Any ideas?

[SuperWoman]

Hi, im just wondering if its nessasary to give out those bombonaire(not sure how to spell it) gifts to the guests for my sons christening. Any ideas on what they should be, i cant think of anything thats not to expensive!! Any advice would be soooooooo sooooooo welcome, help needed badly! Thanx.:eek:

[reAllytee]

Im not giving any pressies as we just cant afford to but also im sort of getting around it by making the invitations & using a really nice photo slotted into it. This way the guests have something to keep as a memento.
Otherwise you can get little frames for $2 from those cheap shops & even put in little pics of bubs for them to keep i did this for when bubs was born for close relatives & my cousin did this for his wedding as placecards as well as something to say thankyou.
Hope this gives you some cheaper ideas otherwise if you sit down & think about it there may even be other little things you can make yourself that either your family likes or is just something fun !
Good luck :)

[SuperWoman]

Thanx allyoo, i like the photo idea, may use that one!! :p

[tyler's mum]

i made magnets with a pic of tyler in her naming dress,,, and wrote the date and her name with gittler pen every one loved them

[kimmy]

I like the Photo idea too, i didnt give any pressents with either of mine but Maybe you could do some gold or silver hand or something like that that could go with pics, just a idea. :D

[MissyMack]

I'm having the same issue. Mackenzie is being Christened this weekend and i dont know what to get the God Parents.
I was just out at Emerald for a few days and the baby shop out there had these coins with a picture of an angel and 'God Mother' but no God Father's.

As for the rest of the family and friends, after his Christening i'm sending out Thank you cards with his Christening Photo on the front. I did the same when he was born.

I'm into making things eg: thank you cards, invites etc. Its more personal and CHEAPER!

Good Luck!

[SuperWoman]

They are really great ideas! Love the magnet one! Thanx!:p :p

[Mumma_al]

We did the magnet thing to. Everyone just loved them.
The thankyou cards a great Idea.

Do godparents still get certificates???? I was going to make up a certificate to give to my daughters godparents if they don’t get one from the celebrant, Similar to the commemorative birth certificate we got for my daughter.

[SuperWoman]

This might seem like a stupid question, but how did you make the magnets? I really like that idea!!:)

[MissyMack]

I like the magnet idea too! I dont think its a stupid question, cause i dont know either???

How do we make them???? :rolleyes:

[tyler's mum]

you pick out a shape you wanna do them,,, i did flower shapes,,, then cut out the shapes on cardboard i did pink and purple,,,, pick a photo i dressed tyler in her dress,,,, then cut another bit of cardboard to put on the back,,, then from spotlight you can buy sheets of magent,,, cut the out into little sq stick on the back with craft clue,,, let let for a while,,,, then on the fron with a gitler pen write whatever you wont,,, i wrote tyler's name and the date of her naming.... i hope this makes sence:confused: ....lol....

tyler's godparents got certificates i had to ask for them a pay $5 for then,,, but they loved them,,, i also just brought the a frame each that say i love my godfather,,,, i love my godmother,,, and wrote them a little thank you card....

if it doesnt make sence you can pm:D good luck

[MissyMack]

thanks heaps. sounds easy. hope i have the right idea :p

[SuperWoman]

That sounds easy enough! Thanx soooooo much!:p

[tyler's mum]

yeah they were easy as to make,,, have fun making them:D

[Mumma_al]

we bought printable magnets (in the fancy computer paper isle of Big W or Kmart) You can print what ever you like onto them.

Its a large A4 sheet thats perforated so after you run it through the printer you just break it up, similar to those business cards you can print off your computer (it made 10 magnets)