What is a good gift a grand mother or father can give a young girl on the day of her adoption into your family

Question

What is a good gift a grand mother or father can give a young girl on the day of her adoption into your family

Answer 1

Everyone has great answers and I couldn't agree more about the photo.  You did not mention how old the child is.  

If she is an older child, I would suggest a piece of jewelry that has a butterfly.  As we went thru the adoption process, I came to love butterflies as they seemed to signify for me a "rebirth" or "new life".  You could write a beautiful little note about the symbolism of the butterfly and how it starts a beautiful new life, just as she is a beautiful new part of your family.  If she is an older child, it would be something meaningful for her without shouting "adoption".  

She is blessed to have such caring grandparents who are interested in the "best" gift to get her.  

Congratulations to all of you.

Answer 2

Something from the heart, a photo album maybe with a few family pictures and room to add her in. A necklace or jewelry box. A book on adoption, for kids. Something she can keep for a long time a treasure. Maybe a locket with her adopted mom's picture and her picure.

Answer 3

A great big hug and a picture of the first meeting.  And, then take it and have it put in a very pretty frame so she can have it for the rest of her life!

I love pictures and frames.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Answer 4

jewlery or a doll or barbie

Answer 5

start a trust fund or somethin if it's a young kid

Answer 6

I think a Bible (a kids version if it's a young child).  The grandparents should handwrite a note on the inside cover letting  the child know how special she is to the family and to them.

Other than that, some little knicknack (Willow Tree has some wonderful ones) that expresses how they feel or depicts family would be a treasure to the child.

Answer 7

I think one of the best things you could give would be something that is part of the family like a family heirloom.  Not anything big but something small that has been in the family for a while.  It lets her know that she has become part of the family as well.

Answer 8

Maybe a necklace of some sort. Something she can keep for the rest of her life.

Answer 9

a photo fram of her new faimly so she knows you care or take her with the whole faimly and take a picture to show shes faimly

Answer 10

For my daughter I started a charm bracelet and added a charm every year.  The old fashioned kind where the charms dangle...and for my boys I got them I.D. bracelets with their new names on them.  We also gave them family photos and a card/letter welcoming them and telling them how we feel about being their parents.

Answer 11

Your unconditional love.

We celebrate "Gotcha Day" with one of our adopted grandsons. (The other one was adopted on almost the same day as his first birthday, so we just double up on that day.)

Answer 12

I would suggest starting some type of savings account or something that can be added to by parents in the future.

Another great suggestion is a Bible.  My husbands parents gave my daughter a Bible all of her own that they wrote special words in for her on her adoption day.  She was only 6 months old too!  My parents gave her a gold baby ring, and a gold baby necklace, something she will be able to cherrish forever and pass on to her children.  Both came in boxes, and my parents wrote her letters and put them in the box.

There are so many ideas, while my child was only 6 months old at finalization, there are so many special letters and cards that we will keep for her so she can see how many people were so happy to have her in their lives!

Answer 13

How about a photograph of her new family addressed to their precious grand daughter...or go out as a family and have a portrait done of you all.

A beautiful piece of jewelry perhaps that later on in life she will really appreciate...

A cuddly toy that is special and that welcomes her into the family...

Or what i would get (only if you can) is a kitten, something that is hers...

And you know she has the best gift of all and that is her new family...

good luck nd best wishes

Answer 14

a family picture if one has been taken that includes her.

Answer 15

A letter she will read when she gets older. I am a birth mother of an open adoption, trust me.

Answer 16

money

Answer 17

Anything you might give to a grandchild that was born into your family.  If you're thinking of something special, perhaps an heirloom gift like a silver cup or raddle with her/his name or initials engraved.  Any keepsake would be lovely.

If you're wanting to go the more practical route, depending on the age of the baby, get them a nice day gown for a special picture with family.  

Arrival by birth or adoption should not dictate what gift is appropriate.  They are a member of your family and should be treated no different.  That's probably the best gift of all for the baby and the parents.

Answer 18

The best gift I would suggest is that you have a polaroid

picture made of the family, as a group, because"a Picture

Speaks a Thousand Words", the depth of the Family ''as

a Whole, is seen in that One Picture".

Visual objects, on first appearance, stay with a person,

possibly ''forever."

Something you could also give her, is a Personalized

Gift, with her Adopted Name on it, perhaps a piece of

jewelery, an identification bracelet, or heart-shaped

necklace, with an engraving on the back of it.

A copy of her Adopted / ammended birth certificate...

showing her "adopted name".

Identification, Personal Recognition, is always a good

gift...when it's a new addition to the family.

You might also, give her some framed photos of "Grandma

and Grandpa" together, and take a picture with her, and

give that to her...also.

Write a Personal Letter to her, relating your feelings toward

her, so she can have it as a ''comfort", in her quiet times.

Help her build a "family album", while she adjusts to the

new surroundings.

May you find many blessings, in this joint venture...

Sincerely, Too Funny

Answer 19

Jewelry -- the family initial on a bracelet, or three hearts, or any heart necklace -- something that symbolizes your love for her.  Congratulations!!!

Answer 20

maybe a photo album...something that she could keep the memories with her new family.

Answer 21

How about a blanket with the child's new family name on it? thingsremembered.com has some great ideas for personalized gifts. Or maybe a photo album with all the new family relatives the child will be inheriting with the adoption?