A baby shower is often the most fun event during an expectant mother's pregnancy. It's a great way to celebrate the coming of a new baby! Baby showers should be a joyful and memorable time, not just for the mom-to-be, but for the guests as well. Planning a baby shower shouldn't be all that complicated, though it does require some thought and consideration.
Baby shower favors are items which should be considered when having a shower. They are a great way to thank the guests, family and friends, for celebrating with the mother during her time of joy.
Here are some unique and fun baby shower favor ideas to get you started:
Teddy Bear Crystal Baby Favors - Beautiful keepsakes, these luminous crystal teddy bears are a great way to celebrate a little one... and to thank your guests for being a part of this special time. Each multifaceted crystal figurine is embellished with precious teddy bear facial features in black.
Baby Bottle Candle Favors - Candle Favors are an affordable way to thank your guests with classic charm and contemporary style! An adorable, practical gift for your guests, these baby bottle candles celebrate baby with an enchanting glow. Available in Pink or Blue, embellished with star and heart decorations.
Baby Teddy Bear Frame Favors - Beautifully ornate... and surprisingly affordable... these cute photo frames are a sweet way to thank your guests. Available in Pink or Blue, these adorable resin baby frames are shaped like a baby footprint. Embellished with a cute teddy bear on a rocking horse and blocks spelling out the word BABY, they're perfect for use as place card holders... or as take-home favors for your guests.
Baby Rocking Horse Key Chain Favors - An adorably practical way to thank your baby shower guests, these Baby Rocking Horse Key Chain Favors feature the classic rocking horse on a key ring they'll love using again and again. Affordable and so cute, these rocking horse favors are charming keepsakes they'll always remember.
Baby Cookie Cutter Favor Set - Treat your baby shower guests to an adorable favor they'll love using again and again! The Baby Cookie Cutter Favor Set will invoke sweet memories of your baby shower each time your guests make a fresh batch of their favorite cookies. Each set of cookie cutters includes a rocking horse, a teddy bear and a bottle.
ABC Baby Block Cookie - Butter cookie with your choice of either Pink, Blue and Pink Green combination icing. They make great baby shower favors and/or gifts. All cookies are Pas Yisroel and Kosher/Dairy, also has no transfat.
It's About Time - Baby is Brewing Teapot Timer - These teapot kitchen timers are fully functional keepsakes, featuring a twist bottom that counts down any interval of time from one to 60 minutes. This practical, memorable shower favor is the perfect way to thank your guests for a wonderful baby shower!
Baby Fun Mint Tins - The perfect affordable gift for your guests, these cute, versatile tins are great for organizing buttons and small jewelry... or refilling with mints or candy... after the baby shower. These adorable mint tins are festively decorated with a rattle, a teddy bear and a heart design. In Pink or Blue, these fun tins are ready to be filled with candy or other treats for your baby shower.
These are just some ideas for fun favors you could get for your own baby shower. Keep in mind that to make your party even more fun and memorable, choose favors that coincide with the "theme" of the party.
The author is an independent writer for Prettybabygifts.com. She has always loved baby showers. She believes that unique baby shower favors and personalized baby gifts are just some of the things that will make a baby shower memorable.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Top 10 Inexpensive Baby Shower Gifts
Gifts at $10 and below
Are you on a tight budget, but have an important baby shower that you dare not miss? Don't worry...here are ten items that you can give as a gift, without breaking the bank.
1.Books. Buy baby board books online for less than $5 a pop (shipping included). Get discounted rates when buying on a bundle.
2.Baby Clothes. Any new Mom will appreciate a set of clothes as a baby shower gift. However, if you plan ahead, you can give the Mom-to-be toddler clothes instead of infant sets. She'll surely appreciate the vision. Another tip is to buy off-season, while the clothes are on clearance. You can surely fit more than a piece for under $10.
3. Engraved Charms. If a silver or gold bracelet is out of your budget, why not give a personalized jewelry charm? Choose from several shapes, with heart as being the most popular. It can be used as a pendant or bracelet charm. Have the baby's name and birth date engraved at the back of the charm.
4. Basket of Goodies. In dollar stores, purchase an inexpensive woven basket and decorate it with leftover holiday ribbons. Line the basket with pastel confetti and fill the basket with goodies, like purse versions of lotion, cologne, powder, diaper pins, wet tissues, anything that the baby needs. Some of these miniature items are grocery give-aways, so the over-all price comes really low.
5. Painted Pots. Paint clean clay pots with pastel colors and use stencils to place simple designs. Give a set of three to give the Mom-to-be a handy desktop storage for cotton balls, Qtips, diaper pins, etc.
6. Hand or footprint kit. These are kits that have materials to imprint the baby's hands or feet onto framed shadowboxes. Most kits are at $10.
7. Framed Cross-Stitch. For a personal touch, buy cross-stitch materials and sew the baby's name and birth date on a rectangle piece of cloth. Have it framed for a lasting gift. If you are short of time, give her a short and sweet note written on a copy of the pattern to say, "gift is work-in-progress, will be done in time for his/ her birth."
8. Plant a Tree. Various government-sponsored companies are promoting tree planting and this is definitely a great gift for a baby shower. Most tree planting gifts come with a certificate complete with the baby's name and a personalized dedication. Some companies offer a dollar for every tree, so your $10 can buy 10 trees. Now that's a guarantee of fresh air for the baby's future.
9. Baby Website. For the tech savvy Mom-to-be, create a free website for the future newborn. This gift will last until the baby grows up and can personally edit his or her website. If you know that the parents already have a web host, why not pay for the domain registration of the baby's name so for the next five years, the future new born will have his or her own e-niche.
10. Pamper Mom, Too! Who says baby shower gifts are only for babies? Be creative by giving the Mom-to-be a gift, instead of the baby. After all, the occasion is, in fact, a celebration of her strength and dedication in carrying another life for nine months. Dollar stores frequently offer pampering gift baskets or customize your own, similar to the basket of goodies described above.
Roger Mitchell has spent lots of years writing informative health articles on baby showers like ideas for baby showers. Other related subjects can also be found at http://www.HealthLifeBook.org/sitemap/index.html.
Are you on a tight budget, but have an important baby shower that you dare not miss? Don't worry...here are ten items that you can give as a gift, without breaking the bank.
1.Books. Buy baby board books online for less than $5 a pop (shipping included). Get discounted rates when buying on a bundle.
2.Baby Clothes. Any new Mom will appreciate a set of clothes as a baby shower gift. However, if you plan ahead, you can give the Mom-to-be toddler clothes instead of infant sets. She'll surely appreciate the vision. Another tip is to buy off-season, while the clothes are on clearance. You can surely fit more than a piece for under $10.
3. Engraved Charms. If a silver or gold bracelet is out of your budget, why not give a personalized jewelry charm? Choose from several shapes, with heart as being the most popular. It can be used as a pendant or bracelet charm. Have the baby's name and birth date engraved at the back of the charm.
4. Basket of Goodies. In dollar stores, purchase an inexpensive woven basket and decorate it with leftover holiday ribbons. Line the basket with pastel confetti and fill the basket with goodies, like purse versions of lotion, cologne, powder, diaper pins, wet tissues, anything that the baby needs. Some of these miniature items are grocery give-aways, so the over-all price comes really low.
5. Painted Pots. Paint clean clay pots with pastel colors and use stencils to place simple designs. Give a set of three to give the Mom-to-be a handy desktop storage for cotton balls, Qtips, diaper pins, etc.
6. Hand or footprint kit. These are kits that have materials to imprint the baby's hands or feet onto framed shadowboxes. Most kits are at $10.
7. Framed Cross-Stitch. For a personal touch, buy cross-stitch materials and sew the baby's name and birth date on a rectangle piece of cloth. Have it framed for a lasting gift. If you are short of time, give her a short and sweet note written on a copy of the pattern to say, "gift is work-in-progress, will be done in time for his/ her birth."
8. Plant a Tree. Various government-sponsored companies are promoting tree planting and this is definitely a great gift for a baby shower. Most tree planting gifts come with a certificate complete with the baby's name and a personalized dedication. Some companies offer a dollar for every tree, so your $10 can buy 10 trees. Now that's a guarantee of fresh air for the baby's future.
9. Baby Website. For the tech savvy Mom-to-be, create a free website for the future newborn. This gift will last until the baby grows up and can personally edit his or her website. If you know that the parents already have a web host, why not pay for the domain registration of the baby's name so for the next five years, the future new born will have his or her own e-niche.
10. Pamper Mom, Too! Who says baby shower gifts are only for babies? Be creative by giving the Mom-to-be a gift, instead of the baby. After all, the occasion is, in fact, a celebration of her strength and dedication in carrying another life for nine months. Dollar stores frequently offer pampering gift baskets or customize your own, similar to the basket of goodies described above.
Roger Mitchell has spent lots of years writing informative health articles on baby showers like ideas for baby showers. Other related subjects can also be found at http://www.HealthLifeBook.org/sitemap/index.html.
Adoption Baby Shower
It is always a thing of joy in a family when a new thing is brought into it, it calls for a big celebration for this magical and miraculous event that you have been fortunate enough to be part of . It could be a new born baby or even a toddler, the joy is alway enormous. Every child deserves good things and this could be a moment for the loving family members to give gifts from their heart to the special child that has being adopted. It is a time to celebrate by giving, and being able available to offer support and love to the adoptive parents that has finally adopted the child of their dream, as well as the adopted child.
It is imperative to know the best time to give the baby shower to the adopted child. Adoptive parents decides when to have their baby shower. Some may want to have it when their adopted child is about to be brought into their home, while others prefer when everything is completed and the adopted child is brought into their home and they will enjoy this special moment with the new family member by their side, The family members should try very much to know the needs of the adoptive parents, to give them the type of baby shower they have always hoped for. In return the adoptive parents will show how they appreciated the gestures given to them and their new baby. It will truly mean a lot to them.
The type of child adopted into a home, will determine the type of gift to buy for them. If the child is a baby, things like Diapers, Pamper and other baby things will be bought for the child. Clothing is a must for every one of all ages and the most adorable varieties that will suite the adopted child so much as well as add colour to the photographs that will be taking the day will be most appreciated.
Adoption baby showers day is about the most enjoyed thing in the adoption, especially when the birth mother herself is included in the adoption baby shower. This depends greatly on the situation that leads to the adoption and how comfortable the adoption procedure has been to everybody involved. This helps to bring the families together and the birth mother will not regret the decision she made concerning the adoptive parents that adopted her child. She will be rest assured that the child will be properly taken care of through out his life.
Another day the adoptive parents has to enjoy with their friends is the adoption baby shower day. The couple will never forget during the planing to go to the local stores of their choice, to register for everything that will make the guest know for sure what he wants as a gift to the adopted child. It is the begining of a very beautiful and wonderful relationship both to the baby and all of its existing family members.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Dressing Baby For Winter
Dressing a baby for winter can be a chore and a challenge. The little ones do feel changes in temperature far more keenly than adults, so it's important to keep them warm - without overheating their little bodies. Don't think just because you've picked up a nice snowsuit or bunting that your baby has all the clothes he needs for winter.
What should the well-dessed winter baby be wearing?The key concept in dressing babies for winter weather is layers. Several thin layers will keep baby far warmer than one bulky snowsuit - and make him feel far less like a stuffed sausage. In addition, you can regulate his body temperature by stripping off and putting on layers, or unzipping outer layers when you step inside. More specifically:Onesies or footed cotton stretchies are the best inner layer for a winter outfit. The close fit helps keep body warmth in, and the one piece construction avoids drafts. Socks are important, especially if you choose a onesie instead of footed stretchies.
Put them on before you put on pants so that they tuck inside pant legs.Sweatshirts are prone to riding up and baring belly and back at the waist, and elastic waist sweatpants do the same in the opposite direction. Sweatsuits may be adorable on little ones, but a one-piece heavyweight jersey or fleece jumpsuit is a better choice for cold days. No gaps in coverage to let the cold in.Sweaters are a must for babies and toddlers as well - and not just for winter.
They're great for slipping on over clothing on cool spring and autumn evenings. If you pick a couple of nice, oversize ones with hoods, they'll do a nice job of substituting for a winter bunting as long as you've bundled up nice and snug underneath it. While you're bundling, don't assume that a hood is all the head-covering baby needs. We lose up to 40% of our body heat through the top of our heads, and a loose hood can't keep it all in.
Make sure you tuck a nice snug cap under the hood - and pick a hood or cap with a face guard if you'll have baby out in temperatures below freezing for more than short trips back and forth to the car. Tender skin gets frostbitten far too easily.Make sure you cover up little fingers too - don't trust to overlong sleeves. Little mittens, whether knitted or the built-in snowsuit mitts are vital. As far as snowsuits go, until the baby is up and walking, stick with bunting style snowsuits.
They give the baby room to move his legs around, which will add to YOUR comfort on long car and stroller rides by reducing fussing. Shop around for a bunting with a safety-strap slot to feed car seat and stroller buckles through. Never compromise safety for warmth, not when you can have both. And speaking of car seats, adjust car seat straps and buckles to fit snugly without binding - and be sure to readjust when you pop in the baby sans bulky snowsuit.
About The Author
Bruce Hughbanks is Dedicated to helping others World Wide. Contributed to the Advancement of Self Improvement, Sefl Motivation, and Success. Build First a Stong Foundation. http://www.hughbanks.com/ (Another TeagINC Network Production)
Friends and Family Should be Priority!Experience True Freedom! The Employment Alternative Group™http://www.theemploymentalternativegroup.com/
What should the well-dessed winter baby be wearing?The key concept in dressing babies for winter weather is layers. Several thin layers will keep baby far warmer than one bulky snowsuit - and make him feel far less like a stuffed sausage. In addition, you can regulate his body temperature by stripping off and putting on layers, or unzipping outer layers when you step inside. More specifically:Onesies or footed cotton stretchies are the best inner layer for a winter outfit. The close fit helps keep body warmth in, and the one piece construction avoids drafts. Socks are important, especially if you choose a onesie instead of footed stretchies.
Put them on before you put on pants so that they tuck inside pant legs.Sweatshirts are prone to riding up and baring belly and back at the waist, and elastic waist sweatpants do the same in the opposite direction. Sweatsuits may be adorable on little ones, but a one-piece heavyweight jersey or fleece jumpsuit is a better choice for cold days. No gaps in coverage to let the cold in.Sweaters are a must for babies and toddlers as well - and not just for winter.
They're great for slipping on over clothing on cool spring and autumn evenings. If you pick a couple of nice, oversize ones with hoods, they'll do a nice job of substituting for a winter bunting as long as you've bundled up nice and snug underneath it. While you're bundling, don't assume that a hood is all the head-covering baby needs. We lose up to 40% of our body heat through the top of our heads, and a loose hood can't keep it all in.
Make sure you tuck a nice snug cap under the hood - and pick a hood or cap with a face guard if you'll have baby out in temperatures below freezing for more than short trips back and forth to the car. Tender skin gets frostbitten far too easily.Make sure you cover up little fingers too - don't trust to overlong sleeves. Little mittens, whether knitted or the built-in snowsuit mitts are vital. As far as snowsuits go, until the baby is up and walking, stick with bunting style snowsuits.
They give the baby room to move his legs around, which will add to YOUR comfort on long car and stroller rides by reducing fussing. Shop around for a bunting with a safety-strap slot to feed car seat and stroller buckles through. Never compromise safety for warmth, not when you can have both. And speaking of car seats, adjust car seat straps and buckles to fit snugly without binding - and be sure to readjust when you pop in the baby sans bulky snowsuit.
About The Author
Bruce Hughbanks is Dedicated to helping others World Wide. Contributed to the Advancement of Self Improvement, Sefl Motivation, and Success. Build First a Stong Foundation. http://www.hughbanks.com/ (Another TeagINC Network Production)
Friends and Family Should be Priority!Experience True Freedom! The Employment Alternative Group™http://www.theemploymentalternativegroup.com/
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