How to Create a Baby Shower Gift Basket

It can be difficult to come up with an idea for a baby shower gift. By creating your own baby shower gift basket, you can add a variety of items in a theme. Whether you are able to go all out or on a limited budget, you can create a beautiful gift basket that's sure to please. Just start with a basket of your choice. This can even be a baby bathtub, a large wicker basket or any container that fits your theme. Add colored plastic wrap and ribbons for a beautiful finishing touch. Following are some baby shower gift basket ideas to get you started.

Baby Toiletries for Baby Shower Gift Baskets

Baby toiletries can add up in expenses.  I like to give baby shower gift baskets filled with diaper ointment, baby shampoo, baby lotion, baby oil, baby powder and small clippers.  I found from having my own babies that I never seemed to have too many baby toiletries on hand.  You can add wipes, diapers or warmers in the center of the baby shower gift basket and add a pretty rattle or other baby toy.

Bedtime Theme Baby Shower Gift Baskets

Bedtime theme baby shower gift baskets are lots of fun for the baby and the new mom or dad.  Fill these baskets with story books, music CDs, nature sound CDs, a small night light, pajamas, receiving blankets, small pillows or anything you can think of that relates to baby’s bedtime.  Even a baby monitor would work well with this gift basket.

Since there are so many different things you can put into bedtime themed baby shower gift baskets, these are great to give when you have several baby showers to attend in a short time span.  You still get to give baby shower gift baskets without it seeming like you’re giving the exact same gift at each baby shower you attend.

Bath Time Themed Baby Shower Gift Baskets

Instead of using a traditional basket, get creative.  You can use a small baby bathtub for the baby shower gift basket.  Fill the tub with cute bath toys, baby shampoo, baby wash and wash cloths.  You can add a terry cloth hooded baby bath towel.  Expectant moms really love these type of baby shower gift baskets.

Memory Trunk for Baby Shower Gift Baskets

One of the most memorable baby shower gift baskets you can give is a small baby trunk filled with baby items and a personal touch.  As the expectant parents open the trunk they can find picture frames, a baby scrapbook, baby’s first year book, a few books on parenting, a picture of the parents when they were a baby, the parents first-year baby book, a locket from their hair when they were little and some other items from the parents childhood.

A memory trunk is a wonderful baby shower gift basket to give for an upcoming grandbaby.  In fact, it is a tradition that can be handed down generation to generation and will be a treasured heirloom.