1st Birthday Keepsakes

[twolittlegirls]

Our little girl will be one in September. We have bought her a play tent and a clam sand pit. We would really like to get her a keepsake as well. We thought about a bracelet but both agree that we'll wait till she is 5 and starting school.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[MyGuys]

a nice picture frame that you can get engraved is great. you put a picture of your family on the party day in it. I don't know about bracelets as I have a little boy, but back in NZ you're not allowed to wear jewellery to school so waiting till she is 5 would mean that she'd not get to wear it if the same rules apply here. We had a silver dummy given to our son for his 1st birthday. also a silver toothbrush holder that has been engraved.

[~Emmylou~]

DD was given two bracelets for her first birthday - one is gold and for an older child so we put that one away for her. The other is a sterling silver baby bracelet. Both are engraved with her name.
She has actually worn the baby bracelet a few times on special occasions - we make a big deal and tell her how pretty it is and that's it, she's sold :laughing:

I think they make a lovely keepsake, I still have mine from when I was a baby :)

[Notchalk]

I am waiting on a "Mother's Love" rose bush from the Mother's Direct website to commemorate my son's 1st b'day. I was planning on burying my placenta in it's pot, but my placenta has mysteriously disappeared...

Here's the link: http://www.mothersdirect.com.au/prod491.htm

Jo

[Josh&Avasmummy]

My dd is turning 1 on the 28th of july we were thinking of getting her a sterling silver cup and engraving it

[miss_moe]

what we got for our DD:
- a charm braclet that you can add a charm each year
- set of sterling silver knife and fork set
- one of those beautiful big keepsake books

[twolittlegirls]

miss_moe,
what do you mean by keepsake book? sounds interesting!!

Shan

[Mumshmum]

How about a pretty cushion with an embroidered message on it. Maybe her name and something funny that she says or does. My mother bought my daughter a special teddy bear which had a little necklace on it that could be engraved.

[Mummy-2-2]

We had a HUGE party for my dd and took about 700 photos and are making (still) a scrapbook for her. She also got a bracelet and earrings set for later.