Ideas please for presents for Godparents

[Debbiethemum]

Please can someone inspire me. What can I buy ds's & dd's godparents. 3 men & 3 women (or 5 couples and 1 single bloke).

I try to do something personal but not too expensive. Previous years I have done some very fancy tree decorations, framed photo of the children, homemade bookmark & school teatowel with self portrait.

Want to think of something nice that I can just get 6 of. (I have over 40 presents to buy so there is only so much individuality I can cope with)

why do you buyt em presents?

you buying 40 prsents is ridiculous

jyst send em a shcool pic

ours get photos of their beautiful godsons

I always assume that they are like everything else in that they have everything they need, don't want any more "tat" in their house so a nice photo is much appreciated!

I know buying 40 presents is ridiculous. But I have pared it down as much as I can. DH has a large family and if you get one present for your mum, then the dc give their present to granny it all adds up.

School pic is very tempting, but they all buy such lovely presents for the children

Thorntons have got buy 2 get one free LOL- chocolate always and easy stop gap for this type of gift.

the ones here just get a school photo though, if they're someone I would buy a present for anyway (eg BIL is a Godparent) then I would just do that as per normal.

OK the vote is for a photo, thanks for the reassurance that it isn't too boring (or bad luck if it is).
Though I don't have a school photo of them both and already ordered them anyway. So I will try to get a photo session sorted over the weekend.

Peachy - One of the couples always go for hotel chocolat (on the tables as wedding favours etc). So I don't think Thorntons would really cut it. Pity

I've just recently ordered some deskto p phot calendars from vistaprint.com. (obviously www.!!) They are really good and you can pick so many different backgrounds etc. They cost 3.99 each (p&p is about 5 I think) Sometimes the price comes down to about 1.99 each. I did them last year and everybody practically demanded the same again for this year!!

mistypeaks - thanks I will go look at that ewbsite as it seems a very good price.

themildmanneredjanitor - insanity definately but not bankruptcy. I have a budget for my mum's presents (eg. £25) some years that is split evenly between us & the children, this year the dc are buying something for £5 & we will spend £20

How old are your children? Mine make all their presents - they are 10, 7, 5 so obviously different levels of expertise!
This year we have:
Been to a paint your own ceramics shop and they have each done a mug for one godparent. Got some beads and elastic to make necklaces, bracelets and mobile phone charms.
Got some cardboard boxes from Baker Ross to decorate for their friends.
Collected jam jars to fill with homemade sweets.
They are also making homemade photoframes from cardboard for their school photos.
We have also in the past done bookmarks, bath salts, key rings etc etc.

DS is 6, and poor attention span & DD is 3, can concentrate for hours on something like this, but just not very good yet.
I am hoping to do the ceramic mug in a couple of years. I don't want to do it yet as it's quite expensive (especially if it takes 3 trips) and I want dd's picture to be of something, though she is getting very good at flowers now

Homemade photoframes could be very good though

Debbie, homemade photoframes are great for the younger ones because as long as they are sparkly enough, who cares if they are a bit messy. ELC have great little packets of stick on jewels and flowers that my younger two DDs love to use. And you can just use cereal packets covered in tinfoil for the frame.

debbie
ypu arent TRYIN to match the value are yo?
htere is no point
we dont do rpesents ofr adults any more in our family, ont he basis that we cna buy what we want

Ours got photoframes last year and both demanded pictures of our children to put in them, so they seemed to go down OK. This year they are getting terracotta plant pots, decorated by DD1, with a plant it. Because they both like plants and DD1 will enjoy making something for them.

We usually get a box of sweets for them to share with their kids as well. Our girls are particularly close to their godparents, and they do lots of babysitting and general support for us, so I reckon a Christmas present is well deserved!

I am not trying to match the value - but this has the knock on effect that I feel more effort/thought needs to go into the present.