Christening???
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Topic: Christening???
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Christening???
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 6:34pm
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What does someone give as a gift at a christening?? My friend is going to one for a 5 month old girl at easter and has no idea on what to get and neither do I Help please. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 6:40pm
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I think it is "traditional" to give something the child can keep.
I know I got given an engraved brooch and an opal necklace for mine. Depends how much your friend wants to spend and how close she is to the child I guess? Maybe a nice hardcover book with a special message she wrote inside? ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 6:56pm
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For Ella baptism presents we got were....photo frames, money boxes (heaps of them), necklaces, kids cultery set, wooden rattle, picture for her wall (that's all I can think of at the moment). like the idea of a book with a message written inside... ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 7:11pm
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We've had our girls dedicated (not christened but similar ceremony) and didn't get anything. You can always go with clothing if you really want to buy something. -------------  |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 7:13pm
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My kids got a variety of things: picture frames, a sterling silver birth certificate scroll, little ornaments, rosary beads and I bought them each a Bible. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 7:44pm
| My friend bought his nephew a bottle of whiskey - to be drunk at his 21st (and later that evening he drunk it but thats another story..) |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 7:58pm
| Tom got rosary beads from his godmother, a story book from someone I dont even know and some letters spelling his name for his door and a picture frame. Nothing too traditional apartfrom the rosary beads |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:17pm
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I've been to two Catholic christenings in recent times, and I bought a gold crucifix for one (a very very very dear friends daughter, so the $ was irrelevent) and a small baby size Rosary for the other. I would give a keepsake gift, a bangle, locket, cross, book, bible that sort of thing. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 9:19pm
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Our thing we tend to get for baby's being christened is a silver rattle, you can get this engraved but we don't. Christies here in palmy has them, kinda a plastic round rattle with a silver heart shape in the middle that can spin, not too expensive, and the baby can actually use it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 14 March 2008 at 10:06pm
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I got my girls bangles but I might get a charm bracelet or ID bracelet for Alyssa as the bangles are tiny so didn't last.
Photo frames or albums are good, you can write a special message inside an album cover. Pacoes(sp) and farmers have a selection of silver money boxes or keepsake boxes and cute little ornaments for babies as well. ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 14 March 2008 at 10:11pm
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Michaela was given a couple of framed religious pics, a bible, a charm bracelet, a silver photo album, a silver money box, books and clothes. Farmers has some nice 'keepsake' gifts. ------------- http://lilypie.com">   http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 5:13pm
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Luke was given a children's bible, a little sliver mug to be engraved, a necklace of saint, books, toys and clothes and a money box train with a first tooth and lock of hair carriages. Picture frames are money boxes are good. Farmers or stevens have a selection. -------------  
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