Unforgettable 40th Birthday Present Ideas in Sydney They'll Love

Unforgettable 40th Birthday Present Ideas in Sydney They'll Love


By Natalie Kemp

If coming up with superb 40th birthday gift ideas for women isn't exactly your forte, booking your special lady into one of ClassBento’s art, craft or cooking classes is one of the 40th birthday present ideas you should consider. Your sister, friend, girlfriend or wife will be the welcoming recipient of an experience that could change the way she spends her spare time and transform her wellbeing. You’ll be appreciated as coming up with the most memorable of all the 40th birthday present ideas!

 

Gifts for her to enliven her tastebuds 

How about sending her into her fabulous forties with some cocktails and a really good time? The team at Tippled offer classes at both their Potts Point and Alexandria venues that make brilliant gifts for her! The Shake Cocktails with Australian Native Plants class is surely one of those most fun things to do in Sydney this weekend! During this bespoke drinks-making session with a real point of difference, participants learn what and how to freely forage for ingredients, but they’ll also learn how to mix delicious drinks using their found native ingredients. 

For a class that’s almost guaranteed to strike a chord with the special 40 year old woman in your life, we have to mention the Ultimate Chocolate Making Class at Kimberley Chocolates in Lilyfield. Chocoholics will adore this hands on four-hour workshop where she will learn the tricky process of tempering three types of chocolate - milk, dark and white - as well as moulding, dipping and decorating. She’ll learn everything she needs to know to be able to replicate her chocolates at home (but will get to take home a bunch as well!) 

 

 

Gifts for her so she cooks and eats well

The Salt Meats Cheese restaurant in Circular Quay offer various cooking workshops that make surefire winning gift ideas for women. Instruction in all the great Italian classics is on offer - from the Arancini and Pasta Making Class (complete with Aperol Spritzes to sip on while she works!) to the Pasta Making Class with Cannoli and Cocktails - which includes an Espresso Martini. An especially hands-on, technique-driven class is the Handmade Gnocchi Making class, where your favourite female will get to celebrate her 40th birthday by unlocking the secrets of how to make melt-in-your-mouth pillowy gnocchi.  

If she’s a seafood lover, then we have one of the most perfect birthday gifts for her! The Seafood Dishes Cooking Class: Sassy Seafood at the Sydney Cooking School in Neutral Bay will see her mastering the tricky nature of cooking different fish and shellfish. She’ll learn how to make three dishes such as Mussels Provencal, Foolproof Oven Baked Salmon, Seared Japanese Scallops and Fresh Fish Ceviche. Not to be selfish but...if you’re lucky enough to live with this wonderful woman, you might be tasting some delicious dishes one day soon! 

One of our most popular subjects in the food arena is centred around the admirable Asian artform of dumpling making. Put an end to your worries about 40th birthday present ideas by sending her to Honkas Bar’s Cocktail and Dumpling Making class in Potts Point. The best fillings are explored whilst essential wrapping techniques are taught, plus there’s a dash of traditional Asian cocktail making as well as a hearty meal of dumplings and salads. Vegan and gluten-free options are available too. This sort of specialised cooking class makes for an exciting and unique option when considering gifts for women. 

 

 

Gifts for her to get in touch with nature 

The Wild Flower Arranging Workshop at Bondi Beach will lead her to the beautiful home of flowers and plants that is Merchant and Green. Her 40th birthday gifts will allow her to peruse their buckets of native flowers and foliage, pick out her favourites, then peacefully arrange her components into a beautiful wildflower bouquet that’s hers to take home. 

If the birthday babe loves all things natural when it comes to skincare and haircare, the Natural Scent Blending Workshop will be right up her street. She’ll spend a couple of hours on a weekend afternoon playing with a wide range of essential oils and be guided by the Sage Cosmetic Coaching team in how to create a personalised scent that feels entirely her. She’ll grasp the basics of aromatherapy and learn about combining oils to formulate a balanced blend. Her scent will then be used as the basis for an all-natural roll-on perfume and moisturising cream. 

 

Arty and crafty gifts for her

The art of screen printing has been gaining in popularity over recent years and many people are keen on giving it a try, so why not put one at the top of your list when thinking about gifts for her? She can create her own design or use one provided by the studio at the Screen Printing Workshop run by Carissa Teague. She’ll learn how to expose the screen using photo emulsion and a light box, how to print and then how to strip the screens. She’ll leave this workshop at The Printshop in Marrickville with her own tote bag, tea towel or t-shirt. 

How about really spoiling her and sending her to a three-week course on Beginners Pottery, where she will learn wheel throwing, trimming and glazing. The Silky Shapes Pottery Studio in Crows Nest is home to some of the best things to do in Sydney, offering some highly rated classes by our Sydney community. In the beginners class, she’ll go from novice to boss as she works on an item that begins with a cylindrical shape such as a bowl, mug, pot planter or candle holder. 

 

At fibre artist Sky Carter’s Rope and Basket Making Workshop, Sky will explain how she utilises her fabric, thread and yarn studio scraps to make a kind of rope, which she then coils into baskets. 

A brush lettering or calligraphy workshop is ideal for someone who could do with an afternoon of quiet calm where she will learn to use her breath and her pen in unison. At the Anyone Can Do Modern Calligraphy class, she will learn how to make this artform into her daily mindfulness practice. 

A brilliant workshop for any modern woman is the How To Make Beeswax Wraps class, run by Kirsty Mootz at Workshop, Redfern. Or how about 40th birthday present ideas where your favourite 40 year old will learn a practical solution to address our need to reduce our waste and limit reliance on single use plastic. She will now be able to take her lunch to work in spritely fabric wax-coated wraps!
 




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