| The pain of loss runs deep and often words | | | | with a Scripture passage or poem of sympathy |
| cannot express one's grief. The death of a loved | | | | and encouragement. |
| one is a reality that all of us will experience at | | | | Gifts for Children: It can be especially difficult for |
| some time in our lives. In the midst of our grief, | | | | children to understand a loved one's passing and a |
| we often find comfort in simple things - a poem, | | | | child's grief, though just as deep as an adult's, can |
| a biblical passage, an object of sentimental value. | | | | often be overlooked. Age-appropriate personalised |
| Personalised gifts can also serve as tokens of | | | | gifts can be an important part of a child's grief |
| remembrance or symbols of the memory of one | | | | and healing. Consider giving a child printed crayons |
| who's passed away. Commonly called "sympathy | | | | or personalised colouring pencils imprinted with a |
| gifts" or "condolence gifts," there is an entire | | | | special message from their lost loved one and |
| market for such personalised items. Here are a | | | | encourage him or her to express their feelings |
| few examples of gifts that can bring comfort to | | | | through their artwork. |
| someone who is grieving. | | | | Low-Cost Gifts: Condolence gifts need not be |
| Memorial Jewellery: The gift of memorial jewellery | | | | expensive to be heartfelt and personal. Something |
| is sure to be a keepsake for years to come. | | | | as simple as a promotional pen, for instance, is a |
| Personalised gifts, such as a necklace, serve as | | | | unique and special gift. In particular, one of the |
| beautiful symbols for the wearer to keep their | | | | more eco-friendly printed pens is fashioned with a |
| loved one close to their heart. Many necklaces or | | | | special pod on one end that contains seeds. |
| other personalised gifts of jewellery can be | | | | Simply place the biodegradable pod in a pot of |
| engraved with the name or initials of the lost | | | | dirt, water regularly, and watch the flowers grow. |
| loved one and often come packaged in beautiful | | | | Buy these promotional pens in bulk, printed with |
| gift boxes. Bracelets, personalised key chains, and | | | | your loved one's name or a short message, and |
| charms are just a few examples of other | | | | share them with family and friends. |
| memorial jewellery available to suit your taste. | | | | These ideas are just the beginning. There are |
| Memorial Photo Frames: When someone is | | | | personalised gifts especially for men as well as |
| bereaved, photographs of the person they've lost | | | | gifts geared toward specific losses (e.g. death of |
| can be particularly comforting. Present your | | | | a spouse, loss of a baby, etc.). Be creative, skip |
| bereaved friend with a cherished photo of their | | | | the flowers, and choose a personalised sympathy |
| loved one in a personalised picture frame inscribed | | | | gift that will be cherished forever. |