October 8, 2026
Gift guideChristening gifts: ideas for godparents, grandparents, and guests
A christening gift lives twice: now, in the baby's hands, and many years from now, when someone opens the memory box and asks who gave it. That is why you choose based on what lasts, and everyone in the family has their own place in that choice.
Choose according to your role in the celebration
Godparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and guests offer different things, and it is good that it is this way: the gifts complement each other instead of repeating. Tell us who you are and how much you want to spend.
Who are you at the christening?
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Three types of gifts that last
Almost all good christening gifts fit into one of these three categories. If the family divides themselves among them, the baby receives a little of each.
To keep
A memory box or an album for the first photographs. It is where the christening invitation, the hospital bracelet, and the first photograph with the godparents will end up.
To use every day
A muslin or bamboo blanket accompanies the stroller, the bed, and the lap. It is one of the gifts that is used the most, and one of those that is kept the longest afterwards.
To hug
A stuffed animal sized for the baby's hands, soft and easy to wash. Often, it is the one still around the house ten years later.
For sleep, the recommendation for the first year is a crib with the baby on their back and nothing loose inside: no stuffed animals, pillows, or blankets. The stuffed animal and blanket are for the lap, for walks, and for playing.
Four gifts we have chosen
In stockKaloo My First Memory BoxA box to store the baby's first memories, with space for christening keepsakes.€24.00View in store
In stockSophie la Girafe My First Photo AlbumThe first album, for photographs from the ceremony and the first months.€25.00View in store
In stockLittle Unicorn The Little Prince Muslin Blanket 120x120Large 120x120 muslin, to wrap the baby today and keep for later.€55.00View in store
In stockKaloo Babywearing Teddy Bear 35 cmA teddy bear that carries its own fabric baby on its lap.€47.00View in store
When godparents, grandparents, and aunts/uncles all ask what to give, a christening registry answers for you. You add the gifts, send the link with the invitation, and each gift is marked with the name of the person who gave it.
Create the christening registry.
You add the gifts, send the link with the invitation, and each person chooses what is still missing. In the end, you earn store credit.
Create registrySee how it worksAnd at your home, who will be the godparents?
Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics, Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment, Pediatrics, 2022. Prices verified on October 8, 2026.