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Need Some Great Ideas For Creative Baby Shower Gifts?
s full of joyous occasions. One of the most magical times in a woman’s life is her baby shower. This is the day when loved ones and friends come to celebrate the incredible milestone of pregnancy and birth. A special celebration calls for special gifts. Baby shower attendees can have tremendous fun choosing creative baby shower gifts.
Some gifts may include clothes and diapers, baby furniture or other baby supplies such as bottles. But a creative baby shower gift can spark conversation, stories and laughter. A great example is a photo album with the mom to be in the photos. Call her mom or sister and ask them for some of her old baby photos and pop them into the baby album. When the mom-to-be opens her gift and flips through the album she’ll be shocked to see her baby face!
Creative baby shower gifts do not have to be expensive. Thoughtful home made shower gifts are sometimes the most welcomed. If you crochet or knit, consider baby booties or a baby blanket as a useful gift. Baby booties are so tiny they would take a few moments to make, but could be creative keepsakes forever.
Everlasting ideas such as trees and plants make creative baby shower gifts too. While baby clothes or a rattle is a nice idea, a tree that will grow and flourish as the child also grows, is a true gift a baby can experience as he grows. Consider the gift of a tree from sisters or other family members. This way you can split the cost with other relatives, and you will also be able to stop by and see the tree often.
Some other gift ideas include buying a savings bond or starting a college fund for the baby. A gift of money is a particularly welcome one for a new baby’s parents, especially in this present economy. This gift is an ideal one for grandparents to give.
The last baby shower gift idea is one of my favorites: a spa party. Instead of playing baby games and focusing on the baby shower, focus on the new mother. Why not give her a spa shower which will help her to relax, and enjoy time with those she loves. After all, once the baby arrives, new mums scarcely have time to think, let alone have a luxurious bath. A great idea for a creative baby shower gift is to give the mom-to-be something that will pamper her and prepare her for her new role as a mother.
In the end, an ideal gift is one that takes into account the unique characteristics of the mother-to-be. So, if she loves cooking, maybe a baby cookbook. If she loves to garden, maybe a garden themed idea or some beautiful flower seeds are ideal. If you put enough genuine thought into it, you will definitely have a creative baby shower gift!
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No-calorie Fund Raising Ideas
ent has experienced the dread that comes with their child announcing a school or sports team fund raiser. Parents find themselves helping their child hawk containers of high-caloric cookie dough…or skimpy rolls of wrapping paper…or calendars they’ll never use…or magazine subscriptions to Bee Keeper Gazette. How about suggesting the school or team try a few innovative fund raising ideas? The following ideas are creative ways to raise money for your specific program.
Teachers Lip Sync Extravaganza: Teachers are often hesitant to perform in traditional talent shows. Performing in a lip sync act requires only exaggerated, outlandish stage presence, not talent. Charge admission for families to come watch teachers and staff as they display their talents playing air guitars and prancing around in swimsuits, carrying surfboards and lip syncing to songs such as California Girls.
Many cities have businesses pay to decorate life size cows or pigs, which are then displayed throughout the community. Why settle for decorating a traditional animal statue? Encourage businesses to pay to be corporate sponsors for the chance to get a toilet destined for the dump. Each business receives a clean, yet used toilet,(available from most recycling centers) which they decorate. On a designated day, collect the artistically decorated toilets and set up makeshift bowling lanes. Community members pay to view the toilets and pay extra to roll a bowling ball down the lane and smash the toilets. Just think. Your organization gets money when businesses buy a toilet and then additional money as people pay to destroy the toilet with a bowling ball!
300 million children around the world are without a pair of shoes. Teach your children how to help others while also raising money for your organization. Soles4Souls, a non-profit agency, has distribute over 3 million pairs of shoes around the world. Students simply take orders for clogs or flip flops, which Soles4Souls distributes free of charge to people in need. For every $5.00 flip flops or $10.00 clogs students sell, your organization receives 40% of the proceeds. More important, your student’s efforts help put a pair of shoes on the feet of someone in an impoverished or disaster-stricken area of the world. Contact www.soles4souls.org or 615-391-5723
Americans are spending billions of dollars on jeweled collars and personalized raincoats for their pets. Sponsor a pet fashion show where pet owners pay you to participate. For added interest get the mayor of your community or a local celebrity to “model” along with their pet. Any pet store would be glad for the publicity that comes with paying to be a “corporate sponsor” and promote their products. Planning is simple: Pet stores pay to be a sponsor, people pay to walk the runway with their adorable dog, cat, ferret, miniature horse, etc, and people pay admission to attend the event. All you need is a gym with a runway and a few pooper scoopers on hand!
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