Are you upset about the fact that in spite of gifting the best of gifts, the baby- your intended receiver, would never even be able to appreciate what you did for them?  Or does it make you feel bad to think about how much bonding you and the little one miss out over the present you carefully selected for them? Or is it about the fact that in spite of all the huge amount of money spent of baby gifts, they never got the kind of appreciation you would have like them to get? Well then here is a tip for you. In stead of gifting the usual use-and-throw gifts, get a baby keepsake!

Baby keepsakes are baby gifts that can be preserved by the family for a number of years. It can range within anything starting from show pieces, to items of use that do not happen to get replaced regularly.

These days, options for baby keepsakes are innumerable, so you do not have to make compromises on what you want.  Starting from silver or gold coins, chains, anklets, bracelets, to pendants and spoons, you can avail anything and everything. You can also easily add a dash of personal feel to these gifts by simply getting them embossed with the baby’s initials or date of birth, or a small message of good luck. This makes then gift all the more affectionate and personal and thus the parents would not think of doing away with them very easily.

However, if you wish to be different, you can think of the less conventional options like a baby carriage messenger, baby hand and foot prints moulds, or simply cute photo frames, like the ones that frame a number of photos of the baby in different poses, antics, or simply during various stages of his or her growth.

You may also like to think about baby keepsake books where the parents could write about their little one and cherish for years to come. Because believe it or not, most of the times people tend to forget about flower bouquets and baby apparels and bath sets that you gifted. But nobody ever forgets it if you give them a keepsake!