Best 40th Birthday Presents in Sydney for the Man in Your Life

Best 40th Birthday Presents in Sydney for the Man in Your Life


By Sam Bowden

Searching for 40th birthday presents in Sydney, but don’t know where to start? Start with what you know! If you're looking for gifts for him to celebrate a milestone, consider what some of his passions and interests are. Now this is where experience gifts come in handy. If your boyfriend, brother, father, friend or any special man in your life has well-known and well-developed interests, chances are, they may already have all the usual paraphernalia associated with said interests from previous gift-giving occasions but an experience can be done as many times as you like and, if it's something they love, will never get boring. So let's explore some 40th birthday gift ideas for him to give the man in your life a unique and memorable experience to celebrate this milestone!

Experience gifts for the craftsman

For men who like working with their hands and getting into DIY projects on the weekend, an experience gift allows them to continue doing what they love. When you buy him a material object, it's already done and he can't DIY it but when you buy him a woodworking class, he gets to indulge his passions. Not only will he learn new skills, but he’ll also walk away with something he made himself—a perfect way to commemorate his 40th birthday.

A man enjoying a knife making class for his birthday

If woodworking isn't quite his style, consider other crafty classes such as leatherworking or metalwork. These hands-on workshops give him the opportunity to create something truly unique. Whether he ends up crafting a bespoke wallet or forging his own custom knife, he’ll appreciate the chance to immerse himself in a new and rewarding hobby.

Just because they’re crafty, doesn’t mean they can’t be artistic! If you’re searching for something that lends itself more to the imagination, It can be hard to look past our glass-blowing workshops! If you’re looking at gifts for him that combine craft, design and a 3000-degree kiln, then look no further. For unique things to do in Sydney, it doesn’t get much hotter than glass-blowing.

Two men smiling at a glass blowing workshop

Green gifts for plant dads

Does the special man in your life love getting out and about in the garden? Or maybe, he dotes on his indoor plants like a father does his children? Then this next experience gift idea is for him! With gardening classes, you nurture his passion for green life much like he nurtures his plants. These gardening classes in Sydney aren't just about teaching people how to garden rather there's a wide range of outdoor activities to keep him entertained and learning new things. For example, there's beekeeping, bonsai tending, indoor plant survival classes and so much more! Whether you're searching for gifts for your boyfriend, husband, uncle, father or whoever, a gardening class is sure to be an enlightening and fun experience for him. Plus you can always join him and learn about the wonderful world of plants and gardening. There's nothing like learning about the things someone else cares about to deepen bonds.

A man learns about plants at a gardening class

40th gift ideas for the foodie

If you're after 40th birthday present ideas that are more on the delicious side, cooking workshops are the best way to give a little more oomph to the birthday dinner. There are a bunch to choose from! From sushi making to pasta making, vegan Indian or meat smoking. One of our favourite foodie experiences for him? Pizza making. It's fun to do as a duo or group as everyone gets to make their own pizza with their preferred personal touches, it's hands-on and fun and who doesn't like pizza? Plus you'll learn how to nail the perfect pizza dough recipe so you can keep making pizza at home. It's also pretty easy to make pizza while sipping on BYO birthday drinks.

Celebrating his birthday at a pizza making class

Salts Meats Cheese in Circular Quay doesn’t just offer a stunning menu with beautiful views of the harbour. Their pizza and pasta chef can take you and the birthday group into the kitchen and get you cooking beautiful pizza, but not before you’ve whipped up and knocked back a few of their signature espresso martinis! After polishing the pizza off, you’ll discover what it takes to create traditional dessert cannoli, and who knows, there may be another cocktail waiting for you afterwards as well. Round all this off with beautiful views of the harbour and you’ve got yourself one of the best experience gifts Sydney offers, and an incredible 40th birthday evening.

If you’re looking to cut the food altogether, head to Redfern and learn the art of Australian mixology with our native Australian cocktails workshop! Although we offer many quirky and interesting cocktail classes, this workshop deep-dives into the pairing of native flavours as you construct beautiful cocktails that can only be made in Australia! This makes for one of the most surprising gifts for him, plus it's in the heart of Redfern, meaning that any further celebrations are a simple hop, skip and jump away!

A man shakes cocktails for a celebration

 

With so many quality 40th birthday gift ideas in Sydney, you can rest assured that no matter who in your life you’re buying for, they’ll be enjoying one of the best things to do in Sydney with our exciting and memorable experience gifts. Who knows? They may just end up welding you a “thank you” sign!

 





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