Shopping for unique baby shower gifts can be a real challenge. Sure, the regular stores like Target, K-Mart and Walmart all have many different items that qualify as a good baby gift, but they’re all so routine and expected. How many baby clothing gift sets does a mother need? And honestly, so many women make clay molds of their baby’s hands and feet and put together scrapbooks that buying them the supplies and items needed to do it is like purchasing baby wipes and diaper rash preventative cream.

So, if you have a baby shower to go to and a baby to buy something for, consider looking for unique baby shower gifts. For big ticket items that are sure to be a real winner, think about cribs, bassinets, play pens or play areas, high chairs, infant seats, car seats and activity centers. For the mother, think of a luxurious pillow and throw blanket set, or even a rocking chair or a recliner for her to enjoy while she is feeding and nurturing and bonding with her baby.

If you need to stick on a budget, then more appropriate yet still unique baby shower gifts include gift certificates to baby shops and specialty boutiques, photo studio gift certificates, a mid-range digital camera to capture all of those special moments with, digital photo frames and lavish photo albums, monogrammed quilts and blankets, and even a noise machine to help comfort baby at night. Smaller items that still make a lasting impression can include handmade items, unique baby outfits and christening gowns, diaper stackers and diaper cakes, baby thermometers and bath supplies, baby tubs, and of course, toys. Other things to think about when planning for a new baby is the baby shower that will be held for the mother, and the baby shower favors that should be purchased or made.

The purpose of favors at a baby shower is to thank all of the guests that came to share in a special day with the mother-to-be. Like wedding favors, unique baby shower favors should be passed out at the end of the party or reception, either by the mother-to-be herself, or the people that helped to plan the baby shower with her or for her. For shopping and design ideas for both unique baby shower gifts and baby shower favors, you can check out any parenting magazine, as well as specialty magazines and websites that are related to pregnancy and baby shower planning.



Author: Kimberly Green

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Today’s incarnation of the baby shower started shortly after WW2 and has become quite the celebration of life. We’ve transitioned from small family oriented celebrations to larger parties that, in some cases include entire towns and last several days. In America, traditions have stopped with pre-birth celebrations that usually see party sizes ranging from close personal family to large circles of friends.

If you are the mommy to be, a baby shower can be one of the most exciting times of your life. After all, that day is strictly to celebrate new life and a bond between mother and child. It should be a blessed day filled with joy. For a party participant it can be a day filled with emotions that stir up memories of a first child or for future plans for children. It can also stir up emotions of competitiveness. After all we are all human and pulling out the “best gift of the day” award is quite the accomplishment!

If your goal is to share in the glowing light of mommy-hood as well as being the top gift giver in the crowd it is very important to select a thoughtful, useful and exciting gift that will not only serve as a functional item but as a keepsake for years to come. One such item is the tiered diaper birthday cake that not only gives a great cake for future diaper storage it comes with 200 very practical disposable diapers. If you are going for the sentimental “hand me down” heirloom, the Rockabye Baby Rocking Horse would be an excellent time honored and traditional choice!

Often the grand slam of baby shower gifts will be the baby’s first plush teddy bear. A unique baby shower gifts in that same realm would be the Jo-Jo Giraffe stuffed animal or Bailey the bunny cashmere bunny. If you decide to go this route, be cautious and check out the color scheme and layout of the baby’s new room. A bunny in a room of teddy bear prints would stand out like a sore thumb.

Ultimately the perfect baby shower gift doesn’t come down to how much money is spent but the thoughtfulness of the gift. Listen to the mommy, take notice of what the baby’s room looks like and find the perfect gift that will not only fit the needs of the mommy but will serve as a great keepsake for the baby.



Author: Kimberly Green

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As many of us know when we are invited to a party we need to give a present that the person who is getting them will appreciate. Sometimes this is a little difficult as we may not know the likes and dislikes of the person. This problem we can usually solve simply by getting something useful that they might need, or a small figurine. Generally for baby showers we try to find presents that the new mother will be able to use once the baby is born. There are other types of gifts that we can give also. These can be pretty little figurines of a sleeping baby or we can look for unique baby shower gifts instead.

To give unique baby shower gifts is not as hard as we might think. All that you really need is to decide what you would like the new mother to have and then look for places that sell these items. In many cases you can find unique baby shower gifts in unusual places like jewelry stores.

Here the gifts will not appear as presents for a baby shower they will be jewelry items. You can if you are very creative see a few pieces that might look great for the new mother. For instance you can get a jeweled safety pin or a small crystal gem studded bootie. These are gifts that while they are not considered as being useful, that the new mother will be able to appreciate.

You can also make special unique baby shower gifts for the new mother. There are many new mothers who would love being able to smell nice without having to worry about their perfume going off after a few hours. For this type of gift you can buy a bottle of her favorite perfume or those little perfume gift sets and keep them wrapped near her with gold and silver wrapping.

There is another type of unique baby shower gift that you can look for and that is a baby’s pacifier. This pacifier however will not be the normal one where you give it to the baby. Instead you can have a jeweler make these types of unique baby shower gifts. Here the body of the pacifier can be made in gold or silver. The pacifier can be made in the birthstone month of the mother or to make it even more special you can have the baby’s birthstone as the pacifier.

These are just a few of the many different unique baby shower gifts that you can find and give. The only thing that you need to do is to see what type of baby shower gift that you can get. From this point onwards you will need to decide how you are going to present the gift to the new mother.



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