Category: gift baskets

If you are going to a baby shower for a friend, family member, or coworker, you may be trying to think of unique ideas for a present. While many people are content simply going to the gift registry and picking something off of it, you want to do something unique and memorable for the expectant mother. If this is the case, try putting together a unique baby gift basket for the expectant mother and her bundle of joy!

Making It Unique

Putting together a baby gift basket is not inherently difficult. Simply pick out several items, put them in a nice basket or bin, and cover it with tulle or sheer material with a ribbon or bow on top. It seems simple. However, there are many things you can do to make it a unique baby gift basket.

First, you could personalize it. A personalized baby gift basket can be a great treat for mom and baby! This works best if you know what the babys name is going to be. If you do, there are many different things to put in this unique baby gift basket. First, look online for name meaning sights. There are several places where you can get a name explained in depth and framed. These are especially meaningful if the family is naming the baby a biblical name due specifically to the meaning of that name. Second, look for places where you can personalize items. You can get personalized one piece suits, socks, booties, pacifiers, and a personalized diaper bag as well. You could even put everything in a personalized diaper bag and make it a unique baby gift basket in a diaper bag!

Another way to make your unique baby gift basket is to chose a specific theme. Instead of putting a bunch of random items into a beautiful basket, put items that go together in it. There are many different themes you could choose. You could do a unique baby gift basket that is all about sleeping. In it you could put swaddling blankets, pacifiers, a snuggly toy (for when the baby is older), baby massage lotion, a lullaby CD or white noise CD, and a bed time storybook. Another unique baby gift basket idea is feeding, most specifically breastfeeding. Many people will buy other themes like bath time or clothing themed presents, but few people will remember a breastfeeding mothers needs at a baby shower. If you include nipple cream, breastfeeding friendly pacifiers, breast pads, nursing bras, nursing shirts, and a nursing cover up for nursing in public, you will be the expectant moms hero!

Whatever you do, your gift basket will truly be a unique present that will stand out amongst the traditional presents!

Almost every woman finds herself at some point in her life invited to a baby shower for someone that they know very little, barely know, or are related to in a distant manner. While it can be easy to purchase a gift for an expectant mother who is a friend or close family member, it can be harder to find a unique and exciting gift idea for someone that you hardly know. You do not want to bring a generic gift off of a registry, but you also do not want to do something that is so unique that the expectant mother will not appreciate it. A baby shower gift basket may not be a unique baby gift basket, but it will be cherished and appreciated by the expectant mother.

Baby Basics

If you want to give a great gift with your baby shower gift basket, the best way to do this for someone who is not a close friend is to give a baby shower gift basket filled with baby basics. Baby basics stay the same no matter what sex the baby is or what unique personality traits the baby has. Some things that a new mother can always use are binkies or pacifiers, bottles (depending on feeding method, but even breastfeeding moms use bottles from time to time!), swaddling blankets, baby clothes, receiving blankets, burp clothes, bibs, feeding utensils for when the baby is older, wash clothes, baby soap (make sure it is hypoallergenic!), detergent, baby lotion, baby hygiene products like finger and toe nail clippers, baby Q-tips, and an aspirator, and other items like socks, hats, gloves, and shoes. All of these will give you a pretty generic baby shower gift basket with baby basics.

Making A Unique Baby Gift Basket

It can be very difficult to make a unique gift for someone that you do not know well. However, when making a baby shower gift basket, it is very easy to make a unique gift basket for the baby and the mother. The first thing to do is to pick a theme. You could do diapering, feeding, clothing, or bath time. The best way to be unique is to do a baby shower basket filled with items that the baby can use when he or she is closer to six months old. The new mother will probably receive all of the newborn items that she needs. Instead, include things like feeding utensils, larger sized clothing, oversized bibs, baby food (with lengthy expiration dates, of course!), and season appropriate accessories in the respectable size that the baby will need.

No matter what you do for your baby shower gift basket, your basket will be the hit of the party!