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Hand Made Baby Gifts

There is something special about making a gift for a baby.  It is lovely to work on a project during the mother-to-be’s pregnancy and finish it just before the baby is born.  If you have embarked on a big project you will probably be just as relieved that the project is over as the one who just gave birth.

 Why not give these home made baby gifts a go.

Personalized onesies, singlets, bibs and t-shirts
Use fabric paint or embroider a message onto a piece of baby clothing.  Think of a funny slogan that is personal to you and the parents of the baby.  Look in baby shops and at markets for slogan ideas, the more personal you can make it the better.  This is also a great idea for mothers day or fathers day.  Think about how much mum would love to              Make Your Own Onesies
wake up and see her baby wearing a top that is covered in
finger paining and says ‘I love my mum’ or something similar. If you need a little help with this,
there is a great program you can download that gives you heaps of examples of Iron on transfers,
Check it out here!

3D Gift Boxes
Sometimes you may want to give a practical gift or you may find something great in the store.  You can then focus your creativity on making a unique and beautiful gift box.   I found this site that has the most incredible 3D gift boxes that you can make, they are suitable for any size gift and for all ages and are truly unique and original.  These would be a very impressive at a Baby Shower!  You can download a step by step guide of how to make these amazing gift boxes in minutes.  Click here to see examples.

Keepsake Box
A unique and useful gift to give a baby or toddler is a personalized Keepsake Box.   This can be as creative or basic as you like. 

Buy a large nice-looking storage box (big enough to fit a newspaper flat).  Put the child’s name on it and decorate as much or as little as you want.  Here are a few decoration ideas:                                                                                              

  1. Stick on wooden letters to spell the child’s name
  2. Cover the box in newspaper from the day the baby was born, cover again in plastic or contact
  3. Cover the box in photos of the baby and his/her family, cover again in plastic or contact
  4. Stick stickers all over the box
  5. Paint the box in a simple design

You can include a number of things in the box, but mainly the box is for the parents to continually add keepsakes of the childs life.  Buy the newspaper on the day the child was born and put that in the box.  If you can find a protective cover for it, that would be ideal as it will fade.

Give the gift, perhaps with a list of ideas for what the parents may want to keep for the child, such as:

  1. Newborn photo
  2. Hospital tags
  3. Birth certificate
  4. Cards from friends/family
  5. First edition stamps/coins that come out in the year of the child’s birth
  6. Hair clippings from first hair cut
  7. First baby tooth that falls out
  8. First paintings
  9. Nice reports from day care or school
  10. Certificates

And as they get older, there will be special things that they may want to keep, now they have somewhere to put them!

Baby Blanket

Hand made baby gift ideas - knitted blanket

Knit a blanket that can be used as a comfort item for the baby.  Knit squares and sew them together on completion.  By knitting the blanket in squares it is portable while you are making it as you do not have to lug a blanket around with you, just a ball of wool and knitting needles.   With the same wool and same pattern, make one large blanket for the cot, a mini blanket for day sleeps in the pram and a middle size blanket for day care and as a spare. 
                                                                                                         

Personal Baby Book
Find digital photos of grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, friends and family pets.  Have one or two people in each photo.  Add captions and names to the digital photos if you have the software.  Laminate 2 photos back to back and bind the pages into a book.  You then have a personalized book for your baby to enjoy and at the same time he/she will become familiar with the names and appearances of members of the family.

 

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