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Lots of low cost retirement party ideas and no cost retirement ideas to make a statement! Here are party hacks, tips and ideas perfect for your retirement party, perfect for an indoors celebration in the workplace or at home.
Gift them an adorable 'difference you've made' memento (super affordable!) 👈🏻
1. A 'who said you could leave?' retirement party banner 👈🏻
This hilarious banner is the perfect way to celebrate your recipient's retirement!
2. Try a Nike inspired 'just did it' party theme
This makes for a great 'punny' retirement party theme, especially if your recipient is in to sports - or their sneakers!
3. A personalised retirement party banner of your recipient's face 👈🏻
You could use a funny photo of your recipient to make this creative retirement party banner decor! It's bound to have your guests in stitches and is the perfect way to celebrate your recipient and their input in the workplace and to dedicate the celebrations to them!
4. Write special quotes from your recipient on the party decor
It could be their all time favourite sayings or dad jokes. You could enscribe their special sayings on mini cards attached to balloons or hide them around the room for guests to find, for the funniest and cutest party touch.
5. Try a 'my work here is done' superman or superhero theme
Let them know they are a hero in their own right with this fun retirement party theme!
6. Try a 'king or queen of the workplace' theme
You could even give them a crowning ceremony where you can present them a retirement gift and special sash or certificate! You could even DIY them a special crown to wear and bake them a biscuit sceptre.
License to chill personalised retiree certificate 👈🏻
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Printable tall crown template (just add paper/card!) 👈🏻
You could make them a paper crown from cardstock, then cover it with a collage of special photos to create a special personalised crown of memories for your recipient to keep!
7. Make a doughnut tower cake
The best unique twist on the traditional cake for donut fans! Simply arrange pretty decorated donuts in tower formation, then top with a special jumbo topper. You could make it out of your recipient's very favourite flavour doughnuts!
8. Put on a funny puppet show
You could set up a theatre from cardboard and paint or cardstock and then DIY some funny sock puppets or spoon puppets representing coworkers and work friends - then put on a show for your recipient to enjoy!
9. A 'Happy Retirement' jumbo glitter cake topper 👈🏻
The perfect way to dress up your cake and make it the centre of attention at your party or event!
Miss you retirement party personalised cake topper👈🏻
Happy Retirement personalised name cake topper 👈🏻
Funny novelty happy retirement cake topper 👈🏻
Personalised black and gold retirement cake topper 👈🏻
10. Play a funny 'coffee run' game
This would be so much fun! Why not create a mini obstacle course game, where guests have to land 'coffee' brown coloured bean bags/socks into a large sized 'coffee cup' (you could DIY these from old office bins/ lightweight plant pots) from a distance - once the 'cup' is full, they must 'top up' with screwed paper/newspaper representing foam. You could mark on the inside of the 'cup' where the 'coffee' must fill up to and where the 'foam' must fill. The first to build their coffee accurately wins!
11. Play a game of fast dressup
The workwear edition! A game of who can put the most workwear items on in the fastest time will always go down a treat with guests of all ages, it's such a funny party game that will keep everyone engaged and result in some funny photos too! You could supply all kinds of items such as blazers, shirts and ties and measure who can successfully put on the most items of clothes in the time window given.
12. Bake personalised sugar cookies of your recipient 👈🏻
And decorate them to look just like them!
13. Create a giant completed 'to do' list display as decor
Using craft materials and paper mache, you could create a big version of a 'to do' list, with all their achievements and things they completed, plus funny and special things they did, with a tick next to each one! You could add some funny ones such as 'become the most fashionable in the workplace' or 'become a legend' - this will double as great party decor too!
14. Set up a fun jumbo donut wall
Party food and party decor in one! These are always so popular and a hit with guests of all ages. You could even set up a banner saying 'guess the retiree's favourite' and turn it into a contest at the same time!
15. Try a 'cheers and beers' retirement party theme
An oldie but a goodie! This theme will be well loved by your recipient and guests alike, plus it's so easy to put together.
Cheers and beers birthday novelty pinata 👈🏻
Cheers beer shaped novelty pinata 👈🏻
16. DIY a pennant flag party table centerpiece
As a cute and low cost party table centerpiece idea, why not craft some cool pennant style flags from thick paper or cardstock, decorate them with retirement messages or cute phrases or quotes to match the theme, then attach them to skewers and arrange in a vase with some blooms.
17. Try printable ready made retirement party games
Games and activities for your party, sorted!
Retirement games bundle (everything you need!) 👈🏻
Ready made printable retirement bingo party game 👈🏻
18. Serve some 'miss you tears' sugar cookies
Perfect party snacks that are quirky and funny, these will be sure to make your recipient chuckle! You could even decorate them with edible lustre to make them catch the light like 'real' tears!
Tear shaped cookie cutter 👈🏻
19. Play a fun 'guess the date' game
This is so much fun, if you happen to have some photos of your recipient from earlier in their career, why not arrange them on a board and challenge guests to correctly guess the date when each photo was taken. The closest guesses win! This is a really cute party game to honour your recipient.
20. Bake them some cupcakes with edible photo toppers 👈🏻
The best ever gift idea that fuses cake with special memories! Your recipients will be able to treasure the special photos and eat them afterwards - the perfect gift that means you can bond over special memories with your recipients and treat them at the same time. This is also super low cost to put together!
21. Try Dwight from The Office party decorations
Perfect for an office environment but hilarious anywhere!
22. Make a retirement cupcake pullapart as a party centrepiece
This will make a wonderful table centrepiece for the party! Simply arrange the cupcakes in a certain formation - you could arrange them spelling 'bye' (or even 'k bye!), or in a heart formation - but ice them all together as one, like joining the dots to complete the shape.
23. Attach photos and memories to balloon trails
This is a wonderful way to share important and funny memories involving your recipient, plus makes for great decor! You could even decorate balloon trails with paper tassels or with photos, funny sayings and quotes on pieces of decor to celebrate all your happy memories together and tailor it perfectly to your recipient. This is a really cheap and easy party decor idea that guests will be sure to love!
24. Create some novelty dollar shaped ice cubes for drinks 👈🏻
These will be sure to impress your guests! These look so cool and are so inexpensive and easy to do!
25. Try a golfing or sports theme
Perfect for a retirement party, to celebrate the time they'll have to dedicate to their favourite sport/sports career! This is also great to show your recipient how well you know them, by tailoring the party perfectly to their tastes!
26. Set up a photo message wall
So all guests can write, draw and scribble their own messages on it! You could set up a giant rustic style chalkboard canvas that guests can decorate, with photos, drawings and messages! This would make an amazing photo backdrop for the party, for guests to take photos in front of. To create the canvas backdrop for guests to decorate, grab some black paper or cardstock and staple it to a base, such as a wall, fence or giant board made from cardboard. Provide guests with some chalks and liquid chalk markers and let them decorate to their hearts content.
27. Play a 'don't mention work' party game
At the start of the party, all guests are given something to wear - you could give each guest a 'star worker' badge to wear! - then for the duration of the party, no one is allowed to mention the word 'work' - or 'retirement'. If someone is to mention the word, the first individual to call it out gets to steal their star. The individual wearing the most stars at the end of the party wins!
28. Order a funny edible model of your recipient to sit atop the cake 👈🏻
Not only hilarious, this idea is so much fun and will be sure to make the cake the centre of attention and your recipient laugh in equal parts, as they will have a mini me version of them sitting atop the cake!
29. Get a cameo shoutout for your recipient
Always a fun idea that will be sure to delight your recipient on their retirement!
30. Try some personalised retirement wafer toppers for drinks 👈🏻
These are perfect to add to party drinks and treats to impress your guests and your recipient no end!
Personalisable photo edible drinks toppers 👈🏻
31. Everyone comes dressed as your recipient at one point in time
Celebrate their best fashion moments in the workplace with this funny retirement party dress code!
32. Make some 'the coffee run' candy party favours
DIY some novelty paper coffee cup style boxes and fill them with candy to represent the liquid inside! These would make really cute DIY low cost retirement party favours to honour a coffee addict! You could set up a party sign saying 'the coffee run' to reference their favourite part of the work day!
Novelty coffee cup box template 👈🏻
Novelty latte coffee cup party box template 👈🏻
33. Make some 'the Mcdonald's run' fast food candy party favours
Similar to n.32, this would be perfect for your recipient if they are a fast food fiend at lunchtime - just swap out for their chosen fast food place!
Some candy noodles in novelty fast food boxes 👈🏻
Ready made candy tacos 👈🏻
Perfect for if your recipient is in to fast food, give them a candy alternative and arrange in mini takeaway style food boxes! Some amazing options for this are some candy noodles boxes or some candy tacos - fill them with some candy laces, egg shaped sweets and pink shrimps for the noodles or ramen - or candy 'salad' pieces for the tacos!
Perfect size takeout style party boxes 👈🏻
Candy eggs and shapes 👈🏻
You could even make some candy filled fries! This is super low cost and easy to make - just print then assemble using the template and guide, then fill the mini fries boxes with candy of your choice, to surprise guests!
Takeaway style paper candy filled fries template 👈🏻
34. Try a 'farewell tour' music theme
Perfect if they love their tunes or are known for constantly singing, humming or whistling in the workplace! You could even work this in to a karaoke party theme - always a fun and hilarious party activity!
35. Add edible shimmer to drinks to make them look amazing 👈🏻
Why not make drinks sparkle with edible shimmer, perfect for a party and every occasion! This will make drinks look amazing and be sure to impress your guests!
36. Set up a fun scavenger hunt
With a 'pension' loot of chocolate coins and edible wafer paper money!
37. Create a funny photo taking area setup
To capture memories they can treasure! You could create some funny props guests can pose with to make it extra fun and decorate the area with balloons and streamers - you could even add some funny arrows with messages as decor, that look like they are pointing at guests in the photos!
Funny retirement themed novelty photo props 👈🏻
38. Make a jumbo snack bouquet to award your recipient
Filled with their favourite snacks and even some photo flags and pennant flags spelling 'you did it!'
Why not put together a selection of their favourite sweets or snacks, arranged in bouquet formation! You could even arrange them in a letter or number shaped gift box, for a standout display and gorgeous looking gift!
Letter or number gift box (the most affordable!) 👈🏻
39. DIY some candy bottles of beer party favours
Fill with candy or sweets like pick and mix to emulate the drink inside! You could opt for some white sweets or candy to represent the foam on top and orange, gold and brown candies - such as orange and cola flavour 'Millions' sweets - to represent the beer liquid inside. You could attach some funny labels reading 'came for the beer!' or give each favour a unique 'punny' label, ranging from 'the beery best!' to 'the winner takes it ale!' to 'bringing home the beer-can'!
Empty miniature beer bottles with handles 👈🏻
40. A 'goodbye tension, hello pension' retirement party banner 👈🏻
To set the perfect backdrop to your party
41. Make some funny retirement party cupcake toppers 👈🏻
They could be funny quotes and slogans used by your recipient, funny photographs or pictures of your recipient, funny photographs representing memories in the workplace, or a message to your recipient from each guest, plus you can DIY them yourself!
Just print some pictures of your recipient's face, back them on to card and secure them atop those mini cocktail sticks or mini skewers to place in each cupcake. They are easy to make and cost almost nothing or you could even order some ready made if short on time!
42. Freeze some chocolate stationery in some jelly/jello 👈🏻
A hilarious addition to your party table that replicates the scene from The Office - you could even use items of (safe, clean) real stationery for decoration!
This is also a wonderful way to present their gift to them if you are gifting them some realistic chocolate tools (there are tools to suit every trade and every hobby - plus they look just like the real thing!) and will be sure to impress your recipient no end! Why not freeze their gift in jelly/jello? Who needs wrapping paper!
43. Play a game of making and decorating paper airplanes to race!
This is a classic that never gets old! You could award prizes for the best decorated, or most creative and the fastest!
44. Gift your recipient a retirement crown and sash 👈🏻
They only get to retire once, why not celebrate the occasion by awarding them their own crown and sash on their special day!
Personalised officially retired sash 👈🏻
Retired Chick funny retirement crown to wear 👈🏻
45. Present an awards ceremony for people in your workplace
This is a wonderful no cost - or low cost - activity for your retirement party, perfect to amuse guests if you are looking for some retirement party games. Why not gift everyone an award (it could be a certificate or even envelope with candy money inside) for something special they bring to the office or to the workplace, and give everyone a boost at the same time as reminiscing on happy memories! You could even have some funny awards to make your guests chuckle, and request that everyone makes a speech.
46. Put on a funny talent content or competition
With hilarious results!
47. Create a performance for your recipient
It could be a slam poetry performance, a song or a rap - a wonderful no cost retirement gift for your recipient and way to amuse your guests at the same time!
48. Try a special retirement themed pinata
A fun activity and party decor in one! This is always funny when played properly with a blindfold - you could set up a little card or party sign next to it saying 'we know you're going to smash this!'
Officially retired novelty clock party pinata 👈🏻
Novelty golfing themed retirement party pinata 👈🏻
Personalised lookalike pinata (amazing!)👈🏻
49. Happy Retirement personalised party table confetti 👈🏻
These will look amazing as party table confetti! They are so cool and perfect for your retirement party, plus are personalised as well!
Personalised face table confetti 👈🏻
50. Try some 'retiremints' party favours
A really fun 'punny' retirement party favour idea, you could tie pretty ribbons on to tubes of mints and let guests help themselves, or decorate some mint tic tacs with some special personalised sleeves for the occasion.
Retiremints party favour sleeves for tic tacs 👈🏻
51. Try a funny 'hot to go' retirement party theme
Based on the song! This would work so well for a retirement party set in the workplace. You could interpret this with a fast food theme, a funny jacket potato theme or even a cheer theme, depending on your recipient. For a cheer theme, why not get your fellow colleagues together and create a special cheer sequence for your recipient, for the funniest results!
52. Personalised face masks (guests can look like your recipient!) 👈🏻
Nothing is as fun as these amazing personalised photo face party masks! The perfect way to celebrate your recipient and make them the centre of the occasion.
53. Create some flower filled balloon displays
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Use eco friendly balloons at your party 👈🏻
To take them to the next level! These balloons biodegrade at the same rate as a leaf, which makes them perfect for parties and occasions where you want to celebrate but don't want to leave any waste! They are nice and affordable too, perfect for decorating the room for your retirement party.
If you liked these ideas definitely also check out these Best Creative Retirement Gifts for Women and Best Creative Retirement Gifts for Men, plus Best Creative Low Cost Dad Gifts perfect for Father's Day!
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