50th Birthday Party Car, Nascar Auto Lover Theme

Another fun birthday theme (and one we’re frankly, pretty unfamiliar with) is having an automobile-related birthday.  This would be a fabulous concept for a milestone birthday such as a fiftieth.  It could involve renting a specialty automobile for a weekend, car-themed gifts such as subscriptions or collectibles, a trip to the racetrack, racecar driving lessons,  or another activity for the 50-year old car lover.

For additional inspiration, check out this sweet 1959 Porsche cake for the car-loving, 50 year old Porsche owner.

SweetThings: 50th Birthday Party: 1959 Porsche Cake.

Adorable Birthday Party Favor Boxes, Goody Bags

Since we still have polka dots on the brain, we thought we’d share this adorable party favor box.

Treat your guests to colorful, customized favor boxes for your party. These decorative empty boxes are perfect choices for boy-girl parties, or any celebration where you’d like to create your own combination of favors. Each package includes 4 empty boxes and they’re easy to assemble. Each measures 6”W x 4”H x 3”D.

Green with Green Dots Empty Favor Boxes (4)

Tote Bag Party Favor, Goodie Bag Idea

These cute tote bags are available for any birthday year. It’s the perfect gift for a birthday girl, as well as a fun and useful party favor. As far as we’re concerned, you can’t have too many tote bags. Something like this, which is personalized to the occasion, will be appreciated for a long time.

1977 Girl, 30th Tote Bag

Sports Themed 70th Golf Birthday Cake

The Pink Cake Box website showcases their stunning cakes and pastries for weddings, birthdays and other celebrations.  We loved this sports-themed birthday cake reflecting the recipient’s love for golf, Florida and the New York Giants.  It’s incredible the ‘wow factor’ a thoughtful, creative cake like this can have at a birthday celebration.

A description:

“I love the salmon atop this topsy turvy birthday cake decked out with a Hawaiian shirt and golf club.  The cake includes other mementos for the birthday boy including two sports pennants and the wall st. journal.  The flavors include chocolate cake with mocha buttercream, and vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream. “

Sports Themed 70th Birthday Cake » Pink Cake Box Wedding Cakes & more.

Paintball, Laser Tag Active Theme Birthday Parties

This is one of our favorite types of birthday parties for kids.  There are so many options to take the birthday party, and make it an active, creative and unforgettable experience.  (even educational!)  They often involve less preparation on your part, allowing you to enjoy the birthday experience as well.   You may think of something like a bowling party or mini-golf, but experience-theme birthday parties are now at another level, high in energy and fun.

My punchbowl says:

“Some of the more active parties include paintball, laser tag, indoor skydiving, indoor karting, and feed the sharks experience. For the kid who likes to learn, there is the mad science party, mission space party, and even the candy factory party. Then for the creative kids, there’s the design your own clothes party, junior theater experience, and the rock & roll experience. “

Penelope Plans at MyPunchbowl–Sept04 – MyPunchbowl.