Picture the scene. It’s your 40th birthday, and feeling somewhat frumpy and frighteningly middle-aged, you’re dragged by some over-zealous friend to a chain Cialis restaurant where surprise surprise, your best buddies have gathered around a table adorned with embarrassing happy 40th birthday helium balloons. After filling your already worryingly swollen belly with enough calories to keep an army going, a peal of claps rings out across the restaurant. The gentle hiss of sparklers pervades the room as a handsome 20-something waiter – hovers towards your table bearing a 40th birthday cake. An embarrassing rendition of Happy Birthday ensues and mortified, you make your birthday wish; that the ground will instantly swallow you up.

Be warned: if it’s going to happen to you, it’s going to happen on your 40th birthday, that age that you’d really rather not broadcast to the world.

Whoever the victim of the dreaded 40th birthday, whether it’s a close friend, a colleague, your brother or your step-mum, they’ll thank you for coming up with a few ideas to make their special day wonderful and sparing them the embarrassment of a public broadcast. As kids, nothing marks a birthday better than a pizza party or a roller skating trip. But when we’re adults, birthdays are a little different; we dread them. Luckily, there are plenty of 40th birthday ideas to turn the most dreaded milestone into one of the best birthdays ever, and when it comes to gifts; you’ll find plenty of special keepsakes to remember it by.

40th birthday ideas to make them feel wonderful

There’s no better way of creating a memorable birthday than by making them feel the day belongs to them. So give them a chance to let off steam, take a break from the daily grind and do something remarkable for the day. An irresistible range of experience days awaits anyone adventurous enough to try them, with everything from bungee jumping to white water rafting to exercise their sense of adventure. But when it comes to 40th birthday ideas, something a little more luxurious will always be gratefully accepted. If she’ s 40 and

still looking great, show her with the Photographic Makeover Experience gift. Not only will she be pampered to her heart’s content, she’ll come away with photographic evidence of how fabulous she looks at 40! If your birthday friend has had little time for herself over the years and could do with some relaxation, the health spa experience day or the Balinese Indulgence experience will have her feeling delicious as she recharges her batteries before heading off for a night to remember.

40th birthday ideas to bring out their sentimentality

Feeling great isn’t always about exhilarating experiences. Sometimes it’s just about remembering the memories and good times they’ve built up over the years. For something truly unique, present them with the stunning Times 1969 year book, a leather bound cialis c10 reproduction of the Times from the day they were born, together with a selection of news stories from the same year. Beautifully embossed with their name in gold, it’s one of those original 40th birthday ideas that gives an insight into life before they can remember. As they’ve grown up through the 70s, they might just want to look back with nostalgia on the good times they remember fondly with the Child of the 1970s book, featuring flashbacks to all their fondly remembered icons, from Wonder woman to the Wombles. Of course, after all their 40th birthday celebrations, they’re sure to have plenty of snaps to gather together and display, so if you want to keep it personal, the 40th birthday pocket album or photo frame are great for holding their favourite images of the best birthday ever.

40th birthday gifts to treasure for ever

You’re never too old to write your life story, in fact the older you are, the more tales you have to tell, which makes their 40th birthday perfect for giving the ‘My Life story 100 year diary’. With enough space for 100 years worth of memories, it’s specially created for them to use their imagination and create a wonderful scrapbook of notes, cuttings and photos to commemorate not only the last 40 years, but the next 40 years to come. 40th Brand Levitra birthday ideas should be very much about looking to the future, and the ‘Places We have been World Map’ is the perfect choice for anyone hitting 40 who just wants to see the world. Marking the destinations on this detailed laminated map, framed in light or dark wood, can be their objective for the coming years as they travel the world and fulfill those lifelong dreams.

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