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Godfather gift

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  • 16-01-2014 9:41pm
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    HappyDancer
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking to get a gift for my Godson's upcoming Christening and I'm having a little difficulty locating something suitable. One idea would be to get something that could be put aside for a few years (e.g. bank account setup, wine...) and got at on the child's 18th or failing that something a little quirky (e.g. pocket watch????) but to stay away from ideas such as away from the norm (hand/foot casts, picture frames etc).
    Any ideas?


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    pwurple
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    My daughter's godfather got her a little train and track set where the train was letters of her name. She plays with it a lot, she is nearly 3 now.

    People got her prizebonds as well, but we managed to move house three times she was born and they are long lost unfortunetly.


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    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Recently issued coins is one idea. I got some for my godson with some offline/real world advice from Blade over at the Collectibles and Antiques forum: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=394

    Irish Euro Gold and Silver Commemorative coins thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056826367

    Central Bank site: http://www.centralbank.ie/paycurr/collector/pages/coinsets.aspx

    Do not buy any coins from dublinmintoffice.

    He can sell them when he's 18 if he wants to fund a sex drugs and rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Hopefully they will have acquired a good bit of value by then.


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    HappyDancer
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭HappyDancer


    Thank you both for you suggestions. Hadn't thought about the coin so will follow up in a little more detail...


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    Big Bag of Chips
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    Has he got a Christening Mug? You could buy that and have it engraved with his name and date of Christening on it.


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    Gee_G
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    My godfather got me a wine goblet engraved with my name and date of birth. And 28years later it is still on display in my cabinet :)


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    cobham
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    My son got a silver letter opener from godfather and a pewter tankard from an uncle which might have been engraved.


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    Big Bag of Chips
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    Actually, now that you mention it... The "Christening mug" I bought was actually a tankard! It was bigger (more room for engraving) and a fraction of the price of an actual christening mug!


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    HappyDancer
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭HappyDancer


    Cheers folks, tankard sounds likes a great idea....coins were a little too impersonal to the date/time (well the ones that I found),
    Thanks again for tips


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    Big Bag of Chips
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    If you are going to get the tankard let the parents know. Because we actually gave it to the priest on the day and he used it to christen our children.


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    icescreamqueen
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    When we were babies our grandparents bought all their grandchildren a porcelain shoe with our name/DOB/birth weight on it. They take pride of place at home. I think they're a great keepsake and I was looking at one for my own daughter and you can get really cute Converse esqe personalised porcelain shoes.

    The bank account is a great idea too. Even if you put away €5 per week. I'm going to do that for my daughter. I'm hoping it'll be her college fund!


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