Child’s Name - Tell your guests what your
child’s name means and why you chose it -- perhaps you are paying tribute to a
family member or to your ethnic heritage or perhaps you just like it.
Child’s Heritage - Pay tribute to great
grandparents and grandparents to highlight the continuity of family bonds from
generation to generation. Include a
moment of reflection for those who have passed on. Ask grandparents to offer
the parents some words of wisdom about raising a child.
Promises to the child - Share your thoughts on your
role as parent, and hopes and dreams for your baby.
Siblings or other
peers - Invite brothers or sisters or cousins to participate in the ceremony by
presenting a bouquet of flowers, a drawing, or a simple handmade gift to your
child or just to say a public hello.
Involving Adult Relatives – Might like to share their view
on the importance of family, reminiscing on their own experiences. Write and
sing a song or poem promising the child their continuing support as s/he grows
up, or promise to introduce the child to their favourite sport or favourite
hobby etc., making the whole event are family occasion that they will remember
for many years to come.
Appointing Godparents/Guideparants/Guardians/Sponsors/Mentors – Share with your guests the
reason for your choice, and ask them to publicly declare that they will help to
nurture your child.
Involvement of all Guests – Let all present, as a group, or
individually, affirm their support as responsible for bringing up the next
generation.
Create a Wishing Box – Let each guest write a little
note and put it in a wishing box supplied. To become more involved with the
child, let the note suggest how the guest hopes to share his/her time or talent
with the child to help it as it grows into adulthood.
Begin a Scrap Book - Bring a scrap book or guest
book and when guests arrive, ask them to write a message for the child. Invite
messages of hope and promises for the child, so that when s/he is older, he or
she can enjoy reading them.
Use Birthday Cards – Buy birthday cards, from age 1
to 21, and ask family groups to select one and write a wish for your baby. Open
one on each of the birthdays, and read the wish, while reminiscing over the
event and people who were present when the card was written.
Share a meal – If having a sit down lunch,
place a candle at each setting, and ask each person to light the candle while
saying a silent blessing for the baby.
1. water, as a
universal symbol of blessing and life
2. the laying of a
hand on the child's head as a sign of blessing
3. holding the child
for all to see or carrying the child among the guests as a ritual of
introduction and welcome
4. the gift of a
flower, a symbol of life's beauty and the unfolding of life.
5. the gift of a
book, a sign of commitment to lifelong learning
6. lighting candles
as a visual sign of support
Hand out Certificates – Give Certificates to all the
people who you feel are connected to the baby -
Godparents, Grandparents etc., or a certificate to each guest with your
baby’s picture on it as a memento of the occasion.
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