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  • billybraveheart May 20, 2012 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    This was such a fun lens to view, we all struggle Ia little I think to find that 50's gift so thank you for sharing
  • Sam/DM Garcia May 17, 2012 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    Super find..!..Thanks for being there for answers to "what to buy?"
  • VeseliDan May 10, 2012 @ 4:09 am | delete
    My mum will turn fifty this year and I have to get her one of these nice gifts!
  • JoshK47 Apr 12, 2012 @ 10:33 am | delete
    Fantastic ideas! Thanks for sharing! :)
  • bloomingrose Apr 9, 2012 @ 1:55 am | delete
    Nice presents - I also like a night in the theater if you were thinking of buying for me!
  • adriangood Mar 24, 2012 @ 5:10 am | delete
    what an ideas,,, love your lens bev
  • LizRobertson Mar 10, 2012 @ 10:34 am | delete
    Thanks for the ideas. My 50 yr old birthday buddy will appreciate it!
  • TTMall Mar 1, 2012 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Loved Your Lens! You really put a lot of good information in it.
  • TheLittleCardShop Feb 6, 2012 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    These are fabulous 50th birthday gift ideas. So many options ro choose from. Great display of gifts :)
  • Klarizze Jan 28, 2012 @ 12:16 am | delete
    I've been searchingn for gifts for the big 5-0 for my manager at work and I think I finally got my b-day gifts. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
  • sheezie77 Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:58 am | delete
    Another amazing lens! thank you for sharing! squidlikes
  • Edutopia Jan 15, 2012 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Great lens! 50 can be a pretty rough milestone for some people but a good gift can make the difference.
  • TopMovieOST Jan 11, 2012 @ 2:27 am | delete
    Great lens!
  • leeleon Jan 10, 2012 @ 2:27 am | delete
    nice lens
  • cffutah Jan 2, 2012 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    enjoyed our lens about turning 50, I'd go the funny route as that is what I'd like my 50th birthday to be like, to liven up the age I'm at.
  • colleen_w Nov 12, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Awesome lens... A cornucopia of wonderful ideas for planning that big 5-0 bash!!! :)
  • tcorbs Oct 30, 2011 @ 7:23 am | delete
    Loved the board game for "old geezers"!
  • peppervel Oct 24, 2011 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    Wow! Great lens. Was just thinking yesterday about how to plan a party bash for my very good friend coming Big 5-0! Lots of great ideas here. Thanks!
  • The_Idea_Gal Oct 22, 2011 @ 10:06 am | delete
    Turning 50 definitely gives you something to think about, more than any other age I think.
    Great lens and 50th B'day ideas!!
  • passionatehouseremodeler Oct 19, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    Some really creative and fun ideas. Good job!
  • WayneDave Oct 19, 2011 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Well this is a very useful lens. Its my mother's fiftieth next August and this has given some great ideas. The cookie banquet looked very nice. Also I think the "you know you're fifty when" book looks very amusing. Thanks for sharing this lens.
  • ResearchAddict Oct 16, 2011 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    Love the magazine covers and back issues idea!
  • COUNTRYLUTHIER Oct 1, 2011 @ 7:24 pm | delete
    Ahhhhhh, fifty smifty, all those dooms dayers, fiftty threeeeeeeeee and loving to be meeeeee. Nicely done lens for those of you fifty years young and counting. Keep up the good work!
  • mzareen Sep 26, 2011 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    Great ideas... and a great post for half-century people.
  • Blessedmombygrace Sep 3, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    My husband will be 50 next year and I am not too far off.
  • catherinenbrooks Aug 30, 2011 @ 4:55 am | delete
    Great lens.Thanks for done...
  • ClassyGals Aug 11, 2011 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    Blessed by a Squid Angel**
  • Aug 11, 2011 @ 12:36 am | delete
    Not quite there yet but I want that shot glass. Many great ideas presented here.
  • Tolovaj Aug 1, 2011 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    My best friend and his wife are approaching this milestone. Both are still party animals:) Thanks for some useful ideas!
  • rosytaylor Jul 18, 2011 @ 11:26 pm | delete
    its a very good lens....
  • CreativeArtist Jul 17, 2011 @ 8:37 am | delete
    I prefer to think of 50 as reaching a plateau. : )
  • BevsPaper Jul 17, 2011 @ 8:41 am | delete
    Oh to be 50 again and have it as a plateau! For me it was like a terrace step and I'm about to step down to the next milestone area. LOL!
  • SusanBlackburn Jun 26, 2011 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    I love your lens... lots of great ideas for 50th bdays... I'm definitely going to use some of these.. thank you!
  • Motherblogger Jun 23, 2011 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    I'm just starting out on squidoo, can you tell me how to post picture links like you do with the products above?
  • BevsPaper Jun 23, 2011 @ 9:59 pm | delete
    I use the text module and put the affiliate link to the product that I want to showcase. You are welcome to visit my Bio page and contact me so that I can give you more in depth detail.
  • Doug L Jun 14, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    I just turned 50 and was given 50 $1 scratch tickets, I thought it was a great idea. I won $23 and two free tckets which I haven't gotten yet.
  • Jun 2, 2011 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Thanks for "You Know You're Fifty When" i've got a good gift idea
  • vitalmughal May 13, 2011 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    Great lens with great presentation, loved reading it.

    Best wishes for all those turning 50 today, Happy Birthday to You!

    Yasir
  • GabrielaFargasch Apr 13, 2011 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    I loved the coffee mug!
  • DannyLondon Apr 12, 2011 @ 1:53 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing this keep up the good work.
  • gottaloveit Apr 6, 2011 @ 8:06 am | delete
    Very nice lens with imaginative gifts for those turning 50. We're celebrating a friend's 50th in Key West in August; everybody should have a destination birthday on their 50th!
  • Philippians468 Apr 3, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
    thank you for sharing this refreshing lens! love it! cheers
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 29, 2011 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    Totally loved the walker and the sippie cup LOL some great gift ideas,
  • peppypatricia Mar 25, 2011 @ 2:00 am | delete
    I just turned 50 bought myself a puppy, Charlie the Chihuahua,
    http://www.squidoo.com/a-birthday-gift
  • UKGhostwriter Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    great lens!!
  • IraMency Mar 21, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Great ideas! Love this lens!
  • mich1908 Mar 14, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Interesting lense. Full of ideas.
  • rlivermore Feb 22, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    What a great lens! I just turned 50, so it was a fun lens for me to read.
  • Michey Feb 19, 2011 @ 8:13 am | delete
    love your lens, good ideas, great presentation
    All the best
    Michey
  • MissMerFaery Feb 16, 2011 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Excellent presentation and some great ideas here! Blessed by the Birthdays SquidAngel!
  • poutine Feb 16, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Good list for gifts for 50th birthday.
  • guardianstar77 Feb 16, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Wow! A sales lens that I actually thoroughly enjoyed! Your selection of gifts for 50 are unique, delightful, original, and awesome!
  • LauraMarie Jan 31, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Nice lens and selection of gifts for 50 year olds
  • GrowWear Jan 30, 2011 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    The birthday (or closely dated) magazine covers for celebrating the Big 5-0 seem a very thoughtful idea. ...I remember my mother-in-law getting a gag walking cane that had a horn on it. She enjoyed some great laughs with that one. :)
  • javrsmith Jan 27, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    Wayne Gretzky just turned 50 yesterday. I hope someone got him the sippy beer mug.
  • Zeemer Jan 17, 2011 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Great ideas for golden girls. Thanks for making this lens.
  • Ed Jan 17, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    There is a great book called Mother Goose Tells the Truth About Middle Age that's the perfect gift for a 50th (0r older) birthday. You can buy it directly from the author at http://www.secondhalflaughs.com
  • ddixonart Jan 8, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    Love it, great lens!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Dec 16, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Good ideas
  • RealityTV Dec 9, 2010 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    My hubby's about to turn the big 5-0. Great ideas you've given me ;)
  • Momsbusy247 Dec 4, 2010 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    Fun great stuff for anyone you know turning 50
  • ICanCook Nov 25, 2010 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    I turn 50 in a few days and I'm sorry to say I wouldn't want any of these gifts. Well, maybe the book.
  • thesuccess Nov 18, 2010 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    When you are stuck buy a man a good flashlight, can't fail as a gift!
  • Ellen Nov 10, 2010 @ 10:57 am | delete
    For 50 and 60 birthdays our family has started the tradition of giving 50 of something small to the birthday celebrant. - I got 50 of the following - blades of grass from the home of my childhood, disposable latex gloves, soda straws, kleenex, paper armadillos, etc. We had such fun with it. Innovate!
  • Comfortdoc Oct 30, 2010 @ 5:40 pm | delete
    50th to SquidLike your Gifts for 5-0. Can't believe I have to worry about it this year. Nice to know that Bono, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Antonio Banderas and James Spader all turned 50 as well. I feel in good company.w
  • Susan52 Oct 16, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    I don't remember turning 5-0. I remember turning 4-0, which was ten years longer ago, so how could that be? I guess I put it out of my mind. Or maybe forgetfulness is a big part of the 5-0's, you suppose? Anyway, I would have appreciated any of these great gifts on your suggested list. I think I'd choose Play-Doh for myself. Love the lens! Blessed!
  • WriterBuzz Oct 5, 2010 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    I just found your lens. I like it a lot. Thanks for building it. Gave you a thumbs up.
  • Tipi Sep 26, 2010 @ 10:42 am | delete
    That sure is a handsome picture of Antonio Banderas. You just made me feel young again!
  • CCGAL Sep 26, 2010 @ 10:23 am | delete
    What a wonderful lens this is - very useful content, colorful, and some great ideas. I enoyed it tremendously!

    When my cousin turned 50, I rented the Moose lodge and threw a 50's sock-hop party for her. We made a fake cake with 50 emergency candles on it, and the big surprise was we all lined up to light her candles: each person told her something they loved about her or shared a memory, and then let a candle. Finally, when all 50 candles were lit and burning bright, we showed her a big fake Fire Permit and handed her a tiny little fire extinguisher to help her blow out the candles. I think we all laughed until our sides hurt. It was a LOT of fun.
  • Pukeko Sep 22, 2010 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Great Ideas for the 5-0. But don't let my hubby see them. I am thinking bigger - I want a trip to Tahiti when I turn 50 :)
  • LensbyLisa Sep 14, 2010 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Another great lens, Bev!
  • Joan4 Sep 4, 2010 @ 5:56 am | delete
    These are great ideas for celebrating that big 50 milestone! And since my baby boy is getting closer and closer to that big 50, I enjoyed thinking through his birthday celebration a few years ahead of time!
  • windygig Sep 3, 2010 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    tremendous ideas for 5-0 parties. I did do a 9-0 party once and couldn't get a 90 balloon anywhere! iI finally tied together a 40 and a 50 to make 90!
  • oztoo Aug 24, 2010 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Some clever ideas for the big 5-0 birthday. Love the Over The Hill Walker - lol with that one.
  • vallain Aug 21, 2010 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    These are very nice and appropriate gifts for turning 50. I didn't let that milestone bother me. I'm proud that I've made it this far.
  • pkmcr Aug 15, 2010 @ 2:06 am | delete
    Some amazing 50th Birthday Cakes here Bev - I shall have to point some people to this for my next Birthday :-)
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jul 18, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    My husband and I topped the 50 year mark a few years ago. It wasn't as bad as I thought but my brother-in-law had a bit of trouble with it. My husband felt it was his duty to harrass him. He survived it...barely.
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
  • PlanetGiftBaskets Jul 16, 2010 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Fantastic lens! With so many people we know turning 50 in the next few years this gives us some great ideas. Many of your ideas would fit nicely in a gift basket.
  • Tracy Jul 13, 2010 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    Just stoppe dby and followed link as I was researching 2000 Possible Dreams Clothique vintage s santas and came across your site at end
  • LoKackl Jul 11, 2010 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Wonderful "celebrate 50" Gifts for 50 lens. Blessed by a Squid Angel. rolling to my Thank You Party. hugs!
  • mulberry Jul 6, 2010 @ 11:15 am | delete
    I turned 51 this year, hubby will turn 50 next year. Not sure what I'll get him but probably it won't be the play-doh since he needs no encouragement to act like a kid! ;)
  • chefkeem Jul 6, 2010 @ 10:31 am | delete
    Oh, boy - I'm 11 years late! Why don't you make a lens about perfect gifts for a 62-years-old young male? I'll bookmark it for my wife!
  • Mickie_G Jul 5, 2010 @ 9:07 am | delete
    Love this lens. I used to say, "I am over 50, so please excuse me!" I will have to quit saying that as I just passed out of that decade! Oh woe is me.
    Blessed by a Squid Angel today.
  • OhMe Jun 9, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Back to this great lens with such fabulous fifty gifts.
  • kimmanleyort Apr 22, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    I have a few friends turning 50 this year. It is a milestone and you've got a great collection of gifts here. Happy Birthday, Bev!
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 13, 2010 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    This caught my eye because I turn 40 this year. In fact in a few weeks. Yikes! Blessing this lens!
  • carredsal Jan 28, 2010 @ 10:01 am | delete
    I'll be 50 in less than 10 years but isn't 50 the new 30?
  • theraggededge Jan 26, 2010 @ 5:09 am | delete
    51 last birthday. Personally I want to be reminded of how young I am and what I'm going to be when I grow up. Sooo... my dream birthday gift would be (my son just suggested a headstone - thanks A.) a walking trip in Nepal, pony trekking in the Lake District, a housekeeper or a new Fiat 500 Abarth :-)
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 1, 2010 @ 10:25 am | delete
    Yes, you are correct, I will be turning 50 in 2010. I thought for a moment you were offering me Colin Firth for my birthday:) Shucks, I guess I will have to settle for play-doh. Perhaps I will watch Pride & Prejudice again (for the 50th time)
  • skiesgreen Dec 14, 2009 @ 1:27 am | delete
    Nice lens with lots of good ideas. Well done

    Norma
  • Michey Sep 27, 2009 @ 11:35 am | delete
    Bev Very nice lens and good ideas for presents. People are obsessed about getting round numbers but my philosophy is that each age has his beauty. Personally I don't blame Mother Nature, and I try to be positive and find the beauty of each age as came along.
    Fav 5*
    regards
    Michey
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Sep 22, 2009 @ 7:46 am | delete
    Nice shopping page, blessed.
  • whitemoss Sep 7, 2009 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Very nice lens- the big 5 0- I can just about remember it! 5* from me, and thanks for the visit too!
  • GroovyFinds Aug 23, 2009 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    Ugh...starting to feel old LOL
  • hlkljgk Jul 20, 2009 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    great concept for a lens
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jun 17, 2009 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Fifty didn't hurt nearly as much as my 40th. I may celebrate my 60th as I will be able to retire and spend my time doing what I want to do.
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
  • Tipi Jun 17, 2009 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Wow, this is a nice birthday lens for 50s! I'm going to add a link to this on my birthday lens for my sister Shelly! - Remember...we are not alone! ;)
    Have a great day! --- Thanks Bev!
    Susie
  • VictoriaTwead Jun 5, 2009 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    Hi!
    Some great ideas here... I've passed the 50 milestone but found it all fascinating. Nice to see the celebrities are growing old, too. 5* of course.
    Oh, and thanks for visiting my lens, much appreciated. :)
  • mukunda22 Jun 5, 2009 @ 9:24 am | delete
    Moving towards 60 now--hubby just turned 60 5/15--but the gifts wouldn't be too much different!!!

    *****5 and faved!!
  • spirituality Apr 11, 2009 @ 1:16 am | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • ClassyGals Apr 9, 2009 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    I love this lens! Great informative provided, you really did your homework on this one. I didn't know that Simon Cowell was 50 years old, very interesting. Five stars and favored.
  • kiwisoutback Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:27 am | delete
    I'm close to hitting the big 3-0 and that's scaring me.. wow Magic Johnson is 50? Life goes by way too fast! By the way, if you're looking for a Giant Squid Mentor I am one myself! You can check out my mentoring lens under my profile. Nice work!
  • allinfoisfree Apr 9, 2009 @ 1:58 am | delete
    I saw your title and thought, oh great here we go with the old jokes. :)
    5 *'s
  • Sarunas Apr 8, 2009 @ 3:34 am | delete
    great lens.
    5 stars from. Well Done and Keep it up. : )
  • SugarPirate Apr 7, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Some great ideas here! Is Donny Osmond really half a century old? Wow...50 ain't what it used to be.
  • OhMe Apr 7, 2009 @ 1:22 pm | delete
    Oh I remember turning 50 about 10 years ago. You've got some great gift ideas on this great lens.
  • BevsPaper Apr 6, 2009 @ 8:19 am | in reply to rms | delete
    Thank you so much for visiting my lens. I am working toward that Giant Squid status and I was not aware of the Mentor program. I will check it out.
  • rms Apr 6, 2009 @ 7:37 am | delete
    Nice work on this lens! I'm Squidoo's Giant Squid Mentor and I wanted to be sure you were aware of our Giant Squid Lensmaster program. Giant Squids enjoy great perks.
    You can learn more about the program and get some wonderful lensmaking tips by visiting: http://www.squidoo.com/giantsquidmentor
  • alteredkat Mar 31, 2009 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    DH is hitting the big 5-0 in a couple years...will need some of these great 5* ideas!...thanks for recently visiting my reuse toothbrush lens...I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment.
  • janices7 Mar 18, 2009 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Great lens! LOVE the list of people that have and are turning the big 5-0....it is hard to believe some of the people on the list. Thanks for stopping by my over the hill birthday lens!
  • What-I-Found Oct 8, 2008 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Remember that a fifty year old won't remember things from the year they were born, but old magazines, books or toys from when they were say 10 years old might bring back wonderful memories. Also we remember early TV shows, again pay attention to the dates...I wasn't watching much TV till I was 10 or so.
    A WONDERFUL lense...thanks!
  • boutiqueshops Oct 3, 2008 @ 7:26 am | delete
    dang...Caroline Kennedy, Donny Osmond & Michael Jackson are 50. We all "grew up" together! Now I really feel old...*sigh*
  • Tiddledeewinks Oct 2, 2008 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Wow! I didn't know Tanya Tucker is already up to the big 5-0! And Caroline Kennedy, too! Where does the time go? I passed the big 5-0 myself. Yikes!
  • 0ctavias0fferings Sep 30, 2008 @ 7:49 am | delete
    Great ideas :-)

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