• When children are part of a wedding, it is important to honor their place in life and their involvement. Entertainment may play a big part in your gift selection if your child guests are young. An entertaining gift has dual benefits: First, it pleases the child because it is a toy. Second, it eases tension at your wedding events--especially long events like a rehearsal, rehearsal dinner or ceremony--because it can keep the child interested and maybe less fussy. Also keep the child's interests in mind when choosing a gift. Even at a young age, children know what they like and dislike. Check with the child's parents to determine an appropriate gift.
  
  

Personalized Puzzles

• Order a personalized photo puzzle for a child who is part of your wedding party. The photo can be one of the child and you or just one of him. You can purchase puzzles that vary in difficulty to accommodate the age and skill of the child. It is important that you select a puzzle with large pieces for younger children for ease of play and to avoid choking. Try a harder puzzle for older children so that the child does not lose interest.
  
  

Personalized Storybook

• For a child who is an avid reader, give him a personalized animal storybook. Made for children up to 8 years old, this hardcover book "introduces animals that correspond with each of the letters of a child's first and last names," according to Red Envelope's website. "At the end of the book, the animals celebrate the spelling of the child's name."
  
  Pair the book with a canvas bag and several other favorite but less expensive books. The child can carry the "book bag" around the wedding events and indulge when he is bored.
  
  

Personalized Bracelet

• A child who is older, in the 10- to 15-year-old range, might like an engraved bracelet or personalized charm bracelet. The latter is especially nice because you only have to buy the bracelet and one charm--a wedding one, for example, to start off the bracelet. She then can customize it and add charms as she develops interests or goes to events that she would like to commemorate with a charm.
  
  

Pearl Necklace

• Real pearl necklaces are an elegant and generous gift for a female child. They fit the formality of a wedding, and they provide her with an heirloom piece of jewelry that she can flaunt at the wedding and use at other formal events in the future.
  
  

Sports-Themed Box

• For energetic boys and girls, consider filling a large, fabric-lined storage box with sports-themed, age-appropriate toys. Some examples might be a portable DVD player with sports movies or games and a set of headphones, a flying disc, a basketball or soccer ball or a kite. Pick outdoor sports that have equipment that is easy to transport--and fit within a box. A little candy is also a nice addition, writes The Wedding Channel on its website.