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Deluxe Baby Gift Basket Ideas 

You'll be the talk of the shower when you arrive with a deluxe baby gift basket that you created yourself! Get all the best baby shower gift basket ideas right here. From organic to designer themes, I've got you covered with great ideas for every baby and Mommy!  Please take a moment to bookmark this page, so you can come and visit with me again.  

Looking for a ready-made Baby Shower Gift Basket?  Adelaide has hand-selected some gorgeous Luxury baby shower gift baskets.  Take a peek at her Baby Shower Gift Basket Shop for some great ideas, and some amazing gift basket containers.  Save your time and money by shopping with Addie and Amazon.  


The luxury baby shower gift basket ideas below are meant to be inspirational, as opposed to a 'checklist'. Your perfect basket will depend largely on what you find when you shop, so don't limit yourself to the baby shower gift basket ideas that you see on this page...you may find something even better!




Make your deluxe baby gift basket a perfect fit by checking Mommy's registry and using her favorite colors or theme. If you're the creative type, you can build a deluxe baby gift basket around one of these great handmade gift ideas, complete with craft instructions and free baby patterns.  Even with a deluxe baby gift basket, size doesn't indicate value...it's just as fun to create or receive an itsy-bitsy deluxe baby gift basket filled with special baby sized gifts. Pick out your basket last, and choose a size that looks full with your contents.

No matter what your budget, you can make a deluxe baby gift basket...simply adjust the basket size and contents to your budget. Check out this page if you're looking for smaller or more affordable baby shower gift basket ideas. Ribbon, raffia and tissue add splashes of color and make great fillers. Add additional color with a cute stuffed animal or with flowers tucked in here and there. To add an extra touch of personalzation, find the baby's birth month flowers here!

Many of these deluxe baby gift basket ideas include handmade items that can either be purchased or  created by you for an extra special touch. For free baby patterns and clear instructions, click on the gift items that are in blue.  

Looking for that perfect gift to put in your basket?  Check out Addie's Unique Baby Shower Gift Store for the best hand-selected baby gifts from Addie and Amazon.com.  Be sure to stop by the Baby Shower Gift Basket Shop as well to find some unique containers for your deluxe baby gift basket.

Deluxe Baby Gift Basket Ideas

Deluxe Baby Feet Basket: footprint kit (ink pad, paper, frame), Box of Trumpette Socks, Handcrafted crib shoes, baby footprint poem, baby shoe bronzing gift certificate, etc. For a more impressive presentation, print out the free baby footprint poem and baby footprint graphic, and placing them in the frame. Mom can replace them later with the real thing after she uses the baby footprint kit you provide.

Deluxe Baby Spa:  Monogrammed towel and robe, nail care set, Organic baby wash and lotion, Monogrammed washcloths, tiny bottles of nail polish for toes, tiny toe spreaders cut out of the thicker craft foam, no-slip boutique hairbows...How cute!

Deluxe Baby Library Basket:  Perfect for your budding reader! Include your favorite series of baby books or board books, personalized book plates, a cute reading lamp or night light, a teddy bear or stuffed animal for cuddling, a tape or cd of you reading your favorite bedtime story to baby, You may even choose to include a one year membership certificate to a baby book of the month club!

One of a Kind Personalized Basket: Sterling monogrammed passie clip;Sterling monogrammed baby bracelet; Monogrammed burp cloths, wipes box and blanket; baby sleeping sign w/ baby's name on other side; framed name meaning; personalized crib bag, stroller bag or diaper bag. You can decorate and stuff the bag with gifts instead of a basket

Organic Mommy/Natural Baby Basket: Cloth diaper starter kit, wipes spray and washcloths, recipes for wipes solution, organic baby soap and lotion, Organic cotton blanket or romper, lavender diaper pail sachet with essential oil, pack of organic cotton onesies or a toy. Decorate a natural toned basket with green raffia and choose a sweet handmade toy. Or you could go more hippie or bohemian and play with tye dyed accessories and some really fun colors!

Handmade from the heart Baby: 
Knitted or crocheted layette and hand knit blanket, booties, wooden or crocheted hanger set, lavender drawer sachets. To make this truly a deluxe baby gift basket, use a luxury yarn, such as wool/angora or silk blend.

Little Cowboy or Cowgirl: 
Diaper bag made out of blue jeans-stuff with Bandana or denim blanket or quilt; trumpette cowboy or cowgirl socks, customized travel wipes box; Bandana trimmed burp cloths; denim/bandana sling. There are some super cute cowboy or cowgirl fabrics out there! For a show stopping presentation, stuff the diaper bag with the gifts, and 'lasso' it onto the saddle of a Rocking Horse. Decorate this basket with denim, brown craft paper, natural raffia, twine, or rope, bandannas tied on as bows...etc.

Vintage Baby
beaded name bracelet, blanket or quilt made from vintage or vintage inspired fabrics, favorite vintage baby books (I love anything by Eloise Wilkins, and many are still in print!), antique baby nursery planter with flowers, Johnson’s baby lotion and bath products, silver spoon with baby's monogram, Gift Certificate for baby shoe bronzing or a gift certificate for a professionally drawn vintage style baby portrait, framed family tree for Mom and Dad to fill out.

Prairie Girl (or Country Boy): 
basket with handle or Moses Basket, filled with -a tiny calico bonnet and gown, flannel or calico blanket or baby quilt, handmade doll or wooden toy, handmade baby blocks, M.A. Hadley child's pottery dish set. My First Little House Books Series is also available through Barnes and Noble.

Sweet Sleep Soother basket: 
Swaddling Miracle Blanket, lavender bag-to sooth a colicky tummy, a soothing CD, passies (maybe a few different brands so baby can 'test drive' them), passie clip or passie pal, a baby sling, Goodnight Moon book, book clip on light for Mom or small night light, microwave heat pad to sooth a colicky tummy, the Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp.


The hair she means to have is gold,
Her eyes are blue, she's twelve weeks old,
Plump are her fists and pinky.
She fluttered down in lucky hour
From some blue deep in yon sky bower--
I call her "Little Dinky."
- Frederick Locker-Lampson, Little Dinky