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Baby Shower Gifts You are here: About > Parenting & Family > Pregnancy / Birth > Getting Ready for Baby > Baby Showers > Baby Shower Gifts Parenting & Family Pregnancy / Birth Essentials Pregnancy Calendar Belly, Ultrasound & More Gallery Free Pregnancy eCourses Baby Name Guide Pregnancy Dictionary Articles & Resources Getting Pregnant Am I Pregnant? Prenatal Care Fitness & Health Your Pregnant Body Multiple Pregnancy Pregnant Dads Pregnancy Complications Labor & Birth Getting Ready for Baby Postpartum Your Baby Pregnancy Loss Childbirth Professionals Buyer's Guide Before You Buy Top Picks Baby Name Books Breast Pumps Pregnancy Books Product Reviews Articles Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Pregnancy / Birth newsletter! See Online Courses Search Pregnancy / Birth Stay up to date! Email to a friend Print this page Suggested Reading Baby Shower Games Baby Shower Decorations Baby Shower Recipes From Other Guides Baby Shower Food Organizing an Office Shower Showering a Second Time Mom Elsewhere on the Web Baby Safety Shower Theme Baby Shower for Multiples Most Popular Am I Pregnant? Quiz Boy or Girl Quiz Pregnancy Calendar Due Date Calculator Am I Pregnant? What's Hot Constipation and Hemorrhoids Baby Tracker Your First Trimester Guide Baby Shower Themes Pregnancy Week 13 Ultrasound Photos Related Topics Parenting: Babies & Toddlers Infertility Women's Health Pediatrics Stay-at-Home Parents Baby Shower Gifts From Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE , Your Guide to Pregnancy / Birth . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Fun and easy shower gifts to make! Baby showers are probably my favorite event to attend. They are usually full of love and joy and you get to look at lots of cute baby clothes. I also love to give baby shower gifts. I think it's a lot of fun to put together something special for every new little one.
Sometimes I go and pick out things from a gift registry that I think the mother will enjoy or something that has made my days as a mother easier or more interesting. Though my favorite thing to do is to make something for the new baby. Here are a couple of ideas for quick and easy gifts for mom and baby, regardless of the sex of the baby or the theme of the shower!
Gift Basket
I usually choose a large, hollow item to fill with little things. A diaper pail or an infant bath tub are inexpensive and work very nicely. If you're looking for something smaller, try a bathroom bucket/caddy. It's also great for carrying the baby's small bath items around.
You can stick with the bath theme and fill it with bath items. Here are some examples:
Soap
Lotion
Towels
Rubber Duck (with or without thermometer)
Wash cloths
Brush and Comb
Some people prefer the health and safety approach for this gift. Some ideas for that category include:
Thermometer
First Aid Kit
Electrical Plug Covers
Finger Nail Clippers
Emergency Aid Cards
Child Proofing Book
Door Locks
Diaper Cream
Infant Fever Reducer
I also have days where eceltic is my style. Here are some other gift items that go well in these types of gifts:
Diapers
Rattles
Onsies
Toys
Baby Books
Nursing Pads
Bottles
Bibs
You really don't have to spend very much on these gifts, most are a dollar or two each. You can also find some nice, but inexpensive baby toys at dollar stores everywhere, including bibs!
If you don't have a large hollow tub or bucket you can also do a fancy party bag. Some people choose to individually wrap each gift, while attractive it can take a long time. I always put tissue on the top and let mom sort through as quickly as she likes.
Diaper Cake
This item is for those who are a bit more talented, though with practice it shouldn't be too difficult! The results are a delighful looking "cake" made of diapers and toys.
Items you will need:
Diapers (large pack of disposables or 12 cloth)
Cardboard (Some choose to use a bottle of infant laundry soap.)
Small gifts (rattles, toys, teethers, brush, etc.)
Clear Tape or Rubber Bands
Ribbons
Cake "Topper" (Usually a small stuffed animal, can be left off.)
Directions: Use the cardboard or laundry soap as a base, wrap diapers around it to form a bottom cake "layer."
You can secure the diapers with tape or rubber bands. Start a second "layer" making it smaller than the first. You can do as many layers as you would like, I've only done two, but I have seen three done.
When you're done with that you can take your smaller items and tie them up with ribbon and tuck them into the layers of the diaper folds, making them appear as if they are a part of the cake. If you'd like secure a small stuffed animal on top of the cake as a topper.
This makes a great gift as well as a center piece for a shower. It was a lot of fun to do, but it took two people to make it look right.
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Ever' !To get more information on First Whispers products you can visit them at 'firstwhispers.com/' These wonderful CDs of classical music, or a baby item that parents will treasure. Not only are they filled with some of the worlds most beautiful music, but they are a learning tool as well, specially created for babys awake and sleep times. Along with the carefully selected collection of classical music, baby will hear low frequency verbalization of such things as numbers, colors, and the alphabet. They will hear heartbeats, baby laughter, and nature sounds, reinforcing previous positive images imprinted on their minds, and introducing new ones. Babies will actually learn as they play or sleep. As a unique baby gift item, a First Whispers CD tops my list. One reason is the use of entrainment philosophy, which states that two rhythms side by side will eventually move in sync. This means that the special delta frequency recordings on First Whispers Bedtime CD, and the alpha frequency on First Whispers Playtime CD, will reach a babys super consciousness by matching the frequency on the CDs, to the babys brain waves, creating an optimal state of relaxation, where the baby is receptive to learning. What better baby gift item can you give, than a relaxed, happy baby who learns while they are sleeping or playing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anil Vij is the creator of the ultimate parenting toolbox, which has helped parents all over the world raise smarter, healthier and happier children => 'expertsonparenting.com/' Sign up for Anil's Experts On Parenting Newsletter - just send a blank email ===> mailto: Parentingnews@aweber.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listed below are some very good baby gift items: 'Discovery Ball' 'Storytime Glowworm' 'Musical Play Garden' 'Stand Up Ball Blast' 'Ocean Wonders Aquarium' 'Sing Me to Sleep Pooh' 'Laugh and Learn Learning Home' 'Music N' Play Table' 'Nesting Action Vehicles' 'Lamaze: Freddie the Firefly' 'Rollin' Rumblin' Dump Truck' 'Baby Einstein Animal Orchestra Stacker' 'Laugh and Learn Learning Birdbath' 'Baby Counting Pal' 'Musini Quintet' 'Lamaze: Puppytunes' 'Rockin Radio' 'LeapFrog Read and Sing Little Leap' 'Baby Einstein - Melody and Motion Activity Toy' 'Mozart Magic Cube' 'Sunshine Symphony' 'Crib CD Player with Light' 'Sing and Discover Piano' 'Music Blocks Composer' 'Bugs on Board' 'Snd&farm Blks Mailer Tru.c' 'Baby's Wind Chimes Kick Toy' 'Aquadoodle' 'Lamaze: Musical Inchworm' 'Me In The Mirror' 'Lacing Beads in a Box' 'Lamaze Play & Grow: Tucker' 'Electronic Busy Box by Small World Toys' 'Fisher Price Musical Tea Set' 'My First Fishbowl' 'Baby's First Blocks' 'Baby Einstein Musical Discovery Caterpillar' 'The New Gloworm' 'See 'n Say Farmer Says' 'Corn Popper' 'Wiggles Dance Mat' 'Shape Sorting Cube' 'Baby's First Toys' 'Classical Chorus Gym' 'Geometric Shapes Jumbo Knob Puzzle' 'Baby Einstein - discover 'N play - Activity Toy' Products mentioned include: 1. 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Lamaze: Puppytunes by Learning Curve Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $19.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 21. Rockin Radio by Hasbro Availability: This item is currently not available. 22. LeapFrog Read and Sing Little Leap by LeapFrog Average Customer Rating: Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 23. Baby Einstein - Melody and Motion Activity Toy by Kids II Average Customer Rating: Availability: This item is currently not available. Customers also shopped for these similar items . 24. Mozart Magic Cube by Munchkin Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Imaginarium Buy new : $34.99 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 25. Sunshine Symphony by Neurosmith Average Customer Rating: Offered by: Imaginarium List Price: $34.99 Buy new : $19.97 You Save : $15.02 (43%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours 26. 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CBS News | Wedding Gift Registry: Charity | August 5, 2005 13:00:24 SEARCH: CBSNews.com The Web Home U.S. World Politics SciTech Health Entertainment Business Opinion Sports FREE CBS News Video August 5, 2005 13:00:24 Living HealthWatch Leisure Series The Sat. Early Show Contributors • Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version Wedding Gift Registry: Charity NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2005 Charitable Couples Aakash Thakkar and Christina Giallourakis (Photo: CBS/The Early Show) (CBS) The latest request at many weddings these days hasn't been for presents at all. With the average ages of brides and grooms today at 27 and 29 respectively, many have all the dishes and bedding they need. So instead of asking for china and crystal, The Early Show contributor Laurie Hibberd reports, they're asking their guests to donate to charity. When Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar got married this spring, they were actually excited that half of their wedding guests did not buy them gifts. Thakkar explains, "We had sort of tried to, in planning for our wedding, to sort of get the basics that we need. Sure, maybe we didn't have sort of all the toasters and silverware and plates, et cetera, that one might need. But I think, our general thought was we could buy that stuff along the way." Instead, this Washington, D.C., couple asked their friends and family to help start a scholarship fund at Thakkar's high school alma mater. He says, "The thought was to start a scholarship that would be perpetual, and would allow a disadvantaged child in the Washington, D.C., area to be able to go to St. John's College High School." And they're not the only ones to forgo presents for charity. The trend has grown in the last few years, with a number of high-profile celebrity couples, including Billy Joel and his wife, Katie, setting the example. "I don't think we ever considered asking our friends to buy us gifts," Katie Joel says. "My husband and I were really on the same page when it came to this issue. We wanted to have charity donations for the wedding from the beginning. I got a lot of feedback from different friends saying, 'It's great that you chose to give to charities, instead of asking for gifts. We don't want to buy you a coffee pot'." Kara Corridan, executive editor of Modern Bride magazine, notes, "Over the past few years, couples may donate the unused food from their reception to a local food bank, or they'll print their invitations and their stationery on recycled paper. Or instead of giving favors to guests, they'll tell them that they made a donation to their favorite charity." Bethany Robertson is the executive director of the I Do Foundation , a non-profit organization that helps couples incorporate charity into their big day. Roberts says, "We have seen a phenomenal increase in the number of couples who are participating. In 2004, we had about 20,000 couples in the program. And this year, we're on track to have over 200,000 couples choose a charity through either the I Do Foundation or one of our partners. This is money that did not currently or before exists in the charitable pipeline. This is money that was being spent on cake toppers and garter belts. Now, it's being used for children's health or for community development, things like that. I kind of think of it as icing on the cake, really." Experts say it makes sense that this trend is on the rise with couples waiting longer - and until they're older - before walking down the aisle. Corridan says, "I think now because we have more couples who have been living together before they get married, they literally just don't need the stuff that would end up on a traditional registry, or they may live separately, and so, they might end up with two sets of everything going in to setting up their home." For couples like Christina Giallourakis and Aakash Thakkar, who are tying charitable giving into the day they tie the knot, they say it makes all the difference. "I think it made our wedding better," Giallourakis says. "There was that much more interaction with all of our guests before the wedding. It wasn't they just went to a Web site and bought a gift and that was it. It was: How's the fund doing? Where are you up to now?" And Robertson is hoping that more and more people think of those less fortunate while planning for their own futures. She says, "The I Do Foundation's vision is really that in 10 years, when someone comes back from a wedding, people will say, 'What did the bridesmaids' dresses look like? Who was the best man? And what was the couple's charity?'" If you're wondering how much money can actually be raised like this, so far Giallourakis and Thakkar's scholarship fund has raised about $8,000. What's This? MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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