The Christening Baby Gifts Blog

If you’re looking for a baby Christening gift which will be remembered and might even last a lifetime, you can’t go wrong with a soft toy.

I was reminded of this when I read this article in The Daily Telegraph about famous British artist, Grayson Perry.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/02/17/smworld117.xml

Not ony does he still treasure his childhood Teddy Bear, in fact he’s also made him the subject of several works of art:

“What would you never throw away? My teddy bear Alan Measles, which I was given for my first Christmas. He was always hugely emotionally important to me, and ruled over the imaginary land that I made up. It’s amazing that he came through all the turbulence of my teenage years and beyond. He must have gone through all those flats and squats and somehow managed to stay intact, still in the jumpsuit that my Auntie Mary knitted for him. I made his throne in 2000 when I recognised his majesty. I’m making quite a lot of work about him at the moment: I’ve made a shrine to him and now I’m making a statue.”

It’s not just Grayson Perry.

Think about Winnie the Pooh: those stories started out based on a real Teddy Bear belonging to the son of author A A Milne. Some of the later additions to the family were bought later, specifically for their story-making potential, according to the autobiography of the real-life Christopher (Robin) Milne: The Enchanted Places

No doubt about it: a soft toy has the potential to be a real winner and makes a present which will last for years, not months. No baby can ever have too many of them. Soft toys may not be unusual, but there’s a reason for that: they’r e one of the best baby christening gifts you’ll ever find.