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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 for coming up with the most memorable of all the 40th birthday present ideas!
Gifts for her to excite her tastebuds
How about sending her into her fabulous forties with some cocktails and a really good time? The team at Tippled offer a native cocktail making class in Eveleigh that makes brilliant gifts for her and is one of the most fun things to do in Sydney this weekend. During this bespoke drink making session, she'll learn how to mix delicious drinks using their found native ingredients. By the end of the class, she can take home new bartending skills to show off at her next dinner party!
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!)
40th birthday ideas to help her cook and eat deliciously
The Salt Meats Cheese restaurant in Circular Quay offers various cooking workshops that make surefire winning gift ideas for women. She'll be able to learn how to make delicious Italian dishes in their cooking classes, from an arancini making workshop (complete with Aperol Spritzes to sip on while she cooks!) to a pasta making class with cannoli and wine. For an especially hands-on, technique-driven class, head to the handmade gnocchi making experience, 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! This seafood cooking class 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!
Ready to surprise her with unique and delightful 40th birthday present ideas? Treat her to a cocktail and dumpling making class at Honkas Bar in Potts Point. Discover the art of creating delicious fillings and mastering wrapping techniques, alongside some traditional Asian cocktail making and a hearty meal of dumplings and salads. Vegan and gluten-free options are available too. This sort of double cooking and cocktail masterclass makes for an exciting and unique option when considering gifts for women.
Gifts for her to get in touch with nature
The wildflower arranging workshop will lead her to the beautiful home of flowers and plants that is Merchant and Green in Redfern. 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 on 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 40th birthday 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 in Marrickville. She’ll learn how to expose the screen using photo emulsion and a lightbox, how to print and then how to strip the screens. She’ll leave this workshop with her own customised tote bag, tea towel or t-shirt.
How about really spoiling her and sending her to a three-week beginners pottery course, 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 beginner's course, 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.
If your friend is an art lover, she'll absolutely love this neon paint and sip class at Welight Art Space in Chatswood for her 40th present ideas. It's the perfect way to spend an afternoon painting in the dark while letting her creativity flow freely and enjoying a glass of her favourite beverage. Experience the joy of painting in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere!
A brilliant workshop for any modern woman is the beeswax wrap workshop, run by Kirsty Mootz in St Peters, perfect for 40th birthday present ideas. Your favourite 40 year old will learn a practical solution to reduce 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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