Christening Advice- My Little Neice Is Being Baptized - What Do I Get as a Gift?

My SIL got my daughter an engraved bracelet from James Avery. It has little angels on it and her name and birthdate. You could engrave name and baptism date. This is not necessarily for her to wear, rather a keepsake for her to have the rest of her life. It could probably be ordered and shipped with ease.

M. :)

Hi M.
The usual gifts are something made from silver - a silver bracelet, bib-pin (engraved with her name), silver egg cup and spoon, silver tooth saver (My First Tooth) and such...
But another great idea is to open up a bank account (savings) for your little niece and place the details in the Christening Card. Ensure that no-one can draw from this account and you will always be able to add to it at Christmas and Birthday times if she should become one of those children who ends up with too many toys, books, etc.
Jewel

James Avery has a beautiful baptism charm that can be worn on a chain as a necklace, and can be put on a charm bracelet as she gets older. I have given charms to my grandchildren and they wear them daily. The youngest one is 13 months and has had a necklace on since she was about 4 months old. They have a 16 inch chain (maybe even one smaller) that is fine for a baby. I don't know where you are located, but there are several James Avery stores in the Houston area, one in Kingwood, and of course on line. If you've never been in a James Avery store, you will be in for a treat! I love going there! One of the charms has a place for the date to be engraved if you would like.

A savings bond, you can spend as little as $25 and it matures as time goes by. You can go to most any christian book store and they have ideas. It also depends on the age of the child. Is it an infant? or a toddler? or a teen?

Anyway good luck.

Try your local Christian store. I think anything there would be approprate. They usually have a kids section. Depending on her age a cross necklace would be pretty and special.

I'm assuming your neice is an infant. If so, here are some things that I received for my daughters christening. (1) a stuffed little lamb that says a short prayer when you press its hand (2) a white lace infant headband that later can be used as a wedding garter. I think this is way cool! (3) a night light/small lamp that has a religious theme (4) a bonnet that she can wear the day of her christening that turns into a handkerchief that can again be used on her wedding day. Also, if you shop at a christian store you will probably see some other items.

A James Avery charm is a wonderful gift. My girls received one on a ribbon, tied around the neck of a stuffed animal. They can wear it on a necklace later or put it on a charm bracelet.

There are also some great Christian books or kids Bibles. Try the Family Christian Store or Lifeway.

God Bless!

A personalized "First Bible", a children's book on GOD, a childs cross to hang in her bedroom or a nice necklace with cross to wear in the future.

Hey M.: I was recently faced with this same situation.
It's hard to know what to give. I finally decided on a
savings bond and both parents were very pleased with it.

Have you tried Things Remembered? There is one in the woodlands mall, you can get something engraved for her, I think they have baptism gifts. An engraved cross or box for her room might be nice.

There are a lot of cute Bible-based children's storybooks available. There are Bible bedtime stories, rhyme stories, etc.

Good Luck,
K.