40th birthday ideas - help???

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Katie B — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:17:53 GMT

Buy him a star!

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Linzi Mac — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:50:36 GMT

I bought my husband shares in Cadburys (chocolate lover) and as a joke I got him a piece of land with the title Lord attached to it. It is very very small but he has already visited it in Orkney. Both these presents didnt cost much.

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Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:14:14 GMT

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for valentines day this year me and my fiance are apart as he's in afghan. i wanted to make him feel special even though we're not together, so i got this cute little box and some small plain cards and wrote down on each one something i love about him. there's one for him to open every day until he finishes his tour. could do something along those lines? thoughtful and doesn't cost much!

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that is an amazing and thoughtful idea (need a hero smiley)

those of us whose dear partners are not serving hrh, we must value what we have. when it is gone...................................................

Re: 40th birthday ideas - help???

chris beasley — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:03:28 GMT

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How about a mini scrapbook of pictures of him as a baby and growing up and now. | did this for my mum's 50th birthday a few yrs ago and she loved it.

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I also did this for my daughters 18th and she was thrilled and it takes pride of place in her room at University

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Dippy — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:59:01 GMT

All excellent ideas! Thanks

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Louisa Cocks — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:17:59 GMT

How about a mini scrapbook of pictures of him as a baby and growing up and now. | did this for my mum's 50th birthday a few yrs ago and she loved it.

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littlehays — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:36:53 GMT

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Anonymous — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:41:09 GMT

just done this for myhusband who is very awkward and also doesnt drink

i secretly booked him into a posh hotel and we went for a meal with close friends and family, then for his actuial present i got him a ferrari driving thing, he isnt into experiences as such but he said he is looking forward to it

the best thing i got him was, he has followed the band cheap trick (american 70s 80s metal band) since he was tiny so i wrote to them and asked them to send him a birthday card, they sent him loads of things! all for free too!

ive heard some football clubs will do something similar too if you dont ask you dont get ;)

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Dippy — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:27:46 GMT

Thanks Sal, was planning to do that anyway and was also just looking at fancy cakes online as there's a really good cake decorator in the village. Just need a bit more of something for him to actually open as well.

Re: 40th birthday ideas - help???

Sal the 1st — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:22:19 GMT

how about cooking a really nice meal?

Go for something money cant buy