Lladro Gifts

My daughter will be one in January, and since it's close to Christmas I had the idea to start the tradition of making it a collector's item each year is for her birthday or Christmas. Something that will increase in value if later, it can either sell them for college or move or make life precious memories.

I used to collect carousel horses and my husband's mother collects Lladro figurines, if I thought something like that. I prefer something rather small (size of conservation) in order not to take too much space. But I do not know much about the collection, whose value increases.

Suggestions?

If you want to buy collection that are guaranteed to go to value why not try U.S. Savings Bonds? When your child is old enough to use them they have enjoyed almost double in value and can be cashed in college or a car, etc. I'm not much for the sinking of real dollars in jewelry that will disappear from the mode. It is a much wiser investment.

Perhaps instead of an item, you may collect an animal or something like that. not all animals have a special meaning to you? Or butterflies, or crystal ware?

When my children were small they used to get old books and they loved them. They also liked to collect films and posters. We used to get the old Polly Pockets of 70/80, but as your daughter is younger, I suggest it is a collection of toys

My mom started collecting dolls Madame Alexander for me, they are 8 ", sometimes you can get a 10" or more. They are nice because you can get themes (The Wizard of Oz, Hansel & Gretel, Cinderella, and so on). Even though I left home, I still have and sometimes still get one for Christmas or a birthday.

My mother collects Lladra³s, I think it's something I would like first of all, when I have a glass shelf to hold them. They are a bit too pricy for me to be sitting with two girls in the house!

My parents were each of us an ornament each year - which was great, since when you grow up, you're tired of your tree and remember those holidays. I do the same thing for my children. We also have vacation, view all previous pictures of each vacation before.

There was a super cute magazine article some time back, when the girl from the age of one, took a picture at the time of the anniversary, in one of the mothers' dresses, and it was cute to see how she aged in her.