Gifts for a christening

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Dramallama19

Hello
I am hoping anyone who has a child can suggest a useful gift for a christening. I don’t have any children myself and zero knowledge on baby gifts and I have no idea what you guys would consider tat or treasure . I googled online and there seems to be lots of personalised stuff but is that really useful ? What would you actually like to receive ?
Thanks so much for any help.
 
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YouDeserveWow

We got a really lovely bowl and spoon from someone and that was very handy with weaning. We got a lot of personalised books with stories and also nursery rhymes which were lovely and will definitely keep. We also got a willow tree figurine, engraved cutlery, money (we set up a savings account for her so all her money she gets goes straight in there) and vouchers for clothes (always handy).
 
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ChesterDraws

ChesterDraws

YouDeserveWow said:
We got a really lovely bowl and spoon from someone and that was very handy with weaning. We got a lot of personalised books with stories and also nursery rhymes which were lovely and will definitely keep. We also got a willow tree figurine, engraved cutlery, money (we set up a savings account for her so all her money she gets goes straight in there) and vouchers for clothes (always handy).
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Love all of these suggestions!!

The idea for vouchers is great! Babies grow so fast and you always ended up being given way more than you need 😂 love the idea also of cash for a bank account 👏🏼
 
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YouDeserveWow

Yeah we find the vouchers very handy because of how quickly babies grow 😂 and I always think it's nice to use the voucher and then send the person a photo of her in the outfit or a pic of it so that they know what their voucher has been spent on
 
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SaturdayNightIsWineNight

My go to is the Lego Noah's Ark (not sure if it's Duplo or just chunky toddler sized Lego).

I also like giving books.

Oops I meant Playmobil123. Not Lego!
 
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Carysssss

If you are close to the child/parents I would suggest a thoughtful personalised gift like a keepsake box. Otherwise, money in a card! When my son was christened most people chose the latter and he ended up with over £1500 in his bank account, gets them off to a great start :)
 
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bexgreen1983

I just got my friend a frame off etsy with scrabble pieces with significant names from the family ie. Mums name, dads name, daughters name, sons name, dogs name.

My friend absolutely loved it...
 
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Kalio

bexgreen1983 said:
I just got my friend a frame off etsy with scrabble pieces with significant names from the family ie. Mums name, dads name, daughters name, sons name, dogs name.

My friend absolutely loved it...
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This is an interesting idea. Did you do it yourself or bought somewhere?
 
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Justjonie

Justjonie

Another fan here of Etsy for Christening gifts, all sorts of gorgeous pictures on there - scrabble pics, family trees, button pictures etc
 
HoGi

HoGi

My go to is a lovely piggy bank with a £10/£20 note inside
 
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Lynseyp

When my daughter was born, my family all gave cash and we bought premium bonds with it - ok there's only been 1 win in 13 years but when she's 18 she can decide what she wants to do with them.
Going forward i wished i had put it into an account for her to gain interest.
 
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Bluetomato

Bluetomato

Mine each hard a nice large hardback book - all the Winnie the Pooh stories, full works of Beatrix Potter, something like that.
 
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Pajxo

A photo book of their special moments so far! ( made online) Works really well if mum/dad post on social media a lot with things like pictures captioned ‘ my first day at the farm’ & ‘today I got my first tooth’ I’ve made 3 so far for friends children, also depends how old they are and how many photos you have of them/ have access too but I think a photo book is wonderful! Groupon have lots of deals for £3.99 photo books from printer pix , then when you make the book on printer pix and check out its £5.99 delivery so in total the book costs you a tenner but is something the baby / parents will keep for life and cherish x
 
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badlynamedgirl

Corky said:
We bought a small tree for them to plant in the garden.
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I love this idea.

My dad planted a tree for me when I was a baby, and my parents took pictures of me next to it while I was growing up to compare our heights. It still feels like an old friend when I go home for a visit.
 
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