traditions

[hensleyll]

My Parents 50th anniversary is next month,not sure what to get them with limited funds ant suggestions?

[Timberlan127]

Some of the best gifts are memories. How about a scrap book of pictures and some of your best memories of them and family fun times?

[hvnlydevil]

Have everyone write a memory of the two of them and maybe put those in a large frame with a picture of them then and now.

[paints]

You could always give them a Job Jar, with cards inside, listing things you're willing to do to help them out.

For instance, a card saying "Bearer entitled to one free ride to the grocery store" or something like that. Or yard work, or dusting the high places your mom or dad can't reach.

[jkhanson]

My Parents 50th anniversary is next month,not sure what to get them with limited funds ant suggestions?

Congratulations to your parents hensleyll! 

Several people prior to me (hvnlydevil and Timberlan127) have already suggested the Memory Book/Scrapbook/Album. 

I agree with them.  We gave our parents a Memory Scrapbook and they really liked it.

If you have siblings, have each one of them and if there are any grandkids include them, create a page for your parents/grandparents that includes something that is meaningful to that person regarding your parents.

Each person can write out something or add pictures or draw a picture or whatever it is that is important to them relating your parents/grandparents.

You could be the person to collect all the pages and put them together into the one Album for your folks.

Your folks will look it over and over and over again.

[Nancy5]

Like everyone else said a memory book, but why don't you have them over to your house and make them a "special" dinner?

[dreamyxo]

Invite friends and family over and have a surprise anniversary party for them.  Everyone can bring a dish.  Get some cheap decorations from the Dollar Tree.  Get their wedding pictures and go to Walmart and make large prints and hang them over the house.  Have friends and relatives write something for them in a scrap book. 

[Delphyne]

Some of the best gifts are memories. How about a scrap book of pictures and some of your best memories of them and family fun times?

I really love this idea.  As a matter of fact, you could get other members of the family involved.  Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins.  Include movie tickets, pictures, news paper clippings, etc. 

If you decide to have a little get together, get gold embossed napkins and party favors.  The 50th is the "golden" anniversary.

[demaina]

One thing that my family does on occasion is create a sorta pull up gift.

Basically you write a story about the person and then buy items that sorta go along with the story.  It's kinda hard to explain but I'll try.  Below is a picture of what should happen.

[X]---------O----------[X]----------O----

The [X] represents a note card with some writing on it and the O an object that relates to the card that came before it.  For example, the note card might say something like "And we all know you are very bright" and the object is a 40 watt bulb.  Then the next card could say, "No, brighter" and the object is a 100 watt bulb.  Or, if you want, you can do something like "You are also very sweet" and have some candy be your object, then say "and maybe a little bit..." and have a can of nuts be after it.  The great thing about it is you can make it humorous or sweet.

Generally we use a ribbon/string, a hole punch, note cards, tape, and either a bag or a box depending on how heavy it gets.

Create a starting point and hang it outside of the bag and explain that they need to pull the string to get to the next part.  One thing to keep in mind is to tie everything together out of the box/bag and to put it into the bag in reverse order so when they start to pull it the first items aren't underneath something that snaps the string.

[msmoneybags48]

Your parents have reached a milestone, hensleyll.  Being together for 50 years is wonderful.  The memory scrapbook sounds good.  I hope they have 50 more in the future yet to come.

[bjohnson16]

That is a big one.  Something what we did for my mom and dad was we had everyone from the family over with everyone to bring something to eat. We also had someone write a note about what they remembered over the years.  and put that into a book

[Screwedupclick4life337]

Take them an eat out, an spend quality time with them

[hensleyll]

my sister suggested this  but our whole family is spread so far apart half to sick or poor to travel

[sak4kat]

Wow that's beautiful.  I think the scrap book suggestions are great.  Maybe you could recreate there first dinner together or some kind of date or event.  The job jar is a good idea too.

[NempieBlues]

If you want to stay traditional, better make it something gold.