5 Year Anniversary Gift Ideas?

WOW...this is a good request...I had to think about that...
I dont know what you are thinking, or what you have to spend, Does he like football? What about getting him 2 tickets to a game...I dunno..steelers or philly???? Maybe he doesnt even like them...LOL I dont know what 5 yrs is to be either....Maybe take some funny and silly pics of the kids, and have someone take funny pics of you, and make a little scrap book for him, and title it..."Happy Annyoumakemecrazyforyou"..instead of the traditional happy anniversary. I dont know..i am still thinking...LOL

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my husband loves the photo mugs you can get at concord mall kiosk or order online at photo websites. i get the kids on it with some cute saying. they have keychains, snow globes, calendars.... he wants to replace all our coffee mugs with photo mugs now!!!it takes a few days online but at the mall it is about 15 minutes- so great for last minute!!!
we do the photo calenders for grandparent presents every year. - very easy and very cute...
good luck, E.

First congradulations ,my idea i would do is a little creative but simple i would gather some photos of you and your husband from the past few years and make a photo album of you togther thru the years start with maybe some pics from dating then maybe some wedding pic then the birth of a child and so on dosnt have to be a huge book and you can go to Big lots for scrapbooking things that are very cheep,let me know what you decided to do and have a great anniversary!!!!

I dont know if this is feasible with a 20 month old but you could take him to a hotel maybe down at the beach and get a couples massage. Would be kinda expensive though.

You could go to your local craft store and get one of the frames that are amde up like a collage . Put special pictures from your wedding day or you could do special events that happened during the 1st 5 years of your marriage . example your wedding, the birth of your children, your home and then do it again in another 5 years and see hpw you have grown as a family and a couple

Congratulations and have a great time!

Sorry if this is late. There is an online catalog www.signals.com and you can order a picture of the night sky on the day you were married, in your city. I did it for my husband for our first anniversary and we have it hanging in our living room. It even comes with a chart to identify the major constellations and stars. I am ordering one for my son's first birthday, too. My husband loved it. Congrats and good luck! S.

T.,
The traditional 5 year gift is wood and the modern is silverware. However, I don't think most men would care to get forks as a gift! I just bought my husband this cool digital keychain for his birthday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Royal-Personal-Digital-Photo-Album-Ke...

If that link doesn't work, go to eBay and search for Digital Photo Keychain.

My husband loves his! Before I gave it to him, I opened it up and loaded it with pictures of the kids and I. He's gone a lot for work (Military) and takes it on all his missons.

Just an idea. Hope you are able to find something soon!

T.

im not very creative either but i have this calender and in the back of it list what all the wedding anniversary gifts are supposed to be and it says for your 5th year its supposed to be silverware. so i dont know if that any help.

Hi,
I celebrated my 5 year this past June and wanted to do something traditional as well. Wood is the gift of tradition. So I did some research and found this website
http://www.welsh-lovespoons.co.uk/english/shopping.html

which offers handmade traditional CELTIC (keltic) wooden, love spoons! They were so sweet and endearing that I thought it would be nice to have and hang on our wall near our wedding photos. I had it engraved with a special note and even got to choose one whose symbols represented our life. They each have a story.. kinda cute. My husband thought it was very creative. The guy sent it very quickly. And it was great quality.
good luck

Dear T.,
I too was in the same boat as you this past Sept. We celebrated our 5th year also. and like you I was at a loss as to what to get him. I don't have much time to go shopping without my 2 boys and he really didn't need anything anyway. I am pretty sure that the 5th year is paper. You said you weren't that creative but I am sure you can muster up a little creativity and write him a poem or song like I did. I promised him that if I ever got to make an album, i would put that song on it and dedicate it to him. try writing about how you met, what your courtship was like, about your wedding, or what is has been like seeing him as a father. Just some ideas for you. I hope you can find something in time. Good luck and happy anniversary!
J.
P.S. I just read some of the other responces and I guess i was wrong abou it being paper, oh well. Good luck anyway!