When shopping for gifts, you can often find yourself leaning towards something you might like. It happens all the time that we see a gift that we think is great, but we can forget that what you like may not be liked at all by the person you are shopping for. Usually this happens with adults, and we prove the point by going back to the store in question and buying ourselves the same product.
This doesn’t happen so much with the purchase of gifts for children as with adults. The toys and treats you buy for your children will never do you any good, except for the fact that they will keep them quiet for a few hours! However, when it comes to newborn babies, that’s when gifts for him or her begin to be chosen to suit a third party. It can be baby clothes that have made your heart melt and you fell in love with when you get to the checkout or it can be a suitable gift for the parents of the baby, like car-themed baby toys. Either way, no gift you buy will be appreciated by such a young child, since all she wants is a bottle of milk every few hours.
Of course with any newborn baby, three months later comes the christening. Christening gifts are hard to decide, you can go with a few more baby clothes (although let’s face it, the boy probably got enough at the baby shower and birth to clothe him for the next two years at least) or you can go for something personal.
You will find that personalized gifts last much longer than a baby bodysuit that the child is no longer with. They have a kind of feeling that you just can’t throw away. When shopping for baptisms, it’s good to buy something personal that will not only last a long time, but also remind them of your special day.
How about a set of silver trinket boxes? You can engrave them however you want, either with the baby’s name, birthday or christening date. Parents use these boxes to store their child’s first missing tooth, a clipping from a first lock of hair, or even their first pair of baby socks. These gifts are not only pretty but also practical and will take pride of place in any living room for years to come.
Perhaps for girls, jewelry would be one of the perfect gifts for her. This is something you can engrave with her christening date and save it for when she’s older. Things like charm bracelets and necklaces make great gifts, as the chains on both can be lengthened as the girl gets older, making them treasured for a lifetime.
For young children, jewelry isn’t really an option, but perhaps a custom stuffed animal will do the trick. This would be the perfect addition to any nursery and the personal touch will ensure it is preserved for years to come and perhaps even passed down to your own children one day.
So when you face a christening, do not limit yourself to choosing the gifts that you would like the baby to wear or the gifts that will make their parents lull, bet on something with feeling and thought; something they will keep forever as a keepsake of those precious baby years and her special day.