Ideas for Godparent gifts to god daughter..

[dburg30]

OK, not looking for anything disney specific, but looking for ideas. My wife and I were made Godparents of a wonderful baby girl. We are looking for ideas of something to get her every year, either at Xmas or her B-day. So I guess a 'collectible' or something like that (my mom gets my wife a precious moment xmas ornament every year, and they are special). I dont want it to be anything too big (size wise) so it's not difficult to store over the years.

What has anyone done for a daughter / god daughter / grand daughter? It doesnt have to be religious, but if anyone has any good ideas that would be great! And do you think it would be more fitting for something like this for xmas or for HER special day, her birthday?


Thanks for any ideas!!

 

[em6668]

My family started the tradition of charm bracelets. I have quite a few now. I do have a disney charm bracelet that I add to on each trip. I also have a charm bracelet from my childhood that documents special events (lost tooth, ballet recital, first day of school, etc) They don't take up much room and are a very special way for her to remember the times you enjoy together.

 

[The Princess]

We give our godchildren disney stock depending on the price determines how many shared at a time they get.

 

[RMAMom]

What about good old fashioned saving bonds. By the time she is ready for college, or her first car, or to get married, buy a house etc... I think years of bonds would be a great gift.

 

[Brenzav]

A wonderful keepsake would be to give her a pearl each year/celebration. A jeweler could help you with a consistent size and color. After 18/21 years or for her wedding, she could have them strung as necklace.

Brenna

 

[dburg30]

some great ideas here. thanks, curious to see other ideas folks come up with!

 

[debster812]

A wonderful keepsake would be to give her a pearl each year/celebration. A jeweler could help you with a consistent size and color. After 18/21 years or for her wedding, she could have them strung as necklace.

Brenna

I LOVE this idea. My grandmother bought a pearl for me each year on my birthday and for Christmas. For my 16th birthday, I got a gorgeous choker. She took it back when I turned 21, and had it made into a longer string.

I have since inherited a string of pearls from my grandmother, and don't wear mine any more. I'm planning on passing them along to MY goddaughter. When she turns 10, I'm going to have them re-strung into a short necklace, and a bracelet.

 

[auralia]

my dad gives me a music box every year, he always triest to make it reflect that year w/ the song/theam... for instance when i was 5 it was elmo when i was 8 it was a boy and a girl carrying a christmas tree (me and my youngest brother) when i was 15 i loved my home ec teacher .. he got me a sewingmachine one, now that i'm older he mostly makes them himself, the first year after i moved away he couldn't find one he liked so he made a small box put a special music movement in it and got a figurein of a girl who had spelled out i miss you in blocks. when i got pregnant he got me a music box of a mom and dad holding a baby. They are all very important to me and he doesn't think i care about them, but i would be so dissapointed if he stopped (i'm 27 now) once he even made a model of the home i grew up in, but those awful military moves broke part of it off and stole it!!! , but if you have the time and know the girl enough these things can be very closly tailered to the individual and still collectable...

 

[hoosiergirl7]

I like the idea of the charm bracelet. Once she gets old enough, she will look forward to receiving each charm. I know someone suggested savings bonds but you'd be better off investing money for her in a money market account because it will accrue interest and actually make money rather than waiting for it to mature.

I have a friend who collects Precious Moments figurines and she started receiving them as a child. But these types of things don't appeal to everyone.

 

[Kanga+2Roos]

I did the add-a-pearl necklace for my goddaughter--you can either pick one size of pearl & stick with that size for the entire necklace or you start with the biggest pearl & then tier down from there according to a chart. You buy a gold necklace & they put the first pearl on & then they can take the necklace back to the jeweler to have them put it on after each event. Warning--it does get pricey! My goddaughter did wear hers for her wedding day so it does mean a lot to them.

The other thing that I did was buy a special ornament each Christmas & tied it into what was going on in their life at that time--a favorite character, sport, life event, etc. I wrote the year on each box & made sure I told their mom to put the ornament in a special place so they had a nice collection of their own by the time they move out My DS gets a special book from his godmother for Christmas & birthdays--I'm amazed at the nice, non-traditional books that she finds for him. She writes a note inside each book & dates it so he will have a nice collection of books to remember each year.

It's great that you're doing this! She will always treasure whatever you decide to go with! Good luck!

 

[dburg30]

My wife and I never had children, it was just a choice we made, there are days that we question our choice, but we made it. But I digress, thanks for more great ideas, we are totally smitten with her (I think I am more then my wife), so I really do want to do something that hopefully will mean something to her as she gets older.

 

[lindsmom]

I give both my goddaughters the hallmark godchild ornament every year at Xmas. I was going to stop, oldest is 23, but she said I can't I thought it's a little young but she disagreed, so they'll keep getting them...

As far as the add a pearl, my mother was doing that for her granddaughters, but she found it was becoming VERY expensive, and one jeweler suggested that she buy a whole pearl necklace (per girl), cut the string and give the girls one pearl from their necklace... it's much more cost effective, and you won't have to worry about matching color, quality, etc...

 

[AirGoofy]

For our Catholic godchildren, we connected gifts with the Saint names their parents chose for them. We have given prayer cards, small medallion, booklet, small statue, etc.