Baby Blankets Can Make Memorable Baby Shower Gifts

It is never easy to come up with gift ideas for a baby shower but a baby blanket might just be the answer to earning yourself the "best gift" award at the party. With a wide range of original and clever designs available today you cannot go wrong here with these unique baby shower gifts.

But, what could possibly be more ordinary than a baby blanket you say? Used for hundreds of years to swath a baby and provide needed warmth, it's hard to see someone coming up with a new idea for a blanket. Well guess again. Baby blankets have discovered whole new heights of fun and creativity.

"Pigs in a Blanket" is just one example that combines both a clever design and a practical gift. This two-piece gift set will generate lots of "awws" and "oohs" when the guest of honor opens the decorative gift box which comprises a charming vintage container topped with an organza bow.

Inside the box is a plush blanket that can be printed with a memorable phrase or simply personalized. It is wrapped around an even lovelier pig in the style of a teddy bear that will quickly become the baby's favorite. Manufactured in a stain-resistant polyester which will wear for many years, it could very well even be handed down to the next generation of the family.

The gift also includes a child's story book rhyme designed to complement the two other items. "This Little Piggy" printed on the back was never such fun and the five little piggies dancing on the front are in agreement.

Another gift which is just as much fun is the JoJo Giraffe toy that comes with its own very special blanket inside its own keepsake box. Standing 20 inches high it will sit proudly in the corner until the baby can no longer resist the temptation to play with it... which will take about five seconds. With his legs and arms wrapped around a multi-colored keepsake box done in similar style, JoJo is undoubtedly a perfect gift.

The blanket that comes with the gift adds greatly to the delight that both baby and mom will receive from this beautiful item. Very easily personalized with the baby's name, the sunshine yellow fleece of the blanket is soothing and warm. And, at 40 inches by 30 inches, it is ample size for use as a decorative bed cover or a baby blanket.

But baby blankets that are standalone items can make perfect gifts. One excellent example of this is The Maddie's Meadow. Brightly and colorfully decorated with flowers and butterflies on a pink background, it's very inviting. The gift box itself carries the same theme with bright green grass and fluffy pink clouds which will remind mom of the joys of spring. Personalization is also easily achieved because of the generous satin border that surrounds the soft fleece.