'Before I'm 60' bucket list suggestions cards and sign set up at a party

Bucket List Suggestions

the idea

Ask partygoers to suggest experiences for the guest of honor to have before their next milestone birthday / anniversary or following graduation / retirement

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the how

  • Choose style of ‘Bucket List Suggestions’ cards
  • Pick up a bucket (see below for personalized options)
  • Display alongside a framed printable instructions sign (see links below)
  • Don’t forget to provide a stack of pens so guests don’t have to wait
personalized metal bucket with Wendy's Bucket List on it
bucket list suggestions cards

the why

This Idea

  • Conversation-starter; gives guests something to talk about and discuss with one another
  • Contributory; sharing a memory, anecdote, photograph, or well wishes allows guests to participate in something meaningful
  • Personal; celebrates the guest of honor and your relationship with them
  • Feel good; makes the guest of honor feel special, loved, and appreciated
  • Connection; people love to feel connected to the guest of honor or each other through something meaningful
  • Discovery; allows guest to discover things they might not know about the guest of honor
  • Keepsake; creates tangible memories for the guest of honor to revisit in future
  • Thoughtful; shows you’ve made an effort to create something special for the guest of honor
  • Entertaining; guests will enjoy discussing what everyone else has written
  • Surprise; a great way to surprise the guest of honor
  • Inexpensive; a cost-effective party idea that wonโ€™t blow your budget
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party activities

  • Engagement; essential for creating atmosphere and ensuring people have a good time
  • Circulation; activities encourage circulation, which raise energy levels
  • Atmosphere; keeping guests moving, exploring, and discovering creates a lively atmosphere
  • Mingling; activities help prevent guests clustering in corners with people they came with
  • Flow; giving guests things to engage with diffuses crowds, prevents bottlenecks, and helps flow
  • Introductions; allows guests who arrive alone or donโ€™t know many people to connect with others
  • Ice-breaker; arrival activities let guests ease in gently before walking into a room full of people
  • Conversation-starters; funny, creative, or quirky activities give guests things to talk about
  • Interactive; allows guests to participate so everybody feels included
  • Bonding; a shared experience creates a bond and unites different groups as one; people that are all important to the guest of honor
  • Entertainment; activities keep guests entertained and prevents boredom or leaving early
  • Distraction; gives guests an excuse to change the subject or extract themselves from awkward conversations
  • Memorable; gives guests something to talk about, photograph, share, and remember
  • Experiential; guests leave feeling as though theyโ€™ve had an experience
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ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

Matt James professional event planner

“Choose between generic bucket list suggestion cards or customized ones with the guest of honor’s name (see links below).

There are lots of different options available for personalized metal buckets (see links below), but they tend to be either quite small or a little expensive.

Therefore, a budget-saving option might be to source a regular bucket and opt for a custom text decal that you can easily apply yourself (see link below).

For the text, Iโ€™d probably go for something simple like โ€˜Wendy’s Bucket Listโ€™.

Have the guest of honor keep the suggestions cards so they can re-read them at their next milestone birthday to see which ones they adopted.”

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where to buy

SHOP bucket list suggestions

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where to buy

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Create your own with a custom decal
personalized decal stickers

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