Choosing a Baby Gift Basket

Baby Gift Baskets not only make wonderful baby shower gifts, but are also appropriate for first birthday and newborn gifts. You can find a multitude of them online.
Choosing a gift basket is a bit more difficult as the myriad of selections might be confusing at first glance.

One of the first considerations is the gender of the baby as most baby baskets are gender specific. Of course this doesn't really matter to the baby, but is quite important to the new parents! Remember although the gift is addressed to the newborn, you are buying it to please or impress the parents, more particularly the new Mom! Traditional blue for boys and pink for girls make this decision a no-brainer.

Your relationship to the happy new parents affects the type of baby basket you will buy. For example, a first time Grand-parents might want to splurge and show their pride by getting the biggest and most attractive basket they can find. A coworker or a distant family member will not have the same desire and therefore will opt for a more modest basket. The good news is that the diversity of themes and sizes for baby baskets are also matched by a wide range of prices. Therefore, there is a perfect Baby Basket for everyone.

Baby Gift Baskets come in different themes, which is another aspect of the decision making you will have to address when making your purchase. The theme is often associated with the stuffed animals included in the basket, the teddy bear being the most popular one. Other stuff animals that seem to have become trendier and should definitely be taken into consideration, are lambs, elephants, giraffes and monkeys. A good example on how the gift basket takes the characteristics of its featured stuff toy is The Sleeping Lamb Gift Basket. A baby lamb is soft, cuddly and fluffy; therefore items in this type of basket have neutral colors and are associated with sleep and napping.

On the opposite end, the Monkey Business Gift Basket is full of colorful, noisy, crinkling and vibrating toys. It even includes hot fudge mix, semi-sweet chocolate chips and mini marshmallows as a treat for the parents! This monkey basket is all about energy, movements and busy activities.
Some gift baskets concentrate on baby toys and include items like first baby book, alphabet soft blocks, shaker and other soft toys along with a blanket and stuffed animal. The ABC123 or the Puzzle Gifts baskets are good example of this type of Baby Gift Baskets. Other types of gift baskets focus on bath necessities such as baby lotion, shampoo, powder, wash clothes and hooded towels and come in a bassinet rather than a basket. Again they will include a toy or two also.

Another kind of gift basket is actually not a basket but a tote bag and usually contains a ton of goodies. Included are luxurious baby bath robe, roll neck baby sweater, satin trimmed blanket, and much more. A good example is the "Overstuffed girl's tote" which is very pink and the "Overstuffed boy's tote", as you guessed it, comes in a blue hue.

If you want to make your Baby Gift Basket even more special and unique, you can choose to have the baby blanket monogrammed with the name, initials or nickname of the baby. Of course you will have to know the name of the baby! Some stores offer this feature free with the purchase of the basket, tote or bassinet. Personalization will show that you put even more thought and care in choosing your gift and it will create a keepsake that the new parents will cherish for many years to come and will remember you by.

There is absolutely no doubt that Baby Gift Baskets make great gifts. They are immensely popular and their diversity of styles and sizes is so great that it is very unlikely that someone will offer the same one than yours. However if you are in doubt, just personalized it!