80th Birthday Decorations Ideas

Completing eight decades of a life is an occasion worth celebrating. The party should be a simple affair, not messy and loud as teenage parties, but focusing on celebration of life. There are a variety of 80thbirthday party themes that you can use. Visit an antique mall and pick up some mementos from the past. Things like old toys, magazines, knickknacks and tools make great table decorations. Use vintage table clothes or runners to decorate. If you're hosting an 80th birthday party for a parent or grandparent, make it an affair to remember. Take the celebrant's interests and hobbies into consideration when decorating the party table. Start planning the birthday beforehand, collecting information about the honoree, the person’s preferences and the life story. Some want their birthdays to be a low-key affair, so only invite their close friends and relatives. Do not plan a grand party with a lot of surprises that might not go down well with older people.

When it comes to decorating the venue, there are a few things to be kept in mind: The entrance, dining area, main sitting area, and the theme. It would be best to select a theme as per the likes of the birthday boy/girl. 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 cake made with the number or the word eighty. Choose a flavor that the birthday boy/girl likes. 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. If you are able to actually bring across the idea to this special person that each and every detail has been done according to the likes and preferences of the person, your efforts are truly worth the time. Let's start with the color theme. What is the birthday boy/girl's favorite color? Try to keep that color as the main color of the party. For example, you can get the table cloths, napkins, balloons, ribbons, curtains, and other decorative items based on their favorite color combinations.