Gift Ideas for Husband Turning 50? - Oklahoma City,OK

What if you just made his gift a day to do nothing but watch TV. You could make his favorite foods or stock the fridge with things he likes and take the kids and leave him alone. That would be the best gift to my husband. My husband doesn't really get excited about gifts and honestly if we want something, we just buy it. For milestone birthdays I would normally suggest a trip but you listed why that wasn't a great option for you so if he likes TV a lot, I'd go with that.

When my husband turned 60 in 2015, we gave him a large glass bowl with his favorite Reese cup minis and had 60 of them labeled with 60 reasons we love you.

He died 3 months later. I have the jar with candy in my china hutch.

He did read all 60, thankfully!!

If he likes to kayak, bike, etc. (my husband is same) could you do him up a gift for down the road? My husband would be cool with that - with some gear, gift card, odds and ends, etc?

That's what I would do.

Does he work with a trainer at all to get back in shape? What about a few sessions you could treat him to?

My husband had surgery and had to take a break once also. Just a thought. Might be kind of motivational :)

We did a book for my mother on a big birthday. You could do 50 reasons why you love him, or 50 great memories (or funny things he said or crazy things he did with the pets or...) - We put in a few photos but not 50. We did ours through Shutterfly and got it back very quickly. They have easy templates and you can include a cover, a dedication, whatever you want! Good luck!

How about the gift of charity? Make a donation in his name to a cause that he cherishes. We do a lot of that in our family as we are blessed that no one wants or needs for anything and so many go without. We’ve given to wounded warriors, the American Red Cross, unicef, the Arbor Day society, the peregrine fund, heifer international and others. I am sure you can find something that resonates for him.

You could make the dinner a super special surprise. You could hire a personal chef to come to your house and do kind of a teaching dinner where he makes all of your husband's favorite things. Or you could go to one of those restaurants where your group sits in the kitchen for a private party. You could get a great photo of him framed with wide matting for everyone to write a personal note. Sounds like he likes and needs his downtime. You could put together some kind of basket with his favorite drinks, snacks, remote batteries, magazines, books, lounge wear for his recovery and a coupon with your next kayak bike adventure and dog sitter volunteer.

How about a gift card to whatever shop he uses to buy stuff for his truck? Or making it a special night of watching his favorite Netflix series, or whatever other programs he enjoys watching, where you're home alone and just cuddling up to enjoy the TV? And cater some good food (his favorite restaurant/dishes) that you can enjoy while together on the couch, you can put the food on TV trays so you can stay snuggled up and comfy on the couch and enjoy your evening together, because you wouldn't have to do dishes and other major cleanup :)

firepit. bbq grill. session at a float center (gave that to my dh last year, huge hit.) massage. power tool. sweatshirt with a photo of the two of you from your early years and a cute caption. gourmet catered dinner in for just the two of you. flowers.
khairete
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Is it too late to plan a surprise party? Make it pot luck. Get friends and family involved to help with food and planning. Do it next weekend so its not on his actual birthday.

The "easiest" suggestion I can think of is - plan a really nice date night for the two of you. Even if that just means another dinner at a fancy restaurant, maybe a wine tasting if he drinks wine, etc. The dinner with friends and family will be a fun birthday celebration but not the same as a romantic celebration...it is okay to do two birthday dinners! (Also, you do not need to rush - you can give him a card on his birthday with a note saying "on X date we will be having dinner at X restaurant".)