Buying gifts for christenings, naming ceremonies and other ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child can be difficult if you are trying to choose a unique gift that shows how much you care. In the shops you will see the range of presents are all fairly standard –  photo albums and soft toys. If you want to get a personalised gift then here are some unique ideas.

Personalised Jewellery

A stunning item of jewellery with an engraving such as nice bracelets either for them to wear now or to keep for when they get older. You can have the christening date engraved on with a special message from you. There is a range of different styles to choose from and you could even get a christening charm bracelet and then you can buy them a new charm for each future birthday. Check this out for bracelets for when they get older.

Personalised Nursery Rhymes

Children love nursery rhymes but when those rhymes are personalised with their own names, they will love to read them even more. You can buy personalised nursery rhymes books that will include the child’s name in as the main character.

Keepsake Box

A beautifully designed keepsake box with the child’s name and the date of the ceremony is a lovely gift idea. The parents can then add all of the little keepsakes that come along in their early years, such as baby photos and other sentimental items in order to keep them safe to look at again in the future.

Personalised blanket

A beautiful, personalised blanket will be a cherished item for years to come. If you select a cute design that you are able to add stitching to add the name of the child onto, you know that it will be well-used and much appreciated.

Set up a savings account/trust fund

If the child is a family member or you have been chosen as a godparent then you may want to set up a trust fund that you add to every year. When they turn 18 or whichever year you select, they will then have a lump sum to be able to put towards something important.

Personalised Money Box

In a similar way, providing a money box will help the child to start saving their money and learning the importance of being able to save up in order to buy things that they want. A personalised money box with the ceremony date engraved will make sure that they keep their money box forever.

Foot and hand prints

Getting a print or cast of a baby’s tiny feet and hands is a lovely way of capturing how perfect and tiny they once were. You can even buy your own inkless print kit to enable you to do it yourself (without covering the baby in black ink!).

Name a star

You can name a star after a child and provide them with a certificate showing information all about that star. It is a very different and unusual idea to the standard gift ideas if you want a present that stands out.

Write a poem and frame it

You cannot buy something more personal than writing your own poem for a child. If you are the creative type then this could really mean a lot to the parents if you write a beautiful poem about the child. You can carefully hand write it with a calligraphy pen and then have it framed so that they can hang it up in their home.

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