Affordable and Creative baby shower gifts?

Question

Two of my friends are expecting. One is due on my birthday lol.

Anyways. I love buying stuff for babies ever since I was little and would go shopping for cousins. Since I live on my own and have a lot of bills, money is tight and so I cant spend too much.

What are some creative ways for a baby gift. My boyfriend will prolly go haves with me for the one gift since hes really close friends with her, so that one can cost a bit more and she is have a boy.

My other friend I've known for years and went to school and was good friends with her older sister. She is having a girl.

Any suggustions would be great. Where can I find discounted baby things too.

thanks

Answer 1

a couple cute ideas ive seen are buying the baby's first piggy bank and putting 5 or 10 dollars worth of change in it, making a foto/memory album (if you are a crafty person) and give it with a disposable camara, or making a memory box so she can put 'memory' items from the day the baby was born and other baby 'firsts'. if you have a family dollar store or even something like ross you can find alot of very cheap baby items. just get a little woven basket and fill it with odd and ends...

Answer 2

a diaper cake

Check for baby items at yard sales and second hand thrift stores like the good will or salvation army

Answer 3

A diaper cake. My sister got one for her second baby. our friend brought it all wrapped up with blue ribbons and I think she had a 'cake topper' of a rattle or toy of some sort. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Make a diaper cake.  If you google it you will get the directions.  Basically all it costs is a pack of diapers and some ribbon.  I always add little things like binkies, baby wash cloths, or bath stuff but it's not necessary.  Everyone loves them and says how creative they are.  It's really a great gift, and who doesn't need diapers?

I just realized that everyone else suggested this too.  How funny, now you HAVE to make them!

Answer 5

Buy a basket for each of them and open a pack of diapers and place them nicely in the basket, get some pretty ribbon and type a bow or make some curly ribbon on it in the color of the s*x of the baby due.