Scrapbook trouble!!

[southportram]

I am making a scrapbook for my mums 50th birthday party, the thing is, i have included a copy of the invite, the acceptances and ones who cant make it, i have included a copy of the guest list and am now stuck, my dad is looking for some photos of her growing up and when she had me and my sister, but is there anything else? we are having a huge party and i want to get as much in as possible!!

also, any cute little phrases that i could write out and include in it would be very much appriciated!!

thanks

[ImogenWS]

How about some of the following?

pictures of events which took place on her birth day - search the net for information;

you can get birthday cards too with "this happened in your year of birth", but probably easy to find;

picture of her favourite pop group (as a teenager - or now) - or a cd cover copied?

pictures of her favourite food; postcard from a holiday destination that she particularly enjoyed; menu from a restaurant

any scraps of material from a favourite dress/fabrics round the house (but don't cut anything up!!) or lace from her wedding dress if you can find it.

Any programmes from a theatre show she enjoyed? or took part in? Tickets ditto that she may have kept.

Hope these help.

[mycatis]

I have two scrapbooks of my son's life so far. I have photo's, tickets to shows we have been to see, cards from birthday and christmas (from close friends and relatives) cuttings from newspapers he was in.

Use funny stories as captions, get frinds and family to share these, maybe ask people to write a little note for her, put these in.Maybe draw up a small family tree? If there are grandchildren, maybe get them to draw a little picture and write a note to "gran". A "timeline" of her life (so far lol), copy of favourite recipe/poem/song lyrics/prayer etc
It's a lovely idea to do this for her, best of luck and happy birthday to your mum x x

[woofgang]

leave space for pics taken at the party and a bit for all the guests to sign

[Morrisonker]

the firs single she ever bought? Root around on Ebay and you might find it on CD or something and pop it in. Maybe you could go on Friends Reunited and see if there are any people she used to be close to and has lost contact with on there?

[southportram]

cheers everyone, there are some great ideas there, am on the case, just hope i can pull it all off in time now!!!

[Fourshaw]

We do a "This is your life" book for friends & family for their 40th birthdays wich is similar to what your doing. We get the persons friends & family members to write something, a memory, funny story etc. & include photos if they have them all this is bound in a book, it just adds a little more impact than just the family memories.

Good luck.

[woofgang]

add a red hat if she's fifty!!

http://www.redhatsociety.com/

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ruth.livingstone/parlour/warning.htm

[mollymandy]

why dont you pass a guest book round at your party or ask family members to provide you with there photos ( your mum will not have seen them all ) take some photos of her life ie where she used to work , the school she went to her first house , the bus stop she waited at every morning , the fish shop you remember her taking you to . her favorite cafe , park or flower .. put some real thought into it ... get a large piece of paper and write down all the places that she has visited or likes ask her close friends to all meet and take photos of them ... set her up her own web site .... or you could plan a this is your life at your house ..... with special guests !!!