Baby Showers and Other Ideas

Today I attended a baby shower at the office for one of our lawyers - her little boy was born last month. I used to spend hours and hours knitting or crochetting little outfits for the latest editions. They were wonderful and I really enjoyed making them, but after the second or third time that they wore them, the baby had probably out-grown the outfit and it was put away for the next baby or given away to someone else. I am sure that the next person loved them too, but the time that I had put in for the original person had a very limited life span.

For the last couple of baby showers, instead of knitting something, I have instead made a little personalized scrapbook album. That way, even after the baby is long grown into an adult, the parent still has the present that I specially made just for them as a long term momento.

The added bonus to me is that I get to use a hobby that I love (not that I don't love knitting and crochetting too) but that the little albums can usually be finished in a single evening instead one or two weeks of work. In addition, the gift of a little album is truly a one-of-a-kind type of gift - the new parent doesn't get four of them!

So the next time that you have a baby, bridal or other event where a small personal gift is appropriate, don't forget to put your scrapbooking skills to good use!

Happy Scrapping!

Brenda