21st Birthday Blog - Interesting
The Key To The Door?
27 August 2008
When someone you know and love is about to turn 21, whether they’re your child, mate, niece or nephew or even a colleague, finding a gift that has a hint of the traditional, something memorable or a keepsake, but not something that will sit on the side gathering dust for the next 21 years can be a fairly tall order.
We’ve stumbled upon Cocoon Collection, a website that offers a range of 21st birthday gifts that does a pretty good job of offering pressies that are just a little bit different, (without any way-out wackiness of course!) but tend to include something thoughtful, memorable, even funny too!
Whether it’s simply a 21st birthday commemorative keyring or a whole Giftbox jammed full of goodies like 21st photo albums, 21st birthday mugs you can personalise at home, Belgian chocolates, and more, it might just be worth your while taking a look and seeing if there’s something on sale that fits your 21st birthday bill!
My Girlfriend's 21st Birthday
16 July 2008
It was my girfriend's 21st birthday yesterday so I thought I would write a bit about what I did and have planned.
We were both due to go in to work in the morning, but I said I would pop round her house to see her before she left (she only lives round the corner). I had printed out some A4 'banners' and blown up a couple of balloons attached (see photo). Before I went to her house I tied four or 5 of these creations up to 5 telegraph poles along her route to work.
I then arrived at her house, gave her a couple of small presents (a box of nice chocolates, a Radley pencil case and Ipod holder) and wished her a happy birthday and proceeded to leave for work. On the way to work I recieved a phone call from her saying 'I cant believe you did that!'. Brownie point 1!
We had decided to both take a half day at work, so leaving at 12 I left to see her again. I said we could go wherever she wanted and this lead us on a road truip to Hastings for the afternoon. It was pretty windy, but as we were walking along the sea front I told her about the main present I had bought her...
I had booked us a fancy room in a hotel in Strand, London for when we are back from holiday in a couple of weeks. We are going to see the new Take That musical 'Never Forget' which she was ecstatic about. I was thinking of possibly going for a walk to China Town before hand to have a posh chinese meal!
Last but not least (which I can take no credit for), she is having a big party this weekend for friends and family which I will write a bit about later on as its all hush hush at the moment!
Turning 21 Is A Big Deal!
04 June 2008
The following post was kindly written by the team at A1 Gifts, a website providing gifts to buy for all special occasions.
Introduction
Turning 21 is a big deal. This landmark birthday finally sees you get all the benefits of adulthood so it is nice to mark the occasion with a special party for family and friends.
There are all kinds of themes you could choose for a 21st birthday party. Some are general and some can be tailored to suit the person who is turning 21. Let`s take a look at some popular 21st birthday party themes.
Popular birthday party themes
- The 21st theme: here the theme of the party specifically marks the 21st birthday. So, you could for example, decorate the party with 21st balloons, table cloths, decorations, flags and bunting. You could make this even more special by colour co-ordinating all of your decorations or by personalising them to show the name of the birthday girl or boy.
- The Fancy Dress theme: fancy dress is a fun way to make a party go with a bang and a lot of young people will really enjoy dressing up. You can keep things general here and just invite guests to dress up as they like or you could put a theme in place instead. So, for example, you could have a school days, molls and gangsters, film star, pop star or 1920s theme, for example.
- The Black Tie theme: if you prefer you could make the 21st party a really special occasion by making things a little more formal by asking all guests to wear evening wear such as black tie for the men and evening dresses for the women.
- The Personal theme: it`s always a nice touch to theme the party in such a way that really appeals to the person who is turning 21. So, for example, if the birthday boy or girl really like a specific TV show then you could ask all the guests to turn up as characters from the show and you could decorate the room or hall with suitable decorations.
Co-ordinating the party
Birthdays parties will be so much more memorable if you take a little extra time to make sure that the decoration, food, music and entertainment are all co-ordinated. So, for example, if you were to have a 1950s theme here you could decorate the room or the hall that you use for the party in a 1950s style and you could hire a band that can dress up in the right styles and play the right kind of music.
Conclusion
Given that the 21st birthday is such a special event it is always nice to make sure that the gift you give is one that can be treasured. This doesn`t mean that you have to spend a lot of money on 21st birthday gifts but it is important to choose well here. Popular 21st gifts include jewellery, glassware, photo frames and albums and commemorative items that mark the person`s actual birth date.
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24 April 2008
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Birthday Calculator
24 April 2008
I came across this calculator on the Digg website. You simply enter your date of birth and a whole arrayt of information is displayed including:
- The day you were born
- Approximate date of conception
- Your astrological sign
- Your fortune cookie
- List of celebrities you share your birthday with
- Your age in years, days, hourse, minutes and seconds
- Top songs of your birth year
and loads more interesting information! Check it out! View The Calculator Here
Welcome!
24 April 2008
Welcome to the Your21st blog.
I will post up all the interesting information and websites I come across on the innternet to help make your 21st birthday celebrations that bit more special!
If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to send them over!
Have fun!