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Make a Baby Gift Basket
A fun baby gift with lots of room for creativity is a gift basket. Gifts-to-Impress.com has many gorgeous baby gift baskets to choose from. But if you're looking for a more personal, truly unique baby gift, here are some suggestions you might find helpful:
Start by choosing a theme for your basket. The obvious thing to start with would be if it's a boy or girl. If baby hasn't arrived yet and the parents are waiting to find out the gender, you can choose neutral colors for the items you include. Green, white, and yellow are colors appropriate for both boys and girls. For a more attractive gift basket, try to select items in the same color scheme.
There are many themes to choose from and we've listed some below:
Educational - Gifts-to-Impress.com carries several baby gift baskets filled with Baby Einstein toys, books, CDs and DVDs. You could do something similar with products that help baby develop language skills, learn about animals, shapes and colors, etc.
Animals - For little cowboys, you could create a baby gift basket with a theme centered around horses or farm animals. Or choose a wild animal theme and select items such as lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, and monkies.
Eco-Friendly - For more environmentally conscious parents, you could make the baby a gift basket filled with baby clothing made from organic cotton, cloth diapers or earth-friendly Seventh Generation disposable diapers, and organic baby skincare products. Be sure all your packaging and decorative accents are eco-friendly, as well, and don't use any synthetic materials.
Bathtime - As your basket, you can use a baby bath tub and fill it with bathing accessories such as bath toys, hooded towels, gentle shampoo and baby wash, and wash cloths.
Mealtime - In this gift basket, you can include sippy cups, small plastic bowels, bottles, baby spoons and forks, bibs and jars of baby food (check the expirations dates and make sure they'll last until baby will be ready for them, which is around 4-6 months).
Lullaby c.d.'s are also great for items to include. If you have a large enough basket, include much-needed items such as diapers and wipes. Remember that a newborn doesn't care what is in the basket, but mom does! Add things that will lighten her shopping load like baby shampoos and lotions. Useful gifts are always sure to be appreciated. Much more importantly, select items that are safe for baby. Make sure nothing your're considering for your baby gift basket has been recalled and make sure none of the toys are small enough to fit through a toilet paper roll. Items that small can be a choking hazard. If you order the gift basket online or purchase one in a retail store, be sure to check each item carefully to make sure it's baby-safe.
Baskets can also be focused on the new parents and siblings. A nice idea for a family that already has children might be to create a basket that includes something for everyone. Young children can often feel left out after baby receives so many gifts, but with a little extra thought it can be a gift basket for the whole family.
Even though it takes extra time to make one yourself, a gift basket is always appreciated. When they know you've put it together yourself, it shows you care. The individual pieces of the basket will tell the recipient that you remembered their likes and dislikes.
Good luck and have fun!
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