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While you count down the days until birth, parents are hard out work making sure their baby’s nursery is the perfect haven for their little miracle. While it might be tempting to let others decorate the room with personalized baby gifts, making sure that they blend with the planned design of the room is of the utmost importance.
Nine months is a long time to plan. Nine months to work. Nine months to search. Nine months to perfect. Part of the magic of a new child is putting together the perfect nursery to welcome the little miracle to the world. Seeing a finished nursery is one of the most magical and rewarding things you will ever experience.
Of course, it’s only rewarding afterwards. Putting together any new living space can be a stressful ordeal. But putting together a living space for someone who doesn’t have any tastes or ideas yet, well, that’s nearly impossible, right? Thankfully, parents have been doing it for centuries and it’s not that tough. All you have to do is keep a few things in mind and just go by your own personal tastes. In the end, your baby won’t mind as long as it’s comfortable (remember your doing this more for yourself then the baby at this point).
If you really take a breath and think about it, the key to putting together any room in the house is pre- planning and making sure everything matches. People are going to buy personalized baby gifts for your baby, and while that’s sweet unfortunately these gifts don’t always match the planned décor. Because of this try and give those who you know are going to buy gifts an idea on what you want the baby’s room to look like. Show them around the planning stages. Don’t tell them what to buy, but instead let them in on the process so that they can buy the perfect gift that matches the overall theme of the room.
Of course, the overall theme and color scheme of your babies nursery is going to come right from your own brain. Thankfully, thanks’ to the explosion of chain stores you can get most of your babies furniture and decorations at one or two locations. Plus, you can usually get everything at a pretty competitive price if you check prices at different stores. You can now get everything from cute paintings, to mirrors, to cribs, to lamps in one location, all for a cheap price (and all made in China).
Planning is paramount in making sure that you put together the perfect nursery for your baby. Before actually buying furniture and decorations, make sure you measure and diagram where you’re going to put your furniture. It might sound like your being over cautious, but before you start impulsively buying furniture make sure you take precise measurements on what will go where in your nursery. Nothing is worse than putting together a crib and realizing that it’s too big for an area. That’s when the real stress comes in. Thankfully, by taking a few steps, you can make sure it all goes painlessly.
Author Kimberly Green has gotten personalized baby gifts for all of her children and they are the absolute best presents ever!
It’s that time of the year! Everyone is starting to think of the holiday season and what he or she will go out and buy everyone for Christmas. As much as you may try, it never fails that you forget someone special and the next thing you know you’re running out on Christmas Eve to find a gift because you forgot to order that personalized baby gift.
December is honestly just about one of the most hectic times in just about everyone’s year! At work most people are closing out inventory, dealing with last minute customers or trying to get everything done before the close of the business year. On top of this most people have a seriously ramped up social schedule that includes evening long parties and social gatherings. It’s easy to see where December is the shortest month even though it has thirty-one days in it!
Even if you’re not one to be the social butterfly around the holidays with our lives increasingly becoming more stressed and our dollar becoming increasingly thinner on a daily basis it’s still easy to see why gift buying keeps getting pushed later and later into the holiday season. It doesn’t have to be like this though. It’s very possible to get that personalized baby gift early enough in the season without leaving the comfort of your personal computer! It’s really that simple. A recent pole showed that most Americans put off shopping due to busy work lives and crowded stores. What they don’t realize is, the work isn’t going to stop (in December) and the crowds are only going to get worse as Christmas gets closer. Shopping in October or November not only prevents dealing with large crowds it usually frees up time in December so you can attend those social gatherings you would otherwise be forced to omit from your schedule.
A side affect of this is cost savings. In November many retail outlets have a slight increase in their ticket prices only to drop them a fraction of the increase to bring buyers into their stores. Traditionally this is not the case with online retailers so you can attack your Christmas shipping in two segments. If you are buying early (which you should be) and you want to have the retail outlet experience then you should be doing it in mid October to early November before retailers raise their prices for the holiday season. Then, save your online buying for last minute situations where you need something quick but don’t want to pay more for it.
Many holiday shoppers do all of their shopping online because it allows instant price comparison and they don’t have to deal with the heavy crowds. If this is your method, just make sure you are doing it in time to have the products delivered before you need to give the gift. There is nothing more frustrating then ordering something too late and it doesn’t show up in time. Look for vendors that promise delivery times. Around Christmas you’ll find plenty of them that offer guarantees. However, if you are looking for say, personalized baby toys, you’ll want to make sure you give extra time for it to be crafted and delivered to you!
Again, shopping earlier in the season will prevent any issues where your loved ones don’t get their gifts on time.
The holiday season is supposed to be an enjoyable one and if you can eliminate the stress of last minute shopping, low inventory and large crowds your holiday season will be much more enjoyable!
Author Kim Green always makes sure to put personalized baby gifts and baby gift baskets on her holiday gift list! They make wonderful presents!
If you’ll be going to a baby shower, think about baby gift baskets to make your gift a special one.
Have you been invited to a baby shower? Whether it is before or after the blessed event, it can be difficult picking just the right item. So why try? Instead, think about baby gift baskets. Baby gift baskets make fun gifts as the mother-to-be pulls one wonderful item after another from the basket.
As the guest of honor, the mom-to-be has lots of fun. A baby shower can certainly save the new mom from having to do a lot of shopping. But for the guests, shopping for a baby shower can be tough. You don’t want your gift to simply blend in with all the others. You want the new mom-to-be excited when she opens your gift. An easy way to accomplish all that is by thinking about baby gift baskets.
Once you’ve got your gift chosen, it is now time for you to have fun. Very often games will be played at baby showers. You might end up winning a prize and have a gift of your own to take home!
One popular game has to do with nursery rhymes. If you read them to your children (or are reading them to your grandchildren) then you’ll probably do fine. There are many variations of this game. In one variation, you need to know the name of the rhyme. In another variation you need to know how it finishes.
In another game, pieces of ribbon are cut with one perfectly fitting the girth of the new mom. Can you guess which is the right piece of ribbon?
Have you considered a blind taste test of baby food? Each jar has the label removed and, instead, it has a number. Then you have the opportunity to taste the food in each jar. You get a piece of paper with a list of numbers and, next to each number, you write what you think is in the jar. Of course the one guessing the most right wins.
Be sure to bested and have your memory in tip top shape. If you were to look into a box, for a few seconds, that is filled with baby items like a bib or baby spoon could you remember everything that was in the box? Quickly write down what you remember seeing and maybe win a prize.
Baby gift baskets allow you to relax at the shower. Have fun. Watch the mom-to-be light up as she opens your gift and starts looking at all of the wonderful items inside.
Author Kimberly Green loves mixing and matching items to create the perfect baby gift baskets
How to make a fabulous diaper cake for a baby shower:
Sure it is fun to go shopping for those baby gifts for that shower…but it is even more fun to make your own personalized baby gift!
For the last baby shower I went to I made a diaper cake. It took many tries and a few hours but the result was well worth it because it came out adorable! And once I got the hang of it, it was not that hard. When I brought it to the shower it was the gift that got the most “Oohs” and “Ahhs”. Everyone thought it was so nice and they also thought that it was costly but in reality it was an inexpensive gift that looked fabulous and it is something that is practical because every baby needs diapers. And if you do not use the cloth diapers they make for excellent burp cloths!
Making that personalized baby gift can save money and be a lot of fun to. Here are some simple instructions on how I made my diaper cake. First, I went out and got cloth diapers…they were having a sale at Babies R Us so I picked up around 50 diapers. You can use disposable or cloth but I found the cloth to be easier to work with. I then got some blue ribbon, because she is having a boy, a bag of rubber bands, a baby bottle, baby lotion, fake blue flowers, cardboard (for the base), baby socks, pacifiers, and little stuffed animals. You can get what you want to “garnish” the cake with…I just preferred these items.
You want to roll up the individual diapers and put an elastic around it. Make around 18-20 and place them around the bottle of baby lotion on the cardboard and tie it all around with the ribbon. This makes the first tier. You do the same for the 2nd and 3rd tiers but making each one a little smaller and placing them on top of each other. You have to tie them individually with the elastic bands and then all together with the ribbon for each tier. I also tied each diaper with a little bow to give it a more finished look. I then put fake flowers, stuffed animals, pacifiers and baby socks around the base and in the top center I put a baby bottle. And that is pretty much it!
These types of personalized baby gifts usually go for around $80 but you can do it for around $30 depending on what kind of diaper you get. The best part is that you can make it how you like which is the beauty of making your own gifts. And it really is quite pretty when it is all done!
Author Kimberly Green has made several personalized baby gifts in the past and has become quite a pro at it!
Planning a baby shower can seem like a daunting task. With the right information and organizational tools, you can plan a baby shower to remember!
If you were picked to throw a baby shower, create a checklist of everything you need to do, such as:
1. Decide who will be covering the expenses to throw the shower and what your budget will be. Will it be your expense entirely, will a family member be picking up the tab, or will there be a co-host to help with the costs? Plan accordingly.
2. Pick a shower time and date about 1 – 2 months before mom’s due date.
3. Create the guest list.
4. Pick a location that will accommodate the number of guests you are inviting. Will it be in somebody’s home, in a hall, in a restaurant, fellowship area of a church? Will you need extra tables and chairs to accommodate the number of guests you have?
5. Gather information together on baby registries the mother-to-be has registered with so that you can include this information in the invitations. Encourage mom to include large items like cribs, car seats, and playpens for family or groups who may want to go in together and buy a significant gift as well as including smaller gifts like clothing, baby gift baskets, bedding, and bath items.
6. Will there be a theme? If yes, decide what it will be.
7. Plan the menu. Will you serve a full meal or appetizers? Will it be catered or will family and friends make and bring the food to serve?
8. Will there be games? Baby shower games are generally considered optional.
9. Send out invitations at least two weeks before the shower date (include registry information, a map/directions to the location, and RSVP information).
10. Plan and buy or make the baby shower favors for guests.
11. Order the cake.
12. Pick up decorations and plan to spend some time decorating your intended location the day of or the day before.
13. One week before the baby shower, confirm you final guest count. Make any phone calls you need to for those who did not RSVP.
14. If your baby shower needs to follow a schedule, write a timeline prior to the date so you stay on time and organized.
15. Ensure somebody is preserving the baby shower memories with cameras and videos for the mother-to-be.
16. Have somebody keep track, in writing, of gifts that the mother-to-be opens and who it is from for thank you cards. Have garbage bags nearby for discarded wrapping paper.
17. Relax. Enjoy the day with family and friends.
There is a lot that goes into planning the perfect baby shower, but if you stay organized, you can pull it off!
Kimberly Green has planned many baby showers and always goes with the perfect gift – baby gift baskets
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