Yearly Gift For Grandchild

[bellazella]

I would love to send my soon to be born grandchild a yearly gift, a collectible of sorts, will not see them very often, this is of course outwith their birthday, any ideas?

[daffy654]

Boy or girl?

[bellazella]

Dont know, they do not wish to know the sex of the baby

[daffy654]

How about a Premium Bond then? You never know, they could win big on them.

[boxtops]

We buy all our new babies the Royal Mint coin set for the year of their birth. You could do that, but it'll be a lot of coins if you do it every year!

[HowardKennitby]

Buy a Krugerrand on each birthday and when 18 is reached you give him /her all of them.

[bellazella]

Thats lovely daffy, but was thinking a bit more you know, i dont know lol,a friend of mine worked for a well known window manufacturer and every year they got a collectible, i would have put it on a christmas tree

[bellazella]

Good idea boxtops like that

[daffy654]

If its a girl you could buy a silver charm for a bracelet every year, for a boy it could be a collectible car.

[bellazella]

Lovely ideas daffy thank you

[MrsLeeG]

i think Harrods do a special edition bear with the year on it, they can be bought online im sure. they are just adorable, and could be a good keepsake

[MrsLeeG]

this years annual bear is here http://www.harrods.co...enirs-bears-soft-toys

[tinkerbell23]

My friend was just saying the other day her uncle got her a really beautiful fairytale book each year and had her name and the year written inside in calligraphy- sort of hans christian anderson- she was going to er mums to fish them out xxx

[bellazella]

Tinks sounds lovely, cannot have the union jack bear due to religion tensions

[tinkerbell23]

I was a bit jelous she has a keepsake like that! Hehe! X

[Nini74]

a letter from you to the baby - with an update of what you've been doing, if and when you've seen the baby/child, an update on what you've been told about what the baby's doing. Buy a keepsake box to send with the first letter, and label it "Letters from Grandma". Or even a monthly diary note so when the baby grows up he/she will be able to read through them and find out more about his/her family - you could attach old photographs of your son/daughter when they were a child etc.

[FUZZYBEE]

Hi Bella, every year Swarvoski bring out a crystal snowflake which is unique in design. Everyone has a lovely ribbon and a little tag with the year on. I buy one each for my daughters ( £45 ) but they truly are special, the idea was that in time when the have their own houses they will then have them. It's like a family ritual unwrapping them from the layers of tissue at christmas, my brother also collects little china trinket boxes for his daughter from Halcyon Days and they bring out a different edition every year. I like the idea that hopefully when I am no longer around they will still have these to do the same with their children ( hopefully ).