Venue

• Choose a venue that reminds the birthday person of his past, for instance a favorite café or a restaurant. You can include his favorite dishes of that place in the party menu. When you are planning the menu, consider the food sensitivities and restrictions of the birthday person and his guests. Make sure that the venue has access by ramps and elevators for guests who are on wheelchair or otherwise cannot climb stairs. Plan an afternoon party so the guests can reach home before dark.
  
  

Themes

• For 80th and over birthday parties, fitting themes could include "roaring 20s," "Around the world," or "1940s era." An "around the world" theme could highlight areas where the birthday person has traveled. Purchase a map and place colorful pins in the locations where he has lived and journeyed. The menu can include the dishes of the pinned locations. Roaring 20s and 1940s era are fantastic themes to celebrate milestone birthday parties for people who grew up or came of age during those times. Decorate the venue with posters, photos and pictures of the celebrant from that time. Ask guests to dress up in 1940s or 1920s style and play popular music from then.
  
  

Decorations

• If you don't want to follow a particular theme consider using antique pieces such as old paintings or corner pieces to decorate the party place. Hanging lanterns can give antique touch to the party. You can arrange a lively party as well by decorating the venue with colorful balloons, customized banners and playing upbeat music. Get the number "80," "90" or "100" imprinted on invitations, crockery and tablecloth. Make sure you incorporate the birthday person's interests into the party's decorations.
  
  

Special Activities

• You can arrange different activities to make the birthday person feel special. Create a photo presentation including memorable pictures of the birthday person. Before the party, you can ask guests to write down special and fun events of the birthday person's life which can be shared at the party. You can give a book of memories to the birthday person in which you can compile all the old photos of him in a book. Play a homemade video recapping the life of the birthday person, which could be given as a party favor to guests.
  
  

Party Games and Favors

• Entertain the guests with different games. The game ideas for the 80th and over birthday parties could be birthday person's history trivia, board games, old movies game and name that tune using music from the celebrant's favorite musical era. Do not include games that require much physical energy. Award prizes to winners of the games. Guests are always pleased to be sent home with party favors. Give personalized photo frames, key chains, bookmarks or magnets.