I'm making my friend a gift basket for her baby shower, filled with all kinds of fun stuff. She's a first time mom, her mother and father are dead and she had a REALLY hard time getting pregnant (6 miscarriages!!!) I really want to make this fun for her as well as extremely functional! I'm a mother myself and have put all the stuff I think she will need, but I need some more ideas...any help would be great! Thanks!
2007-01-15
09:27:22
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BimboBaggins
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Pregnancy & Parenting
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Thanks for all of the comments so far, there are some really great ideas! For those who have said babysitting coupons, that would be great, but my friend lives out of state...so that wouldn't work too well for me. I was just going to purchase all of the things and then once I get to her house for the shower, put it all together.
2007-01-15
10:23:30 ·
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I'm sure with you being a Mom yourself that you have the bases covered pretty well. Just in case, some of the things I would include would be:
*Infant toiletry set (nail clippers, nasal aspirator, etc.)
*Set of cloth diapers for burp cloths (or actual burping pads but they are more expensive)
*The infant peekaboo mirror set that she can attach in the front of the car and peek in on her little one in the backseat while she is driving
*A cardboard book or two (Goodnight Moon or Guess How Much I Love You are good choices)
*Pacifier, rattles, baby bottle(s), socks, booties
*Mommy brag book
*receiving blanket, t-shirts/onesie(s), baby towel/washcloth set
*Baby toy or small plush animal (the ones w/ the pull-down string w/ music are nice)
These are just some things off the top of my head. I think this is wonderful what you are doing for your friend!! No matter what you pick I am sure she will appreciate you thinking of her. Congratulations to all!
2007-01-15 09:44:20
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answered by milldan65 4
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Okay i got three homemade gifts that I loved at my babyshower. The first was a knitted blanket the second was a quilted photo album that someone made and put a dollar in with writing that said if the dollar was taken that I had to replace it with a new $1 and a $100. But the cover had a frame for the babys first picture (which was sort of sticking up) The third and perhaps the most memorable was a pillow that had a place for the name, weight, height, time and date of birth. Then using puff paint everyone who attended my shower signed the pillow. A suggestion that I had was Baby bottles filled with diaper pins (useful for keeping socks together), little hair bands, and small things people usually forget. Another thing would be something for the mother like calgon and maybe a homemade candle to enjoy a nice bath and then maybe some lavendar wash for the baby.
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answered by Anonymous
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Give her a gift certificate for a manicure & pedicure. Or as some one else mentioned, a gift certificate for dinner for two or a movie.
Another idea would be disposable cameras. I know-there's digital and cameras on cell phones, but the disposable kind are unique in that poop, apple juice, strained peas and baby puke won't hurt them.
Include some home-made gifts certificates, too, for free baby sitting.
Get one of those kits that you can make a plaster cast of the kid's hands and feet. Mommies love that stuff!
And of course, baby wipes, diapers, burping clothes, etc.
What a cool friend you are! Have fun with it!
2007-01-15 10:06:56
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answered by kelly24592 5
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A neat way to package the gift is to use a baby's bath tub as the "basket".
Add disposable cameras to the package...new parents never have time to get film....
A gift card for the baby's first professional photos.
Include gift cards for the local pizza delivery shop...they will need them!
Look into getting a maid for a day for the new mom...
Repeat gifts like Fruit of the Month club from Harry and David
2007-01-17 09:19:53
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answered by Julie T 5
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It won't fit in a basket, but I had a blast making a diaper cake for a friend of mine. I saw it on Sex and the City and knew I couldn't afford to buy one, so I made it. You buy a pack of diapers or two, a cardboard cake base and ribbon. Tie the diapers into rolls as if they're little diplomas with the ribbon. Then make a full circle of diapers, tied with a large ribbon. Then make smaller and smaller layers. You keep them all together with spools. Strewn across the cake you can put baby toys, bibs, clothes. It's unique and functional!
2007-01-15 09:33:28
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answered by shannonscorpio 4
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Hello.....
What about putting together materials for a baby massage kit? THAT is a great accesory to have....special time for mommy and baby that involves touch, smell, and sound!! They would BOTH love it!!
You can buy kits....or just put one together yourself:
Go online and look for instructions on baby massage. Handwrite out the instructions or think of some creative way to have them written down for the basket. Also, a bottle of Johnson's Lavendar baby oil or regular baby oil. A little baby neck pillow.....you could make one of these or just include a hooded towel that could be rolled up!! A relaxing baby music CD with lullabyes and soothing sounds (Target sells a great one called Nightscapes and Lullabyes??).
Just an idea....but I really enjoyed doing massage wtih my oldest daughter, she was my first. IT helped me bond with her and take specific time out of each day to do this!! I think she benefitted from it, too!!
Becca
2007-01-15 14:54:31
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answered by diapercakesbybecca 6
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My Mom does gift bags for baby showers and always puts a rattle phone in them and tells the Mom to be that it's so the baby can call her anytime it wants to talk.
You could include a list with an explanation of why you included each item. She'll probably find that helpful about things she didn't know and if you add in some cute and funny reasons too, I'm sure she'll love it.
2007-01-15 09:33:37
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answered by Not Laughing w/ U 3
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I like to do gift baskets too with all the stuff that most people don't think about getting. I also do a themed basket, my fav. is using a metal wash tub, and stenciling the baby's name on the out side and getting all kids of duck stuff and putting it in it. It always goes over well.
2007-01-15 09:32:19
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answered by ireland_girl83 2
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Well, this wont fit in a basket, but this is what my sister done for me. She bought a sapling pine tree, decorated it with rattles, pacifiers, etc. Then she put on the card to plant it the day the baby was born. We done exactly that and its still growing along with my daughter. (My daughter is winning) Every time I look at that tree, I think of my sister and how I thought that was a good idea. That was 8 yrs. ago.
2007-01-15 09:38:28
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answered by pebbles 6
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Go with the necessities over the unique. From experience, that day to day stuff is far more important than the unique.
Suggestions are baby bath, never have enough diapers, wipes, onesees, etc.
2007-01-15 09:33:00
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answered by John B 2
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