Friday, June 4, 2010

What to Give As Baby Shower Gifts

Parents usually give away personalized baby shower gift favors to those who attend the baby shower. It is a great way to make the event a truly personal one where expecting parents can share their delight with family and friends. This gift does not need to be a super expensive or extravagant, you can give away classy tokens without breaking the bank.

However, parents can have a hard time to decide what to give away as a token of gratitude to friends and relatives. Some occasions as special as a baby shower needs something really sweet and unique to give away as favors.

One of the most popular items to be given for these gifts are chocolate candies. Few can resist the temptation of a scrumptious bar of chocolate. It is the sweetest thing to give away to the guests to remember that the little one is on its way. You can also personalize the wrappers on the chocolate candy bars with designs and messages to make the baby shower special. There are also a lot of flavors for the chocolate itself like dark chocolate, white chocolate and milk chocolate.

In addition to chocolates, candies are also one of the popular items to be given as a baby shower gift to guests. There are different flavors for candies like mint, strawberry, chocolate center, champagne and comes in varying colors. As with chocolates, you can also personalize and decorate the container or box of the candies to mark the special occasion.

In order to save money, you can use baby booties and other cheap baby items and fill them with candies or mini chocolates. Before giving them as gifts to to friends and families, you can use them as decorations by hanging them in the ceiling, wall or a banner. These will make cute decorations while giving the party a baby shower ambiance. After the party, you can give these decorations as baby shower gifts.

An alternative as baby shower gifts to guests are giving away baby picture frames with the babys pictures on it. If the baby is not yet born by the baby shower, you can include an infants sonogram or ultrasound image in this gift. This is a great and long lasting gift to give to family or friends. You can even have the picture frame personalized to add the babys name or a sentimental note to add a wonderful touch to the keepsake.

In order to save money, you can buy plain picture frames at your local craft store and then decorate them yourself to match the theme of the party. You can even invite your friends to help you make the baby shower gifts and have fun while at it.

These are just some of a few ideas for the baby shower gifts. You do not have to spend all of your time and money for this type of gifts yet you can still add a personal touch. Before buying baby shower party gifts, it is important that you have already chosen a theme for the baby shower so that the theme has ties to these gifts.

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