Treat your friend to a 40th birthday gift that makes her feel beautiful.
A good friend of yours will soon be celebrating her 40th birthday, and you want to make the occasion one she won't soon forget with a gift that is truly one-of-a-kind and celebrates her outgoing personality or role as devoted mother. The present you select should embody the specialness of this milestone birthday, so a gift that is personal and enjoyable is best. Does this Spark an idea?
Gift Basket
Put together a gift basket for your friend with practical items she can use in her daily life, along with a few treats that will help her celebrate her new age. For instance, a book about balancing work and family or pursuing lifelong goals is ideal, along with some gourmet tea for her to sip while she reads. Or, give her quality coffee, along with a mug or thermos to keep her alert on her demanding job and mini bottles of wine created 40 years ago so she can relax after work. Include a CD full of songs from popular music artists from the decade she was born along with a card wishing her a memorable, enjoyable and altogether fabulous 40th birthday. You can customize any gift basket to your friend's personality and interests.
Photo Shoot
Organize a photo shoot for your friend to express the vitality and beauty she feels at 40. Call a local photo studio, or have another friend who dabbles in photography take the pictures and bring along loved ones who can do the guest of honor's hair and makeup. Or, have everyone chip in so you can hire a professional makeup artist and stylist to do the job. Include props that display your friend's personality, such as pictures of her husband and children for her to hold while posing, or a guitar to symbolize her love for music.
Mini Vacation
Organize a short vacation for your friend with other loved ones so she can experience a change of scenery for her 40th birthday. Plan a trip to the nearest beach if she loves summer weather and the outdoors, and ask guests to bring wine bottled in the decade she was born, along with cupcakes decorated with fondant in the number 40. Work with the guest of honor's loved ones to come up with 40 things you love about her, then enlarge and frame the list to give her at the beach party. Book a hotel for that night so the party can continue, and ask everyone to help pay for an additional treat for her, like dinner at the hotel's restaurant or room service.
Spa Birthday Party
Contact a spa in your area to reserve a time slot for a 40th spa birthday celebration for your friend. If the guest of honor prefers a small celebration, inviting two other friends or family members for a party of four is ideal. Continue the number theme by working with the other guests to pay for four spa services for your friend, or a service that takes at least 40 minutes. Supply four types of light spa fare for everyone to enjoy, like grapes, cucumber slices, mineral water and fresh berries. Decorate the spa with Mylar balloons in the shape of the number 40 and present the guest of honor with a 40-shaped birthday cake in her favorite flavor.
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