Using fabric paint or pens write up the sentence Im not forty.

So take a look at our collection of 20 40th birthday present ideas.

We are totally certain you will be able to find some amazing 40th birthday gift ideas amongst them for the forty-year-old.

Looking at photos taken ten, twenty or even thirty years ago will bring back so many memories to the recipient Naturally, since we are talking about a fortieth birthday you will have to organise the photos in a special way.

Why not put together a collage of the numbers of the year they were born in.

Then write established in above it and your birthday wishes underneath.

If you look at the points above the letters, the word forty will give you eleven points Then you can write underneath the scrabble letters that forty is only eleven in scrabble.

This gift will definitely draw a smile on the birthday celebrants face, as well as make them feel a tad bit younger.

Have each person write a reason on a heart, why they love the birthday celebrant.

By the end of it, you should have forty reasons saying everyone loves the birthday woman or man You might like to place this in a frame after everyone has signed it.

You can number each one, so they will know which one to open first.

You can give them this whole set of presents 40 days before their birthday.

These presents will lead them slowly to their fortieth birthday Of course, if someone is turning 30, you can do this with 30 birthday gifts for their 30th.

Write up a list of things they will need in their upcoming years of life.

Or write up matchsticks which they will need to help keep their eyes open after 9 pm You can even buy some of these items and put them all together in a box.

Hopefully, the birthday lady or gentleman will not take offence at this hilarious survival kit.

By brushing the bottles exterior with sandpaper, you can create a foggy texture and appearance on it.

Use glass paint to write up happy 40th birthday on the bottle.

Now all you will need to do is place the fairy lights inside the wine bottle and turn them on.

This bottle of brightness will create beautiful lighting for any room, making this the perfect DIY present.

You can include important moments of their life, for example, their first day of school, their graduation and their wedding.

Place this collage in a frame before presenting the birthday celebrant with it.

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