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Christmas

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Help needed with gift from baby to Daddy

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cravingcake · 02/12/2014 05:12

This is our DD's 1st christmas and i want to get something special for DH from her similar to what i did for our DS's first christmas which was a bottle of whiskey with a letter saying it has to be kept tucked away in the cupboard for DH & DS to open on DS 18th birthday. I'm stuck for ideas and time is limited (i'm going into hospital next week) so can anyone help with suggestions?

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Mrsgrumble · 02/12/2014 05:55

That was a lovely idea from DS to dh! Really sweet

No reason you couldn't do that again as a little tradition or brandy or something. At least it doesn't take up a huge amount of room.

Rosa · 02/12/2014 06:07

Bottle of champagne form the year she was born.if you want to keep the same tradition.
Or something with her fingerprint on, or an engraved charm or similar.

SavoyCabbage · 02/12/2014 06:19

I would do the same thing with the whiskey.

5446 · 02/12/2014 06:35

What about one of those From You to Me books? Your DH can fill it in and DD gets it on her 18th.

I also like the idea of champagne.

Greythorne · 02/12/2014 06:39

Champagne does not age that well unless you really know what you are buying, so I would suggest sticking with the whiskey. It's a lovely idea and girls can drink whiskey too!

Eminybob · 02/12/2014 06:43

I have bought cuff links with DS's hand and footprints on.
There are some beautiful silver ones available from notonthehighstreet but I found them quite pricey so I went with coloured glass ones from Amazon. With postage they were about £30

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cravingcake · 02/12/2014 06:48

Thanks for some good suggestions, i hadnt really even thought about doing the same thing as whiskey isnt a 'girly' drink but i think it might be nice. I looked at wine/champagne last time but its not easy to keep well. I will look at the cufflinks idea as well, i think DH might like that.

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MaryWestmacott · 02/12/2014 07:13

Hand print mug for his desk?
A jar labelled "adventures with daddy" and fill with cards saying things like "teach me to climb a tree" and "build a den" etc (although that might be nice as a joint gift from both dcs)

duckbilled · 02/12/2014 09:58

DD gave DH a personalised decoration for the tree on her first Christmas, it says something like "Our first Christmas as Daddy and his little girl". I got it from Amazon.

BlackbirdOnTheWire · 02/12/2014 12:18

Port keeps well...

Catanddogmake6 · 02/12/2014 12:37

Was just about to say port but saw Blackbird got there. Don't know what the vintage is like this year. Don't drink as much of it as I used to but I certainly know lots of girls who drink it. Tawny port would also age. 20 year old decent Tawny port would be a great drink to have on your 18th.

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cravingcake · 02/12/2014 20:43

Brilliant ideas, Love the one with the jar saying adventures with daddy - I could also give a blank photo album with it to be filled with pictures of them doing all their adventures (but will probably do that from both the DC's). And Port could be a good one to do, will be scouring the shops tomorrow!

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slippermaiden · 02/12/2014 21:07

A piece of China with baby's handprints on? A couple of places near us do that.

Moglimoo · 02/12/2014 21:32

Lovely idea. Notonthehighstreet have a lovely key ring with your child's date of birth and the inscription 'the day you became my daddy' it is small and discreet, not twee!

Minnie911 · 02/12/2014 21:59

For my dcs dads 21st I got a hip flask engraved for him with a little message and dcs names.

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