What to give a friend for a 50th anniversary?

It would seem that now it is not a problem to find a good gift for a friend on her 50th birthday - there are quite a few shops with good goods. But in reality it turns out to be not so easy. After all, the fiftieth anniversary is a serious age with its own view of the world around us and established, deep-rooted moral convictions, when basically all life achievements have been made, and children are adults and live with their families. Therefore, this anniversary should certainly be celebrated with a cheerful and noisy company at a rich table.

And so that the gifts are original and memorable, for which you need to show your imagination. However, even an ordinary gift can be presented in an original and playful manner.

It will not be difficult for you to purchase any consumables for making and decorating a gift that you can do yourself. Everything can be bought in special shops for needlework, where you can also take a master class in the chosen direction. Well, if there are no such shops nearby, then all this can be ordered and done via the Internet.

One of the most memorable gifts will be the picture you draw. In addition, it will be possible to decorate the interior with it. If you have artistic talent, show it to the maximum. You can draw a girlfriend surrounded by flowers. Draw flower fields or a vase of flowers. But even if you don't know how to draw, this is not a problem at all. Now it is very fashionable to paint pictures by numbers. The future drawing has already been applied to the canvas of paper with thin lines. It is divided into numbered zones that correspond to the ink numbers in the enclosed set. You just have to color the drawing and the picture will be ready.

There are many more original gift ideas that you can DIY.

• Decorations, made in the technique of beading, they will definitely be original things that no one else will have.
• Box for storing various little things and jewelry, which you can do with your own hands using the decoupage or scrapbooking technique, will certainly please the hero of the day. It will be a beautiful and useful gift.
• Order or make a wall calendar for your girlfriend, where instead of pictures there will be her most memorable photographs. Alternatively, you can include photos of your friend's family and her close friends there. Or develop such an idea in a slightly different direction, and in which one - dream up at your leisure.
• Tie a blanket made of bright threads or with a beautiful pattern and ornament with your own hands. Or sew it from scraps of different fabrics - such a gift will warm your friend on winter evenings. Plus, this blanket will often remind her of your friendship.

If you want the gift not only to be remembered, but also useful to the birthday girl, then there is a wide choice. You can donate any material and functional items, for example, for the kitchen. It is also very fashionable now to give so-called emotional gifts, for which, unfortunately, we do not always have money or time. Here will work:

• picnic in nature;
• horseback riding;
• walks on the water, a short trip;
• tickets to the theater, to a concert, to an evening of humor;
• visit to the spa.

If a friend has a large family in which she tries to pay attention to everyone, sometimes forgetting about herself, then give her moments of joy and tranquility. An emotional gift, which she will be surprised at, will be pleasant to her and she will remember it for a long time.

The kitchen is the face of the mistress of the house, a place that she watches with special attention and diligence. As a birthday present, she will be pleased to receive not only a beautiful, but also a functional item. And here the choice of gifts is large - from simple kitchen utensils and utensils to household appliances. If your friend loves to cook and spends a lot of time in the kitchen, then she will like such a gift.

There are many options: a set of kitchen aprons and potholders, a beautiful set of pots, clay baking pots, containers for cereals and bulk products, beautiful painted trays, dishes with drawings in the style of Gzhel and Khokhloma.

A good gift for any housewife would be a cookbook with interesting new recipes and step by step drawings or photographs. Or give her a beautiful thematic diary, in which you can not only write recipes, but also take your own notes.

Household appliances in the kitchen will always be useful and reliable helpers in the household. But even here you can take a non-standard approach, instead of a food processor, you can give a yogurt maker, and instead of a conventional mixer, you can give a blender or a juicer.

But if you still could not come up with an original idea or you have no inclination to be creative at all, then any gift can be played in a humorous manner. Even if you just donate money in an envelope. Ask the toastmaster to help you with this or use the services of entertainers in advance. Give a gift with a song or dance number.

With ditties and poems, tell what kind of friend is your clever, beautiful and wonderful hostess.Invite musicians together to sing your dear songs at the table and dance to beautiful music.

Whatever you decide to give, you need to prepare for the holiday in advance. You should have enough time to choose a gift, make it yourself or order.

If you are still undecided, be sure to watch the following video about touching and original options for anniversary presents.