What to give for Baptism?

[yellowbrkrd]

Our friends' baby is being baptized this weekend and I have no idea what I should give....any ideas?

[chessie]

Funny..my SIL's kids baptism is on Sunday, we are going with a toy box DH made for her, if it was not that, we go with money most likely.

[aspentosh]

Money?

[ejpint]

We gave a white gold cross necklace to our niece, but we're her godparents.
It seemed like most other people who came just brought the same sort of toys/clothes you might see at a birthday or baby shower. Cute stuff.

FWIW, we're Protestant but not terribly religious. I always feel like these things could vary a lot depending on denomination and culture, region, or family tradition.

[badtzmaru22]

Money, children's bible storybook, cross, picture frame. These were some of the things DD received.

[slug*bug]

We received TONS of books (mostly religious-themed), picture frames, a small cross and a few CDs with kid friendly music.

I don't know that I necessarily preferred one gift over another, but I am sentimental, so the little cross and some of the other small gifts will go in his memory box and I'm sure we'll have them forever. The kids like to page through the books, so we use those everyday...they just probably won't endure like the more sentimental gifts b/c of wear and tear.

[lanyac]

On the Origin of Species

[littlemermaid]

Money, picture frame, religious item(bible, cross), those precious moments figurines, savings bond

[Deleted]

piggy bank? although we got 4

[Awkward]

$$$. A friend of mine is part of a circle where dollar amounts for baptisms approach amounts given for weddings. In Jersey.

Otherwise, religious themed books (Noah's ark, that kind of thing) or toys are popular in my family. Small pieces of jewelry are also common.

[eport]

along with a religious book and such, my baby niece is getting a pink tutu from my husband and I for her baptism this weekend (she is very cute and her mommy's best friend is a dance teacher-this child needs the tutu )

[yellowbrkrd]

Aug 24, 2012 10:55:17 GMT -5 lanyac said:

On the Origin of Species

Haha. We are atheists so I joked with DH we should buy him a book on evolution....I don't think they'd find it so funny.

I'm not comfortable giving a religious gift when we are obviously not religious so I guess it might just be money. I think they already have a piggy bank. If you give $ how much would you give?

[aspentosh]

Depending on how close I am, $25-50.

[shortstax]

savings bond?

[Deleted]

Party at their house? $25.
Party at a restaurant? $50.
Close relative I also throw in a plush or book.

[mbcdefg]

$25-100, depending on how close you are to these people.

I would only give jewelry or a religious gift if I was a godparent or aunt.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Check.