Great 50th Birthday Gifts for a Father and Mother

• You can create postage stamps from a photo. A company called Photostamps offers a service where you choose a memorable photo of one or both of your parents, upload it to their website, and they will create real U.S. postage stamps.

• If one of your parents is a sports fan, they can own a piece of a demolished sports stadium, with a pen made from the wooden seats. They are laser engraved with the stadium’s name and years of existence.
• Give the unique gift of land. If you visit www.OwnaPieceofAmerica.us, you can give the gift of one square inch of land in any of the fifty states or in all of them.
• A company called Oneshare offers single shares of stock in various popular companies. It comes with a legal stock certificate ready to be hung on a wall as well as the company’s annual report. Not only does this include all the company’s financial info, it usually includes artwork and photos of company products.
• Great 50th birthday gifts for a father and mother can include the gift of reading. The Amazon Kindle not only has access to over 250,000 books that can be downloaded in sixty seconds or less, it is also compact and light enough to be carried everywhere. Magazines and newspapers are also available and New York Times bestsellers are usually under ten dollars.
• Everyone loves a great watch. You can choose from more than a hundred different manufacturers. The watches are so big, bright and trendy, you can almost tell the time from across the room

Here are some other ideas:

• Consider taking your mother to a spa, where she could get a beauty makeover. Her hair can be cut, washed, and colored; top it off with a perm. Have her try on a variety of make up, finally choosing a flattering pallet for her complexion. Finish it all off with a relaxing massage.
• If you can pull off a surprise 50th birthday party, complete with plenty of family and friends, go the extra mile of having a video put together that can include images from childhood to the current day. It will be a cherished gift that can be both funny and emotional at the same time.
• Buy fifty of their favorite candy displayed in a dish. M&Ms can be purchased with a cute message. Or put together a collection of pennies, one from every year that they have been alive.

Article By : Scott Moger. Whether you choose a website such as www.veryclevergifts.com or find another source of inspiration, as long as your gift is from the heart, it doesn’t have to break the bank. Of course, 50th birthday gifts for a father and mother only happen once, so don’t be afraid to be creative; make it a memory you all will enjoy.

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