Are you going to a baby shower? Gifts for babies are always so cute - here are some ideas to create gift wrapping that is just as adorable as the gift you are giving.
If you know the baby is expected to be a boy or a girl, sometimes it is fun to wrap a gift in "baby boy blue" or "baby girl pink" - but remember we have many other colors in the rainbow to choose from! Here are some other options to get your creative juices flowing.
Going to a shower and the mother is not sure if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl? Wrap the baby gift in white paper and tie the gift with two ribbons instead of one - use one pink and one blue. Tie the blue and pink ribbons together and tape to the back of the package. Then have the ribbon form a bow on the front of the package from the two colors of ribbon.
Want to add a cute topping to any baby shower package? Add a rattle, teething ring, baby mittens, hairbow, small picture frame, Christmas ornament or a small stuffed animal. All of these items can be fastened with the ribbon you tie the gift with - and these items can also be used by the baby.
Love teddy bears? Do a teddy bear gift wrap! Use gift wrap paper that has teddy bears on it, or a soft cocoa colored gift wrap paper. But a small teddy bear on the top of your package and tie with a brown or a white bow. You can often find teddy bear rattles or teething rings that have teddy bears on them.
Quack quack quack! Wrap with a duck theme! Use yellow paper or paper with ducks on it and tie with a large orange ribbon. Top your gift with a traditional yellow rubber duck.
For a pretty look for a spring baby shower consider a very floral look. Wrap a gift with floral or plain but colored paper. Use a green or purple ribbon and tie it in a bow. Top the package with some fresh spring flowers. Cut the stems of the flowers very short. Add the flowers the morning of the baby shower for best presentation.
Does the baby have an older sibling? Consider giving a small gift to this sibling. A new baby is often a hectic time and seeing their new brother or sister get so many gifts can sometimes be overwhelming, and leave many children feeling a little forgotten. Consider getting an older sibling a storybook or a stuffed animal as a special big brother/big sister gift.
I used to make a "baby cake" from a receiving blanket and diapers. You can use cloth diapers or three to four pampers. Lay the diapers in a line down one side of the blanket, leaving about two inches between the edge and the diaper. (Aprrox. 4-6 inches in height depending on size of diaper or size of cake cover if you use one.) Fold the blanket over the diapers with the print showing on the outside. Keep folding unti you run out of blanket. Safety pin the blanket on the seam side. This will be the inside of the "cake". Turn up on its side and wrap around in a circle to desired size bringing ends together. Safety pin ends to inside of cake. You can use a piece of cake cardboard, or what I used to do is go to the grocery store and ask for an unused top and bottom to one of their round cakes. Not the short ones, but the taller ones. Some stores charge 25-50 cents but it usually isn't much. I set the "cake" on the bottom tray and fill with goodies like trial size baby lotions, shampoos, etc. Toys, washrags, etc. Whatever will fit. Then I get a small drooler bib to make the decorative top of the cake and lay it over the stuff inside the cake with the strings hidden underneath the bib. I then place the top of the cake plate over the "cake" and use curling ribbon to decorate the top. I actually ran out of people having babies so I havne't done one in a while, but they are so fun!
Instead of buying and wrapping a usual gift, I buy a diaper bag as a gift and fill it with small odds and ends like safety outlet plugs, medicine spoons, disposable camera and photo album. Even if the new mom gets another diaper bag, its handy to have two bags packed and ready for less hectic mornings.
I have always wrapped baby shower gifts in a receiving blanket and secured with diaper pins. I once wrapped a big gift in a crib sheet. No wasted paper :)
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