hat.
5.
Decide on the entertainment.
You can pay a DJ to spin old time songs, or you can set up the music yourself.
Make sure to have enough room for dancing.
Coordinate a list of games to play including: Musical Chairs, Pin the Toupee on the Donkey, Twenty Questions, Charades, and Simon Says.
6.
Order a birthday cake in the shape of a tomb stone or one that has grass on it.
Inscribe on it "Here Lies Your Youth.
" 7.
Fill clear cellophane bags with black jelly beans or black M & M's and have everyone take one home.
Children aren't the only ones who like party favors! Some fun sayings to write on the party bags: "Age is a matter of mind over matter.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
" "You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
" Not everyone who is going downhill will have an Over the Hill birthday party during their lifetime, but if they do, it is usually just once.
Make sure it is memorable.
This kind of get together is usually reserved for someone celebrating a birthday that ends in a "0.
" A good humored theme party can make particular age milestones less depressing to someone turning 40, 50, 60, or 70.
It's easy to get through these birthdays with support of people who are close to you.
Before you decide to have an Over the Hill party, make sure the birthday guy or gal will enjoy this kind of fun.
You don't want to offend the person you're going to honor.
Some Over the Hill downhill birthday party tips: 1.
Decide if it's going to be a surprise party and where you're going to hold it.
You can choose a restaurant, a hall, or someone's house.
2.
Make a guest list, including family and close friends.
Don't forget all those people from childhood.
Send out invitations at least 3 weeks before the party.
Ask the guests to dress in black and bring funny gifts.
There are all kinds of "Over the Hill" presents you can suggest like adult diapers, denture cream, an inflatable walker, ginkgo biloba for memory loss, a hair piece, a bib, a call bell, or a cane.
3.
Pick out the menu and consider whether to get it catered or to make all the food.
You can ask close friends to cook their favorite dish and have pot luck.
4.
Decorate with the black streamers, balloons, and use black napkins and paper plates.
Get Over the Hill table centerpieces.
Present the honoree an Over the Hill Hat.
5.
Decide on the entertainment.
You can pay a DJ to spin old time songs, or you can set up the music yourself.
Make sure to have enough room for dancing.
Coordinate a list of games to play including: Musical Chairs, Pin the Toupee on the Donkey, Twenty Questions, Charades, and Simon Says.
6.
Order a birthday cake in the shape of a tomb stone or one that has grass on it.
Inscribe on it "Here Lies Your Youth.
" 7.
Fill clear cellophane bags with black jelly beans or black M & M's and have everyone take one home.
Children aren't the only ones who like party favors! Some fun sayings to write on the party bags: "Age is a matter of mind over matter.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
" "You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
" Not everyone who is going downhill will have an Over the Hill birthday party during their lifetime, but if they do, it is usually just once.
Make sure it is memorable.