In short
- An Easter gift for a godchild can be a personalised book on the topic Easter, placed beside the candle.
- On Vivlary the topic Easter has red eggs, a candle with a ribbon and a little flame that has to stay lit all the way home.
- The godmother or godfather can be in the book beside the godchild, and the topic exists for every age group.
- A child's photos are given by a parent or by someone with a parent's permission, and you see a free preview before you pay.
An Easter gift for a godchild that lasts beyond Easter is a personalised book on the topic Easter, in which the godchild is the hero and the godmother or godfather can be in it too. You make it on Vivlary from the child's photos and name, see a free preview, and then choose the digital book or the printed hardcover.
In Greece, godparents usually bring their godchild the Easter candle at Easter. The book does not replace it, it sits beside it. The pictures are made with artificial intelligence from the photos and are artistic likenesses, not photographs, and the text is written for your godchild from a frame our team wrote, with the help of AI.
What Easter gift for a godchild should I choose?
The Easter candle has its place in the festival, and a gift does not need to replace it. What is worth adding is something that stays when Easter is over: once the candles of the midnight service are out and the eggs are eaten, a personalised book with the child's name opens again whenever the child asks.
So an Easter gift for a godchild becomes a gift to be read, not only a gift to be lit, and the godparent stays in the pages every time the book is opened. If you have not yet given a christening gift, see our guide to the christening gift from godparents.
What story does the topic Easter tell?
The frame of the topic Easter starts on Holy Thursday, with eggs dyed as red as poppies, and moves on to the candle with its ribbon on Saturday. At midnight the whole neighbourhood lights its candles, the night fills with little flames and ringing bells, and the child shields the flame with a hand, because it has to stay lit all the way home.
For an Easter gift for a godchild, the topic suggests watercolour with the Olive grove palette and the Storybook typeface. Every choice can be changed, and the book on screen changes with it. You can start straight from the topic Easter.
How does the godparent get into the book?
In the personalised book, the first person is the godchild, the hero of the story. To be in it yourself, you add a second person, choose “Godparent”, type your name and upload your photos. Brothers and sisters, parents, grandparents and even the family dog can come too.
Imagine that Katerina, godmother to Angelos, who is in the 3–5 age group, wants to bring him a book along with the candle. She types the two names, chooses the topic Easter and asks his parents for his photos. On the pages, the names are spelt as she typed them.
For the child's photos you need the parents' consent: only a parent or guardian, or someone with their permission, can give them. The Easter gift for a godchild can stay a surprise for the child, though not for the parents. See the photos page.
An Easter gift for a godchild of any age?
As an Easter gift for a child, the topic Easter exists for every age group: 0–2, 3–5, 6–9 and 10 and over. We never ask a child's exact age, only the group, and the group decides how much text each page carries.
So an Easter gift for a child suits a baby whom the parents read to as well as a child who reads alone. For children learning to read, the First reader typeface has clear letters.
A digital or printed Easter gift for a godchild?
For a gift that will be opened beside the Easter candle, the printed book suits: a personalised hardcover book, 21 × 29,7 cm, at €43.40 with VAT, with the digital book included. Before it is printed, you see the complete digital book and approve it.
The digital book, at €12.40, is read online in your account, and if you start with it you can order the printed one later and pay only the difference. The amounts are on the prices page.
The delivery cost and time are shown before you pay. For an Easter gift for a godchild, as for any holiday, allow time for printing and post, and start early: the free preview lets you see the personalised book and change anything before you decide. The steps are explained in our guide to a personalised book.
Frequently asked questions
Can the godparent be in the book?
Yes. You add a person, choose “Godparent”, and you are drawn beside your godchild from your own photos.
Do the child's parents need to know?
A child's photos are given only by a parent or guardian, or by someone with their permission, so you need their consent. The book itself can stay a surprise for the child.
Is there a topic for the godchild's other celebrations?
Yes: Birthday and Name day for the child's celebrations and, for a baby, The christening, for the day they got their name.
When should I order for Easter?
The delivery cost and time are shown before you pay. For Easter, as for any holiday, allow time for printing and post.