If you want to make sure that the First Communion gifts that your child receives are in line with the spirit of the day you can require that any First Holy Communion gifts that are brought be more traditional and related to God somehow. This can be placed on the invitations so that parents know what type of First Communion presents to bring for your child.
If non-traditional gifts and more fun presents are allowed put those instructions on your invitations as well so that guests who are attending will know that they are allowed to bring items like that. That way they can get First Communion keepsakes that your child will love. You will likely still have some more traditional First Communion gifts from some people as well.
You can also put a cap on gifting which takes a huge burden off of many parents shoulders who don’t know if they are expected to bring an expensive gift or not. Also, it will create equality among all of the gift givers so that one person who may make more money than the other guests brings something extravagant, which makes others attending feel like they didn’t bring nice enough First Communion gifts.
If you are having trouble finding enough money for all the decorations, food and clothes that are required for a First Communion, a terrific idea is to have family members contribute gifts in the form of the First Communion clothes. These dresses and suits can be expensive and it can help a lot to have family members contribute their gifts that way.
Something else that friends and family can do to save both you and them money is to contribute to the First Communion in the form of party supplies, balloons or decorations, as well as bringing some of the food for the giant celebration. This allows relatives to contribute to the entire First Communion celebration process and helps you out in terms of both time and money.
There are thousands upon thousands of traditional gifts to choose from if you want to give that sort of gift. There are Catholic stores in nearly every major city that will carry religious items that you can choose as a gift. There are also websites where you can get First Communion gifts but if you choose to get your First Communion gifts online make sure you order in plenty of time to receive.
One thing that you’ll want to consider is some kind of keepsake that has the name and date for the person receiving the First Communion to keep for years to come to remember their First Communion. Your child’s First Communion is a holy and wonderful experience and you’ll want lots of pictures and mementos to keep for a long time.