Going to a family Christening at the weekend and I bought a nice present back from the States but I was wondering what the normal was these days. I bought my goddaughter a gold baby bangle 22 years ago and I remember silver banks and little cups and egg cups etc.
CDV
It still seems to be traditionally something sliver down here. I went to one a couple of months ago and most of the presents displayed were the sort of things you mentioned, silver photo frames etc.
Babblin Boo
Trouble is these sorts of presents are often duplicated and they only really need one money box for example.
Girls are easier than boys as at least you can buy jewellery - I have bought a silver charm bracelet and then given a charm for birthdays and Christmas culminating with a key-charm at age 21.
Premium bonds are a nice idea too - but of course now there is a minimum investment of £100.
What present did you gert in Florida CDV?
Carole
We have every shape silver money box possible, cubes, prams, teddies etc, etc. My girls had white gold bracelets bought for them and they were engraved....lovely keepsake.
Paula
my daughter was bought a lovely antique crystal perfume bottle with a silver stopper when she was baptised, we thought that it was a really thoughful gift
you could always check an auction near you Cruella and see if something grabs you attention
mizzy
"Girls are easier than boys as at least you can buy jewellery - I have bought a silver charm bracelet and then given a charm for birthdays and Christmas culminating with a key-charm at age 21."
We did this for our daughters first birthday, I bought a gold charm bracelet and had some links removed but kept them to go back in when she got bigger. We bought a charm for either her birthday or Christmas each year until she was 18 and an extra one for the Millenium. It's like a mini snapshot of her life as we sit and go through why she had each particular one chosen such as roller boots when she used to compete in artistic roller dance, dolphin when she was first captivated by them etc.
Babblin Boo
We did Premium Bonds for our niece - fingers crossed her numbers come up.[msnwink]
We bought my godson a teddybear from Hamleys, one of the limited edition ones which his mum has put up on a shelf as a keepsake.[msnsmile2]
Sarah
Our daughter's godfather gave her some bottles of wine when she was christened - ones that would be nicely matured in time for her 18th birthday. [msnsmile]
emm
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Carole I bought a silver birth certficate holder, I thought it was a little bit different to what I had seen in the UK, mind you I only looked in a couple of jewellers. It is cyclindrical and you just carefuly roll the certificate up and pop it in and it has a lid you screw on, it has nice engravings on it too.
It is my cousins daughter so I did not want to go overboard but just wanted a token but it looks the part and of course buying it in Fl saved some cash. I have not seen them since their own wedding 2 years ago so it will be nice to catch up.
Steph, I love the charm bracelet idea. I own an antique bracelet that Mr CDV bought me a few years back and I have added vinatge gold charms to it. The main reason I wanted one was when I was a wee girl my Mum used to have one and I remember her jingling about and now I do the same! Unfortunately Mums was stolen in a breakin so we lost the history there but like your daughter I have a wee story behind each charm.
CDV
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