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HELP. i'm going to be a godmother. help me choose a present.
NOTE: no religious presents. i'm lapsed catholic agnostic, the baby's father is episcopalian, the baby's mother is hindu. they're raising their kid to go to temple and to church. they didn't pick me for religious guidance as much as for overall be-in-the-kid's life. i.e., a lovely cross or mongrammed bible won't work.
so, help please. i want not to suck at this, my very first godparent duty.
kiss it, nest.
Re: HELP. i'm going to be a godmother. help me choose a present.
Great minds think alike.
A share of stock? That's what we got my niece and nephew (we're their godparents)
www.oneshare.com
Something gold. Tradition (for greeks anyway) is a gold cross with a chain, but you could do something else, like a heart or something. Or a teeny baby bracelet.
Oh wait, is it a boy? Hmmmm, then I don't know. I would definitely look for some keepsake.
I'd get something symbolic/decorative that will be in the nursery then safely boxed away for when the child is older.
Sterling silver bunny/piggy bank with engraved initials, special music box engraved, sterling silver or pewter baby cup or utensils, a silver plated comb and brush set with engraving, or sterling silver tooth fairy box. All of the above are at Smyth's Jewelers for $50-$150.
how about this?
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?sku=19328376
elephant trunks up are good luck.
i'm down with cash. i'm not down with sterling silver spoons.
i hate, hate worthless stuff like this. it just sits out. (but i have no kids and am not sentimental.) i would give money, a bond, something like that.
i also like to give books.
I know this is Tiffany, but it doesn't look like it's worth $115.
NOT HELPFUL.
give me ideas! my options, according to the internet, are like tiffany or zales. i'm not getting my goddaughter a $19 cubic zirconium clown pendant.
I would give money and a keepsake. Em got the Tiffany silver cross from her godfather and Kate got the silver dove from her godmother, but the initial pendants would be nice too. Or I love this music box my sister got for Kate:
http://treebykerrilee.com/personalizedmusicbox-3.aspx
Of course it depends on the family style. Bonds or cash for a college fund is great too--I'm sentimental though. I just moved a bunch of my boxed up old baby things from my mom's house and had a blast going through that kind of stuff my godmother and other family members gave me as a baby. I'll probably pull it out when I have my own children, too.
These are all from Birks, but you get the idea...
jewelry had not occured to me. thanks guys.
i'm all stressed about this. i'm so honored that my friend asked me and so excited to have an "official" role in this sweet baby's life, and i've been wracking my brain for something that would be appropriate. i'm coming up empty.
Also, my mom's baptism gift of choice is this piggy bank, with the rosebuds:
http://www.tpnpersonalizedgifts.com/unique-piggy-bank-top-seller-19.htm
(It used to be a local store but is now online only. Thankfully I have girls because the options for boys are not cute.)
I think that elephant bank is really cute. I'd probably want to hold it before buying it though to make sure it's heavy/strong enough to survive it being used by a child who may drop it.
I like the idea of a stock certificate to Disney or something.
I also found this website that has a ton of options: http://www.loveivy.com/
Books! I still have several my godmother and other family members bought me. They wrote a little something in them or have a special meaning.
I've always lots necklaces. Even one's I received as gifts when I was little, but, still sentimental.
Savings Bond etc for college is a great idea.
No matter what you go with, I think the gift should be something special/meaningful.
I am having this exact problem, but it is a baby boy. For the birth, I have given practical gifts from their list and I gave my SIL a charm bracelet. I set up a savings account for the baby, but he is getting baptized end of April and I have no clue.
My brother just tells me that I did enough already.
Any ideas for a boy ?
Thanks, Linie
okay, i die for the tiffany dove pendant and the pearl flower necklace papie linked (although it's one billion dollars).
everyone likes peace, right? that's something you can get behind no matter your religion or lack thereof. peace = good. i guess unless you work for halliburton. which neither my friend nor her husband do.
sorry! it is also greek tradition to spend one billion dollars on baptism gifts. I won't even think about how much my goddaughter's baptism cross cost. Sigh.
Well, the dove is also a symbol of the Holy Spirit, so as long as you think they'll think peace instead of religion (or she's okay thinking peace while he thinks religion), well, I think the dove would be great.
I vote silver piggy bank and registered education savings plan or whatever they are called in the US.
I like this one. Link for US site - http://www.birks.com/en/featured/For-Babies/Banks/g56-768/5000250877