Adult Baby Diaper

Baby Gift Baskets Make Great Personalized Gifts

By Stuart Benjamin

If you know someone who is expecting, you will more than likely receive a shower invitation in the mail. For some people, trying to come up with the perfect baby shower gift can be a harrowing, stressful experience. They want to give a gift that will be useful, unique, and remembered. It is not always easy to find something that fits those categories.

It is easy to find a useful baby shower gift, all you really have to do is run out and grab a bag of diapers from the nearest store. But, how many other bags of diapers do you think the new parents are likely to receive? That being said, your useful gift would definitely not be unique, and would only be remembered until the next bag of diapers had to be opened.

There is one gift that we often overlook, but that would work great in this situation, a baby gift basket. If you take your time, putting thought and effort into your gift, you will have something that is not only useful, but that is unique and sure to be remembered by the receiver for quite some time.

You have two options when it comes to baby gift baskets, you can either purchase a pre-made basket, or pick and choose each component yourself, and put them all together in a beautiful basket. You may have a local gift shop near your home that sells pre-made baby gift baskets, so that all you have to do is walk in, pick the one you want, lay down the cash, and take it to the shower. If not, there are many companies online that sell personalized baskets, and some that will even allow you to have some say as to what items the basket is filled with. The only downside to this is that you have to place your order well in advance, you have to pay for shipping, and you still have no real guarantee that your order will arrive in time for the party.

The best, surefire way to create a wonderful, personalized baby gift basket is to make your own. Think about how much money you want to spend on your gift, and choose an appropriate sized basket that you like. The idea is to choose a basket that can be used later for other purposes, maybe as a hold-all in the baby nursery, which will not only add to it's usefulness, but will help the new parents remember your gift as well.

Once your basket has been chosen, the real fun comes when you start choosing what items to fill it with. You can be creative here, and just purchase baby items that you like and think would be useful, or you can use the mother-to-be's gift registry, if one is available. You will likely be surprised at just how many great baby items your baby gift basket can hold!

Baby wipes, shampoo, lotion, cotton balls, rattles, baby spoons, baby washcloths, and baby care kits will all fill up your baby gift basket rather quickly, and will be very useful to the expectant parents. The gift registry will be helpful in case there is a specific brand or product that the new parents plan to use. You want to be certain that you purchase items from the list whenever possible.

Keep in mind when you are doing your shopping that the new parents will likely receive tons of gifts for their new baby, but likely won't receive anything that they can use themselves. Toss in a few non-baby, adult items for the parents, and your baby gift basket will be an even bigger hit. It doesn't have to be expensive items, maybe an aromatherapy candle or some bath beads for mom, and maybe some gourmet coffee or sweets for dad. If you know the expectant parents well, and they have favorite hobbies that you know of, then you could even try to choose small hobby related gifts for them. Again, these gifts don't have to be large expensive items, just something that lets mom and dad know they are special too.

When you have finished your shopping, you will need to gather everything together and arrange it in your baby gift basket in a neat, appealing way. The idea is to fill it as full as possible, without making it appear jumbled or thrown together. If you want to spruce it up a little more, use some tissue paper, or a pretty receiving blanket to line the bottom of the blanket with, and allow it to overhang all around the rim of the basket. To make the process easier, spread your cellophane out on a flat surface, set your basket in the middle, and then fill it, so that all you have to do is gather up the cellophane around the basket and secure it at the top with a ribbon or bow.

Attach a personalized card, with a special message to the outside of the basket, and you are all set for the shower. When the new parents see your baby gift basket, they will think that you spent a lot of time and effort on your gift, and will really appreciate it, both now, and in the future as they use your gifts!

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