present etiquette help please

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dh has a baby goddaughter whose parents live some distance from us and whom we barely see (tbh he was v surprised to be asked). They have another dd. DH reckons it is fine to just send a present for his gdd and not her sister, but I feel that's a bit off... MN opinions please!

No, just gift to God daughter. That is fine.

is this for xmas?
i would send to both.

If the sister is old enough to register it all, then I would agree it's a bit off. Maybe a smaller, token present to the sister?

Yes, it's for xmas.

Older sister is, er... [racks brains] 5 I think. Would definitely register.

Gift to GD only.
My GD has a twin and her GM only sends to her...otherwise it turns into madness

completely agree with clarice.

Dh has 2 Godchildren, I have one, they all have siblings. We would be spending a lot of money on presents and packaging and postage if all the children got a present.

Oh and neither of my dd's get presents from their sisters Godparents.

Etiquette wise you don't need to worry.

If you are flush and superkind then go ahead

Just a gift to god-daughter is fine, IMO.

If you feel really uncomfortable about that, how about a decent gift for god-daughter and token stickers or similar for her sister. When the sister is a couple of years older, she will understand better and you could drop the present for her entirely.

I would send a sticker book or some other smae token present.

I would personally only go with GD present (some people have a few god children) and it could get v v expensive....

Agree with sticker book or something, particularly as you can put it in the same postage parcel as GD's present adding virtually nothing to the weight.

Only send a present to your godchild.

Thanks to all. Will show dh the responses - tis his decision.

I would definately send to both but then I buy presents for all the children of my good friends as I believe Christmas is all about children. You shouldn't feel obliged to but I think it would be a really nice gesture and you don't have to spend much. You could get a really nice book for under a fiver from red house with no delivery charge.

I always send presents for godson and his two brothers, although their mum always tells me it is unnecessary.

dd2's Godfather is the only one of my three dc's Godparents to bother sending a present ever. Therefore the fact that they always send something for the other two is totally fab. It can be something inexpensive.

hi, I'm the eldest of three and my two sisters didn't have godparents and every Christmas/birthday I would sit there and open really wonderful presents and they didn't get anything..it really upset them and now we're grown up, they still ask at christmas, has GParent sent you a nice present? whilst etiquette says you don't have too, a really small £1-£3 gift to say that you'd thought of her as well would be more appreciated than you realise..

Will the elder childs god parents not be sending their god child a gift anyway? And will they be sending a gift to your dh's godchild as well for that matter?

It could get very complicated.

Ideas for a girl's gift.Go to this website www.turningheads.eu They have fantastic head fashions for girls especially the younger girls.They have beautiful range.The kind of thing you would probably just see in America.They are in Milton Keynes. Gosh they do have some georgeous head designs. I bought 3 pieces for my daughter and she is just on top of the world.Literally

Send gifts to both girls i would say.Make them look cute

Cost considerations aside (and gifts do not have to cost much) I find all of this justifying/rationalising/measuring about gift to sibling a bit strange - it's Christmas!