Gift Ideas for a Christening.

[bigmarco]

Hi Everyone
we're attending a Christening of a baby boy in a few weeks and my wife is going to be a Godmother/Ninang. Looking for ideas for a nice present or is there something traditional we should give.

[raynaputi]

She can give clothes or some baby stuffs and baby toys. If she really don't know what the kid needs, she can ask the mum of the baby for practicality reasons.

[sars_notd_virus]

I usually give cash or gift card/vouchers.

[Arthur Little]

Hmm ... ... seems ages since I last attended a christening as an invited guest, Marco. But the first thing that springs to mind, is the 'traditional Christening Mug' with the baby's name and the date of his baptism engraved or inscribed on it.

[Arthur Little]

... apologies, Marco. But a thought just occurred to me, ...

... how about writing a few lines (if you're that way inclined) to "mark" the event?

Here are a few verses I wrote to commemorate the occasion of my only daughter's baptism 431/2 years ago ... and I'd like - if I may - to share them now, with my forum friends:

THE CHRISTENING OF FIONA

In the fall o' sixty-nine
Your fond hopes - and mine
At last, were realised
'Little' Fiona was baptised.

Intae the Kirk wi' a' her charms
Came oor wee lass in Nancy's arms
There, the congregation singing,
Glimpsed the babe whom she was bringing.

Straight to the font wi' Godmither, Nancy
Exclaimed the congregation: "Fancy!
Wid ye look at her smile,
The bonniest babe, for mony a while!".

The Christening Robe ... the height o' fashion
Was specially made for this occasion
By her proud Mum wi' hands sae clever,
A Souvenir tae keep forever.

There we stood while, by the altar
"Fiona Gordon", the meenister call't her.
A day tae keep and fondly remember
Is Sunday the Sixteenth o' November!

Then, ane an' a' baith freen' an relation
Went 'up~by' for a Celebration,
Tae eat the Cake an' drink the bairn's health
For this is whit matters mair than wealth.

Grant o' Lord that, as from now,
WE as parents keep each vow.
And let her grow in Perfect Love
Tae be a credit tae Him above!

Arthur J B Little,
November, 1969

N.B. Apologies too, to anyone who might encounter difficulties in understanding the lingo. ... it was deliberately written in broad Scots [partly] in tribute to an uncle of mine who'd kindly penned words in that vernacular for mine and my brother's weddings - and who had died suddenly from a heart attack a month earlier.