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Birthday gift ideas for special years | Birthday Gifts from GettingPersonal.co.uk

15 January 2010

Choosing birthday gifts can have a lot to do with the recipient. Obviously, you don't want to get someone who loves cats (to the point of it being an embarrassing obsession) a cute dog calendar and you don't want to get a dad who is mad about cars to the point where he owns posters of The Stig from Top Gear a football mug! But taste aside the different stages we go through in life can really effect what kinds of gifts we love.

This article is all about exploring the special years in someone's life and how the phases which your friends and family are going through, all affect the types of birthday gift you might like to buy them. Children tend to get excited about very different presents to grown-ups and to some extent as we age we care less about the birthday gifts themselves and more about the sentiment and meaning behind them!
When we talk about the special years, we're really talking about all the key points in a person's life. There are just so many! There are the early years of a baby when it's learning to talk and walk and not be sick on daddy's shoulder, there's the years when a teenager is forming ambitions and opinions on life (such as that sweet 16th!) not to mention playing loud music and being grumpy.
Then, there are the years at university when money might be tight but fun is all around us (like that momentous 21st birthday) when we might have got a little bit drunker than we had intended to! On top of all that there are also the solid grown up milestones, the 30th, 40th and 50th birthdays. All of these special times in a person's life need to be celebrated, they need to be remembered and adored.
All of these special times deserve special birthday gifts too and choosing them can be almost as fun as receiving them!

Milestone Birthdays
So, the milestone birthdays in someone's life have a very different mood and reflect that person's evolving character and personality. Most 16 year old boys and girls love music and have very specific interests (think computer games, music, hobbies?) which can make buying presents for them much easier.
Then when it comes to 21 year olds, there's usually a lot of stuff a loved one or relative needs (such as items to help with university work or a new job) or cool and funky birthday gifts which a 21 year old would be able to enjoy with friends. With students, joke presents such as a pizza made entirely of chocolate; amusing AND a delicious treat!
Then, moving on in life more elegant and refined presents begin to appeal, items such as engraved champagne glasses and other sophisticated gifts. Don't be bogged down in thinking just because your friend is turning 40 and therefore becoming more 'mature' you have to get them a 'grown up' gift though!

Retro sweet hampers and presents which remind them of their youth can be just as meaningful but also great to share and indulge in. There are tons of birthday gifts out there that can help jog the memory of someone in their 40 or 50s and also taste yummy or be lots of fun!

Keeping Things Special
When it comes to birthday gifts for those special years there are lots of times, especially after a big celebration such as a wedding when you feel like anything that you get will pale in comparison to the big experience you shared together recently. Equally, after the new birth of a baby finding a present for a young mum who is juggling work and the care of an infant can be a struggle too. Or indeed the right birthday gifts for an overworked new father.

After those big, life changing things don't just shy away from getting gifts that are meaningful. Instead choose birthday gifts that your loved ones will remember. You can keep the romance alive after a wedding just by getting your partner an experience gift that you can both indulge in. There are tons of experience days intended for couples such as tickets to a west end show and a night in a London hotel room for two, or a day at a luxurious health spa for two, with a massage and use of all the facilities thrown in. Health spa and relaxation presents are also great for new mums and dads because no-one needs a break and a rest more than they do!



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