A keepsake for my daughter...any ideas.

[SparkyFartDust]

my DD2 will be 1 on Monday. She doesn't need toys (lot of hand me downs).
I'd like to get her a little something that she can keep and enjoy when she's older.

seen anything? ideas?

I bought my DD a Christmas ornament each year - so when she moves out she has some to decorate her home

I bought a hard back plain book for dd, to keep a record of photos and little messages in for me. Idea was to do one every birthday and christmas then maybe first day of school etc

jewellery/money box?

We have started getting DC's classic hardback books to keep for when they are older and to pass on to their children.

We bought a little silver tooth fairy box and engraved it on the back.

my dc each had a clock for their 1st b'day - something pottery but not too babyish

Agree, a good classic hardback book that you can start reading now at bedtimes and that she will want when she grows up. Write a message in it, so she can reminisce/you can too.

charm bracelet? add to it each birthday

i was offered one for my dd when she was 1, but i turned down the offer, to my regret.

A silver charm bracelet that you can add charms to each year?

A friend bought DD an antique music box - she enjoyed it as a baby, and is now (aged nearly 9) beginning to appreciate it for the beautiful thing it is.

I think the book idea is lovely, you could do a hand print or something every year, or a lock of hair - the ornaments are a heart-melter too.

I forgot to say, it was a plain book as with my very limited scrap booking skills I was going to decorate it too (not done yet either lol)

beautiful ideas.

I have kept (intermittently)a diary for each daughter but to my shame full of large gaps- still I know it will mean something to them.

Like jewellery/ charm bracelet...seen any nice ones?

not argus!

argos

what do you thin of this (birth stone is garnet) either charm or garnet bracelet...scroll down?

let me do that link again
www.birthstonegifts.co.uk/Category/Garnet_Birthstone.html
scroll down to garnet bracelet

My DD is 1 on the 29th and I have got her a charm and will gget one each year then get a nice bracelet and give it to her when she is 16.

I got a charm of a tiny highchair from
JewelleryEnchantments.co.uk

I think I'll take my own advice and start collecting charms for DD (11).

Just thought: amethyst castle! Will try to find a website.

I know what is going to happen with me though.

I will buy a charm each year and when DD is 16 I won't be able to hand it over as I will want t keep it to remember her baby/child hood iyswim.

If you google 'amethyst geode' you'll find sites selling gorgeous pieces of amethyst crystal in cathedral and castle shapes. Sorry this machine won't do links.

I bought my dd a beautiful musical globe (like a snow globe) with horses in a merry go round.

Thomas Sabo have lovely charm bracelets for children and adults and really beautiful charms.

KatyMac - I do that, too!

I have bought my 'god-son' an antique silver teaspoon every year - it started as a joke when he was born - without a 'silver spoon in his mouth' - so I bought him one.
You can get lovely interesting ones, and they are not expensive, and it's fun looking in antique and second hand shops. Green to buy antique things rather than new, too!

what do you think of this and have you seen something similar but not so £££?