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A woman who's turning 40 may have ambivalent feelings about reaching this milestone age. On the one hand, she's passed a threshold and is now a "mature woman." On the other hand, she still feels as young as she did in her thirties - so what's the big deal? Thus, when giving birthday gifts to 40-year-old women, act with sensitivity. Funny "over the hill" gag gifts are fine to a point, but can go too far; a serious gift meant to honor her new decade is also in order. In fact, the best 40th birthday gift ideas for a woman who's a wife, coworker, friend or family member will focus more on the person she is than on her age.

40th Birthday Gag Gifts for a Female

The theme of 40 lends itself to many gift and party ideas. Besides, to ignore her newly achieved age altogether is to fail to do justice to her milestone - or her sense of humor. One idea is to have an age theme at her birthday party - for example, 40 balloons, 40 candles, and 40 cupcakes laid out in the number 40 instead of the usual layer cake or sheet cake.

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