Christening present?

[sharkmouth]

I've been invited to a christening for the grandson of the guitarist of a band I'm in. (http://www.cheesepuffdeathsquad.com/)

I'm sure nothing is expected but what's the convention? I've never been to one since my godchildren 20 odd years ago!

I was thinking of a 2011 £5 coin. Am I on the right lines or would that be thought cheapskate?

Friends (female) have been going on about charm bracelets but I would think that's for girls and this is a boy.

Any thoughts/suggestions would be welcome!

[stooo]

I've been invited to a christening for the grandson of the guitarist of a band I'm in. (http://www.cheesepuffdeathsquad.com/)

I'm sure nothing is expected but what's the convention? I've never been to one since my godchildren 20 odd years ago!

I was thinking of a 2011 £5 coin. Am I on the right lines or would that be thought cheapskate?

Friends (female) have been going on about charm bracelets but I would think that's for girls and this is a boy.

Any thoughts/suggestions would be welcome!

I always give mint coins like you suggest. The wife hates it and would rather give some crappy cutesy gift, but for me the coins or stamps have much more context.

[sharkmouth]

Thanks stooo. I'll go with the coin then.

[st-rider]

...I was thinking of a 2011 £5 coin. Am I on the right lines or would that be thought cheapskate? ...

Sorry if this is a bit late but along the same lines for my god-daughter's christening I got her a silver dollar with her birth year on it.
It's something a bit different and I was told it's traditional for a gift of silver.

Alex

[garylee]

This might be late as well, long time ago bought a silver sort of ornament that was cylindrical and could be used to sotre the birth certificate.

didnt realise that silver was the "thing" , got it from a jewellers, practial and decorative, just a thought

[Jega]

Here you go mate loads of really nice silver christening pressies.
http://madeinsheffield.com/list_items.a ... ning_Gifts

[sharkmouth]

Thanks for more suggestions. Christening's not until the end of next month so plenty of time.

I still like the idea of a coin but if silver's the in thing for christenings, how about this?

http://www.royalmint.com/store/Briti...r/BR11AGN.aspx

[MB2]

Totally not coin related, but I gave a copy of the Little Prince as a christening gift as felt was a good book/guide

[Omegamanic]

Bloody parents these days hey - calling the poor little bugger cheesepuffdeathsquad, and I thought moon unit was strange enough ;)