In the family of one of your relatives or friends the long-awaited addition? It's time to congratulate the young parents over the phone and begin preparations for the meeting of the mother from the hospital. Do not forget to buy a gift for the baby. What to choose: buy a ready-made kit for a newborn or show your imagination by composing it yourself from the necessary items?
What do shops offer?
The kits “for discharge” or “for baptism” are very popular. If you are in a trusting relationship with your baby’s parents, ask your young father unobtrusively. Have they already purchased such a kit? Most often, a pair of diapers, two vests, two bonnets and booties are included in the kit. You will find in children's stores and other gift sets for newborns. It can be diapers, beautifully folded in gift wrapping, or several items of clothing that combine in color and design. There are also gift baskets for bathing, they include several towels, a mitten-washcloth and a bathrobe.
Large birthday presents
If you have the opportunity to spend a considerable amount on a gift, pay attention to the envelopes for extracts and children's home textiles. It is advisable to warn the baby's parents in advance about the gift, as things of this type are purchased in a single copy. The set in the crib for newborns includes not only bedding, but also soft sides, and sometimes also a canopy. Their cost starts from about 2-2.5 thousand rubles and almost to infinity. Do not save, buy baby sleepwear made from natural fabrics. A set for a newborn can be decorated with a bright applique or even handmade embroidery. An interesting idea is to order tailoring of the kit and decorate it with the baby's initials.
Making a DIY gift
It’s not difficult to assemble a gift set for the birth of a baby yourself. You will need a large beautiful box or basket. Clothes, diapers and towels, as well as small toys, if desired, can be supplemented with some kind of memorable thing, for example, a small silver medallion. If it seems to you that you have purchased few items, buy hygiene products. No matter how
prosaic this may sound, diapers and dusting powder will come in handy for any baby in his first year of life. Let not the most original, but always relevant idea - a cake made of diapers. Some children's stores sell ready-made compositions, but you can make it at home yourself. And so that such a set for the newborn was even more interesting and useful, fix small rattles, socks and other little things on the tiers. However, from the folded diapers, you can make other figures, trust your imagination. Be sure to pack the finished composition in a transparent film, because if the diapers are used for their intended purpose, it is necessary to protect them from dirt and dust. A set for a newborn can be made from toys, combining one large item and several small ones. For example, a colorful mobile and 2-3 teether rattles or soft toys.