Christening Gifts

Christening crosses and stars

The standing wooden crosses are made for the day itself. The Christening Cross Plaque has up to ten lines, all in capitals, with the main name in large gold capitals across the arms, enough for the name, date, church and a short blessing. The Noah's Ark cross adds a colourful ark at the foot, and the Botanical cross has green leaves and a name in a flowing script. Each stands about 13.5 x 18.2cm on a shelf or mantelpiece. The On Your Christening wooden star hangs from a ribbon instead, with four lines for the details.

Money boxes and clocks

A money box keeps going long after the day, which is why it is such a traditional christening present. The Silver Noah's Ark money box is nickel-plated with three lines on its roof, the Carousel money box is silver-plated with two lines around the base, and most of the ABC money boxes, including a Cross design, take three engraved lines below the coin slot. As one customer wrote of the Noah's Ark money box, 'Excellent quality with gorgeous animals at both ends of the ark' (customer review). For the nursery wall, the Church Boys and Whimsical Church clocks carry the name above the words 'on your christening'. They are wooden, about 25cm square, and take one AA battery, which is not included.

Christening teddy bears

The On Your Christening and Christening Wreath teddies wear the details of the day on their jumpers, and the Me to You Botanical bear has three lines on its T-shirt. These bears are suitable for children aged 36 months and over, so for a baby they are a keepsake for the shelf until the child is older.

Getting the wording right

Some designs print everything in capitals, and others print the text exactly as you type it and ask you to avoid block capitals because the script is hard to read. The note on each product page tells you which, so it is worth checking the spelling of the name, the date and the church before you add the gift to your basket. More name gifts for babies are on the personalised baby gifts page.