Suggestions for an interesting present....

Spocker

Just though I'd throw this one out to the whole wide world and see what comes back...


My partner and I have been asked to be godparents (cool... I've always wanted to stick cotton balls in my mouth and make offers people couldn't refuse...) to my little neice, Aiofe, who's being christened at the end the end of the month.

The big problem is that I haven't a clue to get for a present. I'm looking for the unusual/long lasting/inventive type rather than the normal silver picture frame/hair curl box/etc etc.

My sister has already beaten me to the "plant a tree!" idea :cool: - its being delivered next week....


After that I'm lost... any suggestions...? Money is not an object (within reason - she's only a baby)

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UnrealQueen

With presents for babies, people usually buy stuff like little outfits or baby toys. If it was me, i would buy a little outfit for the baby.

Raphael

And if i were the baby i'd puke on it

Heres an idea, get the kid a savings account, by the time s/he's old enough to use if there should be a tidy sum

Sposs

Yes opening savings accounts for them is the done thing.

uberwolf

shares for their 21st. Thats what I got, bought for £100 given to me worth €1.5k

Agent Smith

SAVING/or prize bond's

thats what my god father got me

Catsmokinpot

an acre of the moon

Quatre Mains

Originally posted by uberwolf
shares for their 21st. Thats what I got, bought for £100 given to me worth €1.5k

!!!!! Who presented them to you - your godparents or your butler?:D

I feel bad cos I got my godson Hokey Kokey Elmo - still, he likes it. I'll make it up to him tho....

Hokey Kokey Elmo - 40 Euro
21 crappy birthday presents - a few hundred Euro
Drunken Godfather telling u stories about your da's sexual and narcotic exploits 'when he was your age' - priceless

Shabadu

I'm a mummy to a 7 mnth old baby boy, and i have to say the coolest idea for a present i came across is a wine cellar. Lay down 1 good bottle of wine every year for Aoife and give them to her on her 18th birthday. On a practical level, get her baby-grows and sleepsuits for all stages of development from 6 mnths to 2 yrs. Won't cost a fortune and will be greatly appreciated!

Spocker

to my little neice, Aiofe, who's being

Oh my God my sister would kill me for spelling the childs name wrong - of course the correct spelling is Aoife.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, keep them, coming. I'd had anticipated the savings account one but not the shares or wine cellar (I really like that one - thanks Jr. Shabadu!).

I'm still open to more suggestions - anyone got that ideal present idea that you're holding back on....

P.S. Did I hear somewhere you can now buy an acre of Mars...

Doodee

a switchblade

alleepally

How about sponsoring a child on her behalf and you correspond with the child you have sponsored until your niece is of an age when she can then take up the sponsorship?