hi there,
i save in the post office for my 2 children, i lodge money every week and also use whatever change i have in my wallet to buy them cyril the squirrel savings stamps at 1 euro each.
you then put them on cyrils card and when you have 20 euro , you lodge it inot the account. its very handy and they love it, well , my 5 year old does, and he fills in his sisters card as she is too young to do it.
dont think the interest is that good though, on 1000 euro , my son got 43c!!
but its nice to know its there, also they cant touch til their seven, can maybe use it towards communion or that.
all you will need is there birth cert and a bill from their mother/fathers address.
is this possible for you to get?
alternatively halifax offer something called acorn saver, where you, in your name , save by direct debit and amount up to 250 a month ( i think) , and after a year whatever you have saved goes into an acorn saver account earnig around 3.5%.
then you start afresh saving again by direct debit as the money in the acorn account earns interest.
just a suggestion!!