The most important time for many children is the day they get baptised. They will end the day with two god parents who promise to care for them, they will end up with a number of gifts and they will find themselves within the hands of the church.

The day will involve friends and family congregating to celebrate the occasion, all dressed in their finest clothing. A slightly unusual aspect of the day is that the guests will also end the day with a gift, one in order to remember the day and to show thanks for coming. The baptism favours are traditionally given by the god mother or the god father though this isn’t a set rule. With the economy the way it is any one can give these gifts if they so wish.

Favours are similar to the toys and birthday cake bag children often finish the party with. Rather then toys and cake the favours will probably include a reminder of the day and of the date so the guest can remember the ceremony. It’s probably a good idea to keep all the gifts the same for all so that you don’t trigger arguments among those with smaller items. It’s not worth spending more then you can easily afford but is a nice tradition if it can be adhered to.

The gift can be something simple as long as it’s memorable. Maybe something as simple as a small decorated box with some chocolates or sweets inside it. Possibly include a small card with the baptisms date on it or on the box itself. This is something simple, very cheap and you can do the filling and decoration yourself. This saves everyone involved some money while still giving a nice gift that shows thought has been used.

There’s nothing to stop a god parent or another relative funding a more expensive gift if they so wish. Also you could consider giving a more expensive gift to someone who has given something for the day such as something for the party or maybe leant the baptism clothing for the child.

Something more elaborate for a favour could be a scroll or certificate remembering the time and date of the ceremony, perhaps with a hand or fingerprint from the baby to make it extra special. Maybe add a picture of the baby to make the remembering even more specific to the day.

As with everything these days you get what you pay for, this applies to these favours as well. You can stick to sweets or chocolate or move up through numerous other things. More affluent god parents can by silver or glass ornaments to give out, maybe engraved with the date of the ceremony. Maybe buy a scroll in a case thanking them for their attendance or maybe a framed picture of the child in their baptism costume.

There is no hard and fast rule saying you have to buy a favour or saying what these favours have to be. Don’t spend money you haven’t got and don’t create debt to keep with the tradition. Also remember if you really want to give something then a very small item shows as much thought as a larger one.

It’s quite possible that not all guests will know of the baptism favours tradition and so won’t be expecting anything from the day. So enjoy the special day and let everyone have fun without bankrupting yourself in the meantime.

Author Bio: Bennetta Elliott is a writer for Personalized Gift Express which offers baptism favors and personalized baptism gifts.

Category: Parenting
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