During a recent trip back East I met up with a friend who showed me her nursery adorned with baby keepsake gifts. Don’t worry, I didn’t know what they were at first either, but you should learn.

This old friend, whom I have known since college, hadn’t seen each other for a few years so this was my first time seeing her since she had given birth to her new six month old son. The kid was beautiful and she looked great (she credited that to good genes and a great personal trainer), but one of the things that I was most impressed with was the child’s nursery. Besides beautiful furniture and subtle but wonderful paintings, the room was adorned with a variety of baby keepsake gifts from different family members. This gave the room a personal touch that was hard to miss. So, the first question you probably have after reading the opening paragraph is probably the same question I had upon entering the nursery: what exactly are baby keepsake gifts? Essentially it’s just a fancy word for heartfelt baby gifts which are given to a newborn for them to either play with or decorate their nursery. They can range from usable to decorative and in price from $1 to, well, just about anything. Keepsake gifts are all about emotional value and are gifts that will be kept and cherished throughout a child’s life.

When I returned from my little East Coast jaunt, I started keeping an eye out for these keepsake gifts as many of my girlfriends are either already or trying to get pregnant. I found that there are dozens of websites and specialty shops offering different types of keepsake gifts for almost every type of baby or taste. These keepsake gifts included such typical fair as towels and plush toys, to decorative gifts such as plaques, paintings and tins and even seasonal items such as ornaments. Each of these products was beautifully crafted and hand decorated.

A few of the items I came across really impressed me, such as a rocking horse (a bit out of my price range, but nice none-the-less), a simple hand crafted piggy bank (it’s never too early to teach kids the importance of money) and small, soft hangable crosses (which I actually purchased for an upcoming Christening I’m invited to). I was a bit surprised at how big of a business these baby keepsake gifts are, but then again, we all love to give baby gifts to newborns, so why not give them something that parents will be sure to keep and cherish throughout a their life. Sounds like a good purchase to me.

Author Kimberly Green’s favorite gifts have always been those that can be used as baby keepsake gifts

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Nine months is a long time to plan. Nine months to work. Nine months to search. Nine months to perfect. Part of the magic of a new child is putting together the perfect nursery to welcome the little miracle to the world. Seeing a finished nursery is one of the most magical and rewarding things you will ever experience.

Of course, it’s only rewarding afterwards. Putting together any new living space can be a stressful ordeal. But putting together a living space for someone who doesn’t have any tastes or ideas yet, well, that’s nearly impossible, right? Thankfully, parents have been doing it for centuries and it’s not that tough. All you have to do is keep a few things in mind and just go by your own personal tastes. In the end, your baby won’t mind as long as it’s comfortable (remember your doing this more for yourself then the baby at this point).

If you really take a breath and think about it, the key to putting together any room in the house is pre- planning and making sure everything matches. People are going to buy personalized baby gifts for your baby, and while that’s sweet unfortunately these gifts don’t always match the planned décor. Because of this try and give those who you know are going to buy gifts an idea on what you want the baby’s room to look like. Show them around the planning stages. Don’t tell them what to buy, but instead let them in on the process so that they can buy the perfect gift that matches the overall theme of the room.

Of course, the overall theme and color scheme of your babies nursery is going to come right from your own brain. Thankfully, thanks’ to the explosion of chain stores you can get most of your babies furniture and decorations at one or two locations. Plus, you can usually get everything at a pretty competitive price if you check prices at different stores. You can now get everything from cute paintings, to mirrors, to cribs, to lamps in one location, all for a cheap price (and all made in China).

Planning is paramount in making sure that you put together the perfect nursery for your baby. Before actually buying furniture and decorations, make sure you measure and diagram where you’re going to put your furniture. It might sound like your being over cautious, but before you start impulsively buying furniture make sure you take precise measurements on what will go where in your nursery. Nothing is worse than putting together a crib and realizing that it’s too big for an area. That’s when the real stress comes in. Thankfully, by taking a few steps, you can make sure it all goes painlessly.

Author Kimberly Green has gotten personalized baby gifts for all of her children and they are the absolute best presents ever!

Author Kimberly Green has gotten personalized baby gifts for all of her children and they are the absolute best presents ever!

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