Flower girl presents

Re: Flower girl presents

• charlotte989875 member

  

  September 2016

  Ironring said:

  We have two flower girls, sisters, aged 6 and 8. Are gifts necessary? What do you suggest? I'm assuming you will say "shop like it was their birthday", well, I have no idea what I'd get a 6 year and an 8 year old for their birthday so any suggestions are appreciated. 
  
  Also, they have two older siblings, a brother, 10, and a sister, 11. Should I get them a small gift as well so they don't feel jealous or left out?
  
  I will add that they are keeping their "ribbon wands" from the ceremony and from the sounds of it, they are super excited to play with those. Not sure if that makes a difference to the whole present aspect or not. 

  You should still get them something. The ribbon wands are something for the ceremony so still not really a present for them. I'd call their parents and ask what they are into these days. Our Arab was 4 at the time and we got him a captain America mask and hulk hands. 

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• Heffalump member

  

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  charlotte989875 said:

  Ironring said:

  We have two flower girls, sisters, aged 6 and 8. Are gifts necessary? What do you suggest? I'm assuming you will say "shop like it was their birthday", well, I have no idea what I'd get a 6 year and an 8 year old for their birthday so any suggestions are appreciated. 
  
  Also, they have two older siblings, a brother, 10, and a sister, 11. Should I get them a small gift as well so they don't feel jealous or left out?
  
  I will add that they are keeping their "ribbon wands" from the ceremony and from the sounds of it, they are super excited to play with those. Not sure if that makes a difference to the whole present aspect or not. 

  You should still get them something. The ribbon wands are something for the ceremony so still not really a present for them. I'd call their parents and ask what they are into these days. Our Arab was 4 at the time and we got him a captain America mask and hulk hands. 

  This is the funniest autocorrect I've seen so far this week. 

  OP, I'm assuming that if these girls are in your WP, you know their parents?  I'd start there.  6 and 8 are slightly tricky, in that you don't know exactly what they're into (Shopkins, Monster High, Beanie Boos, art, etc.), but then also good because once you know what their Thing is, you almost can't go wrong.

  DD has been a FG twice.  Once it was in my brother's wedding, and since he knew he was obsessed with stuffed animals and sea creatures, he got her a plush jellyfish.  She loved it.  (When we did the hospital tour for older sibs when I pregnant with DS, the hospital suggested that the siblings to bring a doll or stuffed animal, and she picked the jellyfish.  We have photos of her weighing it in the infant scale, trying to put a diaper on it, etc.)

  The second time, she got a plastic tumbler with her name on it, because all the GM got pint glasses and all the BMs got wine glasses.  Guess how much she didn't care about that plastic cup?

  Follow their interests, and you'll do great. 
  

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• charlotte989875 member

  

  September 2016

  I think I might just leave that auto-correct. Reasons why I shouldn't Knot first thing in the morning. 
  
  FTR: "Arab" should be RB, and I'm really not trying to offend anyone. 

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• charlotte989875 member

  

  September 2016

  Also, this is how happy he was, he put this on at the table at the RD and wore it to bed that night. 
  
  
  

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• ei34 member

  

  September 2016

  My FG loved Hello Kitty at the time, so I bought her a hello kitty charm necklace and a set of mini nail polishes (she was also starting to get into doing her nails).  If you don't know your FG's well enough to know what you'd get them for their birthdays, asking their parents is your best bet.  Good luck!

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• zitiqueen member

  

  October 2016

  Ironring said:

  
  
  Also, they have two older siblings, a brother, 10, and a sister, 11. Should I get them a small gift as well so they don't feel jealous or left out?
  
  
  

  No. 10 and 11 is old enough to know that they can't be included in everything. 

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• ILoveBeachMusic member

  

  October 2016

  If you are getting gifts for the GMs and BMs, yes you should get gifts for the RB and FG. For my FG (years ago), I bought a sterling locket necklace. I gave the RB a book that I thought he would like. He is now 40 years old and still remembers it! As a FG I received a silver locker (hence the gift I gave) and I still have it 50 years later.

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• Ghostie625 member

  

  October 2016

  Gifts are necessary- especially if you are giving to your adult WP members. It doesn't have to be anything crazy expensive- just something to thank them for being in your WP. Keeping their ribbon wands doesn't really count- sort of like giving the bridesmaids jewelry that they're supposed to wear or matching robes so you get cute pictures. 
  We had two FG, both 5, and one RB, 6. For the one FG I knew she was into Star Wars and Dress Up so I go her a Rey costume and storm trooper costume. For the RB I knew he was into science stuff so I got him a toy that lets him build different ramps to roll marbles down (it's more fun than it sounds haha). Our second flower girl I really had no idea so I called her mom (my cousin). Turns out she had just gotten her ears pierced so I got her some earrings and then some water toys that she and her sister could use together in their pool. I also knew that both FG were flying from OOT so I wanted to make sure that what I got would be easy to fit in luggage. I would just call the parents and ask what they're into.
  

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