Here's one list of items I found - maybe you can use it as a starting place? 1.Money: So you have some to burn 2.Confetti- Don't go to pieces just because you are another year older 3.Crayon-So you can have a bright and colorful day 4.Candle: Remember not to burn it at both ends 5.Balloon - Let the air out of all your worries 6.Candy- May your special day be as sweet as you are 7.Streamers to decorate your soul 8.A party horn --so you can toot your own 9.A party top hat--cause you're tops 10.A teensy gift that is wrapped with the "gift" poem on it 11.A piece of wrapping paper-so you can wrap yourself in surprises 12.Cake sprinkles--to shower you with a rainbow of happiness 13.A sugar rose-to remind you to stop and smell the roses along the way 14.Matches -to light your birthday candle or your fire! 15.An ice cream cone--to savor the moment (perhaps make a satin ice-cream scoop to put in it!) 16.A cup cake--so you can have your cake and eat it too Submitted by Birdiekitty You could also put in a marble or a small bag of them, to replace the ones she's lost. There are so many options, if you can google survival kits you'll get lots of ideas for other items to add - maybe try and make it 40 items? Hope this is helpful to you. Suzan J

Luvs, my local True Value store has them for under $2.00 for the gallon, and 89 cents for the quarts. I painted 2 for my SIL's last Christmas with their favorite NFL team logos, and filled them with snacks, momentoes of their team, nerf footballs, etc. and they both display them proudly in their houses. I'm going to do some for my DD's this year, one of them loves FB, the other doesn't so I'm trying to come up with something for the one that doesn't do football.

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How about a clean clear bottle like a 1 or 2 liter pop bottle with a slit cut it in to fit everything in? I've even used a gatorade bottle. You can make a label on the computer to go around the bottle to cover the slit & say "Survival Kit to help you adjust to getting older" or something like that. It's always fun to see everyone wonder how you got everything in the bottle!!! I must have missed the post about the 40th birthday items, could you share that? Good Luck & have fun! Vera