40th Birthday Party Ideas

"I woke up that day. It was like any other day in my life, until I realized it was my 40th birthday. I looked in the mirror; my age had begun to show on my face. My yesteryear memories began flashing before me as I recollected that I was looking so different. With passing time and growing age, my responsibilities had grown and today, I was a father of two! While I was still contemplating my past, I got a knock on my bedroom door and it broke my thoughts. I opened the door to see my 10-year-old son with a cake that had 40 candles atop! I greeted him in with a warm hug. Within minutes, my wife came in with my 7-year-old holding a platter of sandwiches. She took me by surprise when she said that the cake as well as the breakfast was made by our children. I had begun my day on a beautiful note. This had been one of my most wonderful birthday parties!" - A page from the diary of Ronald, a family friend.

Birthday parties make up those special occasions in one’s life, which, one remembers for a lifetime. They make up those precious moments in one’s life that one treasures for long. And if they say that life begins at 40, how could you not have a blast on your 40th birthday? Yes, your 40th birthday is the day to celebrate a new beginning, the beginning of an all-new life and so; it has to be in a real big way! You might like to take help of some interesting birthday party ideas.

Going for camping with close friends and family is an excellent idea to celebrate your 40th birthday. If your birthday falls during the months of summer, you can organize a beach party for all your near ones. Spend the day on a beautiful beach and enjoy beach sports if you like. A beautifully decorated banquet hall can serve as one of the best locations for a 40th birthday party. The list of choices for the party venue does not end here. You can organize a cruise lunch or dinner and enjoy a wonderful ride in the calm waters. You might like to go through some 40th birthday celebration ideas too.

Entering into the 40s marks an important milestone in your life. You can take a moment to talk about your yesteryears and share some special moments of your life with your family and friends. You can choose to make a collage of all your old photos or compile the special moments of your life in the form of a video and put up a small slide show at the beginning of the party. It is sure to take you and your near ones on a nostalgic trip into the past.

Themed parties are a great option for a birthday. Ask your guests to choose a character from one of the famous stories or films or ask them to dress up like their favorite celebrities. Why not keep the phenomenally famous Harry Potter Series as your party theme? I think that’s a great idea! To add that fun element to your birthday party, you can ask the guests to come with wigs or rather, in weird hairstyles! Or why not give everyone a chance to go down memory lane, to one’s school days by asking the guests to dress up like children? In a way, this theme perfectly suits a 40th birthday party, as life is said to newly begin at this age!

Party invitations form an important part of your birthday party plan. Handwritten letters or birthday cards can be used for the invitees. Mention the time, venue and the party theme (is any) in the card. You can use some of the 40th birthday sayings to word the cards in an interesting manner.

Then comes the food and the favors. You might like to pick on one of these birthday party favor ideas. You can choose favors that suit the party theme or pick the gifts related to the number 40. Yes, your birthday cake should be based on the theme, ‘40’ It can be in the shape of the number 40 or in the shapes of the letters that make up the spelling of 40 (forty). Have 40 candles on the cake be ready for 40 birthday bumps!

Remember, the ‘keyword’ is ‘forty’. Build upon the keyword and come up with innovative ways of celebrating that special birthday in your life, the 40th one!