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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 7:05 am
My friend's hubby is throwing a friend of mine a surprise 40th bday party. Any suggestions for a gift?
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 7:29 am
A baseball bat to beat some sense into hubby for advertising her 40th birthday.
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:39 am
Julie, when my SIL turned forty her husband decided we would all give gifts that were ruby. He came up with this theme because 40 is the Ruby Anniversary. We had a ball, yes she got ruby slippers and a children's ruby studded tiara. Everything was ruby, including the decorations and red wine was served. My gift to her was a ruby colored scarf.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:54 am
NOTHING black or that suggests old age.....except maybe things that age well....like fine wine, cheese or antiques. Think along the lines of things that get finer (or wiser) with age. OR you could go retro with things from her birthyear...that would be 1965?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:56 am
Yep, 1965. Keep the suggestions coming, cuz the party is Saturday!!!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 11:32 am
I loved my 40th birthday party!!!! I didn't want people to bring gifts, but people like to, so I had everyone give me lottery/lotto tickets. It was so much fun scratching off and checking the numbers the next day. I won $68!!!! LOL Most definitley none of that over the hill cr@p
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 11:44 am
A memory tree is great no matter what the function. Instead of a money tree, you take 3x5 cards, place them next to the tree, have them hole punched in the corner with a peice of ribbon colored to the parties theme. Each guest should write their favorite memory of the birthday boy/girl, fold it in half, and tie it to the tree. It's a gift that last forever. Give a keepsake box to keep them in. We did it for my grandparents 50th anniversary, and they adored it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 11:54 am
oh Escapee--that is great!!! Thank you! Hey Annie, I like the lottery tickets too! Thanks!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 11:58 am
I was at a 50th birthday party recently and they had a "pinata" I thought it was fun idea. they ended up having lots of things inside, i.e they raided a "dollar store" and put in things like reading glasses, tooth paste, brushes and some fun things...as well as candy...who says that pinatas have to be for little kids
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 12:05 pm
As someone with a husband who is turning 40 this year, I know what he'd like -- anything that he would NORMALLY get for any other birthday (things that he wants, that are tied to his "likes," etc.) NOTHING to do with age, maturity, looking back on life, etc. But maybe that's just him/us.
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 12:19 pm
Oh, Escapee, I love the idea of a memory tree! The big boss here will be 60 in January. That's something I could do with all the employees ahead of time. The memories could be VERY entertaining......like the time he came out of the bathroom with toilet paper trailing out of the top of his pants all the way to the floor and walked the entire length of the office. No one had the nerve to tell him except the UPS man! but we all still laugh about it to this day. He's a good sport! Julie, do you mind if I steal that idea?
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 12:48 pm
For my DH's 70th birthday party our daughter spray painted clay pots and wrote things about him, his life and what he liked in a spiral on the pot. She then planted primroses in them and used them to decorate the tables. It was really colorful and everyone enjoyed reading the comments. She also had a big pot, without a plant, by the guest book with indelible marking pens and each guest signed their name. We have it in our sunroom with a houseplant and it is a great reminder of that fun day.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 3:00 pm
Jeep, steal away... and thanks to everyone for these ideas!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 3:11 pm
Did I mention the birthday boy/girl should read these toward the end of the party? Very entertaining and a great way to wind down a party. Do it while they are eating cake.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 3:14 pm
Julie, the best present I ever saw for a 40th bd was this: (if you have time) Get a penny starting with the year she was born though all the years until 2005. Frame them with the pennies making a big 40 under glass. That is a real show-stopper.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 4:20 pm
I think the ruby idea sounds fun. How about a costume or 1965 theme party? The 60's had great music, clothes, colors...etc.... That would be a blast down memory lane.
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 6:23 pm
Cool Ideas here Escapee..Love the tree thing. Could have every one bring a photo of the Birthday boy or girl and themselves and share that memory with everyone. Supergranny.. Love the flower pot idea. I would do this one for a baby shower too, but use baby advise all over the flower pots. The big pot could be a tree to be planted in honor of he baby at a Arboretum. On a different note.....A visit to a day spa makes a lovely gift for a 40 year old woman. You can usually get a good deal if you buy it for yourself too. Make a girls day out of it.
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Zeno39
Member
11-09-2002
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:00 pm
It is nice to think of something pleasant these days besides what is going on in our life right now. You know the old saying "Life Begins At Forty"? It has been a popular saying. I had a birthday cake made for my husband when he turned 40, and my friend could make any kind of cake- she was fantastic!! She did a woman with big boobs, and at the top of the cake it read, "Life Begins At Forty". It had colored icing that was superb, and the lady even put a butt on it, with a bikini on. It went over so well, that noone wanted to cut the cake!! Finally, one of the guests spoke up, and said, "I'll have a piece of A..!" Everybody went wild with laughter. You may not like my idea, but it went over great at the party.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:18 pm
LOL. I'll be 40 next year. I'm reserving the ideas. I'm hoping that we'll be moved by then, since my birthday is the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
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