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Five unique handmade baby gifts to make at baby showers

If you’re looking for baby gifts to make but are bored with the standard blanket and baby booties, here are five unique and unusual (but still functional!) gifts to create that would make perfect baby shower gifts.

  • Time capsule – Don’t you wish someone had made you a time capsule with things from the year you were born? Collect newspaper and magazine clippings about current events, trends and fashion, a little toy from the hottest children’s movie, and last but not least, take pictures of your home and town! Document your neighborhood, take snapshots at the local supermarket, post office, cars on the street, local school, front of house, parents and family! Include notes from family members and a special letter from you introducing them to the world. Collect it all and put it in a decorative wooden keepsake box, leaving room for parents to add a few things of their own. Think what a treasure she will be when she is your age!
  • padded mat – No, it’s not just another boring blanket! This time, create an extra thick, quilted blanket, a comfortable surface that will be perfect for tummy time, even on hardwood floors. Get creative with it and add “activity” toys like detachable stuffed animals, flaps that hide bright pictures, and little ribbon tags. You could even line the bottom with waterproof PUL fabric which will make it the perfect outdoor blanket on wet grass.
  • name blocks – Buy enough blank wooden blocks at a craft store to spell the baby’s name. Decorate each block with the letter and/or pictures that begin with that letter. You can paint with non-toxic acrylic paint, decoupage with paper or fabric, or burn your design with wood. For design ideas, look at the crib bedding set that parents checked out and use the same theme or color scheme in your blocks.
  • Mix-CD – Make a mix CD baby? Yes! Create a mix CD of relaxing music, classical is an obvious choice, but get creative with the music in your collection or visit iTunes for lullaby ideas. Alternatively, a fun and upbeat mix of baby music could do the trick! Face it, most music marketed for babies is terrible and many parents would love to have a CD of “normal music” to listen to that is still baby-friendly.
  • handmade books – You can buy blank board books that are the perfect canvas for your own stories! If the baby will be living away from extended family, she creates a story with real photos of family members so the baby can get to know them. Or she creates a fun story about the family pet, your own version of an alphabet book, a picture book with different kinds of cars or butterflies, etc. Draw your own or create collages from real photos or magazine images.

Have fun creating some unique handmade gifts for your next baby shower! These fun projects will be appreciated by parents and baby alike, which is exactly what a handmade baby gift should be about.

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