{"title":"40th Birthday Printables","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePrintable 40th Birthday Templates\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty is the birthday where people either want a proper party or want it not mentioned at all, and the invitation is where you signal which one it is. These templates run from black-and-gold formal to openly making a joke of it, and everything is editable in Canva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in this collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e40th birthday invitations\u003c\/strong\u003e, formal and funny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBirthday cards\u003c\/strong\u003e with space for a proper message\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome signs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ebar signs\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ebanners\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour decades photo displays\u003c\/strong\u003e — a handful of photos per decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGames\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1980s or 1990s trivia depending on the birth year, guess the baby photo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMenus\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003etable signs\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe decade photo wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than one photo per year, group them: childhood, teens, twenties, thirties. It is less work, it reads better on a wall, and the gaps in your photo archive stop being obvious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e40th birthday questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow far ahead should invitations go out?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix weeks. Fortieths are often the first birthday where guests need childcare arranged, and that takes notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat if the person does not want a fuss?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dinner invitation rather than a party invitation changes the whole feel, and the same templates work with the wording adjusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat trivia should I use?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvents from the birth year, and music and films from when they were sixteen to twenty. The second set gets far better engagement than the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat do you write in a 40th birthday card?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkip the over-the-hill jokes unless you know they will land. A specific memory from the last decade works better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I match all the pieces?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Build everything from one design in Canva so the invitation, signs and menus share fonts and colours.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/papergoodsparty.com\/collections\/40th-birthday.oembed","provider":"Paper Goods Party","version":"1.0","type":"link"}