Gift Set

Okay, so this blog is called “Gifts for George” and it’s supposed to be about all the gag gifts and things I find for George for his birthday... but looking back I haven’t posted a real gift idea in two months! I just got caught up in all those fun decorations and things. Oops! But now I’m going to get back on track. It’s back to gift ideas! Starting with this one I found today:

I thought I’d start back up with a bang - It’s an entire gift set! And it’s shaped like a coffin, how cute is that? And it comes with all kinds of gag gifts inside of it - like prune juice and “anti-aging spray” and “anti-aging soap!” I’ve always thought little sets like this were more fun to receive than individual gifts, because you open it up and laugh and then you get to open it up again and see all the things inside! I think George will feel the same way. It looks like so much fun, and I think everyone will get a good laugh out of it! It seems like a pretty good value for all the stuff that’s inside of it, too. I’m going to keep looking for other gag gifts, but I really like this one! Then again, it can never hurt to give him more than one gift!

Caution!

Hey everybody, look at this! I found another funny decoration for the party!

This one’s a floor sign, like those wet floor signs, you know? The picture even kind of looks like those, except the man has a walking cane because he’s so old! I thought this was really funny. I know it’s a lot like the old zone barricade I found earlier but I think I like this a lot more. It looks like this one even lights up! Plus the fact that it looks like a wet floor sign is funny and I’m sure all the guests will get a great laugh out of it. But I do really like the inflatable barricade too. Maybe I’ll get both? I don’t know what other kinds of decorations I’m going to have for the party, probably not many, but you can never have too many funny ones! So I think it might be good to have both and put them in different areas of the party. That way people can laugh at the funny decorations no matter where they are! I hope I find more stuff like this because now that I’ve seen this kind of stuff is out there I want more and more. These will make George’s party so much more exciting, don’t you think? I think so! I’m glad I found these!

Decorations!

I found some more decorations! Take a look at these!

The decorating kit is a garland and decorative ball to hang up, and the other one is a centerpiece for your table. I know these don’t look too impressive, but I thought they were a really neat idea because they’re customizable! They come with stickers so you can make them say Happy Birthday for whatever age your birthday boy or girl (man or woman?) is turning. Isn’t that clever? Most times you can only find decorations and things for multiples of ten. Well, George is turning a multiple of ten, that’s true, so it probably wouldn’t be a problem to find something, but still, it’s the principle of the thing! But really, these are pretty fun looking decorations anyways. It should be easy to find things that match them, too. So I think I’m going to get them! That’s a couple more decorations out of the way. I’m on a roll, now, so watch out for me posting more and more!

Funny Barricade

Look at this fun decoration I found for the party:

It’s a “Caution: Old Zone” Barricade! Which really just means it’s an inflatable barricade that says “Caution: Old Zone.” It’s this big inflatable thing (the site says it’s three feet tall I think!) that you blow up and can use as a decoration at the party. It’s supposed to keep youngsters away by warning them that there’s a bunch of old people there, isn’t that priceless? I think that’s just too funny. I think the party’s going to be in our back yard so I know just the place to put this. I’ll put it up in front of the gate on the side of our house where people will be coming in, and that way all the guests will get a good look at it. And all the kids will know to keep out! Obviously I don’t really expect any kids to come by the the house looking to get in our back yard, unless one of ours is having a friend over. And even if they did it’s not like we’re a bunch of mean old witches and crotchety old men who want to keep them out! Okay, maybe George is starting to live up to that crotchety old man part - kidding! But this will be a fun decoration nonetheless. Ooh, now I want to go looking for more decorations for the party. I’m getting excited already!

Look at this game!

I found a party game today that I thought was absolutely hilarious. Take a look at this:

It’s called Pin the Part on the Old Fart. As you might guess, it’s a lot like pin the tail on the donkey. Except, well, you’re not pinning a tail on a donkey. Instead it looks like you pin various things old people use on a picture of an old person, like a hairpiece or a diaper. Here, there’s an image of all the different things:

Isn’t that just priceless? I think this would be a really fun party game for George’s birthday. I’m sure everybody will get a kick out of it, George included! After all, what fun would his birthday be if we didn’t poke fun at his age? And what a better way to do it? Everybody will get some good laughs out of playing this game and plus it’ll be an activity to bring everybody together for. I was worried there wouldn’t be enough of those! I’m glad I found this. And I know, it’s not a gift really, but I’m sure you all don’t mind me posting something a little different every once in a while. Maybe some of you will see this and want to play this game too!

Candles

So I know this isn’t really a gift, but I found this and I thought I’d post about it. I think you’ll all appreciate it, and I need a break from just posting gag gifts one after another. Variety is the spice of life, after all! Anyways like I said, I was browsing that website I’ve been finding things at and I found a couple options for candles for George’s cake. I was just going to use fifty regular ones but I’m glad I found these because I like these ideas better!
I think I’m going to use these candles instead!

Most of them are just normal candles, but 5 of them (1 in 10) is a trick candle that relights itself! So it’s a joke, because it’s like it’s saying he’s too old and out of breath to blow the candles out, isn’t that great? Everybody will love that, me, George, and all the other guests will, I’m sure of it! We’ll all get a good laugh when he tries to blow out these guys.
Also, I think I’m going to top it off with this fifty-first candle - you know what they say, add an extra candle for good luck. Well, in this case maybe “good luck” isn’t quite right - take a look at this candle!

It’s shaped like a gravestone, and a button on the back plays the funeral march! I’m not really sure what that is but it must be some music associated with funerals I guess. But this should be fun too! I bet everybody will laugh when they see the cake come out with this on it, and then even more when George tries to blow the other candles out. This should be really funny. I’m so glad I stumbled upon these candles online!

Lost his marbles!

Here’s a gag gift I found that’s absolutely perfect for George. It’s called “Lost your marbles”.

You all get the joke, right? When people start to go senile people say they’ve “lost their marbles.” Well, this is a replacement kit! It’s like real marbles to replace the metaphorical ones you’ve lost, get it? I know it’s a little kitschy and cheesy but I think it’s priceless. And maybe it’s a little expensive for 8 marbles but it’s just a perfect gag gift and where else am I going to find some marbles? And even if I did, I don’t think he’d get the joke without the packaging. This is like the perfect joke for George, too, because he’s starting to forget stuff and act senile more and more and I tease him all the time and never let him hear the end of it. Sometimes he’ll forget he already put the coffee on or already put his watch on and go looking for it, and he can never remember where he put the keys. Obviously he isn’t really senile yet, but that’s the whole point of the joke! He’ll think it’s funny and some of his best friends probably will too because I know they know what I’m talking about. I don’t know what we’ll do with marbles after the party, though, but that isn’t the point. This should be a hilarious gag gift both for me to give and him to receive!