Present for 7 week old baby.

njk0327

Hi,
I saw today in Netto a set you can make a baby hand print or foot print mold in and it comes with a frame only £4.99 which i thought was a bargain a framed mold is a great memento as the child grows i wish i had done this with my children because they grow up so fast! and its nice to look back on how small they were.
The newspaper for the date the child is born is a great idea also working in a newsagent myself i know that you will probably be better off going to an independent newsagent rather than a chain and they can take up to 2 or 3 weeks to order.
I agree with the post above i didn't christen my youngest son because within the year of my eldest being christened very good friends and very enthusiastic godparents just didn't bother anymore though now i might he's 6 and we have a good network of supportive people around us who i know wont just loose interest.
Also take a gift for the mum she's been through i allot birth ain't easy and she's chosen you to do an important job flowers or fave chocs should do the trick

Violetta_2

For my own dd and for a friends children I got single bed sized blanket's embroidered with their names and dates of birth's and a little picture off something, a butterfly for my dd and a rainbow for my friends dd.You could pay lot's for personalised blanket's but I got a gorgeous blanket in Tesco's for £9 and found a place through Yell.com that personalised it for me for £5.
Congrat's on becoming a godfather.

Edit to add- sorry it's too late I didn't read properly off course you won't be able to rustle a blanket up in this time. But might be a nice pressie for the future.

Smashing

Congratulations on becoming a Godfather. Is it a boy or girl?
At such short notice, I'd go for a teddy - something classic that won't go 'out of fashion' - personally I really like Jellycat soft toys http://www.justjellycat.co.uk/. I know several people who had them as their 'favourite' teddy when they were younger. Other stuff that is quite classic is stuff like snoopy or winnie the pooh. No bells or whistles to break or irritate the crap out of parents, just something they can grow up with.

For a more special gift (say for a christening or 1st birthday) for a girl I really like charm braclets - get one without charms and then you can add one each birthday for a personal touch that is relevant to the child. It's a great keepsake for the future that can also be passed on.

Paparika

Maybe open a bank account and put something in each month etc, something he could have when he is older and in much need of it?

Becles

Asssorted wooden coloured bricks. Tesco do a pack for about £7.

At first he'll just pick them up and chuck them about. However my daughter is 14 months now, and is starting to recognise the different colours and shapes and starting to put them in similar groups.

Once they understand the names of colours and shapes, you can say "put all the red ones together" or "can you find five blue cubes?"

A bit later, you can start using them to do addition and subtraction sums, and then multiplication and division. Saying things like "can you make five groups of two?" sinks in better than making them learn tables parrot fashion.

You can do all this while before they go to school and it gives them an excellent grounding in mathmatics. It does work as my boys are both advanced in maths, and the eldest (11) just got a level 5 in his Key Stage 2 SATS. That probably means nowt if you haven't got children but it means he's above average!

Plus they can just play with them too - make buildings, build towers and knock them down - that kind of thing!

onlyroz

A baby that small wouldn't even be able to hold a toy let alone play with it. Leave buying toys until they're at least sitting up on their own. For now, a treat for mum and some baby-grows will go down fine. But as someone else has said, don't get the newborn size.

If you wanted to spend a bit more, then what about something like a baby sleeping-bag? Prices range from £10-£40 ish, and they're v. useful when the baby starts to kick.

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

what about a terramundi pot so he/they/you can save for the future

you can either buy a generic one from a shop or put it off slightly and order a personalised one online

i always give them and the nice thing is by the time it is filled with £1 coins it should hold £200

most people i have given them to tend to stick notes in once and a while

if you wanted to (and can afford to) you could maybe contribute to it, sometimes when you visit

hth

Paparika

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico wrote: »

what about a terramundi pot so he/they/you can save for the future

you can either buy a generic one from a shop or put it off slightly and order a personalised one online

i always give them and the nice thing is by the time it is filled with £1 coins it should hold £200

most people i have given them to tend to stick notes in once and a while

if you wanted to (and can afford to) you could maybe contribute to it, sometimes when you visit

hth

Ohh i have one of those, i put £2 in there so i guess with your calculations i should get about £400 in there?

BernadetteN

I love giving leather booties as presents to newborns as they get so much use during the crawling stage and are far harder to lose thatn ordinary booties. You can even get personalised ones.
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Here's an example from just one company :
http://www.daisy-roots.com/shop/product.php?xProd=85&xSec=1&jssCart=795552d2196ec32c33f29da145d24179

ailuro2

A child's bible is nice from a godparent, sends the message you're taking the responsibility to heart.:D

Of course, a help with reading it when baby's older will be nice too!

Some flowers or something chiilled and sparkling for Mum and Dad would go down well.