Gift for Godparents?

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We’re having our first child baptised in a few weeks, and I was wondering if the parents usually get a gift for the godparents? We’re new to all this…🙂
 
The tradition where we live is that the Godparents usually give the gift to the child being baptized. It can be anything from a religious pin or medal, a rosary, a cross to hang over the crib or any religious article. If you feel the need to give the Godparents a thank you gift, then by all means do it - but it is not necessary. 😉 Gift giving to Godparents in our family occurs at Christmas time! 👍
 
We’ve given God parents thank you gifts such as Rosaries or religious music cd’s. No gift is ever required for either the God child or the God parent, (that’s why they’re called “gifts” rather than “admission fees to the party”.) But I like giving gifts to God parents as both a way to thank them and a way to help support them in their spiritual lives too.
 
I have no children (yet) but have received a gift from one of my godchildren’s parents but not the other. My sister gave me a little wall plaque with my godson’s name on it and a bible reference.
 
We always give a gift to the GP’s but its a preference we like. It is not an obligation.

If your looking for suggestions for gifts, a little framed picture of the baptism would be appropriate, or a little letter written from the child to the goodparents using creativity scrapbook look thanking them for the job they will be commited to all their lives. 😉
 
My son’s Godparents are my mother and my brother (who is two years younger than I am). I made a Rosary for my brother and gave it to him after the Baptism because he was a little on the luke-warm side (and now has fallen away from the Church, so any prayers would be appreciated, thanks :)). But I mostly chose my bro as the Godfather to get him a little more fired up about the faith. If you feel like giving a gift, go to your local Catholic gift shop and see what looks nice to you. But asking them to be the Godparents is really the main gift, and token gifts are not necessary!
 
We have a couple of traditions in my family: The Godmother usually buys the baby’s baptismal clothing. If the baby is wearing a family gown, the Godmother buys a new shawl and any other necessities (underclothes, etc.). The Godparents also usually buy the baby a tiny crucifix on a chain. We do give Godparents small gifts of remembrance, such as a charm, a nice pen set, things like that. Hope this helps a little!
 
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