Baptism and Christening
The gifts you give for the child’s Baptism and Christening will not be too different. Usually Baptism and Christening fall within a few years, sometimes a few days of each other so that the type of gifts you give for both occasions will differ only with regards to the size for clothing.

Infants hardly a few weeks old
Young infants might be given cute apparel, whether dresses for girls or playsuits for boys. Likewise, things like baby quilts and blankets are always appreciated. If you are sponsoring the Baptism or the Christening, you could gift the child with the gown or the suit he/she will be wearing to the event. Usually, for the Baptism of little infants, fashion gender does not exist and they can all wear gowns for their Baptism. Otherwise, gowns are appropriate for girls while suits will be for boys.

Another gift idea are those beautifully designed picture frames. You don’t have to have them specially designed with Baptism or Christening-specific motifs.

Rattles, noise makers and bells are said to drive away adverse influences and attract benevolent forces to the baby. So don’t forget about those rattles, and those tiny little bells when you look for these types of gifts.

There are beautiful baby’s clothes which feature button bells or caps with tiny bells attached to their top.

Gifts for older ones
You can give jewelry to older children. Such things as beaded or metal bracelets can be given to older children who know enough not to put those in their mouths. Smaller children should not be given bracelets or things that they could swallow with disastrous results.

There are bracelets which are composed of strung svarovski crystals. They look very impressive and make excellent keepsakes. You could also consider affordable silver jewelry such as necklaces with matching pendants.

Besides being embellishments on the jewelry, pendants and bangles may serve functional purposes too. The name and home address of the child may be engraved or embossed on them. These will then serve as identification tags of a sort. People will know how to contact the child’s parents in case that becomes necessary.

Even after the child has brown to adulthood, identification tags can be extremely charming to have around their hand or around their necks.

For those children who are able to read already, illustrated and simplified versions of Biblical stores are some other great things to give for Baptism and Christening. Along the same vein, you can purchase illustrated lives of the saints.

Gifts for older children on Baptism, Christening and Communion
Rosaries can already be given for the child’s First Holy Communion. That will be the perfect time to start the child learning how to pray the rosary. There are rosaries made of plastic, wooden or crystal beads. Wooden rosaries may be made from strung seeds of the olive or some other fruit. They may also be made of fragrant sandal wood.

You should definitely gift the child with some kind of prayer book. This could be an anthology of simple prayers or a simplified version of the Bible.

Naturally clothes are also given for Baptisms.

It is important to celebrate Baptism, Christening and Communion
You should always celebrate to commemorate the occasions of Baptism, Christening and Communion. Those are important moments in the religious life of the child and that significance should be made clear to him/her. You don’t need to have an expensive party. Just a few snacks and a modest cake shared with some closed friends will be sufficient.

Author Bio: Sinai Lee is an author for Markenzies.com – the largest source for Baptism Favors.