Last month I shared gift ideas for a new mom. Today I'm listing some of my favorite creative and classic gift ideas for a new baby! Many of these baby items can even be made yourself! I've included links to some great tutorials. For the less crafty, you can find most of these items on Amazon.com or Etsy.com.
***If you have a great baby gift item I've missed, leave a comment and feel free to link to a tutorial!
Fun Gift Ideas for a New Baby
*Baby's 1st Year Calendar- I've kept one of these for each of our children on the nursery wall. Having it on the wall made it super easy to remember to the dates of Baby's first written down!
*Time Capsule- This is a time capsule you decorate and give to the parents. You include ideas on what to put in it. I've never received one of these and have never given one out, but I think it's a very cool idea!
*Receiving Blanket with Baby's name embroidered on it- Kids love things with their names on it. Plus, a personalized blanket makes a nice background for Baby's first photos.
*Diapers- Some babies fit well in size 1 from birth or quickly outgrow newborn size within weeks. Plus, almost everyone buys the itty bitty sizes as gifts (baby clothes included). So skip the newborn sizes and go for size 1 or 2 which will fit longer.
*Hand Casting Kit or Hand Print Kit- makes a great keepsake for both Baby and Mom
*Baby's First Doll or Stuffed Animal- Carters and
Baby Gund have some super cute ones.*Picture books to add to Baby's library- Write an inscription to the baby in the front of the book and it can count as a card too!
*Sleep Sack- Sleep sacks are nice for keeping little babies warm without using a 
blanket. These were great during the winter months even with older babies! You can find sleep sacks at Carters, Baby's R Us, Amazon.com and just about everywhere else. However, you can also make one yourself!
blanket. These were great during the winter months even with older babies! You can find sleep sacks at Carters, Baby's R Us, Amazon.com and just about everywhere else. However, you can also make one yourself!*Growth Chart for the wall- Makes a really nice way to keep track of Baby's height over the years!
*Personalized Burp Clothes- Very cute and sure to be used a lot.
*Bath Apron- It's a towel Mom wears to keep dry while giving Baby a bath.
I received one of these recently from my mother-in-law and am looking forward to using it with my new baby. I always used to get wet when giving my younger babies baths!*A Baby Sock Bouquet
- This makes a really cool looking (and 
practical) baby gift! It looks like a bouquet of roses but it's made from baby socks! Plus, you can make it yourself!*Diaper Cake- It looks like a cake, but it's made out of diapers and stuffed with goodies for Baby!
*Robeez Style Infant Slippers- Robeez shoes are really cute, easy to slip on Baby's feet, and keep Baby's feet warm without needing to put "real" shoes on his
feet.*Tiny Diner Place Mat- This is a really cool place mat that is for eating on
the go. Instead of needing to put Baby's food directly on the table or on a plate (that will end up thrown on the floor), Mom can use the Tiny Diner to keep Baby's food clean! Although it's not something that Baby would use for 6 months or so, it's still a really cool gift to receive!*Gift Card- Great for using towards clothes or diapers or other items that babies go through quickly.
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Hey, these are great ideas! I thought maybe I could add a bit. There are some good online patterns to make the Robeez like shoes. Here are a couple:
ReplyDeleteKnit a pair
Cloth pair
Another cloth pair
I am planning on trying to make one of the cloth ones.
~Amber
The Mom Road
How cute. I have another grandchild coming and this would be great ideas.
ReplyDeleteDiaper wreaths are a great gift to hang on the door at the hospital. Diaper babies are cool too, and they are always a hit at showers!
ReplyDeleteOh that would be cute! I had never thought of having one hang on the hospital door! With being in the hospital for 4 days, that would be something I would think was pretty cool to receive.
ReplyDeleteWhat's a diaper baby, though?
Great ideas!! I just used the sleep sacks for the first time with Emerson...so handy. Gift cards are always great too - for the things that you didn't get, or forgot to get, before the baby arrives. We got so many diapers and wipes from people as gifts this time, that we didn't have to buy any until she was 2 months old. Really saved us a lot of money!
ReplyDeleteWhat great, creative ideas. I am never creative with my gifts:(
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I am the diaper cake lady. I make them for all my friends, family, friends of friends, etc... I also love doing personalized gifts. It makes some cute into something really special for the baby! The time capsule is such a good idea!! I will have to give that a try!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting SB. I absolutely would recommend the tiny diner placemat. LOVED it when my baby was at the stage where she was using her hands to eat up until she was sometimes using the fork. I didn't have to worry about the dirty tables when we went to restaurants.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas. I love your blog. Come on over to get your award.
ReplyDeleteThose are all great ideas!!! I loved the sleep sacks...those definitely came in handy!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was pg with Garrett and Landon, we pretty much had enough baby stuff leftover from Cole and Bella so for the shower my sister threw me, she asked each guest to not bother getting a present but to bring diapers in various sizes. Then they would be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to Starbucks. If they brought 2 boxes of diapers, they were entered into the drawing twice...that sort of thing.
I could NOT believe how many packs of diapers we got...we didn't have to buy any for the first few months!! It saved us SO much money!