When Little C was born, we were showered with incredible generosity from our family and friends. It was fun to see what people chose to give Little C for his very first gift – his birth day, if you will. Some people chose to purchase gifts from our registry, while others went the clothing route, finding adorable miniature outfits. However, my favorite gifts we received, and the favorite things I like to give to new moms, are the cute customized items that are made especially for the child. I find this is especially good for second and subsequent kids, who often live in, wear and play with hand-me-downs. Personalized gifts are also fun for older kiddos celebrating 1st and 2nd birthdays and beyond.
We have a lot of pals who are expecting baby number two, so as I search for customized gifts, I thought I would share my favorites (including things we have received, and other adorable gifts I have fallen in love with) with the hive! Some are expensive and would make great group gifts, whereas some are more affordable.
1. Sleeping Bag | 2. Name Puzzle* | 3. Baby Armchair* | 4. Chef Hat and Apron | 5. Name Stool* | 6. Bookmark Set | 7. Clock | 8. Baseball Glove*
*Items with the star are gifts we have given or received (some exact, some similar)
What are your favorites? Do you have any go-to personalized baby or toddler gifts?
Gifts for New Moms part 6 of 8
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3. Gift Ideas for a Newly Pregnant Mama-to-be by Mrs. Confetti
4. Random Acts of Pregnancy Kindness by Mrs. Blue
5. What Do You Like to Gift Moms-to-be? by Swarm
6. Customized Baby and Toddler Gift Ideas by Mrs. Confetti
7. Favorite Baby Gifts: Personalized! by Mrs. Markers
8. Gifts for Visiting a New Baby by Mrs. Chocolate
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
We got our daughter’s first Christmas ornament from Etsy and it was like the baby block above. I LOVE it and can’t wait to bring it out this year!!
clementine / 880 posts
While I understand the appeal of these kinds of gifts, I’m not a huge fan. I really try to stay “on registry” when buying gifts, mainly because, personally, I’m extremely picky! I’m sure not everyone is as nuts as me, but it makes it hard for me to have others buy me gifts unless I ask for something specific. For example, while all the above items are really cute and I’m sure TONS of people love them, not all are something I would purchase. So if someone bought it for me then I would feel guilty about it not getting much (or any) use. And if it’s personalized it can’t be returned, so it seems like wasted money. Definitely not trying to criticize the post, just offering another point of view. I would say if you know the person you’re buying for really well and are sure you’re buying for THEIR taste and not YOUR taste, then these gifts are great!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Someone gave us the personalized block and it is cute!
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
I love these ideas!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Cute! Thanks for the ideas!
pear / 1786 posts
Love these ideas! Thanks!
nectarine / 2600 posts
When I was looking for gifts for my BFFs twins’ first birthday, someone on the boards here recommended the name block stool. (Was it you?! lol I can’t remember?) Anywho, I ended up ordering them and they were a hit!
Definitely pinning this for future gift ideas!
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
@TheSwissWifeStyle: these are my all-time favorite gift. My parents still have stools with my and my sisters names at their house. We actually received three of them, so we passed one along to a good friend who also had a baby named C, and kept the other two – one in his room and one in the bathroom for eventual use in potty training
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We have the puzzle stool and LOVE it. My mom bought it after a tip I’d read from another post here about personalized gifts. It’s very sturdy, and Lucy loves to pull out the pieces.
olive / 70 posts
I love this post! Thanks for including the baseball gift…my favorite for little boys
I love the growth chart! What a cool thing to get people because it can be completely customized to the colors or theme of the nursery! Great call. Nice work, Mrs. Confetti!
bananas / 9973 posts
Wow! Little C got a lot of personalized gifts! So nice! We only have 2 personalized gifts and I love them! I love the name puzzle and stool! Banking those for birthday gift ideas!
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
@shopaholic: haha yes, he did get quite a few personalized things, but not all – a good handful are things we have given to others as well.