Promotional puzzles with photos for children: a gift idea for baptisms and confirmations

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Not only on the occasion of the wedding it is usual to give gifts to guests, but also in the case of the reception of the Sacraments. Why do not remember these moments with a particular wedding favor such as promotional puzzles?

The gift must be the memory that will remain of our Ceremony, and the testimony of our gratitude to the guests who attended.

Today the possibilities that the market offers us are truly innumerable, even online, and extricating yourself in this sea can be stressful. Whatever type of ceremony you choose, elegant or simple, small or with many guests, green or technological, let's try to understand how to extricate ourselves from the various offers and ideas and, perhaps, to find some innovative ideas.

On the occasion of Baptism , First Communion and Confirmation in fact, the choice and organization of the event (which is sometimes celebrated like a small wedding ) require a lot of time and long moments of planning.

Gift ideas are often one of the most difficult choices, having the need to reconcile price, style, materials and quantity.

If in marriage we are oriented towards perhaps more precious or design objects, the gift for baptisms and confirmations allows us on the one hand to save something and, on the other, to be more imaginative and less subject to the diktats of tradition.

The protagonists of these celebrations are children or teenagers, and a certainly original idea could be to give our guests personalised jigsaw with photos for children .

Little story of the wedding favor

Perhaps not everyone knows that the term favors derives from the French Bombonnière . In Italy, as early as the fifteenth century, it was customary for the betrothed to exchange small jewel containers full of sugared almonds.The fiancé, in particular, gave a decorated saucer containing sugared almonds to the bride, as a wish for luck and fertility.

However, it was Louis XIV, the famous Sun King who, always attentive to the fashions and charms of the nobles, brought this small object to the headlines. The noblewomen of Versailles did not give up this status symbol , showing it off at every opportunity with friends and suitors.

Often forged in silver, gold or mother of pearl, it contained bon bons made of almonds covered with honey, basically sugared almonds ante litteram, of which the maidens delighted from time to time. However, it was on the occasion of the wedding of the nobles Vittorio Emanuele and Elena of Montenegro that the wedding favors became famous, and remains so to this day.

If on the one hand it is therefore inextricably linked to sugared almonds, considered to be lucky charms, history makes us immediately however also clear that the container was equally important, if not even more so.

How to choose the wedding favors

Among the many factors to take into consideration in organizing the ceremony, the first is to define a style that distinguishes it and acts as a common thread throughout the day. On the occasion of the celebrations of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation the protagonists are, except in rare cases, children or young boys, and the wedding favor can draw inspiration from this.

Following our taste and the style we have chosen, it is possible to design gifts that the guests will not only like and keep, but that are also immediately attributable to the occasion in which they were received: how many gifts, in fact, lie in drawers or showcases without that we remember most on what occasion they were given to us!

Here, then, opting for something original becomes the ideal solution. On the other hand, being original does not necessarily involve a higher expense: we can turn to companies specialized in the creation of corporate gifts, personalised products or branded merchandise.

Why choose a puzzle as a wedding favor

promotional puzzles with photo

If it is true that a small precious or artisanal object is always appreciated, it is true that they often tend to be a bit trivial and end up next to a thousand others of the same type.

Probably families with children will be present at the celebrations for Baptism or Confirmation, and giving a personalized puzzle is a choice that will make them happy too: they will be happy to play with it once they get home, and maybe they will do it again over time.

Generally, the gift is delivered at the end of the reception, but doing it at the beginning can also be a great way to keep the children busy at the table with a game! In addition to this possible smart use that we can make of it, it is an educational gift, which stimulates the creativity of adults and children and which, depending on the material chosen, immediately transmits an ecological approach.

Not only paper, perhaps even in 3D version, but even wood, both as a simple basis for a photo or a drawing and as a puzzle puzzle, to recreate a cube, a star or other shapes. Sun King, and the wedding favor does not necessarily have to be precious from a material point of view.

In the daily rush that life has become, perhaps the greatest gift is time, and devoting time to choosing a particular gift, even more so as it is personalized, is perhaps our most precious cadeau.

This emotional bond with the wedding favor itself will ensure that it is kept with affection by everyone.Being free to print any image we can think of, the choice is not limited to just one image: we can also include a written specifically designed, the name of the celebrated or celebrated, a sentence of thanks or good wishes.

What subject and what colors to choose

Choosing an original wedding favor does not necessarily mean completely detaching yourself from tradition, and one way to stay on topic with the occasion is to orient yourself, during the personalization phase of the gift itself, towards subjects or colors that are normally associated with the event celebrated.

Let's see in detail which colors and subjects are associated with Baptism and Confirmation.

• Baptism Baptism marks the entry of the little one into the religious community, through the Consecration.

The color linked to this event is white, a symbol of purity and a reference to the white dress that is worn by the little one. Usually white is combined with pink, in the case of a girl, or light blue, in the case of a boy.

In tradition, in addition to the white dress, water and light are also classic symbols, which can be represented by the representations of baptismal fonts and candles or candles. Remaining linked to the religious theme, images of the Holy Family or the Madonna holding the baby Jesus to her are also often used, as well as the Cherub Angels with their delightful curls and plump cheeks.

Nowadays all those images that remind of children are also associated with baptism: pacifiers, feet and baby bottles, but also sweet animals such as teddy bears or elephants. Even cartoon characters remain a very popular choice, especially those of the Disney universe, populated by princes and princesses.

• Confirmation Confirmation, or Confirmation, is reserved for young people, which definitively establishes belonging to the religious family: the Bishop, by placing his hands on the forehead of the recipient, allows the Holy Spirit, as if to a divine wind, to enter him .

The color associated with this rite is Dark Red, which represents the Holy Spirit. The religious symbols that are associated with Confirmation are the bishop's miter, or the hat and staff, which are connected to the religious authority that usually celebrates it, and the chalice.

The dove is also often associated with this sacrament, as is an angel or a seal, symbol of the indissoluble union with the Lord. To these are also joined the tree of life and the heart, perhaps joined together.

On both occasions, making the birthday boy the protagonist of the wedding favor is also a nice idea, choosing for example a photo of him, or a drawing that depicts him on the puzzle we have chosen.

At this point, having in mind what and what are the classic references to refer to, we can indulge ourselves in looking for something unique and special, like personalised puzzles with a nice print.

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