DH's birthday - present ideas

1948.

Oh no!!! Now I've put 1948 instead of 1949. Soreeee.

Or 1949 even

There are some amazing Lego kits - animals, birds, movies

Mr C is a Harry Potter fan, he had a a (far too!) large Lego kit and a visit to the Warners Studio where we both rode a broomstick. Not for Mr Lester I’m sure, but may spark an idea.

Lathyrus3

Lego!

I’ve just given some Stars wars to a 79 year old.

He’s having such a good time😂

My husband who’s 71 loves Lego. He’s a Lego VIP for the discounts and his office shelves all have Lego sets on them including the Titanic!
He used to make kits and paint them but can no longer do the fiddly bits so Lego is ideal.

Agree with you it makes a great present.

Some grandchildren live near the Warner Studios, corner so worth a thought, thank you.

Some great ideas here, thank you all.

I agree with cornergran. I have never watched a Harry Potter film or read the book but we took our granddaughter and her friend to the Studios as few years ago. Wow. What am experience. I was enthralled.

A smart watch which registers steps, sleep quality etc. you can also get them to register falls and call emergency services. Am thinking about getting them for both of us in the foreseeable future.

DH was 80 last month and he always says he doesn’t want anything. so our youngest grandson decided to buy him a miniature strawberry plant, which has given DH such pleasure. Each time a small strawberry is ready for picking he sends a photo to our grandson.😀

Is there such a thing as a hospitaluty lounge viewing area at his favourite football team? Perhaps a subscription or a one off for him to attend a game There are plenty mugs online for inscribing with 80, date of birth, and name even wine glass if he's a wine drinker.

Albangirl14

Wentworth make lovely wooden laser cut jigsaws with special Whimsey shapes .

You can do some lovely memory books, "This is my life' on-line, get one you can do together. ours is a Klutz version. I did one which I stuck photos in from the day my husband was born right the way through to his 6 months stroke stay in hospital and enablement. I would consult him along the way, colour in where required with him choosing the colours and I would write under the photos, it has been wonderful through the years with sitters and visitors. I treasure it now 10 years after my husband's death. It includes marriage, children hobbies, work, retirement and finally the stroke journey. Hope you manage to have a good life together despite your husbands strokes I cared for mine for 11 years. He was totally paralysed and wheelchair bound, but I would not change those 11 years for the world, where I totally learned to slow down and live in the now.

A hot air balloon ride?

Type Jazz into a search on Etsy UK
All sorts of gifts come up including posters, prints, mugs and bespoke gifts.

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/941463599/jazz-lover-gift-jazz-gifts-musician?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jazz+present&ref=sr_gallery-1-9&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&sts=1&nob=1&local_signal_search=1&content_source=bc1b3cec-4ff8-4bc8-8f24-aa0f78948f70%253A9ea2f27435019dc1aa11a37fc00142cb8338e3a3&logging_key=bc1b3cec-4ff8-4bc8-8f24-aa0f78948f70%3A9ea2f27435019dc1aa11a37fc00142cb8338e3a3

4allweknow

Is there such a thing as a hospitaluty lounge viewing area at his favourite football team? Perhaps a subscription or a one off for him to attend a game There are plenty mugs online for inscribing with 80, date of birth, and name even wine glass if he's a wine drinker.

As DS1 is disabled, he and DH have seats in the corporate area at the football. It is the only place inside that is available.

I should also say that DH goes as DS1's carer so gets a free place. They share the cost.

Perhaps I am just soppy but for my last birthday I asked the daughters for framed photographs of each little family which I have hung in an (artistic) cluster on the stairs.
The Harry Potter Studio Tour is good fun, he might enjoy going with the GC (and some AC helpers) - beware the gift shop at the end though! £££ Credit card warning.

For my DH’s 80th I arranged an airb&b in Dorset for all the family. He loved it. I reckoned we had enough stuff!

I’d forgotten until I read your post dragonfly that we did something similar as an extra celebration a couple of months after Mr C’s winter birthday. A large house, the family came for a long weekend, we stayed another few days - to recover. Mr C was in his element, loved every minute, as did I.

The Birmingham Jazz Festival is on 18th to 27th July (I think). Always lovely on sunny days. Lots of music in the streets and venues.

Not for a DH but an idea fir any female rellie or friend celebrating a BIG birthday.
One of my nicest Christmas presents a couple of years ago was 6 months worth (12 also available) of a Bloom&Wild bouquet a month- one SIL who knew what side his bread was buttered!

I would vote lego, some really good sets

Nothing unusual however, an amazing High Tea at the Hotel Dorcester - London.

It is true elegance ..

RosieandherMaw, I would love to receive a bouquet a month for my birthday,but it's never going to happen.