It seems like the last few baby showers I have been at there are usually alot of clothes and not as much of the things that the mom will need in the future, so i like to give something a little different. <p. My favorite gift is a book! <p> My babies always loved books, the hardbound ones with the bright colors, but they cost alot to get and give as well as buy yourself.<p> I have discovered though that Borders usually always has these kind of books for under $3 in their bargain area. They will also wrap the gift for you as well for free, which saves you the cost of wrapping. <p> I found the nicest cloth books there int hat section as well as the board books. <p> I also was at the Dollar Tree last week and found Kingfisher baby board books for $1 each. Thee was 4 different ones which make it nice to give as you can give a whole set for $4. <p>
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Martha Artyomenko is an unpublished fiction author who has published some nonfiction magazine articles and reviews over the years. An avid reader and mother of four sons, she brings her many years of expertise to play when writing realistic fiction about topics of mothering, domestic violence, and childbirth. In her free time, if she is not reading, you will find her walking while musing about her next story to write or traveling to learn history for another story. Martha Artyomenko supports authors by running an active social media group (Avid Readers of Christian Fiction) and newsletter promoting niche fiction authors that would otherwise be unknown. Join me by leaving a comment or signing up for the newsletter.
I'm almost always the only book-giver at baby showers. I LOVE to buy clothes and it is very hard to resist those cute little outfits, but 99% of shower gifts are clothes. We just had 4 or 5 baby showers at our church in the past few months, and only 1 mom had books on her gift registry! (I got most of them books anyway.) I can't bear to think of a baby without Goodnight Moon.
I always give books at showers. I used to be an English teacher, so I just consider it my little contribution to literacy. :-) Really, though, those books can be expensive, and new parents may not have the money to spend on non-necessities such as that. Clothes are cute, but people get so many of them…
Ewokgirl (http://marriedtotheempire.blogspot.com)
That is a great tip! Thanks for sharing it.
LOL, you're among the choir: I love to give books, too! It's been a while since I've been to DT, so I have to take swing through with an eye to the books.