Your child is about to receive their First Communion. First of all, congratulations. This is a celebration that means a lot and you'll want to make sure that this First Communion celebration is an exciting and festive occasion for all who attend, and especially the child receiving their First Communion. One of the ways that your guests can show their love and appreciation is with First Communion Gifts.

Something that many parents do is put what types of gifts are allowed on the invitations so that parents know that you would prefer a more traditional gift for your child, and maintain the spirit of the day. These type of First Holy Communion Gifts can be anything from Scriptures to music or even Catholic books. First Communion presents that are more traditional can be found almost anywhere and tradition First Communion Gifts

If you don't mind if your child receives non-traditional and more fun gifts you can put that on your invites as well. Then, parents will know that they are free to purchase any First Communion keepsakes they choose, even though grandparents and more traditional guests may still bring First Communion gifts that are more traditional and related to the Church.

Some parents also put how much to spend on the gift on the invitation. This will keep family members and friends from spending too much on gifts for your child. Any gifts that are brought will be exciting for the child receiving the First Communion so buying expensive gifts will not be necessary. If there is a larger gift that is needed perhaps several people could buy it together.

A great idea is to allow family and friends to contribute towards the dresses or suits that your child will wear during the First Communion celebration. This will allow close family members a bigger part in the celebration and can save you a lot of money. Clothes are one of the most expensive parts of a First Communication and setting up gifting this way helps quite a bit.

Another great way for guests to provide gifts is to bring the food, or to decorate for the party and bring their own decorations. You can save money this way and many family members would prefer to help setting up the party rather than just bring a gift. This way, family members are involved in the entire process, because the adults and family will be the ones celebrating the Communion.

If you are going traditional, then you can either go to a Catholic shop in your local city or you can save a little bit of money and buy online. There are thousands of websites that carry traditional Catholic gifts that will work perfectly for First Communion gifts. Just make sure that you don't put off getting your First Communion gifts until the last second if you are getting them online, because they will need time to be shipped.

You should definitely treat yourself to at least one gift - something like a glass statue or wine glass that has the name of your child and the date of the First Communion on it somewhere. This will allow you to place it somewhere in your home to remember this holy day far into the future.