Designing gifts for children is not as easy as it sounds, especially for a baby shower. Designing a gift that would fulfill the needs of both the parents and babies can be tricky. If you love designing baby shower gifts yourself, here’s what you need to know about where to start.
Since baby shower gifts combine necessities and aesthetics, the safest way to start is checking the baby registry.
Many parents maintain a list of things they may need for their new infants. This list, also known as baby registry, is a guide to ensure accurate gifting. People can easily shop based on their budget, and they can compare the list with each other to avoid double gifting.
If you want to give a handmade product, you can choose something from the baby registry that you can make. Add personalized touches like the parents’ favorite colors or cute kids’ fonts. Make sure the gift is something you can actually finish by the time the baby shower day happens.
Whether it is a plush toy, a crocheted blanket, or baby outfit, make sure you design the baby shower gifts with children in mind. Many people often fall into the common trap of centering their own aesthetic or taste without considering what the new babies will need.
If possible, you should also discuss the design plan with the parents. You can ask about their plan with the new baby, the activities, their personal preferences with the baby stuff’s aesthetics, and such. Also, consider things like the sensitivity of a baby’s skin, especially if your gift is something that would make contact with the baby!
Ready to make something good for a baby shower gift? Here are several ideas to help you start.
Diaper cake is both adorable and useful; a creative twist of a cake gift. You create a bundle of diapers shaped like a mound of cake, complete with a personalized card or label and various design elements. This is a great gift if you want to give something whimsical and fit a children’s theme, yet useful for parents.
Baby booties are similar to baby shoes, but more comfortable and practical for daily use. Baby shoes tend to be harder and not suitable for every day, especially if the parents have to take them on and off.
Baby booties are made of softer material with a slightly thicker base for a decent cushion effect. They keep the baby’s feet warm and are more comfortable for daily or indoor use. Parents also can easily wash them in the machine.
Want it to be more personal? You can use kid’s fonts to adorn the booties with the child’s name or cute words.
Crib sheets are important to keep the baby warm and comfortable. If you want to make a crib sheet or cover, make sure to use true fabrics like jersey, bamboo, or cotton. Muslin or polyester blend with soft, gentle texture is also preferable.
Baby cardigan is a perfect addition to a new parent’s kid’s closet. This outer piece is useful for extra warmth, especially if the family lives in a colder area. You can make it with sewing or knitting technique, and there are many possibilities of colors and patterns.
Parents need a lot of baby onesies, and you can make a lot of them with simple patterns. Make sure the neck or head opening is wide enough. Add snaps just under the crotch area and make sure it is easy to remove and put on. Use children’s fonts to adorn the onesies with the baby’s names or cute words.
Many of the baby shower gifts above can be adorned or decorated with fun, playful fonts. Here are several font recommendations you can use to make these gifts.
Hallo Beard is both adorable and clean; a perfect kids’ font that can also fit an adult’s sensibility. The font resembles the neater side of a children’s handwriting. It is also an all-caps typeface, which adds weight into any baby shower gift design you create.
Hallo Beard is perfect for adorning the actual gift or the fun card that accompanies it.
For something with more restraint and elegance, try Catty Magic. This all-caps display font offers a neater, cleaner look, with better proportion between the characters. It also offers more versatility because there are both uppercase and lowercase versions.
Catty Magic is good for not only baby shower gifts, but also presents for slightly older children.
Lean into the more playful side with Baby Queen, a display font created for various crafting projects. The font is inspired by a slightly playful handwriting, but it offers balanced proportions between characters. It also comes with unique ligatures that add a quirky touch to your gifts.
Use Baby Queen to adorn gifts like baby cardigans, onesies, or jumpers. You can also incorporate it on greeting cards or gift labels.
Worge is a stylish sans serif font with a cartoonish look. The font is bold with rounded edges, a perfect option for a more restrained playful font. While not exactly a kids’ font, Worge is a great option for both baby shower gifts and the card for parents.
You can also use Worge as a model font to create baby jumpers or other clothing items. The font is also stylish enough to give gifts to older children.
Sweet Dream adds into your baby shower gift aesthetic with its playful design. The font has each character visually split into two types of design: solid and dotted. Together, they create a distinguished look perfect for making any baby stuff more attractive.
You can use Sweet Dream to create cards, labels, and other crafts that can showcase the font’s design.
Making your own baby shower gifts is a great way to create personalized, memorable contributions. Use playful children’s fonts to create your gifts, and make sure to choose from the recommended items for maximum result!