Finding the perfect gift for a baby can be a long and arduous search. It doesn't have to be that way; here are the best baby gifts for a special baby in a nutshell.

 

A baby blanket or crawling blanket is a meaningful and loving gift for a baby. A particularly nice gesture is to have the baby's name embroidered on the blanket to make the gift even more personalised. A more formal gift in the same category would be monogrammed baby bed linen. Personalised baby gifts are the best gifts.

 

For the more adventurous, we recommend wall decorations for the baby's room or a gift basket with soft toys and washing utensils, practical for the parents and beautiful for the baby. A gift basket that you have put together yourself shows the thought you have put into the baby. Baby gift hampers are very individual and personal gifts, as you can put together the components individually.

 

Babies do not yet have full vision, but they can distinguish contrasts. A DIY gift idea would be, for example, a set of cubes (at least 5×5 cm in size) with black and white pictures of faces or black and white patterns glued on.

Another idea for making your own baby gift is a colourful flannel loosely filled with seeds and bells and sewn up tightly. (Not suitable for the bath).

 

Here is a list of general baby gifts, both useful and playful:

 

Clothes:

 

Socks

Bodysuits

Gloves

Hair bands for girls

Tights

Sleeping bag

Pyjamas

 

For the baby room

 

Nativity set

Mobiles

Children's room lamp

Toy boxes for storing the toys

Rocking horse

 

Practical gifts that are always needed:

 

Nappies

Cleaning cloths

Baby oil

Baby lotion

Nappy cream

Baby powder

 

Bedding

 

Bedding with a children's pattern (e.g. Winnie the Pooh)

Sheet

Baby basket

 

For the food

 

Baby bottle

Bottle warmer

Bib

Baby cups

Baby cutlery

 

Toys

 

Rattles

Baby books

Soft toys and dolls

Electronic educational toys

Toys with music

Baby swing

 

Miscellaneous

 

Baby photo album

Piggy bank

Picture frame

Savings book