The easiest way these days is to order baby shower gifts online or purchase them from your local gift shop. But it would be much more pleasant if you made these yourself for a beloved new mother. We present you 6 beautiful gift ideas with instructions to wow your friend at the baby shower and beyond. The materials required are baby clothes in appropriate colors depending on the gender of the baby, diapers of the smallest diaper size, bows, muffin cases, craft cardboard. We'll show you how you can easily stage bibs, rompers and baby socks with a few simple steps.
Homemade means 'with love'
When it comes to DIY baby shower gifts, cupcakes remain a total favorite. The instructions above show you how to fold a onesie and roll it in half with a pair of baby socks in the middle. Turn the rubber edge over and secure the cupcake. The tip of the sock can be shown from above as the decoration of the little 'cake'.
Pastel tones are preferred
The romper cupcakes look like the real thing when packed in a box with a window.
What do we use when making the cupcake box?
As described above, these beautiful gifts are made from rolled up rompers and baby socks. The tip here is to place the 'tartlets' in muffin cups.
Step by step romper cupcake instructions
Choose matching pastel colors with delicate patterns for the muffin cases.
Bows for an elegant touch and more festivity
Sushi motif is trendy
For this creative gift idea you will need 4, 6 or 8 white onesies, an appropriate amount of baby socks in salmon, light yellow and light green and a black disposable plastic plate.
Creative gift idea sushi set - this is how it is created
To make nori sheets, use strips of black felt fabric. Small pompoms in the green color of wasabi give your project a real sushi design.
Baby play blanket with touch elements
This is an idea for everyone involvedpractical baby shower giftswant to appear. With its cheerful colors and cozy softness, the 3D baby mat can also become the newborn child's favorite toy.
Tips for the baby play blanket
Sew funny felt figures of small animals, bees and butterflies to the play mat. Fill the clouds with volume files. Install circles made of transparent plastic film in the flowers - it must be thin and transparent. All babies like listening to its adorable sound when they play with it.
Collect all baby things in a diaper figure to give as a gift
The diaper motorcycle is a more interesting alternative to the usual diaper cakes from baby showers.
The baby things you need for the diaper figure
If you are using thisBaby giftIf you want to wish a newborn girl a nice journey through the world, choose baby blankets, bibs, baby socks and wax flaps in a delicate pink color and a teething ring in a matching contrasting color.
Make your own diaper wheel – step by step
Here's a tip on how to achieve a perfect, round shape for the engine's diaper tires - using a colander. Secure the bundle with elastic and decorate with pink bow on top.
The construction of the diaper motorcycle
Roll up the baby blanket and pull it through the centers of the two diaper wheels. Secure the two ends of the blanket with pins.
The front part is decorated with a funny bib motif
Again using pins, cover the front wheel with a folded bib. When giving diaper figurines as a gift, always show the baby's mother the places where they were attached so that needle sticks are avoided.
This is how you make the handlebars of a diaper motorcycle
The handlebars of the motorcycle are made from a rolled baby blanket. So that they stand stable and point correctly to the left and right, fold two profiles made of corrugated cardboard of the appropriate length and insert them into the two ends. Make the handlebar grips out of baby socks.
Cuddly toy on a diaper motorcycle - gift idea for a boy in matching colors
Diaper babies greet the newborn baby with 'Welcome'
This idea can be easily implemented if you want to make your own baby shower gifts but are short on time.
Fold diaper babies yourself: as easy as 1-2-3
After completing the 6 steps of the instructions, put the diaper babies in a beautiful basket along with other gifts such as baby bottles, baby rattles, baby combs and cosmetics and use your imagination to design them in matching colors.
Baby blanket becomes a giant lollipop
If you fold a baby blanket lengthwise and roll it into a circle, you'll get a giant 'lollipop'. Attach a white plastic broom handle to the back and wrap with cellophane and ribbon. Now it's time for the baby shower!
