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Advice for 90th Bday party...

Ok ladies here a question for you...what do you get/do for the man who doesn't want to be reminded how old he is and occasionally decides that he is to grumpy to leave the house? Its my Grandpas 90th and everyone wants me to plan something but I don't think they realize that a big party will just annoy him. Any ideas? I'm sorta at a lose here. 
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Re: Advice for 90th Bday party...

  • I used to visit an elderly man who was like this.  He liked to go out to eat (Ruby Tuesday only lol) when it was his idea or he had plenty of time to warm up to the idea.  I'd do something low-key and not on his birthday.  Get as many relatives as you can together for lunch maybe around 2pm one day so the restaurant won't be crowded.
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    I used to visit an elderly man who was like this.  He liked to go out to eat (Ruby Tuesday only lol) when it was his idea or he had plenty of time to warm up to the idea.  I'd do something low-key and not on his birthday.  Get as many relatives as you can together for lunch maybe around 2pm one day so the restaurant won't be crowded.

    This is really good advice... Where does grandpa live?

  • imageTarHeels&Rebels:
    I used to visit an elderly man who was like this.  He liked to go out to eat (Ruby Tuesday only lol) when it was his idea or he had plenty of time to warm up to the idea.  I'd do something low-key and not on his birthday.  Get as many relatives as you can together for lunch maybe around 2pm one day so the restaurant won't be crowded.

     

    I think this is a good idea. He's old enough to have earned the right to do what he wants as he wants to.  So I don't think a big party would be good if that's not his ind of thing.  A family style lunch out at a restaurant sounds good.  

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  • My grandfather's 90th is coming up in early summer... I wanted to have a huge surprise party (catered, at a banquet hall or something), but some of my family thought he would rather have a smaller party.  We ended up asking him since we really want to make it something he will love.  It turned out he wanted a smaller party.  We are planning to have about 100 people at his house for a picnic/bbq thing.  I plan to have some games and structured activities.  One thing we are going to do is blindfold him and hand him objects that were also "born" the same year as he was....he'll have to guess what they are.

    You may want to consider asking your grandfather what type of celebration he would like.  I was completely opposed to asking mine at first, but we are all so much happier knowing we are planning (and spending the money on) something he really wants and take it from there.

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