christening gift for under £20 ?!

prettypoppyknickers

hey all

i am to become a godparent on saturday but dont know what to buy as they are twins its going to be pricey and with no money i'm struggling.

i want something a bit different but don't know what!

please help!

i'm the quirky one and i dont know what to get them i would get them a bracelet each but i asked the parents and they like gold and i cant find any gold id braclets i can get their names printed on.

help

Barny1979

I got a wooden cart with building bricks from Mothercare for £22, long lasting and educational and not plastic!

sooz

How about a classic hardbacked book each? Write something personal to each child inside.

elsien

Money box with a premium bond to go with it? - they do silver ones as christening gifts, if you want something christeningy, or just a nice looking one - local jewellers, hinds, that sort of place.

(And to be honest, the parents should thank you for buying a gift, not start specifying what you're allowed to buy. How ungrateful can you get!)

KellyWelly

You could set up a savings account for each of them and put a few quid a month in it, tell their parents they can have it when they turn 18. That way you don't have to lay out a lot of money right now and they will get something that is beneficial to them in the long term. There are only so many Peter Rabbit bowls and money boxes a baby needs!

peachyprice

elsien wrote: »

Money box with a premium bond to go with it? - they do silver ones as christening gifts, if you want something christeningy, or just a nice looking one - local jewellers, hinds, that sort of place.

(And to be honest, the parents should thank you for buying a gift, not start specifying what you're allowed to buy. How ungrateful can you get!)

Minimum premium bond is £100 :eek:

How about bibles? You can get special christening ones.

prettypoppyknickers

no i asked them what they prefered and one said white gold the other said gold and their grandmother is getting them a white bible and will be fuming if i get them the same!

i did think about a savings account but how does that work?

thanks

barnaby-bear

prettypoppyknickers wrote: »

hey all

i am to become a godparent on saturday but dont know what to buy as they are twins its going to be pricey and with no money i'm struggling.

i want something a bit different but don't know what!

please help!

i'm the quirky one and i dont know what to get them i would get them a bracelet each but i asked the parents and they like gold and i cant find any gold id braclets i can get their names printed on.

help

Twins are like bookends... the Noah's ark ones have biblical hint and they are long lasting and something as an adult you could look back at with nostalgia...

http://www.clementinetoys.com/acatalog/childrens_wooden_bookends.html

or an ark...
http://www.clementinetoys.com/acatalog/Arks_and_Boats.html

l4ne2008

Terramundi pots make good christening presents, ideal for moneysaving.

wannabe_sybil

You can also get prayer books, in white, quite inexpensively.

Can anyone remember how much it is to name a star now? I bought a toy which included a voucher to name the star quite inexpensively.

Try looking in a local Christian bookshop - they have all sorts of things that need not cost a lot and are fitting for a godparent.

Also, I just looked on ebay. Under Baby - Christening Gifts with the filters for UK only, add shop inventory, under £10 I found 7186 entries. A lot of them were unsuitable but there was stuff like this 130296983455 which is a personalised bracelet and also there are money boxes.

National Savings Certificates are minimum £25 I think.

Good luck, and I hope you enjoy the day.

wannabe_sybil

Really Sorry for above post - more abrupt than I meant, am in haste, just that I went through those gift sections on ebay for inspiration, and I found it helpful, choosing right Christening present is a nightmare and a maze so good luck.

Hope you have a good day.

Also - willow tree ornaments, gorgeous.