hi

i am another one not big on the silver, not because i don't like it, in fact quite the opposite i love it as a keepsake, but i have found that most christenings that sort of thing is the main - one friend i know had 5 silver car money boxes given to her for her son.

i brought a friend a really nice ceramic type music box - it was like a carousel and you wind it up and plays music.

another thing is the "humphrey's corner" stuff it is georgous you can get photo frames, clocks, money boxes, book ends etc all in the same theme (a really cute adorable elephant) i have actually recently seen some humphreys corner stuff in a display cabinet at babyco.

um another idea is a gift we actually received for our dd's 1st birthday it was a collection of coins minted the year she was born, ie 2004 so it is all the coins out then in a nice display folder - maybe check with australia post or a bank or something like that.