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Many elders do not like to celebrate their  birthday every year, because of their loneliness and health problems, but some times they agree to celebrate for their children. So, if you are  planning to surprise your dad or mom on their special day, here are some tips. There are lots of 60th  birthday  gifts available on online and local stores, but sometime it may little hard to find a suitable gift for the person who have done everything in your life.

The elder people mostly  do not like to receive some kind of materialistic, fancy or sentimental items. Because already they have used all these things during their young age. So do not present such things for  their special day. Try to give some special gift which can show your care, love, attention towards them. Another idea is, give some kind of funny gifts, definitely it will bring smile on their face. Give some useful things such as walking stick, specks, handy radio, hair trimmer and etc. Or else, gift a photo album contain all the pleasant pictures of their life. It is the best way to revise their sweet memories. You can give well written and designed documentary book about his/her life story; you can make it yourself by collecting some information about the birthday celebrant and his/her family, also do not forget to have some old snapshots on it which may help them to recall their past.

Usually at age of sixty, parents live apart from their children due to several reason (may be a lifestyle or trend). So, if your parents (dad or mom) are living away from you. Visit there with your young family and celebrate their birthday with them. Surely, it will be a surprise gift for your parents. When you are going to visit there, try to go with some funny gift, it will add more fun for the birthday celebration. You can find different types of of gag gift suitable for 60th birthday from online stores. There are such websites that may offer home delivery also; so, it makes the gift finding task to very simple.