Sweet Baby Gifts

A friend is having her baby shower soon and I need some gift ideas. She is keeping ‘mum’ about the gender so I need ideas that will work for female or male. I would be looking at spending about $20.00 as she isn’t exactly a close friend (although I do enjoy her company).

I got soooooo man receiving blankets and bibs and clothes I don’t even know what to do with! The BEST gift I got were gift certificates, bath sets (johnsons lotions and bath soaps), sudocream (BEST DIAPER RASH CREAM EVER! way better than penatin) diapers. Anything that you go through non stop is the best gift ever.

I am making my good friend a cute basket for her baby gift, but also a small diaper cake. I also MIGHT get her another large gift like a jungle gym or boppy depending on how much I spend.

I would put onsies, bibs, burp cloths, blankets and Desitin diaper rash cream.

I needed all that stuff when my babies were born.

If you want to get her a good gift she can use, forget the boppy. Buy her a baby Carrier or sling.

Believe me she’ll appreciate it and she’ll get a lot of use out of it.

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I found out yesterday that my friend is pregnant. Even though she’s not due until February and the shower isn’t for like 5 months, I say it’s never too late for planning my strategy on baby gifts! But I have no idea what to get. I’ve never been to a shower before (except my own when I was a fetus LoL) so ideas please??

A Jumperoo!!! Best thing we have!! Way better than an exercaucer because it bounces!

http://www.beso.com/fisher-price-baby-jumperoo/search?rf=gbn

I found out yesterday that my friend is pregnant. Even though she’s not due until February and the shower isn’t for like 5 months, I say it’s never too early for planning my strategy on baby gifts! But I have no idea what to get. I’ve never been to a shower before (except my own when I was a fetus LoL) so ideas please??

Try this webpages with 101 gift ideas for baby showers it’s of great use and will give you the best of the best on ideas http://www.babyshower101.com/baby_shower_gift_ideas.html

It’s Tomorrow, and I need some cheap ideas, that are relatively inexpensive. I need about six gifts. I know the obvious like little lotions and candy. But is there anything creative or more useful?

For my baby shower we did candles, pouperie(sp?), candy bags, flower bulbs(for planting), the center table decorations(flowers in a glass jar with glass pebbles and ribbons), lotion, bath soaks and for the younger ones we had little toy animals since my theme was "down on the farm". Go to the dollar store…they always have some nifty little odds and ends. Hope this helps! Enjoy your party :]

My sister lives in another town from me and I wasn’t able to make it to her baby shower for my little niece. I still want to send her a gift via mail but I’m not sure what to send since she has received everything she could possibly need for the baby. I want to get the baby an engraved pillow but i’m not sure what would be the best site to start at. If anyone has any ideas of where I can get an engraved pillow I would be very grateful. I was also wondering if this was a good idea? I appreciate new ideas as well. thanks.

While the pillow idea is thoughtful it’s not really practical (sorry I don’t mean to be rude)
you said she has already got everything she would need for a baby, How bout for when the baby is a lil older. I got a lot of size 1 diapers but no size 2, 4 or 5 so maybe diapers in a bigger size would be a good gift.

When all else fails get a gift card that way she will be able to buy what she needs for the baby when she needs it and you won’t be spending a fortune to ship it to her

She doesn’t know the sex. For the baby we are buying a white onesie and signing our names in colorful markers all over it, but we want to get something for our teacher but we don’t know what. Ideas please?

These aren’t specific for a teacher, but as a new mom, these things were or would have been nice:

1.) spa gift card
2.) really nice hand soap and lotion - you are washing your hands all the time when you’re a new mom
3.) local restaurant gift card - it’s hard to find time to cook with a new baby

What kind of teacher is she - maybe you could get a cute book for the baby that has something to do with the subject she teaches.

I am going to be having my baby baptized soon (Catholic faith) and was thinking it would be nice to give the godparents a little gift to say ‘thanks’. Any good ideas? Thanks in advance for any help!

My daughter was a godmother recently. She received a picture frame, that said Godmother on it.
We then took a picture of the godmother & baby, in the church, to put in the frame.
Really cute frame. It was bought on-line.

B : )

Hello. We are planning a baby shower for my sister. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks!

I hope this will help you, and good luck with the shower!

GAMES

Few of our favorite picks:

Dirty Diaper Game - Have mom-to-be change baby doll diaper. Use chocolate topping and tea to make the game more realistic. If it’s her first diaper change, it may be a lot of fun /You will need diaper, chocolate topping, tea and baby wipes/

Blindfold Diaper Change Game - Sometimes very tired new mom needs to change diaper in the middle of the night with her "eyes wide shut". This fun game may be a time saver in the near future Watch mom-to-be or other guests make it right. /You will need a diaper and a doll./

Match The Socks Game - Put several unpaired pairs of different colors socks in a bag. Mix them well and give each player minute or two to pair them. Winner is a guest who at the end of the time paired the most socks. /You will need several, possibly 10 or more pairs of socks and some container to mix all of them/

Baby Food Game - Have each guest try baby food from unmarked container to guess what is it. Sounds pretty easy, right? Think twice… you will be surprised how many people will guess it wrong! /You will need unmarked containers. Put jars in warm water for 10-15 minutes to dissolve glue from the label. It will be easier to take it off . You may also use nontransparent paper and piece of tape to cover the label/

Baby Charades Game - is a word guessing game. It is an acting game in which one player acts out a baby word or phrase. /You need to produce list with as many as you want "secret" words or phrases. The guests attempt to guess the word or phrase based on the "actor’s" performance. They can ask questions, to which the "actor" may give non-verbal responses, such as nodding in affirmation.

Name As Many Baby Items You Can Game - Have each guest write down as many baby products as they can name within few minutes. Sounds easy at the beginning, but it will start racking their brains for more closer to the end of the game. Give a prize to the guest who gets the most baby products named. /You will need pan and piece of paper for each guest/

Guess Mom’s Tummy Size Game - Have each woman pull the yarn to the size they believe would fit perfectly around the Mother-To-Be’s center of her pregnant tummy. After everyone cuts their yarn , compare the results to the Mommy-To-Be’s actual tummy. Give a prize to the lady who is the closest! This is a long time baby shower favorite. /You will need few feet of yarn for each player/

How Well Do You Know Mommy-to-be Game - ( It’s a great time for mommy-to-be to take a brake and refresh herself since she needs to stay out of the sight for this game ) Have each guest write down facial features of future mom ( for example: hair length and color, eye color or even what is she wearing right now ) /You will need pen and piece of paper with already written questions/

Drinking Game - Milk of course or any other favorite soft drink or juice - Have each participating guest drink it from baby bottle with nipple. First to finish provided amount is winning the game /You will need few baby bottles of the same size /

Baby Trivia Game - Make a list of questions about babies or parenting and make 3 different answers for each of the questions, where only one is true. For example: How much parents spend in the first year on diapers or how many of them will be used in the first year. Questions and answers can be found in many publications, including internet. Google is a good start
What Is It? Game - mom-to-be is blindfolded and needs to tell their guests what she has in her hands. It’s even more fun if mom-to-be is told that these are items from around the house… /You will need some toys or baby items, blanket or bag to cover/hide the items/

Word Scrambler Game - One of the favorite baby shower games. You will need to scramble some baby words. For example: bottle = letobt , diaper = repaid or pacifier = ficipare /You will need pen and piece of paper for each guest. It’s easier and faster if you have the scrambled words printed and each participant have to write the unscrambled word next to it/

BABY SHOWER PRIZE IDEAS

- Small/travel size hand lotions
- Special home made cookies or candies packed in clear cellophane bag
- Scented candles
- Picture frames
- Fridge magnets
- Handmade soaps
- Coaster sets
- Small planting kits such as "grass heads"
- Anything that is practical, fun or at least sweet
You may find great baby shower gifts at http://www.ThirstyCake.com website.
They offer beautiful and practical diaper cakes, Diaper cupcakes and Pearhead brand "babyprints" - "Belly art casting kit" and Impression kit to create a lasting keepsake of your baby’s hand or foot.

Product page: www.ThirstyCake.com/oven.html

My boyfriend’s sister just had her baby this month, couple weeks ago. I still haven’t gotten her son anything. I don’t need want to get clothes, as there is already enough, but I need more ideas? Besides materialistic items.

Baby boy, Carlos.

For a unique gift try a soft cover personalized book!!