Some call it over the hill, others call it the new 30. However you view it, a 40th birthday is a milestone event that many people find difficult to endure, as it marks the official entrance into middle age. If you know someone who is turning 40 and she has a sense of humor, consider giving her a gag gift that will help ease the burden of this birthday and turn it into a comical event.
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Survival Kit
Use a lunch box as the container for this gift and print, "Surviving 40" across the front. Fill it with an array of items that suggest he's reached old age. A pair of false teeth will be useful when his teeth fall out. Jars of baby food will be easy to eat with those false teeth. Beano and Metamucil will help with the impending digestive problems that often accompany old age. Use a note card to create a pretend AARP card and include a lanyard for him to wear his keys around his neck so he won't lose them. Tear a page out of an address book---write the celebrant's name, address and phone number on it. Laminate the page and place it inside the box so he can refer to it each time he forgets this pertinent information.
40 Sucks
If the honoree has a sweet tooth, she'll likely appreciate this gift. Purchase an array of sucker candies---lollipops, jawbreakers, Jolly Ranchers, butterscotch and root beer barrels. Place the candies inside a vase or bowl. On a piece of decorative paper, print, "40 Sucks." Punch a hole in the paper, string ribbon through the hole and tie it around the vessel.
Anniversary Shirt
Give the honoree a gift she can wear on her actual birthday and whenever she is feeling down about being 40. Use an iron-on transfer to transpose the saying, "I'm not 40; I'm celebrating my 21st birthday for the 19th time," onto a plain T-shirt in the birthday girl's favorite color. This gift will remind her that age is just a number and should be taken lightheartedly.
Hair Help
At 40, if you haven't already started losing your hair or started going gray, you likely will soon. Prepare the birthday celebrant for this impending inevitability with some tools that will help to retain their youthfulness. Inside a hat box, place a toupee for a man and box of hair dye that is intended to cover gray hair for women. The guest of honor will likely get a good laugh out of the gift and, who knows, may actually use it.
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