Baby Gift Help!

[losbrolis2012]

I need an idea of what to buy a baby for a christening, the big problem, he's my grandson and I don't have much money to spare ( just around $100)

Any help will be appreciated.

[debden8]

Sorry just realised that you have a Grandson. Someone else mentioned a coin which you can get from the Australian Mint.

[twinkles**stars]

I gave each of my grandchildren a similar set to this, having their name and birth date engraved on each piece. Something to treasure and keep. Enjoy his specail day

[izabsmiling]

Hello Losbrolis, maybe a hand and/or foot casting kit /shadowbox or the same for hand/foot prints ?

I hope that you all enjoy the occassion.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

How about a silver cake knife /server.
It could be engraved with his name and dob and be a wonderful keepsake to be brought out each and every one of his birthdays.

[*elizabeths-mum*]

An album with photos of who he comes from or family stories or maybe a personal object of your own with a record of its story and yours.

I'm not wishing to shuffle you off quickly but sometimes we never really get to know our grandparents so something personal is a link and through them a link to their parents and grandparents.

[j*oono]

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:
How about a silver cake knife /server.
It could be engraved with his name and dob and be a wonderful keepsake to be brought out each and every one of his birthdays.

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At first I thought what an odd present for a boy and then I thought how great!  It would need a special place for only his birthday each year.It could be passed on to him in the future for his childrens names to be added.  OK, that's skipping a few years.

Em, I love that idea too. My dad died this year and fortunately he was much better at keeping a record of family photos than I am.  It is so good to look back on them now and I really appreciate it.  

[acacia_pycnantha]

You give the kid an antique silver spoon to suck on and to chew and then he or she can boast to friends later on in life. 😉

[*crikey*mate*]

how about starting him off a bank account?

[acacia_pycnantha]

Yeah but it lacks something. It lacks romance and it's not something a baby could get its teeth into.

[*crikey*mate*]

yeah, I know what you're saying and I do get the value in the sentimental gifts, but over the next 18 years, that bank account has the potential to build, and could lead to the foundations for great things. School, travel, car, house, business - money can make dreams happen.

Spoiler

or a lot of beer at the 18th birthday party LOL

I have the knife my grandpa used to peel apples with while we sat on the front  steps of the house and a blue and white striped milk jug that my grandma used every day, they're woth more to me than the christening mugs etc because they come with memories, and to me life is about making memories. So something quite simple can be fine for the sentimental value, and a bit of money put aside for when you're ready to take on the adult world can be the foundation for making even more memories for the rest of your life.