Ideas for 40th b'day gift ? ... for my friend i've known for 20yrs : )

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

What an awesome idea.... There is a website where you can get the paper from the day they were born... DP's cousin got one for MIL's 60th, it comes in like a big album thing.. let me see if i can get the details.. you might just be able to get the front cover or a page that would interest her!

[Nai]

Awesome idea! I was born 1971 and DP is 1969 so we are fairly close to 1970. Some things that a friend got for DP was a 1969 Boy's Own book, a 1969 tea-towel, a 1969 footy record, a toy VW combi van.... however I'm guessing your firend wouldn't want these

They have some retro barbie dolls in toy shops at the moment although I think the Malibu barbie is 1971. There is a site called gifted memories which sells cd's and dvd's from the year you were born.

[smiles4u]

What an awesome idea.... There is a website where you can get the paper from the day they were born... DP's cousin got one for MIL's 60th, it comes in like a big album thing.. let me see if i can get the details.. you might just be able to get the front cover or a page that would interest her!

... ZF would you believe my DP got me one for my 40th birthday and i got one for Dad on his 70th, it's was pricey about $180 (that's a newspaper of your request if avaialble, i got the Melb herald newspaper, of the day you where born in unused prestige condition in a beautiful binded folder for life keeping) ... it's an absolutely awesome gift isn't it ZF

Nai would you believe i saw a kids book annual 1971 in an OP shop today, if i see it there next time i go again i'm gonna get it for you as Miss G might like to read it (not sure what was in it or what condition it was in, might have been TV characters or something as the front cover character looked familiar - it was a yellow (??) dog with long shaggy hair and button eyes !! ... Nai harr harr i had a matchbox combi my Nan bought me in 1970, i remember it was silver

[Trillian]

magic roundabout? I think the idea of the time capsule is awesome. I saw in the Card Cage a few months ago that they had cards for each year and things that were popular/in fashion for that year.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

... ZF would you believe my DP got me one for my 40th birthday and i got one for Dad on his 70th, it's was pricey about $180 (that's a newspaper of your request if avaialble, i got the Melb herald newspaper, of the day you where born in unused prestige condition in a beautiful binded folder for life keeping) ... it's an absolutely awesome gift isn't it ZF

It is an awesome idea... how cool you have one.
My DP is 30 next year and i am wondering what to get him, maybe i could do a time capsule with things he likes, anythign AC/DC, football related etc.. he's not one for knick knacks and a major PITA to buy for... great idea though.