Pandora bracelet 1st birthday gift... Am I mad??

[debbie1412]

Ok here goes.. Dd 1 in 2 weeks, we havnt a clue what to buy her. Already have ds who is now 3. We have kept all his push alongs, ride ons and toys. She will get a whole heap of other gifts from family and close friends. I was thinking of buying her a pandora bracelet and adding a charm to it for the nxt 18 years then giving it to her on her 18th birthday. Is this totally over the top or nice... I can't decide???

I think a charm bracelet is a lovely idea...... but just not a pandora one!

My parents bought DD a Pandora bracelet for her naming day in Sept (she's nearly 1) no doubt she'll plenty of charms for birthday's/Christmas's, it'll be nice to sit with her when she's older and talk to her about the meaning of each one

My dd is 10. Although it seems like a nice idea - and my dd likes jewellery we usually use birthdays to buy her expensive stuff that I want her to have (or that she wants) eg a bike (say new one every 3 years) scooter, Nintendo (she wanted) - I guess what I am saying is that if I told my dd I was buying her a charm instead of a Ds (and all her friends had a Ds and she wanted one) she wouldn't be impressed. Are you prepared to fund a bike / Lego / whatever else as well? Ok if you have generous grandparents.. IME children have a v good idea of what they want for birthdays from around 3rd onwards. So for that reason I think it's a bad idea. Better to buy a gold necklace with name of similar as a first birthday present - my dd was given at birth - she wears whenever she gets dressed up in nice (smart) clothes.

Charm bracelet is a lovely idea, but it'd be much more individual and special if NOT Pandora.

I got dd 2 a Thomas Sabo one for her first birthday. It doesn't have to have charms from one particular shop.

She has 2 lovely charms so far.

My daughter was christened at 16 months and her god mother bought her a pandora with the fairy god mother charm on it

I think it's a lovely idea and she is going to fill it for her at christmas and her birthdays

Apparently you can buy a frame to display them in so i'm going to look into that until dd is old enough to wear it herself

Oh get it. Good idea. You cant not get it for fear she might loose it in freshers week. [Hmm] she probably wont.

I may just steal this idea

Any idea of something similar that could be done for boys?

My daughter was given a links of London one by pil for her christening and they add a new charm every time she reaches a milestone (eg: when she learnt to walk they added a little silver boot) I thought it was lovely

In some countries there is a tradition of buying a necklace with a single pearl, and adding a pearl each year, and at 18 finally getting it properly strung (downside is that it is less wearable before 18, upside is less likely to date and less likely to get lost in the meantime!)

nice idea but she may turn out to be a goth...

she doesn't know it is her birthday. Have a cake, make a bit of a fuss, save your money.

Put the money in an ISA or something. She can use it for something useful.

I know I'm being a bore, but my DDs were given charm bracelets by their Godmother and a new charm every Christmas. They've never worn them as they're just not into that kind if thing.