Decade Birthday Gift Ideas

Birthday Gifts from Past Decades

By Amy Brantley, published May 07, 2007
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Who doesn't love to reminisce about their childhood? Even people who have had a bad childhood remember and love items from the decade they were born. This year surprise your loved ones with decade birthday gifts. This should be a gift that simply screams the decade it's from. The following are just a few great ideas for decade birthday gifts.

Decade Birthday Gifts #1: DVDs

Many older movies are being brought out on DVD. These movies would make the perfect decade birthday gift. This may take a little bit of research though. Do a search on Google and find out which movies won Oscars for being the best picture. The best picture from the year the person was born would make a wonderful decade birthday gift.

Decade Birthday Gifts #2: CDs

It's easy to tell the difference between music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Each decade had its own sound and beat. The best part about this birthday gift is that you can actually buy sets of CDs from certain decades. For example, you can buy a CD set of the best music from the 70s.

Decade Birthday Gifts #3: Candy Gift Basket

If there is one thing people remember about their childhood, its candy. Candy that is hard to find is even more memorable. People long to have the candies that they used to eat when they were children, but many of these treats can be hard to find. You can either visit a specialty store online or you can also order packages that are filled with candy from certain decades.

Decade Birthday Gifts #4: Toys

If you want to put a smile on someone's face, give them a toy from their childhood. In the past few decades we have seen several toys that very memorable. A few great examples would be Barbie, G.I. Joe, Hot Wheels, the Slinky, and the Easy Bake Oven. Believe or not, adults will play with these toys and enjoy every minute of it.

Decade Birthday Gifts #5: Games

Another great category of decade birthday gifts would be games. Depending on the decade, you may want to choose board games or video games. An original NES would be a great birthday gift for people born in the 80s. While adults born in the 70s may think an Atari is the ultimate birthday gift.

Decade Birthday Gifts #6: Books

Decade Birthday Gift Ideas

1950s Candy Box by Candy Crate

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Takeaways
  • An Atari would make a great gift for someone born in the 70s.
  • People born in the 80s will get a kick out of a pair of parachute pants.
  • Specialty candy stores carry candy from previous decades.
Did You Know?
You can order candy gift baskets from previous decades.
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Nice way to relive favorite memories.

Posted on 05/13/2007 at 8:05:00 AM

 
Oh God No! Believe me you wouldn't want to see how I looked in 80's fashion. I looked awful then. I did like the tight pants though and the movies and music videos. Great article Amy, Bye

Posted on 05/08/2007 at 4:05:00 PM

 
Great ideas

Posted on 05/07/2007 at 1:05:00 PM

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