August 2008

  • Home-made gift baskets are special

    By beatriz on 8/27/08 8:15am
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    Baby gift baskets are a great gift idea for new parents. But do you feel that the prepackaged baskets at fancy baby stores are too impersonal? Maybe you should consider making one yourself, it's really easy and the new parents will appreciate the personal touch.

    It doesn't have to be fancy, just thoughtful and practical. Remember the new parents don't want to have to spend a lot of time sifting and sorting their gifts. And pick a theme, for instance you could do a bath time basket, a bed time basket, or even feeding time.

    I recently made a gift basket for my friend's newborn and I chose bed time as the theme. In the basket I included a soft blankey, three sets of sleepwear in different sizes(they grow out of this stuff before you know it), two bedtime story books(the hard cardboard kind), a bottle of very nice, lavender scented baby lotion, and I lined the inside of my basket with newborn size disposable diapers(you can never have enough of these).

    It cost less than a store bought basket and my friends were so pleased that I put it together myself. So be creative, and if you already have kids think about what you would've liked when you had your little one.

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  • Baby styles as cool as their parent's

    By beatriz on 8/11/08 9:43pm
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    With the rise of trendy,young couples with money becoming parents, babies are starting to look like miniature versions of their hip moms and dads. With everything from clothes to shoes to toys, baby products designed specifically to cater to the tastes of the younger-minded parents are popping up everywhere. A few weeks back, while I was getting coffee I noticed woman had a baby in her arms and he was wearing an Iron Maiden onsie. Totally unheard of ten years ago when I was a young mom, believe me I looked!

    So while looking for a gift for my sister's baby, I found two really cool sites that carry baby clothes and accessories for the ultra cool infant.

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