Birthday Year Facts Sign | Party Ideas by a Pro

the idea

Entertain party guests by decorating with a printable birthday year facts sign listing fun facts and trivia about the year the guest of honor was born.

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the how

Customize a ‘Year to Remember’ fun facts sign with a photo of the birthday boy/girl, graduate, retiree, or anniversary couple
Choose from printable or print and ship templates and add custom text
Use to decorate the entrance, welcome area, bar tops, dessert / buffet / occasional tables, or bathrooms

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the why

tabletop décor

Enhances; adds height and fullness to bars, food stations, and occasional tables to create larger displays
Focal points; decorating bars, food stations, or occasional tables encourages mingling by creating destinations for guests to explore
Visibility; tall / tabletop decorations are easier to see when the room is full of people
Interactive; tabletop décor can be used to entertain guests with ‘Fun Facts’ or ‘Through the Years’ photo collages of the guest of honor

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the why

this idea

Special occasions should feel special; generic ‘off the shelf’ decorations are lazy and unimaginative
Personalized; customized decorations are more special and show you made an effort
Funny; quirky, lighthearted, or self-deprecating decorations will make guests smile
Conversation-starter; gives guests something to talk about and discuss with one another
Discovery; paints a picture of the era for younger guests
Entertaining; will keep guests entertained during the party
Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected decorations
Inexpensive; a cost-effective party idea that won’t blow your budget
Keepsake; captures memories for the guest of honor to revisit in future

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ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

“I think these work best when you use an old photo of the guest of honor as a baby, child, or young adult. It makes it more fun for guests to see what they used to look like ‘back in the day’.

These signs are extremely versatile so you can duplicate them in multiple locations at your event, which, if you opt for the printable version, is a great way to maximize your décor budget.

Guests sometimes miss little details at parties, so it’s fine to give them more than one opportunity to catch something.

I like to position fun decorations like this in the bathrooms; by the wash basins, on the backs of cubicle doors, and above urinals.

People often forget to decorate the bathrooms so inexpensive printables like these are a fun way to surprise guests with your attention to detail.”