7 Unique and Adorable DIY Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas

Looking for the perfect Baby Shower Gift Basket that you can make? I’m here for you! Check out these unique, fun and useful DIY Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas for your next baby shower gift!

I don’t know if there are any gifts more fun to give than baby shower gifts…especially in the form of baby shower gift basket! Each baby is worth celebrating and there is something about teeny tiny adorable baby items that are hard to resist.

A baby shower gift basket is a great option because you can make it fit your budget. Gift baskets for babies or new mom gift baskets also work wonderfully as a group gift option. People can donate between $10-30 each and you can make a fantastic baby shower gift basket full of things a new mom will need and use!

How much to spend on baby shower gift?

I will always give the advice that you should never spend more on a gift than you have! People who are receiving a gift from you DO NOT want you to go into debt to buy them something. I promise! If your budget is on the lower end, you just have to be creative on your baby shower gifts!

As a general rule, a good amount to spend on a baby shower gift is anywhere from $25 and up. If you are able to give generously and want to gift a bigger item, please do! It will be so appreciated!

If you don’t have a lot of money to spend on a baby shower gift, some options are: 

1. Buy a smaller gift but add a personal touch. Purchase your favorite baby book and write a message inside to the new baby. Purchase some pacifiers that your baby loved in particular and add some chocolates for mom. 
2. Make something: If you are crafty, you could knit or crochet a baby blanket. You could cross stitch a wall hanging for baby’s nursery. You could draw or paint a picture for baby’s room. 
3. Put together a group gift: Talk to friends or relatives who are attending and offer to put together a sweet baby gift basket or a bigger gift (think stroller, baby crib) that everyone can contribute to. There very well might be someone else in the group who will be grateful because they don’t have a big gift budget either!

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Genius Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas

Let’s get to the fun stuff! If you are putting together a baby shower gift basket for a baby shower gift, it is fun to give it a cute theme. And I’m here for it! Here are some great themes for your baby shower gift basket!

First things first…we have to talk the BASKET of your baby shower gift basket. I LOVE to gift things that are useful (especially when it comes to babies!). There are so many different options that will make an adorable receptacle AND that mom can use! 

Baby Shower Gift Baskets Options

A diaper caddy means mom can carry diapers and supplies wherever she is in the house! If you have other kids, this is a necessity! Here are nine options that you could use as a basket for your baby shower gift basket. 

You could choose this gray felt diaper caddy. A gorgeous rope basket diaper caddy (like I used in the Baby Teething Gift basket below), or a pink or gray star patterned cloth diaper caddy.  

Another useful baby shower gift basket option is a re-usable cubby or basket!

I can’t even with this polar bear basket for baby! This would be SO CUTE stuffed with baby essentials! mDesign makes high quality, adorably patterned drawer organizers for baby. These angled cloth closet organizers for baby will be super useful and perfect for a baby shower gift basket (you’ll be able to see everything in there!). 

You can also use white wire baskets for a baby shower gift basket (useful in any room in the house!), a colorful plastic caddy, or a fashionable diaper bag (just unzip pockets and add items sticking out inside!). 

Baby Shower Gift Basket Themes

I love choosing a theme to help give my baby shower gift basket a clear direction. With babies, there are so many ways you can go!

Now, remember…you do NOT have to purchase all of the things under each theme! Pick and choose your favorites that fit into your baby shower gift basket budget! 

Teething Magic Baby Shower Gift Basket

I created a Teething Magic Baby Shower Gift Basket for one of my friends. Teething is a not-so fun period in your baby’s life, and a baby gift basket that helps you get prepared for teething makes a thoughtful and useful baby shower gift. 

Wonderful baby products to include in a teething magic baby shower gift basket include:  

Burp Cloths: A teething baby is a drooling baby! Add some soft burp cloths!

Along the same lines, some soft (and stylish) bibs are so good to have for a teething baby.

You could also add an adorable teething bib…which has a silicone chewy hooked right on. There are so many great teething toy options for a baby shower gift basket!

You could do an assortment of cute teething toys or a teething mit, which will stay on baby’s little hand and has silicone that will feel so good to chew.

There are also medicines that can help soothe a teething baby’s sore gums. You could add good old fashioned Baby Tylenol or Orajel Daytime/Nighttime cooling teething gel.

Lastly, I like to include a special (chocolate?) treat for mom! A teething baby is fussy and doesn’t sleep well, and mom might need a pick me up or two. 

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Baby Gift Basket

Create a basket that will help new parents create a peaceful nighttime routine for their baby. 

You can’t go wrong with a super snuggly amazingly soft minky baby blanket! Another great option for a goodnight sleep tight baby gift basket is a set of muslin swaddle baby blankets. This receiving blanket comes with a matching BOW (and many different patterns!) Adorable!!

Another great component for a Goodnight, Sleep tight Baby Gift Basket are baby pajamas! You could purchase a baby sleep sack, newborn footed pajamas or baby sleeper gowns (I loved these for my summer babies!). 

I absolutely adore buying books for new parents. Not only is it usually a unique gift, it will also help them build up a library for their family! Here are some of my favorite board books for babies that will be perfect for a baby nighttime routine. 

“In the great green room…” the classic book Goodnight Moon is a must have for kids’ nighttime routines and would be perfect in a baby shower gift basket. Guess How Much I love you is a tale of Nutbrown Hare’s love for his daddy and a delightful nighttime story for a baby to hear. Every baby needs a book of Nursery Rhymes! Not only do they love hearing the rhymes, but also nursery rhymes help create an amazing foundation for reading. 

A bath can be a sweet part of nighttime routines for babies that also helps them to sleep. Here are some bath and body items that would go great in a baby shower gift basket. 

FridaBaby Natural Sleep Vapor Bath Drops will make a spa experience for your baby. The lavender oil will soothe babies and get them ready for dreamland. Johnson’s Bedtime Baby Bubble Bath also an aromatic blend to help baby get calm and sleepy. Lastly, give baby a gentle massage to help prepare them for sleep with Zarbee’s Baby Massage balm. The natural chamomile and lavender oil in shea butter is a perfect combo (and did you know that massaging your baby can help them be more coordinated?!). 

There are some gadgets that will help babies sleep better, and while they are a little more costly, they make a wonderful addition to a Goodnight Sleep Tight Baby Shower Gift Basket. Some ideas include: Moonlight and Melodies Elephant Baby Soother: This is a nightlight/projector, sound machine and music player in one! It also has built in sleep timers. A soft night light is essential for baby’s nursery…it is especially helpful when you are feeding or changing a newborn and need some light. The BabyShusher is a clever tool that uses a real human voice “Shushing” to help get your baby back to sleep. It has sleep timers and volume control and is completely portable. 

Baby Feeding Gift Basket

Sometimes I like to choose a theme different than what most people bring to a baby shower (diapers, baby clothes) to meet a future need! You could make a baby shower gift basket that is FOOD centric. There are some great products for baby food preparation and eating! A new mom will love having everything ready for feeding their baby when they are 6 months old. 

Some items to include: 

Soft baby feeding spoons, you can do traditional soft spoons, or these really cool Gootensils baby spoon that are great for independent feeding (basically baby can dip the gootensil in the food and self-feed.

Another very useful baby feeding tool that will give parents peace of mind is a silicone baby feeder. You can put fruit or veggies inside and baby can gum it up!

My littles especially enjoyed frozen fruit when they were teething. Every parent will tell you that a suction baby bowl is a lifesaver when feeding a curious baby.

They don’t need to be able to pick up the bowl and throw it (or put it on their head). I LOVED having a baby food cookbook. It is so fun to make nutritious meals that your baby will love.

The NutriBullet Baby Food Making System would make such a great addition to a baby feeding baby shower gift basket. It is a tiny blender that will help you puree your own homemade baby food. It comes with 6 baby food storage cups (and the whole thing is SO DANG CUTE!).

Lastly, you could add some pre-made baby food (just make sure to check that expiration dates are more than six months away. I would add some baby food tubs like this amazing Gerber My 1st Veggies Starter Kit, baby food pouches and even some baby puffs or baby crackers! 

Breastfeeding/Bottle Feeding Baby Shower Gift Basket

I need to add a very strong caveat to this baby shower gift basket theme…ONLY BUY BREASTFEEDING OR BOTTLE FEEDING IF YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT MOM IS PLANNING TO DO THAT!  Please, do not purchase breastfeeding items for a mom that is planning to bottle feed. There are many reasons why moms choose to feed their baby the way they do and that is OKAY! Let them make their decisions, and don’t guilt them with a gift. Actually, let’s make that a life rule never to try and guilt someone with a gift! 🙂 

Okay, now onto a Breastfeeding/Bottlefeeding Gift basket. These can be a really fun theme for a baby shower gift basket because all babies need to eat, so you will be getting something USEFUL. Here are some products that are a great fit! 

Lactation Sweets These watermelon flavored sweets contain fenugreek and milk thistle to help support lactation. 

Bamboobies Hot/Cold Nursing pillows  You can freeze or microwave these pads to help soothe a nursing mama’s sore chest. 

A Lactation massager vibrates to encourage milk let down, help empty the entire breast and prevent clogged ducts. 

This Haakaa manual breast pump is an inexpensive gadget that helps save precious milk while mom is breastfeeding or pumping. You attach it to the breast that isn’t being used by baby or pump and the extra milk that leaks is caught to be used for later!

A stylish nursing cover would make a useful addition to a breastfeeding gift basket. There are many different fabric options AND this can be used as a nursing cover, a carseat cover, and a highchair/shopping cart cover.  

You get SO thirsty when you are nursing! You could add a cute and useful drinking cup like this super cute Mama Tumbler with lid and straw. 

I also like to add in some sweet treats and salty snacks to a breastfeeding baby shower gift basket. You could do some yummy chocolates and some different flavored popcorners chips. 

Postpartum Baby Shower Gift Basket

I would choose these baby shower gift basket theme if you are VERY close with the mom-to-be. Don’t make her feel uncomfortable if you barely know her. You could make this really easy for yourself and buy a Frida Postpartum set (a little on the pricey side, but everything you need!). It’s a 15-piece-set that includes a Nursing Gown, Socks, Peri Bottle, Disposable Underwear, Ice Maxi Pads, Pad Liners, Perineal Foam, Toiletry Bag. 

If this is above your price range, you can do a combination of the following products in your postpartum baby shower gift basket. 

Soothing Peri Bottle for mom. You do get one in the hospital but this angled one is so nice!

You’ll also get postpartum mesh underwear at the hospital, but the FridaBaby Postpartum underwear kind is non-mesh and sooo comfy!

Lanisoh Postpartum Sitz Bath will give a new mom the chance to heal and relax in a bathtub. Postpartum Ice Pads are the best thing every after a vaginal delivery!

The Frida Mom 2-in-1 absorbent pads and ice therapy pads serve two purposes and help mom feel more comfortable.

Tucks Cooling Pads are a must have. I would slip those onto the absorbent pad and it was instant relief!

Last, tuck a pair of cute and comfy nursing pajamas! These are nursing and pregnancy friendly, so the mom-to-be can wear them before and after baby! 

Boujee Bath Baby Shower Gift Basket

Another theme that works well for a baby shower gift basket. Often I will use the actual baby bath as the gift basket and put the items inside! You can also just do a smaller basket with the bath time products because these are products that babies will keep on needing. 

Here are some fun ideas of what to put in a bath time baby shower gift basket. 

The Frida Soft Sink Baby Bath is genius. It snaps into a comfortable baby bath that can be used in a sink or tub, and then folds up for easy storage and travel!

A silicone baby bath brush helps with cradle cap and feels like a gentle massage!

I loved the lavender baby bath for my babies…it was part of their bedtime routine and helped them calm down and get ready for sleep.

A newborn won’t use a baby toy, but after a few months they will love to have something to hold onto! My babies loved these float and play bubble baby bath toys. 

A hooded bath towel is perfect for getting baby warm and dry…and these animal hooded bath towels ones are adorable to boot!

My favorite baby lotion definitely needs to be in a Boujee Baby Bath Gift Basket Johnson’s pink baby lotion. It smells SO GOOD!

Diaper Change Baby Shower Gift Basket

Sure, baby diapers are a necessity, but there is no reason you can’t make a baby shower gift basket that makes this necessary chore a little more fun! Here are some products for a diaper change baby shower gift basket. 

A portable changing pad is a useful gift, and this one is especially amazing! It has a spot for wipe storage, a mesh pocket to hold diapers, and unfolds to make the perfect travel changing pad.

Dr. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste is the best ointment I used! Dr. Boudreaux’s Complete Rash Kicking kit includes original and maximum strength cream and a diaper cream spatula so your fingers dont get mucked up.

Portable diaper disposal bags are great to have on hand when there isn’t a place to immediately throw away a poopy diaper.

This diaper wipe warmer serves double duty as a night light. It will help make diaper changing more comfortable for baby!

If you don’t go with a diaper wipe warmer, a baby nursery nightlight is a very thoughtful addition to a diaper changing baby shower gift basket. It will provide just enough light for nighttime changing or feeding that won’t wake up the baby.

Lumi by Pampers Sleep and Diaper tracker is an incredibly helpful (and not too expensive!) tech for a new baby. You attach it to baby’s diaper and after you set up an app, it tracks how often and how long your baby sleeps, as well as how often you change their diaper (especially helpful in those first few weeks of making sure baby is getting enough milk). You DO have to use Pampers LUMI diapers with this, so it might be nice to include some of those in the baby shower gift basket. 

What do I put into a Baby Shower Gift Basket?

Baby Shower Gift Baskets are a sweet and easy baby shower gift because you can give useful gifts, scale it to your budget and they are so darn cute!

I hope these baby shower gift basket ideas and baby gift basket themes have given you inspiration for a baby shower gift that you will love to gift, and mom-to-be will love to receive!

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