40th Birthday Gift Ideas
So what do you get for a special 40th birthday gift? Here are a few ideas
For him
Kelly Kettle
Men love playing with fire. It is the reason why ment tend only to do the cooking when there is a barbeque. A great way of playing with fire is to get a kelly kettle. This is a kettle with a real fire contained inside it. You simply add in some newspaper and a few twigs and you have a fire going in no time. And because it is so self contained you can use it on the beach.
Smokey Joe Portable Barbeque
This is the present that my wife bought me for my 40th birthday.
Parachuting lesson
My friend Reece was given a parachuting lesson by his wife. I’m not sure if she was trying to get his life insurance! The danger is thathe will then probably bore you by showing all of your friends and family the video.
Other 40th birthday gift ideas
- Tilley Hat
- Survival kit
- Swiss army knife
- Tickets to a major sporting event
- Sailing lesson
- Flying lesson
- Canoe
- Leather brief case or gladstone bag
- iPod
- Maglight
- Sat Nav
- Nice fountain pen e.g. Mont Blanc
For her
A hot air baloon ride.
This could be a very romantic gesture, but if the person suffers from vertigo it could go down like a lead balloon.
Other ideas
- New handbag e.g. Burberry
- Vanity case
- tickets for a stay at a health spa
- Eglu to keep a chicken (from omlet.co.uk)
- Pride and Preduice boxed DVD gift set
- Kath Kidson tent
- kitchen aid food mixer
- croquet set
Do you have any other 40th Birthday Gift Ideas? Please add them in the box below.
Jewelry from Tiffany & Company
Funny Gag Gifts - A cane, a walker, a bottle of hemoriod cream, adult diapers, the list goes on and on.
a housekeeper and/or a personal chef!!
How’s 40 little presents in a big box? They could be food, drinks, accessories, clothings… anything he/she may want/like/wish to have.
Go Organic - if he/she is a very healthy person you could get organic products e.g for cosmetics, food & drinks, tea, treatments…
Jewelry from Jared The Galleria of Jewelry
A really nice Swiss timepiece
For Her… have girlfriends over for brunch - have everything ready for them to perform manicures/pedicures. Then send her off for a 1 hr massage… Later have a limo pick her up (with a few friends), go to dinner and sightseeing, bar hopping, casino (whatever as long as no-one has to drive)… Did you remember before you jumped in the limo… to turn her bed down, lay out her pj’s and put chocolates on her pillow and ice water on her bedstand?)…hint - just fill a glass almost full with ice only… by the time you come home it’s melted and still cool…
pilgrim jewellery, its really sparkly
a t-shirt with: LOOK Kristen is 40 1/2 way to 80
jewelry
wake her up early with breakfast, flowers and Jewelry from Tiffany & Company. give her time to get ready and tell her uv booked a long weekend in cardiff for her. take sight seeing for the first day in cardiff then out for a meal. have all her friends and family be at the meal waiting for her. (suprise) enjoy the meal and take her back to stay at a top hotel.
Luxury 100% Silk Charmeuse Pillowcase http://www.silkgifts.co.uk
a plant
something from silver oasis in kilkenny… nice
Hi this is Sonia from Chigwell Esex. Take your woman on the Orient Express just for the day from London to Brighton, when you arrive at Brighton take a taxi to Gatwick airport where a friends waiting there with the cases you packed earliern fot the both of you, a total suprise for her, then catch the booked flight you made weeks or days befor to Venice, a wonderful romantic idea to which any woman would be swept off her feet !!!
40 pounds of food donated to the humane society in their honor if they are a cat / dog lover.
Just a really big party.
I’m into gag gifts - how about a percentage off certificate for a headstone
VB
Personalised presents with their name on, calendar etc etc or a photo album with photo’s of their life so far. These can be obtained electronically.
KF
How about a hand painted, personalised plant pot? Ideal gift or treat and can be designed to you specifications
Looking for 40th Gift ideas? bagsoflove.co.uk make photo prints, photo blankets, photo books and more…with photos your beloved people, pets, landscape…
I got my husband his personal registration plate with his name and surname incorporated.x.
I gave my wife divorce papers, not her ideal gifft but it was mine!
A trip to PARIS.
Have a funeral for their youth. The invitation is an obiturary, everyone dresses in black, decorate the room with dead roses. Serve Cape Cods but replace the cranberry juice with prune juice for the birthday person. Have guests speek about the person’s past experiences or events.
Plan a drink with a few friends that he knows about, and have all the other guests waiting in another room so that way he really gets a surprise.
Surprise weekend getaway - no kids allowed!
Spectator binoculars for sporting events and concerts.
How about a new pair of Marigold latex gloves? Ideal for washing up. Or a new iron and matching ironing board? Or a set of Le Creuset pots ‘n’ pans? A new vaccuum cleaner?
Visa Gift Card With big $ on it so they can do or get what they want.
Welcome to old age gift bag with instructions. speedo, gold chain, old spice, white and black socks, tshirts, etc.
A fancy gift box with 2 batteries inside and a note saying no gift included.
A Night at The Ritz. Did this for my sisters 40th. Wow was she surprised!! Travelled down 1st class on Virgin Trains. Had a champagne lunch in the fabulous Ritz Restuarant and booked tickets for Mamma Mia for the evening. A truely amazing experience.
Tell your partner that you are both going out,but don’t tell her/him where?
book the limo to pick you both up to go to the oxo tower restaurant in london(table you should book-facing the southbank thames)limo to tour london at nite with a bottle champs(pink L),
To keep your skin soft try a silk pillow case instead of a cotton one…
My husband and I are big football fans, so im having a surprise taigate party and everyone is wearing their team Jersey.I’ve picked 4 teams and decorating 4 tables with the team.the invites had picture of him at a tailgate party and read”look who hit the ‘40′ Yard Line and details. Cant wait til it happens.
Ideal for any 40th Birthday, how about having the birthday guy or girl appering on the cover of a magazine. Of course, it fake, but so much fun. Take a look here for some ideas: http://www.mycoverpics.com These are designed and personalised for you and are affordable, with fast delivery.
Homemade spa things like bath salts, bath oil ,soaps……..like a homemade spa things in the basket.
Have a surprise party at an 80’s bar helping them re live their young and giving them a good send off to their second life in the old age bracket. Also get them a t-shirt made with the year of their birth, e.g. 1969 limited edition, in bold 80’s dayglo colours.
Mom and I are buying my brother a patio set to go with his big new pool…also a day at the Polar Bear club and Monte-Cristo cigars from Cuba.
We had a Happy 40 Party where everyone had to bring 40 of something — candies, kleenix boxes, whistles, and even 40 Asprin. After 40, everything hurts … lol.
Another friend was turning 40, and his neighbour was turning 60. The wives got together and had a ‘Centenial’ neighbourgood BBQ. What fun!
Buy some depends, make oneinto a purse and write on the outside in Black Marker, “40 things you will have to DEPEND on! Then fill the depends with Raisins, chocolate, spa things, lotions, prunes,a panty-liner,garment “wrinkle remover’,a magnifying glass, etc.
Custom made coin medallions. Your face, your name and a message 3D machined onto solid metal and presented in a luxury wooden box. This is truly a unique gift.
how about 40 bottles of beer, cider, or wine as a larger gift, will last for a while and its fun tracking 40 different lables down.
Have decided to give my daughter “My Time”. She and her husband both work, have 4 young children but don’t need “stuff”. A weekend or week away and I will look after their children. I know that I would have appreciated it.
If its for a guy: A wallet
woman: purse
40 is when it all starts!
This party needs to make a real statement about who you are and what you are capable of doing.
The guest list does not have to be long, but include the people that matter most to you. They will enjoy your biggest party in 4 decades and a treat that will show them that you have style, creativity and money.
If on the other hand, you have the style, creativity and no money………. don’t force it and do not borrow money to throw a party.
Amongst the best ideas, you can now choose to have your party high above the city as there are many tall buildings with sky lounges and roof terraces. The views are amazing and this is much better than being in a club or a decorated marquee in your garden. If you are going to hire somewhere like the Burj Khalifa, Petronas Towers or BT Tower in London and need entertainment for your reception, my band will be delighted to receive your enquiry.
Your guests will also be thrilled when they receive an invitation to something extraordinary, instead of just visiting your house again. 40 is about feeling alive and switched on. It’s about making others excited as they share in your success and ambitious ideas.
40 needs to be a landmark birthday that you have something to treasure and remember it by once the fizz has finished. My husband has had a fly rod made for him.
With women it can be tricky but a well-thought out gift that you know will suit her - and that she’ll wear can be an excllent present.
As a former women’s magazine writer, I’ve put together a practical guide for men buying jewellery for women. It helps avoid common pitfalls and helps blokes choose something that’ll fit and suit their womenfolk.
I’m priviledged to have changed career and now create limited edition, handmade jewellery in my tiny studio near Bath.
Vogue said some nice things about my Sea Charm Necklace last year.
I came back from China recently, loved the Chinese Lanterns over there.
40-Year Old Virgin DVD
Gift for all guys- give him the gift of the best sex he’s ever had… pull out all the stops, no holding back….you dont need to buy a thing except for some lingerie.
a boob job
my partner gave me 40 little presents on my birthday i loved it!
40 little dogs
40 tetley tea bags, good quality and keeps her busy
40 packets of Tim Tams!!!
try a photo album
i did and my mum was crying xxx love you mum xxx x
If she’s into jewellery (and what woman isn’t?) you could choose her a piece of jewellery with 40 points of diamonds (ie 0.40 carats), with or without her birthstone.
For my 40th the family all went to a pottery for the day, every-one made and decorated a mug or other item. It was really great fun, brought every-one together and I got a fab set of mugs out of it!
My Mum arranged this as a suprise, I didn’t know where we were going til we got there!
40 LOTTERY TICKETS!!!
Get a custom caricature drawn. Easy when all you need to do is supply a photo or 2 and some ideas.
Why not buy your dad a personalised pewter beer tankard? Or a personalised diamonte hip flask? Personalised wine glasses for him and her? There are so many more ideas, when you go down the ‘personal’ route
make a scrapbook of forty thing I love about you. Make sure to add pictures, cutouts and anything that reminds you of your loved one.
i went to see the lady boys of bangkok, had a chinese dinner, and a surprise party afterwards.. wonderful 40th birthday, oh, not to mention my photo plastered all round the roundabout on the way to the party..
The best and most unique gift I have ever received was a custom ordered handmade sentimental keepsake my husband had specially made for me,Called Pages from the Heart gift book. The gift takes the form of an old book with a ribbon bookmark comes with a stand on one side are the words to “our song” on the other a small collage of pictures of us taken over the years.All is decorated with tiny pink paper roses and little golden hearts .Its so beautiful and so romantic, just the kind of special gift you need when turning 40 . I visit the site quite often love to look at all the different designs ,mum admired mine so much I’m having one made for her birthday.
The number of a good plastic surgeon.
I like this website. It will help me with gaining knowledge on what to get for a 40th which is coming up. Now, I have commented, back to WOW.