Get inspired with these creative and thoughtful birthday gift ideas.
Time flies by like a greased pig at a county fair, and birthdays are a constant reminder of that. But who says presents have to be the same old fruitcake every year? Here are some unconventional birthday gifts to spice things up and add a little fun and surprise to the usual fare.
They might think WTF, burst out laughing, or raise an eyebrow when they receive these presents, but hey, isn’t that just part of the fun? These gifts will help them forget that they’re just a year closer to their demise… at least just for a little while. Check out these creative birthday gift ideas to give your loved ones on their next birthday celebration:
1. A ‘Plant’ Parenthood Starter Kit
Maybe they want kids, maybe they don’t. If they do, this will be their introduction to parenthood, if they don’t it will give them something to do and maybe someone else to take care of other than themselves. Either way, a plant is definitely easier to raise than a child. Include some soil, some seeds, a pot, a little watering can, and maybe some tips and tricks to help them out. This plant kit could be the ultimate test of their nurturing abilities.
2. The Survivalist Starter Pack
It’s time to prepare them for an impending apocalypse (and make sure they survive, so you don’t end up alone if you’re the last person on Earth). Canned goods, a gas mask, a machete (someone will have to kill the zombies, you know), and maybe a crossword puzzle to kill time while surviving an apocalypse are all survival essentials. Add a “Zombie Survival Guide” for good measure, and you’re good to go!
3. A Personalised Fortune Cookie Jar
Make your own fortune cookies! Bake some hilarious notes or questionable advice in a fortune cookie. These could be something like “You will open a fortune cookie today” or “Don’t believe everything you read… especially in a fortune cookie”. Everyone loves cracking open a fortune cookie and experiencing the excitement of discovering what advice a baked good has to offer.
4. A Mugshot Mug
Add some spice – or extra caffeine – to your friend’s life with a personalised mug displaying their “mugshot” and a playful message, such as, “Wanted For Excessive Coffee Consumption.” It’s hilarious and useful, and it’s just what they need for those early morning mugshots… umm, meetings. They might make some extra loud slurps every time they drink just to send a message.
5. A DIY Baking Kit
It might be easy to bake for some people and it might be easy to follow a recipe online for others. But for some, attempting to bake may result in an absolute disaster every single time. If your gift receiver is this kind of person, it would be ideal to give them a kit which has all the necessary ingredients to make the perfect baked good.
Include flour, sugar, baking powder, and a little instruction manual. They can buy the fresher products like eggs and butter themselves because you don’t want to risk giving them food poisoning as a birthday gift.
6. A Pet Celeb Portrait
Are they absolutely obsessed with their pet? Then you should definitely get them an eccentric portrait of their pet as a celebrity. Whether you get their cat painted as Cleopatra or their dog as Darth Vader, a Pet Celeb Portrait would be an excellent birthday gift. It will be an absolute conversation starter at their next dinner party and a treasured keepsake for years to come!
7. A Time Traveler’s Toolkit
Help your buddy travel through the space-time continuum and the perils inside it with a toolkit designed just for that. Add a flux capacitor keychain, a TARDIS-shaped cookie cutter, and a handbook for surviving historical disasters. Just don’t be surprised if they happen to inadvertently change the past or trap themselves in a time loop. In fact, with great power comes great responsibility… and maybe even a change in actual history.
8. A Personalised Pun-ny Puzzle Book
Put your friend’s wit and patience to the test with a pun-ny puzzle book filled with groan-worthy jokes and brain teasers. From personalised crossword puzzles to riddles and customised word games, it’s guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment…and maybe even a few eye rolls. Maybe you can have a pun battle or dad joke feud to see who wins at a game of the Feud of the Funny.
Birthday gifts for your favourite weirdo
There you have it: Eight types of creative birthday gifts that will definitely impress your friends and family. These birthday gifts will put a smile (or a perplexed look) on their faces and keep them talking about your gift for days. Whether your buddy becomes a caffeine-driven criminal or Britain’s best baker, it’s the thought that counts! Now go on and spread some birthday cheer… happy gifting!
