Birth gifts: Our top 10 for girls & boys!
Voucher for domestic help or babysitting
Giving new parents a few hours of sleep or a week without laundry is pure gold. A lovingly designed voucher for two evenings of babysitting or a cleaning and laundry marathon takes away exactly what often gets left behind in the baby hustle and bustle: Time for themselves and for each other. This not only gives you a break, but also shows that I'm really there for you.
It's not uncommon for a gift voucher for household help or babysitting to be the gift that really brings a tear to the eye.
Clothes & (cloth) diapers
Rompers, bodysuits or cozy bloomers are classics and are needed in huge quantities. Just make sure they are one size bigger than the current age so that the little ones don't outgrow them straight away, as well as the upcoming season. You should also make sure that the clothes are of the highest organic quality. For example, buy from Maas-Natur.de, Naturzwerge-Kindermode.de or Waschbaer.de.
If you prefer sustainability, go for modern cloth diapers: Not only do they look stylish these days, they also save on waste and are easy on the wallet. If you are unsure whether cloth diapers are right for new parents, just ask. This way you can also find out which cloth diaper system is right for you. However, cloth diapers are also quite expensive to buy for the first time. If you are looking for a gift for the baby as a group of friends, you could get together here. You can find high-quality products at Windelinge.de and Windelmanufaktur.com, for example.
(Photo from windelinge.de)
Important accessories for babies & parents
Silicone teething rings for teething, a soft nursing pillow or gauze cloths, which are needed in large quantities during breastfeeding - these little heroes suddenly make everyday life so much easier. If you are already a mom or dad, give away your favorite item that you have had good experiences with. And if you're unsure, discreetly ask what else is needed in the future parents' household.
Toys & Books
A high-contrast fabric book, rattling grasping rings or a first picture book for learning the first words will make baby's eyes light up and promote motor skills and perception.
You can wrap up classic read-aloud books for later: imagine how your child will hug your gift at bedtime in two years' time - there's nothing like goodnight magic!
Breast milk jewelry (voucher)
Yes, that's right: breast milk jewelry. This really does exist and is made from real breast milk from the mother, often in combination with a small strand of the baby's hair. This gift is a beautiful reminder of the very intense and loving breastfeeding period, when everything in a family revolves around the new little life.
In this video you can see how a breast milk necklace with hair is made:
18 years - 18 ventures
This gift is mainly for relatives or very close friends of the baby's parents:
Prepare 18 activities that you would like to do with the newborn boy or girl in his or her first 18 years of life. Create a small voucher for each activity, which you wrap individually in a small envelope and label with the respective age from 1 to 18. The child can now open one of these activities every year on their birthday and enjoy your gift for a long time to come.
ETF custody account or other investments
Financial foresight can be just as loving as a cuddly toy. A small starting amount or monthly savings in a children's deposit or time deposit account grows quietly until the child can use it for a driving license, studies or a trip around the world. It is important to hand over all the information to the parents or at least inform them about it.
A self-designed certificate or even a symbolic savings book would be possible so that you can hand over something tangible.
Reminder box
A pretty wooden or metal box becomes a treasure chest for the ultrasound picture, first cap and later the baby tooth with wobbly tooth certificate. Give parents the space to store special moments neatly. Then nothing will get lost, even if everyday life becomes blurred between the burp cloth and milk bottle. For the first filling, you can, for example, get a newspaper or magazine from the day of the birth and write a letter that can only be opened on the 18th birthday.
You can make a memory box yourself or buy a personalized gift with engraving.
(Photo from personello.com)
Creative DiY gifts
Can you crochet, paint or do carpentry? Then come up with handmade pacifier chains, fabric name garlands or cute animal mobiles. A colorful wooden yardstick also adds character to the nursery and your efforts show how much you value your family. Small imperfections make it charming and distinctive.
In the following video you will find instructions for the popular DiY diaper cake as a birth gift:
Personalized gifts
Whether it's a baby blanket with a name, a poster with a birthday constellation or wooden blocks with birth dates: personalized gifts have a wow effect when they are unwrapped and often last for many years. Imagine the joy when the child later reads their own name on their favorite pillow!
In these online stores, for example, you can browse through personalized gifts especially for a birth:
- Gravado.de
Various products with individual engraving, such as treasure chests, money gift boxes or necklaces - Schhmatzepuffer.com
A very nice and large selection of customizable gifts, for example the popular wooden train with birth dates. - FamWalls.com
Personalized birth gifts such as night lights with the name and date of birth or acrylic hearts with your own printed motif - Personello.com
Many different customizable gifts, for example pillows, blankets and candles. - Etsy.com
A huge selection of individual gifts offered by a wide variety of manufacturers and small workshops
Bonus: Wrapping baby gifts the right way
When we think of gifts, we always immediately think of wrapping them in pretty wrapping paper to give the recipient a visual treat and increase the excitement at the same time. However, if you're giving a baby a present, that's not really the point.
So here's our bonus tip for a great gift-wrapping experience: instead of buying expensive wrapping paper that will end up in the bin anyway, buy gauze sheets and wrap the gift in them. These gauze cloths can be put to good use by the parents afterwards.