Friday, December 22, 2006

Dedication Ceremonies

A friend asked for ideas for creating a card, layout or gift book for a friend's baby dedication ceremony.

What is a dedication ceremony?

http://www.unity-church.com/minister/dedication.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religi...emonies1.shtml
which suggest a dedication is a naming and welcome ceremony (in those traditions at least!).

Here are ideas:

Concentrate on the child's name - its meaning and why the parents chose it

Perhaps the word Welcome as well: perhaps "Welcome" and a globe, to represent a welcome to the world: or a sun rising with shades of red orange and yellow mulberry paper

Use the name as the centre - cut out of serendipity squares?

If a card is to be given to the child himself, from his parents, something like a birthday card would probably be most appreciated, with one of his favourite motifs on - car, train, whatever (similarly for a girl)

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