How many times have you seen it happen... you're sitting at a baby shower while the mom-to-be opens gift after mind-numbingly repetitive gift each and every time. Everybody's yawning when they should be Ooo-ing and Ahh-ing. So what to do?
The good news these days is that personalized baby gifts are wonderfully abundant and easy to obtain. More importantly, they provide that special touch of thoughtfulness that gets remembered more often than those tired, more traditional newborn gifts. In fact, toddler-gear these days has been amped up to entirely new levels with everything from baby bling to monogrammed Swarvoski crystal rattles! You need to step up your own game too, if you want to get a head above the crowd.
Competition is tough, but if you want your gift to stand out you must put a little more thought into it than plucking something cute off the rack of your nearest baby store. Luckily, in this day and age of modern science, it's not uncommon for mom to already know the sex of her child way before birth. I've even been to showers where the baby already has a name, and sometimes even a birth date! This type of information helps YOU, the shower-goer, in fantastic ways undreamed of in the days of old.
With advanced knowledge like this available, there's absolutely no excuse for the standard baby shower gift. Put down that Graco car seat and push aside that Toro stroller. Hundreds of beautiful (and more personal) options await you, from custom baby blankets and shirts to personalized wall tiles and nursery wall art. Kids wall decor these days can be customized by the artist for a child's name or even by your own phrase or saying. And since usually by the time the shower arrives the mom-to-be has already decided upon her nursery color, you can tailor your choices to suit that decor by doing a little advanced research.
These types of gifts are something to be remembered. When the shower is over, who do you think the buzz will be about? The person who brought the standard run-of-the-mill-diaper cake? Or the one who showed up with the baby's name spelled out in beautiful hand-painted wall letters dropped from ribbon that perfectly matches the baby's nursery decor?
And don't forget gifts for mom, either. All manner of mommy jewelry and child name bracelets are obtainable these days almost everywhere you look. If the name of the baby is available, or even the birth date, why not take advantage? You'll be glad you did, and these type of small presents make great supplemental shower gifts with a nice, personal touch.
So remember, the next time you're out shopping for that upcoming baby shower, try to think outside the box. Because in the end, your box is all you have. And since your box is going to be sitting alongside a whole lot of other boxes... you've got to do your best to make it stand out!
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