You want to make your best friend’s birthday special, so we’re here with some inspiration for thoughtful gifts! We’ve got options for every budget and every personality type, so you can find the perfect gift or experience for them to treasure. From photobooks to at-home spa nights, you can spend anything from £5 on these gifts and make your friend feel wonderful on their special day.
Cosy Spa Night At Home
Another thing you can do is to create a cosy spa night at home! If you want to spend some quality time with your bestie, then a nice relaxing spa night can be so lovely. Get some cute fairy lights, get hair and face masks, play some relaxing spa music, do nails, light a candle and you could also watch some of your favourite series too. Maybe you get matching pyjamas for them to have something to keep after the spa night too. Then, get your favourite food or snacks to pick at throughout the evening. You could even go and get a massage somewhere first then continue the relaxation process at home! This doesn’t need to come with a luxury price tag at all, or if you do have more of a budget, of course could book a day pass at a local spa. This could also help you to prepare for your birthday night out!
Birth Flower Dried Bouquet
If your friend loves flowers, then a really lovely idea is to give them a birth flower dried bouquet. You can get really small ones quite cheap or bigger ones, but these preserved flowers can last for years and provide something that they can love and appreciate. If you want something they can keep forever, you can also get dried pressed flower frames that make a stunning gift for them to hang in their home.
Photobook
Another thoughtful gift to help you look back on all the memories from your friendship is a photobook. Not many people actually get their photos printed nowadays, they might just have a look on their phone every now and again. So, this is a really lovely thing to do and a great keepsake. You could get cute pens and accessories to annotate the different memories, like dates and where the photo was taken.
An Art Class
If your friend is quite creative and you want to make a memory together rather than buying a gift, then you should consider booking an art class. There are so many different types like clay modelling, painting classes, pottery painting and everything in between, so have a look at what’s in your local area and choose something fun. If you’re looking for something more on the affordable side, then pottery painting is a great idea, as usually you only pay for what you paint and that includes the kilning, with prices starting from as little as £7 or £10.
Cocktail and Tapas At Home
When you want to treat your friend to nice food and drinks, but don’t want to spend a fortune, why not do an at-home cocktail and tapas night? Make your favourite cocktail that you drink when you’re out and you could also print off a little card with the ingredients on that they could keep after. Then you could print off a menu as well for the food you’re making, some great tapas dishes that are really easy to make are:
- Patatas bravas
- Smoky meatballs
- Olives
- Prawns pil pil
- Chargrilled peaches and burrata
- Chorizo flatbreads
Really easy cocktails that will fit in with the theme are sangria and agua de Valencia.
Go On A Hike With A Picnic
If your friend loves the outdoors, why not go on a hike and have a picnic? You can pack a cute picnic to take with you with your friends’ favourite snacks and foods, then choose a beauty spot to go and visit. You could also stop off somewhere on the way back for some food, whether it’s a cute tea shop or a nice pub for some warm food. Again, this won’t be for everyone, but if your friend loves getting out in the fresh air, this can be a lovely birthday surprise for them, especially if you go somewhere new.
Piercing Voucher
Lastly, if your friend has been wanting a piercing for a while, then getting them a piercing voucher is a great idea! You can go together, decide what piercing you want, pick out stunning daith, lobe or tragus earrings, then overall just have a really fun day and experience together. You could go out for some lunch afterwards, go for a little stroll to show off your piercings and overall just make a day of it! This might be a bit risky if your friend isn’t really into piercings, but if you know they are, then it’s such a fun thing to do together.
