My cousin got his godson a watch. But he didn't buy it in advance and give it to him on the day. He promised him a future day out in town, where his godson could pick out the watch for himself & then go see a film and go to McDonalds. It was all his godson could talk about on the day itself. He got so much swag/money/gifts on the day itself, everything kinda blended into one big blur of excitement. He was so over stimulated, things got lost in the shuffle. But giving him some thing to look forward to once the big day was over, was a great idea I thought. I guess the same thing would work with a god daughter re bringing her into town to get her her first nice piece of jewelry, such as a pair of earrings/bracelet etc.