What gift do you get for the third baby? Three kids, all boys so no need for more clothes or toys, not that I would have considered buying any toys..ha ha. Our friends’ house is already a “toy museum” – mom’s exact words. I turned to practical gifts: a few baby items I used for my own boys and loved and a bag of their favorite diapers. I knew what diaper brand our friends had been using for the oldest kids and this info came in handy now, plus you can’t go wrong with diapers. They’re always welcome as a gift.
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Practical gifts for babies are ideal gifts. Moms will appreciate them and babies will benefit from the use of good quality products. The above links are to products I used myself for my two babies and would highly recommend.
1. A basket filled with bubble bath (I use California Baby Bubble Bath and love it because it is natural and gentle on our kids’ skin, makes plenty of bubbles, it’s created by a mom and made in the US. It is a bit pricey but worth every pennies. I’ve tried several aromas and they all smell very good. The Honest Company Bubble Bath is another good natural choice.), bath toys ( First time we went on a date night since having kids, my husband and I decided to get a little something for our kids, call it a guilt gift if you like 🙂 So we got two rubber duckies, one for each. What a hit! You can’t have a complete bath without a rubber ducky – the Munchkin duckies come with a Hot Safety Disc which reveals the word hot when bath water is too hot for baby.), hooded towel (my youngest got a frog towel from his godparents and it’s absolutely adorable), tooth brush and toothpaste, baby lotion (I’ve been using Burt’s Bees Baby Lotion for about 4 years and I can’t say enough good words about it: natural, great smells, not greasy or sticky.)
2. Shoes. When one thinks of practical gifts for babies clothes come easily to mind but shoes are usually forgotten. Once they start taking their first steps, babies need comfy shoes with flexible soles and these can be pretty expensive. Besides they will also be quickly outgrown. The MiniStar shoes at Target are an affordable choice and are made of leather, which means they are soft for the babies’ feet but also durable.
3. Summer items: sand box, kids pool (We used the Munchkin inflatable kids tub outside as a pool and both kids loved it), baby float with canopy.
4. Feeding supplies for when the baby starts on solids: plastic spoons, suction bowls with lids, silicone freezer trays.
Never thought to get babble bath! Will be trying this! Thanks for linking up on babybrainmonday x pinned on Pinterest too 🙂 x
My boys love their babble bath, that’s why I thought of including it.
We’ve got the Munchkin duck, it’s great, and you can never have enough hooded towels! Shoes are a fab idea too!
Found you via #babybrainMonday, will be back for more! 🙂
My boys love their rubber ducks. What I love about the leather shoes you can find at Target is that you don’t need to know the size of the kid, in case you’re buying as a gift, just the age. This makes it so easy!
I love the baby bath basket idea – will be pinching that one! #babybrainmondays
Glad you like it, Jemma!
This is a great list. I’d add socks. You can never have enough baby socks. The more you buy, the more you lose. #BabyBrainMonday
You’re right, Alison. Socks are always welcome!
Great list! I would have loved feeding tools, we lose them daily here!
Hello beautiful! Great list. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7pm because we love to party with you! Happy Memorial Day! Lou Lou Girls
I love the idea of giving bubble bath, favorite products and water toys. Kids area also hard on shoes so it’s nice to have a new pair. Great suggestions and I’m going to have to give that Honest Company bubble bath a try for my little one 🙂
These are some great gift ideas! If I knew shoe size, I’d get them shoes, because children always need new shoes and are always growing out of them!
liz @ sundays with sophie
Hi,
Nice list – I am feeling smug because I have given some of these as gifts before and now I have your approval 🙂
Little luxuries like bath stuff and creams that are a bit pricier make great gifts because you don’t always feel justified in buying these things for yourself but they are lovely to use.
Alice x
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Some great ideas here. I love to give practical gifts. Thanks for sharing on #ToddlerFunFriday
Great list, thanks for sharing! Bubble bath was a favourite with us when my son was little, and still is. #toddlerfunfriday
Love this post! Pinning it right now. 🙂 #MomResource
We love the California Baby and the Honest Company bubble bath and their head to toe wash as well !! They are pricier, but yes..the fact that they are natural is the reason I got them too.