Clever Baby Gifts
- A diaper cake is a useful and festive gift that the mom-to-be will certainly appreciate. This homemade project allows you to roll up diapers and shape them into a festive cake. Top the diaper cake off with a pink or blue ribbon and add accents like rattles, teething rings and pacifiers as decorations on the cake. Here, you've given the mom-to-be a gift that she can really use. Parents can't have enough diapers for their newborn, and those extra trinkets show your thoughtfulness.
- With many of today's parents finding out their baby's sex before she arrives, we often know the baby's name long before her birthday. If the mom-to-be has shared baby's name, then get her something embroidered for her little one. Your gift will have a special, sentimental meaning since it reflects the baby's name. You can have a receiving blanket or hooded towel embroidered with the baby's first name, full name or monogram.
- Many parents treasure that first picture of their little one, often captured about halfway through the pregnancy -- or earlier -- during an ultrasound. However, many parents end up sticking this on the refrigerator, and that's it. Commemorate baby's first picture by purchasing an attractive picture frame for it. If you can get your hands on a copy of the ultrasound photo before the shower, stick it in the frame. Choose a classic sterling silver frame or a wooden frame painted to match the baby's nursery.
- If you're close with the mom-to-be -- or if a friend or family member can help you out with pictures -- you can design a photo book that celebrates her pregnancy. If mom took pictures of her baby belly week by week, you can include these images in the photo book. Also, add shots of the baby's nursery, any previous showers or parties and, of course, scanned copies of the ultrasound photos. Mom will treasure this keepsake that allows her to reflect on the nine months before she met her little one.