My sister just had her first baby girl, but i live 800 miles away and don't have more than 20 dollars, any good ideas!
2007-03-14 14:51:06 · 19 answers · asked by LAZER 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Send a nice note, and maybe a picture of you for your neice. I have 2 brothers, when my little girl was born a note and a "can't wait to meet you" to the baby was worth much more than a toy or outfit that she'd soon outgrow. If you really want to send something, a small gift, like a $5 board book (a book that has hard cardboard pages instead of thin paper one), is good, and write in the front cover "love uncle...."
2007-03-14 16:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Erin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gift cards, you can put $20 on a gift card, pop it in a cutesy card, and mail it for cheap.
Don't buy newborn diapers because most moms get a ton of these and babies aren't in the size for very long. Don't buy clothes (unless it's for sizes 9 months and up, and make sure it'll be season appropriate!) because most moms get a TON of clothes for baby in sizes 0-3 months and 3-6 months, more than baby will ever be able to wear.
2007-03-14 23:28:08 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you I would just put that money away in a safe place and add a little to it each month until you have a sufficient amt. that you want to invest In a gift for your niece or nephew. Other than that and if 20 is all you want to put into it....you can go to target or walmart and pick out a few outfits for the baby....and they can be a little larger in size, they will come in sizes such as preemie, newborn, 3-6 months 6-9 mon, The newborn stuff they will grow out of really fast...so I would suggest a little bigger.....don't go to far in advance due to season changing....you want the outfit to be appropriate for the season.
2007-03-14 21:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by mrs_endless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gift card so she can buy DIAPERS. Or, a restaurant gift card, so that she and her significant other can have a dinner out without the baby (in a couple of months or when they're ready) on you. That's one of the gifts I received at my baby shower, and I thought it was an awesome idea. Sometimes after you have a baby you forget to take time out for you and your spouse, so it's nice to have something like that waiting in the wings.
2007-03-14 21:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by Luann 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No worries, stick it in a card and send for her first bank account.
Or get them a $20 gift card to WalMart.
And, no, people, don't go disrespecting the WalMart gift card. Believe me, I got one and I was ecstatic. They are great for baby supplies....formula, diapers, bottles, bathing supplies.
Oh! I also just remembered 2 books that might be nice.
Robert Munsch - Love You Forever
This book has one strange part that makes you go...huh...but I swear, everyone (esp mothers) that reads it tears up. It's about a mother who rocks her sleeping son and sings a special song to him throughout his life until she is too old and sick to do it and the roles are reversed. Look it up...seriously
Shel Silverstein - The Giving Tree
You might be able to get one or both delivered to your sister and stay in budget.
2007-03-14 21:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by tricia_g_c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clothes! Most baby clothes that you can buy at Target or Wal-Mart are only 10 bucks and then you can spend the rest on shipping. Take it from a woman who loves to buy baby stuff...you can never have enough baby clothes! If you want to be more creative how about a baby book with a handwritten message from you to your new niece! Anything with sentiment would be a great gift!
2007-03-14 21:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by Soon to be Mrs. Welsh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Send her a gift card or the money in a card for the newborn baby. Thats the best present if you ask me because then she can get anything the baby will need.
2007-03-14 21:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you/your parents have any funny pictures of you and your sister from when you were kids? My mother in law sent me 2 framed pictures of my husband from when he was little when our son was born- one of him dressed as a cowboy (with rainboots on instead of cowyboy boots and his guns are in his holster backwards), and another of him standing with a suitcase and his teddy bear...he was running away from home- he was 4. They are priceless and sit on the shelves in my baby's room.
I am sure she just went to the kodac picture maker and had 5x7's made and she included a note about each of the pictures. Warmed my heart- especially since she is as poor as a church mouse and had less money to spend than you. It is not the amount of the gift- it is the thought. Give her something she can have forever. She won't remember a gift card.
2007-03-14 22:07:55 · answer #8 · answered by trouperstar 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you crafty? If so, make something personalized for the baby to hand on the wall in her room , or go to a craft store - they have lots of kits to make cute little gifts.
2007-03-14 22:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by jggb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A card. I'm sure your sister will understand, and wouldn't want you spending your last dollar on her. You'd probably use up your $20 just shipping something to her, so stick with a card and a $.39 stamp. Write something mushy.
2007-03-14 21:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa A 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋