| There are so many DIY baby gift ideas that you can | | | | season. Get some light weight blankets for sunny |
| create at home. One of the most practical is a baby | | | | season, and some thick blankets for cold season. |
| blanket gift basket. Such gift is actually pretty simple to | | | | 5. Pick extra add-ons. Consider little extras as add-ons |
| make. Just be creative when jazzing up the gift basket | | | | into your baby blanket gift basket. Adorable baby |
| to make it memorable. But how to make a baby | | | | items such as rattles, stuffed animals, teddy bear, baby |
| blanket gift basket? Here are some helpful tips to | | | | mobiles, baby books, nursery rhyme CDs, pacifiers, |
| follow: | | | | baby bottles and the likes are small gifts that you can |
| 1. Pick a container. Traditional baby gift baskets usually | | | | add in the basket. |
| use wicker baskets as the container, but you can | | | | 6. Roll the blankets. Roll each blanket and tie with a |
| always use other alternatives such as a laundry | | | | matching ribbon. If you want, you can make an extra |
| basket, toy box, bucket, baby bath tub, or even a | | | | touch by adding a small rattle or teddy on the bow. |
| wagon. Be creative, think of a useful container that the | | | | 7. Placing a lining and adding the fillers. You can use |
| mom can use after it was emptied. | | | | one of your blankets to line the surface of the basket. |
| 2. Select a theme or color. Depending on the baby's | | | | Once you are done, you can then put all the rolled |
| gender, you can follow a gender-theme or other fun | | | | blankets in the basket. After which, add your extra little |
| themes to be reflected on the basket. Following a | | | | gifts by spreading them in between the blankets. |
| theme can make your work easier, as it will tell what | | | | 8. Finish your baby blanket gift basket by decorating |
| type, color or designs that are appropriate to the | | | | the container. If the basket has a handle, you can wrap |
| basket. If the gender of the baby is still unknown or the | | | | it with ribbon, or wrap the entire outer part of the |
| mom would like to keep it as a secret, then the safest | | | | container. You can also use a colored or clear |
| way to do is to make a gender-neutral gift basket. | | | | cellophane to wrap the whole package. Lastly, tie the |
| Choose baby items in neutral colors such as green, | | | | top using a matching ribbon and make a bow to hold |
| white, yellow and orange. Other possible these you | | | | them up together. |
| may consider are cartoons, fairytale, sports, Barbie, | | | | Pretty simple, isn't it? A baby blanket gift basket is just |
| jungle or zoo, and so on. | | | | one of the most practical and easiest baby gifts to |
| 3. Make a budget. Baby items are adorable, and it is | | | | make. If you don't have time to make your own gift |
| very easy to get carried away picking those attractive | | | | basket, there are plenty of stores both in local and |
| and cute little items. With that, you will need to make a | | | | online that carry various selections of baby gift |
| budget first to avoid overspending. | | | | baskets. You can even find personalized baby gift |
| 4. Select baby blankets. When selecting baby blankets, | | | | baskets that you can customize with your own |
| consider the place and weather where they at. You | | | | personal touch. |
| should try getting a few baby blankets for each | | | | |