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Sometimes it can be really hard to decide on an affordable baby shower gift for a friend, relative, or co-worker. Maybe you waited too long and all their registry items in your price-point have already been purchased (darn!), or maybe you're like me and like to go rogue and buy fun and practical items that weren't on their registry in the first place. In any case, you can't go wrong with gift baskets - and what better way to to fill a gift basket than with affordable, practical items from a great brand like Nûby. | Thank you to Nûby for providing the products to review for this post. This post contains affiliate links |
I had a hard time narrowing down exactly what Nûby products to include in this gift basket, but after some thought I decided to choose a variety of items that would be useful throughout baby's first six months and beyond. In the past, I've also done gift baskets in a particular theme (all bath items, or all feeding items, etc), and those are always a really fun option as well!
Hot Safe Bath Duck
This bath duck you can use from day one with your little one. He is BPA-free and has a super-handy heat sensor on the bottom so you know if the water temp is safe for your baby. I love that this duck is something you'll be able to use at every bath for a long time - as a temperature safety feature and as a fun bath toy.
Nûby Natural Touch Bottle to Cup
If you've been following my blog for awhile, you know already that I am ALL about the baby products that grow with baby - if it's convertible, and you can get a lot of use out of it, that's the product I'm going to choose. This 3-stage, BPA-free cup is good from 3+ months and converts from a bottle with a slow-flow nipple to a no-spill sippy cup as your little one gets older. It even has detachable handles.
Look at Me Mirror Toy
This fun teether toy is BPA-free and recommended for babies 6+ months. It has multiple surfaces and textures to keep your little one occupied while they're teething, including cooling gel and a fun mirror to look at their reflection.
Easy Clean Bottle and Nipple Brush
This BPA-free bottle brush will come in handy from day one as well. It has a convenient suction base so it stands up on your counter and away from coming in contact with germs on the counter top. It also has a big bristly top for scrubbing inside bottles, and a handy nipple brush stored in the base to clean bottle and sippy cup nipples.
Teething Trends Pearl Beaded Necklace
And finally, it's always great to put something in that both mom and baby can use! This BPA-free, soft silicone necklace is fashion with a purpose - it makes a fun statement necklace for mom, but pulls double-duty as a wearable teether for your little one.
More affordable ideas to add to a baby shower gift basket:
thermometer
comb/brush set
package of wipes
nail clippers
rattle
diaper cream
pacifier
cute onesie
funny bib
board book
receiving blanket
baby bonnet
photo frame
- I received these items for review from Nûby but all opinions expressed are my own. Please see our Disclosure Policy for more information. -
These Nûby products can be found at various retailers including Babies 'R Us, Buy Baby Direct, Walmart, and Amazon.
Give Back Box, has started a new initiative that couldn't make it any easier to give back! Just put your unwanted items in a participating retailer's box (Amazon is a participating one), print out a free pre-paid label, and then it gets sent to your local Goodwill as a donation. You never even have to leave your house!
Start tackling those New Year's Resolutions - clean out your closet and give back to your community at the same time. It's win-win for everyone.
You can get more info and print your your label at
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New Year means time for new Resolutions. Usually they boil down to a lot of the same things, and a big one for us is always saving more where we can. Every year everything gets more expensive - groceries, gas, clothes, healthcare, etc but our paychecks always seem to stay the same. I decided to compile some of my best blog posts on saving money and I hope it will help you jumpstart your savings too!
Just made good on our promise to donate a percentage of yearly profits to charity. In addition to the donation we made to Susan G. Komen, we also made donations to Amazima Ministries (who provides desperately needed medical care, food, and water alongside ministry work in Uganda) and Disabled American Veterans (which provides services and support for disabled and wounded veterans and their families).
Giving back more is something I want to continue and grow, and I'm looking forward to being able to do more in 2017.
Hope everyone has a healthy, happy Christmas with friends and family. I'll be taking a little break from the blog and social media this week to enjoy time with our family and hope you'll be doing the same - it's important to unplug every once and awhile :)
Thank you all so much for all the orders this season - it's been my busiest yet and I am so thankful to all of you! Thanks so much again and Happy New Year!
How's this for a super-easy project? I love the idea of a monogram on the door of our little girl's room, but wanted to keep it simple and subtle and easy to take down if we decide to change things up.
This project really couldn't be easier. The letter I bought was a pre-painted small white one from Hobby Lobby because I wanted it to be subtle, but it could easily be repainted another color if you wanted it to stand out more.
To hang it, I used some light-weight Command strips so it can easily be removed later if we decide to do something different on the door.
Last call, folks! Orders received by tomorrow night (12/10/16) are guaranteed to ship in time for Christmas. After that I will do my best to get all orders out ASAP, but I can make no promises that they will definitely make it in time.
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