The first items you need to buy for a baby girl gift basket are the essentials. All babies, whether boys or girls, require specific items. Try picking up some sleepers, receiving blankets, diapers, baby bottles, bibs, pacifiers, sheets for the crib, baby wipes – the list goes on. But even though these things are essential for new parents, your gift basket won’t really be distinctive if you just put in these basics.

One way means of making your baby girl gift basket unique is to choose a theme for it. Try something like bath time or feeding, and include some things the mom will require to carry out these activities. You need to find out whether she’s planning on breastfeeding or bottle feeding. A breastfeeding mom will be happy to get some breast pads, nipple cream, and nursing accessories. A bottle fed baby requires lots of bottles, and you can give coupons for baby formula, and bottle cleaning supplies.

For a bath time basket, pick up some soap, shampoo and lotion specially formulated for babies, some soft washcloths, and a little hooded bath towel and matching booties. As well, add some bath toys for the baby to play with when she’s a little older. You can put all this in a bath toy holder instead of a basket for a truly special look. If you decide to go with a bath time theme for your baby girl gift basket, just be certain that you pick up products that won’t irritate the skin in case the little one is sensitive to certain products.

Of course, your baby girl gift basket has to be pink. Babies don’t really look either male or female when they’re tiny, and most parents don’t like people to have to guess which they are. To make it clear, they will often put hair bands and bows on little girls. So a great addition to your basket would be tiny hair bands, clips and bows. And don’t forget some pink clothing in your baby girl gift basket.

Oftentimes, baby gifts consist of a few basic items, and the new mom will likely get lots of these things. She’ll be unwrapping countless little socks, booties, sleepers, and undershirts. Other common gifts are diapers, baby wipes, wash cloths and towels. These are all great things to give and to get, and they’ll certainly be put to good use. But it can be nice to get something a little less useful and perhaps more ornamental as well.

Of course, one way to make your gift stand out is to give an expensive item such as a stroller or car seat. But those kinds of gifts are often reserved for the new grandparents to give, and often the new parents already have them. But you can still make an impact if you give a personalized baby gift basket. Even if you fill it with the typical essential items, once it’s personalized, it becomes much more interesting and your thoughtfulness will be noticed.

When making up a personalized baby gift basket, you need to put some careful thought into what you will include in it. Fortunately, there are lots of choices out there. A good idea is to go with a theme basket. For example, make up a bath time basket. Include a hooded bath towel that’s monogrammed with the baby’s name. You can also get personalized washcloths to match, and maybe some slippers to keep baby’s feet warm after the bath. Round it out with some baby shampoo, soap, lotion and a few bath toys. You could arrange all of this in a baby bath tub instead of using a basket for a truly stunning presentation. I’m sure you can think of lots of other things that would fit this theme.

Another great theme that works well for a personalized baby gift basket is to make up an arrangement of various items for the bedroom. This is certainly quite different from the typical clothing and baby supplies. Cute items that can be displayed in the baby’s room will be a refreshing change for the mother. All sorts of items can be personalized with the baby’s name. Picture frames, a silver piggy bank, wall hangings and lots more can all be welcome gifts. Frequently you can buy several items that share a common design so they make an interesting grouping.

Hopefully these ideas will give you something to think about. It shouldn’t be hard to come up with other ideas as well. You simply can’t go wrong with a personalized baby gift basket.

Baby Products

There are so many things that the mother is going to need right off the bat after the baby is born. Diapers are just one of those necessary items, although diapers are also another frequently given gift. If you are going to include diapers in your gift basket, though, one suggestion for laying them out would be to line the inside border of the baby shower gift basket with diapers so that they are going all the way around.

A few of the other baby products that should be included are baby lotions, baby bath soap, baby wash cloths, and baby oils. All of these baby shower gifts are things that the mother will need for her baby when the little one arrives so preparing the mother with everything possible is a good idea!

Mother’s Gifts

Of course you also don’t want to leave out the mother when creating your baby shower gift basket. There are plenty of products that could be included for the mother-to-be, such as relaxation products that will help her to relax when she’s worried about her pregnancy and the near-future birth.

A few other ideas to include would be stress balls, votive candles, as well as a variety of hot tea products. It may be also a good idea to include lotions and bath products for the mother as well. Lotions, such as stretch mark reduction cream, will definitely be much appreciated in the baby shower gift basket.

Simply put, there are many homemade gift basket ideas you can tap into when creating the perfect gift basket for a baby shower guest of honor. Chances are that no matter what you fill the gift basket with the mother will appreciate everything inside. Baby showers are the one event where creativity can show through, so you may just want to put on your thinking cap before going out to buy things to put in the baby shower gift basket in the first place!

Make Your Own

Making your own baby gift basket is really quite simple. You just need to buy a basic basket and then find various items that you would like to include in it as gifts. This can be a really inexpensive present, especially since you are doing all of the labor yourself, which can take as little as a few minutes.

Choose a white or pastel basket (or paint one yourself). Start by lining your basket with a receiving blanket. You might have a particular item in mind that will be the centerpiece of the basket. Some ideas for this would be an adorable outfit or a stuffed toy. Then surround it with some useful smaller items, such as rattles, teething rings, small toys, and maybe even some jars of baby food.

Or maybe try a bath-time theme. Include some bath toys, a hooded baby bath towel, baby shampoo, soap, and baby lotion. There are so many possibilities.

Pay attention to the presentation of your baby gift basket. Decorate it with ribbons or bows in soft colors, and attach a handwritten note. You can buy gift basket bags with cute patterns on them that will really enhance your gift.

Buying a Basket

If you would prefer to just go out and buy a baby gift basket, which is frequently the chosen route, there are many fabulous companies both retail and online that offer these types of baskets. GiftBaskets.com, for one, offers gift baskets for baby showers and new arrivals, and their products are adorable. One of my favorites is the Mother Goose nursery rhyme gift basket. Some of the items can even be personalized.

Giving a baby gift basket can be a very thoughtful gesture, especially if you have used your own homemade gift basket ideas and know that the new mom will appreciate them.