Baby Shower Hostess Gifts

I went on line to Ballard Designs and ordered these jute bags personalized for my hostess gifts. They were a huge hit and come in several sizes and colors and are very reasonable.
http://www.ballarddesigns.com/Accessories/Tote-Bags/Monog...

I hope this link works for you!

I just monogrammed 19 beach towels for a lady who was giving them as hostess gifts for her baby shower!

After the stress of putting together, organizing and hostessing a shower, a nice gift could be a "pamper basket" with a candle, bath oil, body lotion, bath mitt, etc. Then after the shower to soak away the stress and really relax would be great!

I don't know where you live, but Swoozie's has the cutest and most original gifts. The store is in Southlake in the same shopping center as Central Market. I believe you can check it out online. www.swoozies.com

Hey, C.. When we threw a friend of mine a bridal shower, she gave us really cute little gift bags with shower gel and a loufa and foot scrubber in it. On the card, she wrote... "From my shower to yours..." It was really cute. Congrats on your pregnancy! :)

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They come with a cute ribbon around them so I didn't even have to wrap it! Not too expensive also...which is good.

you could make them some stationary, or a set of handmade cards. If you don't consider yourself a'crafty' person, they even have kits at the craft store with corresponding paper and embellishments to make it easier for you.
you can also get great ideas for cards at sites like www.twopeasinabucket.com.

You could buy small candles at the dollar store (the ones that acutally smell good) and type up a poem about your soon to be child or something to that effect and tape it nicely on the side of the jar and ribbon around the neck of it. i went to a shower that did this and we all loved the candles. i used mine and it reminded me of them.

I was a first time mom and at one shower did gift cert for mani/pedi and at another I did gift cert for massage. I also gave bottles of wine with them. Hope this helps. Congrats.

Hi C.,
You could always buy her a little gift card to her favorite store or to a local salon for a pedicure or manicure. it would be a great way to give back to her and give her a chance to unwind and relax. Just a thought!
A., mother of 2 sweet boys ages 9 and 6 and wife to a really awesome hubby!

I would suggest a spa package. I know that putting together several showers can be lots of fun but can also be a bit stressful. The hostess wants to make sure everything is perfect for the parents-to-be. A nice relaxing spa day would be a wonderful reward. Not sure of your location or the amount of money you will be able to spend. There are several spas out there that are really nice and you are not going to spend an arm an a leg...then there are the ones that are very nice and expensive.

If you know what this person really likes, make a cute little gift basket with her favorite things or a particular theme, like movie basket with popcorn, candy bars, 2-4 movie passes, or a basket of different candle scents or oil scents in a basket, a pedicure basket, a manicure basket, etc. Get the idea??

How about a gift card to either their favorite place to eat or shop or one to a local spa. It doesn't have to be a big amount.

C.,

I have some beautiful wildflower paper that you could write a thank you on, along with a pot and a cello bag nicely wrapped with the soil - they'd think of you the whole time they see the blooms - growing as your child does!

Teri

Hi C.

I just had this problem myself! What i ended up getting my hosts was the little Willow Tree figurines. They are meaningful, and it is something that they can keep forever. You can get them at any Hallmark store or even online. They have more of a variety online. i dont know the exact website. Good Luck

Buy them each a cute bag of some sort, and have their names embroidered on them. Everyone could use a bag!

At my baby shower, I gave the hostesses a lovely silver necklace with my baby daughter's birthstone in it as a reminder of the special bond they had with her. They really loved it!

Hi, I am the owner of Celebrity Party Favors and I make custom gifts, favors, and more... I can make a BEAUTIFUL Thank you Lollipop Bouquet or cusstom stationary... check out my webiste for other ideas and if you have your own I can run with it! I also make great shower gifts... Diaper cakes and more...

A. J
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a MASSAGE.......MANICURE/PEDICURE ARE GREAT GIFTS.
B.

I would do a group pedi event. Wait until all of the showers are over then invite all the girls that hosted or played big roles. Book with the salon in advance so everyone can have a chair at the same time. Bring a sparkling fruit cider and champagne, fruit and cheese tray and your camera. This is a lot of fun and your toes will look so cute in the hospital when all come to visit. Just think the next time you do a pedi you will actually be able to touch your toes!!!!

A friend of mine did this for a group at christmas. She didn't want the same old candles and gift cards so she booked the salon. It was the best christmas gift of the season and i have th pictures to prove it.

If she is married then I would suggest a "Date Night" Basket. Go to Wal-Mart or a craft store and get a woven Basket. Put everything you would need for a romantic night or a plain date night. Maybe a giftcard to her favorite resturant, movie passes, and babysitter coupons if she has kids. Or for the more romantic, get cheap champaigne glasses, a bottle of sparkilng cider, chocolate, candles and whatever you can think of. I did this as a christmas gift a few years ago and it was a hit. I bought Godiva and good wine, which brought the price up. I bought baskets that were big enought to use as a laundry/toy basket later.

For me, budget was an issue, since there were several friends involved. I went to World Market and found some lovely teacups and saucers on the clearance shelf, then filled them with goodies (crackers, chocolates, hot cocoa mixes, different teabags, whatever), wrapped them nicely, and gave them to the hostesses, along with a $5 card to Starbucks. The whole thing was under $15 per person, and they had something pretty that they will use for a long time to come.

One of the gifts I enjoyed receiving for hosting a shower was a small wind chime. It now hangs on my back porch and reminds me of the person who gave it to me. It is very pretty and I thought that it was an unusual gift.

Sam Moon has some nice bracelets or neclaces you can attach to handmade or store-bought thank you cards (punch two holes and hang the bracelet on or in the card). Allows for a nice gift for about $5 per person.

Papyrus, Crane, Barnes and Noble or Target has nice monogrammed notecards for a reasonable price. You could get each hostess a set of notecards with their initial on them.

Market Street has really cute monogrammed and patterned fabric koozies you could fill with individual-sized bottles of wine from World Market.

How about a gift certificate to have a mani-pedi? I always love getting those!

C.,
I just gave mine some slippers from bath and body works. I wanted the lamb ones but they were to hard to find. These were pink flip flops. I added a small foot lotion and a pink nail polish (I'm having a girl).

At my own baby shower, the hostess gifts I gave were notecards with each persons initial on the front that they could use for thank you notes or whatever. Everyone loved them and I gave a different color to each person. I have, also, gotten candles, small silver picture frames, and gift cards to various stores and restaurants. Hope this gives you some ideas! Congratulations!

I would suggest Tupperware. Especially if they have small children. We have some really neat things for little ones. If you would like me to send you a catalog just send me your address. Or call me at ###-###-####.

I guess it really depends on how much you are wanting to spend. You could got get a gift certificate to a local salon/spa for a pedicure or manicure, or both. Maybe a favorite cd or movie, buy them some flowers...or even a really nice plant of some sort.

hi C.!

anything personalized is really nice. you could do monogramed hand towels (for the kitchen or bathroom), or personalized notecards. there are several places online or cute little stores you can get them from. i also print stationary & invitations, so i could help you or at least point you in the right direction if you'd like.

one gift i got for being part of a friend's wedding was a small leather bound journal... she had everyone's name stamped (or foiled) on their journal, along with a characteristic that she picked for each person... something she loved about that person. so mine said "S." and underneath that was the word "gentleness." it was so sweet and personal. i loved it. you could do something like that.

hope these ideas help!
S.

You have gotten some really great suggestions.

I had my daughter in February and what I gave were flower pots. They were large plastic pots with a variety of blooming flowers and green plants. They loved them! They are even prettier now because the plants are fuller. www.flowerranch.net (between Keller and Southlake). Good luck and congratulations on your little one!

A.

I got a cute gift at the last shower I hosted. It was a personalized notepad and I think they came from www.paper-blessings.com. You can wrap them up with an unique pen and it's always a useful gift. I also have a return address stamper that I love from www.heavenlypress.com. This is a local mom-owned business with cute things.

I gave my three best friends that did my shower this really cute triangluar-shaped vase from Crate and Barrel. The vases were under $30 and I know they really loved them. (that vase isn't in stock anymore, but the reason I picked it was because there were three hostesses/three sides to the vase. I LOVE squares and thought about getting them the quadro vase but realized it was for them, not for me!)

Some times its fun to pamper the Mom to be the baby gets so many things but sometimes the mommy to be gets left out so maybe look at something for her like and nice outfit or gift card or even a cute night gown or bubble bath or even jewely just card from the heart Jay from Texas

Monogrammed cutting boards.

Let's see, what about a picture of you and them at the shower framed in a really pretty frame. You can check out Michaels and and they have little framed sayings about friends you can purchase as well if you do not want to do pictures. Or take them all to a nice dinner.. or mani and pedi day..