How Much to Give for Confirmation for a Friend??

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The gift should be enough to cover the cost of food and a little more. Give what you can afford. Another option is to purchase something from a religious store such as a wall cross, etc. The gift should not cause you a hardship. The family invited you because they want to celebrate with you. Have a great time.

Honestly, the one gift I got for Confirmation that I remember was a picture frame and a personalized bulletin board. The frame held a picture of my sponsor (my cousin) and me and the board was something I kept until after college when it finally fell apart after being moved around so much. Both were from my cousin. The Board was a simple cork board with frame and had my name in wooden letters on the top (painted in fun colors). It was something that I used all the time and I never forgot why I got it (I became an "adult" in the Church - so I had to be responsible for my choices/actions while still having fun)

Rather than something expensive, find something small or even make something to commemorate the occasion. In our ward, the primary gives the children a white bath towel with their name embroidered on it. It is something to make them feel special, but doesn't cost much in terms of money.

I got various gifts: luggage set, bath towel set, necklace, clock, personalized photo frame, personalized Bible, cash, gift cards. Since I was going into a boarding highschool I got a lot of everyday necessities for the start of my new point in life.

Spend what you feel comfortable with, family tends to spend more if they are a very religious family $50-$100, friends of the family usually under $20 unless you are a godparent of the child. Either way just spend what you can afford, it is not about how much is gotten or given but about the wonderful new point in their faith.

I would say give what you can. Since it is a confirmation, I would try to give something that can be remembered. An ID bracelet, a picture frame with their name on it, something not necessarily expensive, but personal. I hope this helps.
Good luck!

I'd say $20 would be typical. If the child is a girl, perhaps a gift of earrings, cross necklace - something to keep. There are lots of confirmation themed picture frames in stores. One of the coolest gifts I ever got was a lined blank journal - the giver wrote a note to me on the first page, filled the next pages with some inspirational quotes she had collected through the years, and encouraged me to continue keeping track of quotes, etc. on the remaining pages.

$50 for family or if you're very close, $25 for friend's children or if you're not too close