Your dad would retire from work two weeks from now and at the same time it will coincide with his 60th birthday. He supported you and your sister all throughout until you've finished college. He had taken good care of his family, had been a good provider, had worked most of his life to provide all of you a comfortable life and he truly love your mother.

And as you thought more deeply about it, maybe it is the right time to repay your father for all that he has done and given to you and your family. Nothing can change your love and respect for your father he is and will still remain in your heart the best father in the whole world.

You have finally decided together with your sister and your mom that you'll be organizing a surprise birthday party for your dad. It's also a way of thanking him too. You have all agreed that it is the best gift that you can give to your dad on his birthday. And now, you need to plan and prepare for the big event. Below are some tips on how to organize a 60th birthday party.

Obviously, you have the specific date of the birthday party. The only thing you have to decide at this point is when the party will be held. Will it be during lunch or dinner or maybe even during snack time. It is critical that you decide this first because it will dictate what kind of menu to prepare.

For example, if it will only be held during snack time you'll only need to prepare finger foods like ham biscuits, mini quiches, assorted finger sandwiches of meat and cheese or chicken/egg salad croissants, cakes and punches. But if it will be held during lunch or dinner, a more substantial menu would be needed.

And as for the menu you could opt to home cook it or just contact a restaurant who does catering jobs. Whatever your decision is, it will be based on the available time left, budgetary constraints as well as the available manpower willing to help you organize the birthday party.

Next, you'll need to think about the theme of the party. The theme is important as it will make the party look more organized and design-consistent. One such party theme is the 60's theme. During the 60's your dad and your mom as well as their friends were in their 20's and trying to enjoy their youthfulness. With this concept all the guests will have to come in their retro 60's outfit complete with moptop hairstyles and accessories. You could also include some aged related confetti and over the hill confetti to complete the picture.

The design of the party place would also be 60's inspired with pictures of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Monkeys, Beach Boys and Neil Sedaka adorning the walls. The music would likewise be coming from those bands. You could even rent a turn-table where you'll be playing music using vinyl records or what they call LP in those times. It would fit the theme instead of using DVD or CD players.

Next think up of party games that will be enjoyed by both old and new alike. Most common would be name that 60's tune or guess the young person in the picture. The guess the young person picture game however, would require you to borrow old pictures of those who would be invited, collect them all and make a slide presentation. Give prizes for the winners to make it more fun.

Next, identify those who would be invited and send out the invitations two weeks at the most to give them enough time to prepare for the themed party as well as allow them to block-off their schedule on that specific date. Make sure the invitation is consistent with the theme to make it more organized and systematic.

You could invite all the friends of your mom and dad who are at the same age as they are. It would be fun to reminisce the old times with them, get to meet long lost friends as well as a way where the old and the young would come to know each other in a fun and interesting way.

Your dad deserves the best. Throughout the years you have shown him how much you love him and one way to continue showing your love is by giving him a birthday party he'll never forget. Being 60 is not too old to have some good rock and roll fun. Enjoy!