Gift Giving Made Easy - Top 10 Baby Shower Gifts

Our editors have 10 picks great baby shower gifts. Welcome a new arrival with a gift that will surprise and delight new parents.

Also, don't forget to check our easy and helpful Baby Registry for more ideas.

10. Hand and Footprint Kits

Hand and footprint kits
Little feet and hands are so precious. Babies grow so quickly, help preserve these tiny, and adorable first moments with a hand and footprint kit. Some of these kits even let parents capture the wondrous growth of their child from month to month.

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9. Premium Swaddle Blankets from aden + anais

Hand and footprint kits
Parents can never have enough swaddle blankets. They get used quickly, and are in the wash frequently. These swaddles from aden + anais are very soft and made of breathable cotton muslin that keeps baby snug but also lets air circulate.

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8. A New Baby Gift Basket

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New parents will appreciate not having to run out to the store to get baby wash, more little onesies, or tiny socks when you have given them a new baby gift basket that contains some (or all) of these helpful products. Many of these baskets can serve parents later as extra storage in the nursery.

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7. Hooded Towels

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Nothing is cuter, or more slippery, than a baby right out of the bath. Give a cute, and functional, gift when you give new parents a hooded towel to dry off that new bundle of joy.

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6. Photo Albums

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Gift the gift of memory preservation with a photo album. Give parents a place to put all the pictures of their dear little one, and be assured that the album will be used for years to come.

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5. Sleep Sacks

Sleep Sacks
Give the gift of comfy, cozy sleep when you gift a new family a sleep sack. This is another functional gift that parents will use for months to come to keep baby warm and safe while off in dreamland.

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4. Home Safety Items

Home Safety Products
They might not be the prettiest gifts, but home safety products are useful and needed items in any family's home. If you want a functional gift that parents will appreciate, you can't go wrong with a gift that will protect their new little one.

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3. Sophie the Giraffe

Sophie the Giraffe
It's a fact, babies love Sophie the Giraffe. Made in France since 1961, Sophie has been soothing teething babies for 50 years. Don't worry about baby receiving more than one Sophie, parents will appreciate having one for the car, one for the nursery, one for the diaper bag, and wherever she is needed to do her soothing magic.

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2. Amazon Gift Card

Amazon Gift Cards
Still not sure what to get for that cute new arrival? Parents will always appreciate an Amazon Gift Card. Parents can use the card for diapers or anything they need to fill in the gaps that a baby shower didn't cover.

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1. Anything from Their Amazon Baby Registry

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Many parents have made gift giving even easier by creating an Amazon Baby Registry. With this service, parents can indicate exactly what they want, how many, and even add notes for gift givers.

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