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Playing Soldiers and Getting Dirty – Celebrate Turning 30

If you’ve recently found yourself worrying more about wrinkles, think that pop music is starting to sound a bit rubbish and suddenly see the advantages of having a pension scheme at work; chances are you’re fast approaching your 30th birthday. A lot of people worry about reaching 30, mainly because the carefree years of twenty-something are soon to be gone and despite the best efforts to fight them off, adult responsibilities are looming.

But turning 30 should be a time of great celebration, not least because you can expect to get some fantastic 30th birthday gifts, and if you’re on the look out for someone else’s 30th birthday gifts, then why not treat them to something a little more unusual this year?

We’d all like to think we’ve achieved a lot before we reach ‘proper’ adulthood; cue the term ‘things to do before you turn thirty’. For anyone who has actually made a list, then it’s likely that they’ll have some extraordinary ambitions on there that could make some great ideas for 30th birthday gifts. There are a number of experience day gifts to choose from such as bungee jumping, tandem parachute jumps, even learning how to fly a plane. These extraordinary 30th birthday gifts are a great way of getting the adrenaline pumping and can make for some great entertainment for the spectators too!

For those men who refuse to say goodbye to their childhood, then why not indulge them on their big day with the chance to play at being a real soldier with a ‘Tiger Moth and Tank Day’? This is surely the ultimate in experience day gifts with three adventures in one: a Tiger Moth flying Lesson, a drive in an armoured personnel carrier and a flight in a Dragon Rapide. Guests can come along and enjoy the tea and biscuits, as well as a champagne toast, whilst the birthday boy re-enacts his favourite war movie moments. The souvenir photographs can be treasured forever and will be a reminder that you are winner too when it comes to buying 30th birthday gifts!

If it’s the thrill of the chase they’re after then why not get a group of friends together and try out the Paintballing Experience day gifts? These adventurous 30th birthday gifts give the opportunity to dress up like a real soldier and roll around in the mud as balls of paint are fired at the opposing team. You could give someone the ultimate in ‘birthday bumps’ with this fast paced thrill, or perhaps even take it up a notch and opt for the ‘Tank Paintball Battles’. Surely the ultimate in 30th birthday gifts for anyone who has ever dreamed about a ride in a tank; then a day in a World War II bombing range and cannons full of paint are sure to put the fear and fun into any birthday boy or girl.

Fans of the famous ‘Top Gun’ film can get to recreate those Tom Cruise moments with their very own ‘Top Gun Flying in a Bulldog’ 30th birthday gifts. These ex-military training aeroplanes are not only an extraordinary way to get some of the best views of the countryside, but offer the experience of a lifetime by letting you perform some basic aerobatic manoeuvres and pilot the plane back to base. It’s hard to imagine having to return to an ordinary office job after this, but at least turning 30 will suddenly seem like a lot more fun.

Once they’ve crossed off a few of those amazing experiences, don’t forget to celebrate the occasion with some special 30th birthday gifts that they can treasure forever. Personalised gifts can make for some lovely keepsakes of this milestone birthday, and a personalised bottle of champagne will really kick start the celebrations. The personalised calendars are another great way of reminding that special someone how great they really are and there are a number of themed calendars to choose from including golf or football, films, music and of course the personalised birthday calendar that can begin in any month and will highlight the recipient’s name in twelve amazing images.

So, turning 30 needn’t be a time to worry at all; these 30th birthday gifts are sure to mark the occasion in style. In fact, don’t be surprised if they have ‘another’ 30th birthday next year too, after all; your age is only a number!

About the Author

Written by John Smith co-founder of GettingPersonal.co.uk

GettingPersonal.co.uk are one of the UK’s leading on-line retailers of Gifts, personalised gifts, Birthday Gifts, 30th Birthday Gifts and Christmas Gifts. Their website is packed with over 1,500 gifts for any special occasion.

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