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Present to represent every year alive

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Bluesprinkles12 · 06/11/2024 19:33

Hi all!

Hoping for your help. It’s my best friends 30th this year and hoping to do 30 presents each representing every year of her life. So either something personal, something that represents that age or an event that year.

So far this is what I’ve got (very early planing days) and looking for some more ideas!

1994- the year you were born card
1-95 milk bottle with a drink in it
2-96
3-97
4-98
5-99 Younger sibiling was born- picture of her brother

6-00
7-01
8-02
9-03
10-04
11-05
12-06
13-07
14- 08 First Marvel movie come out- get the DVD
15-09
16-10 paracetamol that you’re going to need tomorrow
17-11 Year you’ve learned to drive
18-12 drinking age/lottery
19-13 First time
20-14 Ice bucket challenge
21-15
22-16
23-17 The year you’ve met me- art of the both of us
24-18
25-19 year we went Italy- Italian desert, pizza making kit?
26-20 COVID- something covid themed
27-21
28-22 Year she met her other half
29-23
30-24

OP posts:
SallyWD · 06/11/2024 19:47

You sound very thoughtful and kind. I must admit I'd hate to get 30 things. I'm always trying to declutter and just don't want lots of stuff in the house. I'd much rather have one special gift.
Instead, could you do some kind of art gift? I like the idea suggested by a pp of commissioning a local artist to do an image incorporating the years she's been alive. Or just a scrap book with images from all the years of her life would be fun. Could include news headlines etc.

Tattletail · 06/11/2024 19:47

13 - some sort of teenager themed present?

This is a lot. I can barely remember my friends birthdays 😬

ColinOfficeTrolley · 06/11/2024 19:47

Lovely idea but what is she going to do with it all?

I agree with maybe a collage of some type incorporating images of all the years.

Ifsheloses · 06/11/2024 19:46

God no, I'd hate hate all that, nice of you to care but just no

CoastalCalm · 06/11/2024 19:45

I’m with the tat crew I’m afraid , got so many bucket list books , cd’s from year of birth etc over the years it’s just such a waste

ilovepixie · 06/11/2024 19:43

I agree 30 things is going to be a lot of tat you wouldn't want. It's a lovely idea but I'd maybe go for images of the items on a poster or picture instead.

eatyeateat · 06/11/2024 19:42

Well I think it's an adorable idea. Sounds like you really love your friend Smile

TheDefiant · 06/11/2024 19:41

New pants to represent successfully potty training (age 2/3ish?)

SwedishHills · 06/11/2024 19:40

Rather than giving her 30 things could you use the idea but have it made into a piece of art or something? You can commission some local artists quite reasonably and it would still be personal but not loads of stuff?

TheDefiant · 06/11/2024 19:40

Sanitary products for year she started her period?

A donation to charity for the year she first did a fundraising event?

Please keep the 30 items small, useful and environmentally friendly!

Did she go to Brownies or Guides? Badges for those.

Card for passing exams.

Whoowhoo · 06/11/2024 19:39

It's a sweet idea but will just end up with loads of tat if you're insisting on theming to each year. If you really want 30 presents, just do small things, like chocolate bars, etc that will actually get used.

Notmanyleftnow · 06/11/2024 19:38

Pencil for first day of school?

Cynic17 · 06/11/2024 19:36

Please, no! I would hate someone to do this for me - just piles of unnecessary junk. And who would want any kind of reminder of Covid?

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