My son is turning 18 and I wanted to do something special for him. Unlike my daughter who has had a party at each and every birthday and knows exactly how she wants everything. My son is a little more low key. We usually just go out to dinner and bake him a cake. But eighteen is pretty special. He's becoming a man. He also just finished up him Eagle scout project, and I wanted to let him know how proud we are of him. Any ideas??
One thing that I would recommend is a hand-written letter telling him that you're proud and why. Anything else would probably be great, but I bet that him being told he is an upstanding "man" is something he'll charish (even if secretly) forever.
ask him what he REALLY would like to do that would show how proud you are of him. We can try and try but we will never know what our kids want unless we ask them.
Let him give you some choices so you can pick from those.
it might be a little chilly, but if he's into scouting what about a nice family camping trip, invite a couple of friends to go alone. Maybe even something a little more adventurous, like rafting, caving......maybe a trip to a zip line.
wow, congratulations! 2 huge milestones that deserve recognition. I agree with Kelly. Ask him.
When my son (who also has his Eagle) turned 18, we threw him a party and bought him a car...and the in-laws bought him a laptop!
How about going lazer tagging or a halo compatition at your house (or whatever game he likes to play) or take a bunch of friends to a haunted house. Or just throw a low key fun party for him?
You could either throw him a big party that celebrates both or do something for his birthday and something after he has Court of Honor.
For his birthday I would suggest taking him to his favorite restaurant for dinner, maybe taking his girlfriend if he has one. Then having family and close friends over for cake and ice cream. Get him something really meaningful as his gift.
Is there a framed picture/motivational saying that he likes or would appreciate? Courage.....Respect......Discipline.....etc. These kinds of things you can keep and appreciate for a lifetime. He can put in in a room, office or whatever.
Only you know what is important to your son...you should do something that speaks to the fact that he is no longer a child...is he planning on going to college? Maybe you could get something that he can use at college that he really needs. Is he going to be joining the work force? Maybe he will need something for that.
I think that he might also enjoy something that you made...maybe a photo book of him through the years...important milestones in his life that have led to this point.
I would also go all out to celebrate his Eagle Scout rank!! What an honor and what a joy for you as his parents!!! It speaks VOLUMES about his character and his dedication!!! Please tell him congratulations for me. My husband, who is now 65 years old, was an Eagle Scout and he still talks about it ....it is still a point of honor for him.
