The Ultimate Baptism Gift

Surprisingly, personalized baptism, christening, and dedication gifts are one of our top sellers. Why? Because it’s the ultimate in super-thoughtful and blessed baptism gifts.

Here’s why:
We can get it made for you pretty quickly. If you’re like some of us around here, you may have waited until the last minute to buy a gift for your new nephew. With rush production and express shipping, you can get a blankie in as little as 2 days.

It’s the ultimate remembrance. It shouldn’t be stuck on a shelf to collect dust. When this personalized baptism gift becomes the child’s favorite blanket, there’s a constant reminder to the parents of this extremely special day and the extremely special gift-giver.

This ultimate personalized baptism gift can be used in the ceremony, too. So, give your blankie to the parents before the baptism in case they’d like to carry the baby in the baptism blanket down the aisle and at the alter.

Difference Between Baptism, Christening, and Dedication
The terms “Baptism” and “Christening” are used interchangeably by most churches. Today, there’s really not much difference between the two. Though, back in the day, the term Christening referred to the ceremony where a child was given a Christian name. Now, both typically mean “Baptism.” If you’re really worried about it, ask the parents (or if you are the parents, call the church and ask the secretary).

A dedication is a ceremony in which an infant is dedicated to God. Churches typically will hold a dedication ceremony when the church does not baptize infants.

The Role of the Godparent
This may be the least understood role out there. If you’re reading this because you’ve been asked to be a Godparent and have no idea what’s expected of you: have no fear. Many parents often have few expectations from the Godparents apart from standing with them at the alter and supporting them throughout the time of the Baptism. Traditionally, the Godparent’s role is to assist in the child’s religious development. Sounds complicated, but some basic roles include praying for the child, leading a Christian life as a role model, and helping the child’s faith grow.

This may seem like a huge undertaking, but the good news is that the Godparent is neither a legal guardian nor the “eternal gift giver.”…So, while we’d love for you to buy your Godchild a personalized Baby Blanket every six months – we’ll be honest … it’s neither typical nor expected.

Dress Code
This is a tough one since churches are so diverse in what they consider “Sunday Best.” However, even if the church is fairly informal, Baptisms are considered a special occasion. If you’re comfortable doing so, just ask the parents what they’ll be wearing. But, especially if you’re a guest in the church, it’s much better to be slightly overdressed than slightly under dressed as you’ll most likely be standing in front of the entire church.

The Perfect Baptism Gift
It’s very common for parents, godparents, or other friends/family to commemorate this special day with a personalized gift as their baptism gift. And, gifts are typically welcomed by the parents from guests, but it’s the Godparents who are typically in the hot seat.

Traditionally, Godparents give a baptism gift which will be treasured and remembered. Baptism gifts are seen as something that can become an heirloom rather than something fun and playful. But, the most special presents are loved, used, and seen day after day instead of tucked away for safe keeping (i.e. love your Miss Sonya’s personalized baby blanket … they love you).

Many Baptism and Dedication gifts are personalized to remember the day, or have a religious phrase or quote. If you do purchase a blankie, white or ivory Baby Blankets are traditionally “safe” baptism colors. A safe color for the text is silver, but let’s be honest; it’s not the most thrilling combination (but still looks good if that’s what you need to do). If you want to add a little personality to the personalized baby blanket, don’t be afraid to use a pastel thread color. Less traditional ceremonies, though, may have no problem with a baby blankie with some color. So, figure out what kind of ceremony this will be and check with the parents if you’re unsure.

Everything else you cared to know about Baptisms and Christenings
Fill In The Blankie has recently launched a blog dedicated to baptisms and christenings.

Color Combos and ideas for that super personalized baptism gift:
While the traditional baptism blanket is white, there are some ways you can spice it up without spicing it up TOO much.

Many churches now don’t require or even request that the baby wear white at their baptism, dedication, or christening ceremony. So, that opens colors up to a lot of other options. Also, if you don’t intend on using it in the ceremony, you can create a personalized baptism blanket with any color you like!

Even if you want to use a white or ivory blankie, you don’t necessarily have to use white or silver thread for the embroidery. You can use a light green, light pink, light blue, dark blue, etc. for the embroidery and still have a white baptism gift. Though, we do offer silver thread in the event you don’t want any color – which is completely understandable.