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                Everyone's 21st is a big deal. It is known as the "key to the door": the age at which one is truly considered an adult. Exciting benefits of this milestone include being able to drive large passenger vehicles and HGVs, being legally entitled to adopt a child and, if you are feeling particularly ambitious, the ability to be elected as a Member of Parliament, local councillor or a mayor.

In short, for most people, leaping over the threshold of being 21 represents true freedom and endless opportunity and in every case it should be celebrated appropriately. Even those who "don't want a big fuss" hope that the event will be outstanding and memorable and a brilliant way to make this happen is to find the perfect 21st birthday gifts. Give them something really unique and personal which will make a lasting impression, as well as take some of the pressure off when it comes to buying 22nd birthday presents!

However, this is, of course, easier said than done. Sometimes finding the perfect unique and personal 21st birthday gifts can leave you at a loss. So here are some suggestions to make that special person's big day just as extraordinary as they are.

A great idea is to give something which can be treasured for a lifetime, such as a photo frame featuring the message 'Happy 21st Birthday'. This is so ideal, since, as well as permanently commemorating a 21st birthday, you are at liberty to display any photo in it, triggering a memory that is as personal and meaningful to the birthday person as possible. This is sure to create a present that will be cherished and remembered throughout all the birthdays to come.

To create something even more personal, why not get your 21st birthday gifts engraved with a message of your choice? You can get engravings on all sorts of things, from stainless steel hip flasks (or a pink one for the ladies) and money-boxes of all shapes and sizes, to London Underground maps and cufflinks. This is a perfect way to give someone something really meaningful at such a poignant stage in their life. Give an already fitting gift that extra pizazz with a personalised message which that special person will remember forever.

One of the things that all of us wish could be treasured forever are memories; with your present to the lucky 21-year-old, they can. In order to make sure that those one-off birthday memories can be treasured for the coming years, present the birthday person with the ideal gift of a 21st Birthday Pocket Album. It holds forty 6" by 4" photographs and, of course, commemorates the unique event with its front cover, sporting the number 21.

Similarly, the 21st Birthday Keepsake Box is a perfect way to commemorate this unique event; it offers space to store any treasured items from the day itself and throughout the birthday person's life. You can secure the box with an inconspicuous magnetic lock and a lavish white satin ribbon - a very thoughtful and elegant way of celebrating the unique event and treasuring mementos for life.

An alternative way to store those precious memories is in The Big Book of Memories. The book contains 24 cream pages interleaved with glassine to protect the photos. These make wonderful 21st Birthday Gifts for such a special occasion, with the possibility for you to personalise it with the birthday person's memories and for them to add to it throughout the rest of their life.

'My Life Story', the 100 year diary, is an even more ambitious version of The Big Book of Memories. This is a fantastic gift for recording every single precious moment and significant event in life; there is plenty of room to include personal notes, information about achievements, favourite things and ambitions. The age of 21, when people are in the process of planning out the rest of their life, is a perfect stage to begin crafting a life-long diary, which will create a lasting impression of the birthday person's entire life.

Hopefully, some of the pressure of finding the perfect present for this momentous occasion has now been relieved and you no longer feel so panicky about satisfying the birthday person on their special day. The best way to make the event as memorable as possible is to really personalise your gift, which is simply achieved using these suggestions. And now that's out of the way, you can get on with planning the 22nd birthday presents! These, of course, should in no way be neglected. These ideas can also be adapted to create wonderful 22nd birthday presents, but for now, these 21st birthday gifts should make it go off a treat.

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