Hi Ladies,
I am due with our 2nd daughter in mid-August. I am looking for ideas for gifts for the new baby to give to our older daughter (she will be 3 in October). I have thought about a new babydoll, but she already has many, and the last thing we need is one more! I would like something meaningful and longlasting, as well as something fun.
Thank you!
K.
Ear plugs! Haha just kidding.
I would buy her something she's really been wanting. It's hard for young kids to grasp things as being "meaningful" until they're much older. Maybe you could get her a toy that she's been lusting after, but also specialized matching braclets for her and her sister. So she'll have something that she can appreciate immediately and something that will have meaning to her and her new sister later on.
How about a bracelet engraved from her sister....or they have some beaded ones with BIG SISTER on it. My daughters are 3 years apart...it is a fun age difference! We had lil sister buy big and little sister t shirts, she loves to wear her shirt with lil sis...she will help me get her dressed in it. Congrats and good luck!
Hi K.! I am in your same situation! I have a daughter who just turned 3 and we are expecting our son the first of July. I had thought about what to get her, as everyone from friends to my daughter's pediatrician suggested getting her a present from the new baby. So after a lot of thought I decided to get her a "big sister" outfit (a shirt that says "big sister" and another that says "big sister's rock", and a skirt that matches). I purchased them at our local Carter's outlet and I know she will enjoy wearing her special outfit to the hospital when her brother arrives. I plan on getting her and our son's picture taken when he is 3 months, that way she can wear her special outfit. I am going to put the pictures in a special frame for both of them, that way it will be something special for them to look back on.
I decided not to get her a "gift" per say, whenever her brother arrives, but when I had my baby shower last weekend my husband took her out to a special lunch and then we gave her a puzzle and a coloring kit so she wouldn't feel left out with all the presents we were bringing into the house :-)
I hope this helps! Congratulations on your upcoming addition and good luck! :-)
Does the 3 year old go to Daycare or to Preschool? If so, how about a personalized lunch bag? It is a zippered square lunch bag that is insulated and has the name on the top of the bag. We've had 2 of them for our Son, they are so cute and can fit inside a diaper bag or backpack. I have the name of a lady who did one of the lunchboxes for us. She has a website with other personalized/monogrammed items. You could also do a monogrammed cup/sippy cup. You can get the name on there or an initial put on there.
An ornament for Christmas would be neat (I know it isn't Christmas) with something she is interested in. This would be something she would have for later and would last a long time and could be passed on to her and when she has her own family. My husband and I have done pottery and we made a bunch of ornaments that are really cute- there's a heart, a fish, a horse, a dog and a butterfly. You can personalize it with a Sharpie and put her name on the front or back. We have others like a tree or a bell, however most of them are geared toward boys.
We will be taking pottery again in August and we are thinking of doing letters for hanging in a room or on the tree. If you are interested in this, let us know. We can also make whatever you are wanting for an ornament/wall hanging.
A cute picture frame with something along the lines of Sisters or Little Sister on it. You can paint/glaze picture frames at Van Grow or there is a place on Vickery (can't think of the name of it). Or you could buy one and then when the baby is born, you could put a picture of the baby sister in there and that could be a picture for her room that hangs on the wall or on a shelf/chest.
Does she have a piggy bank? Maybe get a book on Sisters or being a Big Sister?
Hope these ideas help!
Congratulations on your baby! When our son was born our daughter was 20 months and loved shoes. We had the baby give her a new pair of silver sandals. She adored them and told everyone her brother gave them to her when he was born. We also got her a book called "I love you because." and her own disposable camera to take photos of the baby:) I had the baby write her a letter and had her make the baby a card too. I put these in their baby books so when they are older they will have them as keepsakes. One of our good friends gave my daughter a soft photo album that said "Big Sister" and it had a handle. We filled it with pictures of her and the baby and she carried it everywhere as a purse. I think it is baby gund brand, very cute.
We also had our daughter pick out a special lovely for her brother and he still uses it almost two years later and she is so proud that she chose it for him.
Hope this helps! Best wishes to you and your family.
My son received his all time favorite kind of truck from his sister when she arrived. It wasn't big, but it was something he loved.
What does your daughter love?
Get her what she likes...
YMMV
LBC
Well this may be best once the new baby arrives, you could have a custom puzzle made out of a photo.. Maybe your child looking at the new baby? A photo of the 4 of you?
http://www.venuspuzzle.com/search_results.php?cid=1
They make 12 piece puzzles..
What about a nice picture frame? Tell her she can put the first picture of her with the new baby in it.
Congratulations!!
Not to spoil the fun but the babies gift to her older sister might just be her presence. Let the 3 year old experience the fact that not everyone will buy a gift especially her little sister. Maybe the 3 year old could be gracious and give of her gifts received to her new little partner in life and crime. Sisterhood is wonderful and full of all these chances to bond like this. Document the older sisters generosity for her and save it and praise her for it. As they both get older the little one can start to make cards and crafts etc for the older one.This sort of genuine because they feel love for one another gift is more precious than anything.
We had the same scenario - the new baby gave her big sister a charm bracelet and we added 2 special charms: a heart with "Sister", a 4 leaf clover (for good luck and Irish heritage). Each year when baby sister has a birthday, she gives her big sis a new charm to add to her bracelet. I can't recall the site - but we order the bracelet from a jewelry site - it wasn't super expensive, but not a "toy" charm bracelet either. Good luck!!
