Author Topic: Need First Communion gift ideas (Read 3263 times)

Nylndech · « **on:** April 22, 2012, 07:54:07 PM »

My 9 or 10 year old cousin is making her first Communion in May, and I would like gift suggestions.

I should mention a list of caveats which should hopefully influence any ideas for a suitable gift. I don't like to write laundry lists of others' faults, but since this is anonymous it probably shouldn't be scandalous.

She is a 9-10 year old girl
She is not literate and does not care to learn to read or do math
She is very jealous with possessions, and she and her younger sister sometimes fight over things
She plays rough, so I'm afraid that she would break a scapular (if she'd even wear it)
She can be violent (she once found a broken set of Rosary beads and whipped me with them)
Her parents do not make her do anything she doesn't want to do, so I doubt she would pray

The thing is, she's my mom and dad's goddaughter and we'd like to get her something religious. She WOULD want makeup, dolls, toys, candy, Play-Doh, and so on, but I think that would be giving her the wrong idea.

Online religious gift store recommendations would also be appreciated, as I'd like to get a new set of Rosary beads for myself; mine is missing a few beads.

Nylndech · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2012, 02:57:18 PM »

Bump.

I could really use some suggestions.

s2srea · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2012, 03:09:35 PM »

Edit. I thought this was 'your' daughter.

Nylndech · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2012, 03:18:19 PM »

If I had a daughter, she would not get away with half the things my cousin does, trust me.

I also forgot to mention that her family goes to Novus Ordo Masses, so mantillas would be out.

s2srea · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2012, 03:34:08 PM »

How about a book about the lives of the one of the saints for her? Or this kind of toy:

http://www.softsaints.com/