Are you looking for a lasting and impressive baby shower gift for your friend? There are many practical gift items today, but there are also some which leaves a sentimental mark on parents. One example is a Handprints Gift Set. This heartwarming and creative gift is perfect for parents who want memorabilias as their child grows up.

A Handprints Gift Set comes with five different-sized round tins, each one prettily packaged and decorated. The tins have non-toxic plaster on them. Every year until the baby turns five years old, the parents can take the child’s handprint, press it on the plaster and preserve it. These tins can be kept or put up as decorations. It’s a fantastic craft they’ll love.

These gift sets come in different color themes, like yellow, green, pink or blue. They are also wrapped beautifully already, so there’s no need to vamp them up.

Get this sentimental gift for a mommy-to-be. She’ll love to receive this heartwarming item!

* Another creative gift you could do as a baby shower gift is a baby scrapbook album, learn how to make a baby scrap album.

First send clothesline themed invitations to your guests. The invites should have a picture of a baby clothing item on them, like a jumpsuit or baby shirt. You should also indicate that since it’s a “clothesline party”, the guests should bring baby clothes as gifts. If you know the gender of the baby specify it in the invitations too. (Learn how to make an invitation)

Add clothesline decorations to the venue. Get some string and put them around the venue, and hang baby clothes all around. When the mom opens the gifts, she can hang them up too.

You can also have fun clothesline activities. Multi-Tasking Mom (dress relay) and Find The Matching Socks are great game ideas everyone will enjoy.

Try this clothesline baby shower idea. It’s simple enough so you won’t find it difficult to organize.

In 2007, one of the most celebrated baby showers was that of Tori Spelling’s. Known for her role as Donna on Beverly Hills 90210, Tori and her husband Dean McDermott were expecting the baby on March. They held the baby shower on February 3.

Since the couple knew they were having a baby boy, they had a blue-themed co-ed baby shower at the Elixir Tonic and Tea, in West Hollywood. 50 guests were invited, including Loni Anderson and Tori’s Beverly Hills co-star Jennie Garth. The party was planned by Jo Gartin of Love Luck and Angels, and sponsored by Tupperware.

Everyone enjoyed a sumptuous snack of tuna melts, grilled cheese sandwiches, mini corndogs (learn how to make a crispy corn dog) and pigs in a blanket. They also enjoyed blue desserts, including blue popsicles.

The proud mommy and daddy received gifts like Tummy Honey products and Bumble Bags diaper bags. They also gave their guests $600 gift bags from the The Silver Spoon. The bags were filled with Kama Sutra Weekender love kits, Too Faced Lip Injection, Michael Stars T-shirts, a $250 pearl bracelet from Pearl Paradise and many more.

With all these, it’s no wonder Tori’s baby shower marked as one of the most unforgettable celebrity baby showers of 2007.

If you want a fresh and relaxing look for your baby shower party, you should have a tropical theme. Why don’t you go Hawaiian? Have a fun luau coed baby shower! It’s a refreshing celebration for the new member of your family.

If you live near the beach, you can have the party there, but if you don’t, you can have it in your backyard, by the pool. Just string up twinkling lights and bouquets of fragrant tropical flowers for an additional tropical touch.

You can ask the guests to come in their best tropical outfits. The guys can wear their Hawaiian shirts, while the ladies can wear sexy bikinis. During the party, you can give out leis to wear around their necks.

For party food, you can serve yummy tropical fruits for finger fruits and fruit shakes. Seafood is also a great choice.

Have a unique celebration with a Hawaiian party! You and your guests will have a fabulous time!

* Why not choose your baby shower theme from these Top ten baby shower theme ideas.

The award-winning actress and songwriter Minnie Driver is due to have a baby in August. As any excited mom goes, she can’t give birth without having a fun celebration first! Along with 40 of her close friends and family members, Minnie had a baby shower last June 21. It was a casual event, held at a friend’s home in Malibu.

The party was simple, with pink and white peonies decorating the venue. Minnie and guests snacked on basil lemonade, finger sandwiches and berry cake from from the West Hollywood bakery Sweet Lady Jane. They also enjoyed painting onesies, and the guests wrote sincere greetings in a book for the actress.

The mom-to-be received various gifts, including neutral-colored baby clothes from the Gymboree Brand New Line. It was a beautiful day everyone enjoyed. For more ideas on baby shower, read Baby Shower Ideas.

It’s a given fact that when you go to a baby shower, you bring gifts for the baby. If there are many guests, chances are the parents will already receive various baby items, and yours won’t stand out anymore. Here’s an idea: why not you give something for the mommy-to-be instead?

Any mom will be pleased and touched when she receives a sentimental gift. One item you can get her is a charm pregnancy bracelet. It’s like the typical fashion charm bracelets worn by girls, except it’s more significant. The charms are miniature baby items, symbolizing the wonderful feeling of being a mommy.

You can get a pregnancy bracelet with nine charms on it. The mom can add them one by one, for every month of her pregnancy. The charms are different baby items, like a rattle, baby carriage, rocking horse or teddy bear. For the final month, the mom can add a tiny picture frame charm, where she can put a picture of her little angel.

Be sentimental with a pregnancy bracelet gift. The mom-to-be will treasure this delicate keepsake! If you enjoy reading this article, might as well read Top ten baby shower theme ideas.

After your pregnant friend had her ultrasound, you found out she’s going to have twins. Since you’re the main coordinator of her baby shower, you have to come up with a fun theme that’ll not only welcome one bundle of joy, but two. Here’s one idea you can use: why not have a Peas in A Pod baby shower? It’s a wacky and cute idea that’ll suit mom and her two angels!

To make your Peas in a Pod celebration unforgettable, here are some ideas you can use.

• Invitations – Get pea-shaped invitations. Many party stores and baby shops sells ready made ones. You can also create your own invitations, using green and yellow construction paper, some glue and coloring materials. Decorate it by gluing peas around the words.
• Decorations – Think green. Get green streamers, tablecloths, posters and balloons to decorate the place. For the centerpiece, get raw peas mix them with colorful beans and place them in clear containers. You can also ask the mommy to dress in green for her celebration. If she agrees, let her wear a felt pea pod on her head throughout the party.
• Party Food – Since it’s all about peas, get recipes that use this vegetable in them. Crunchy pea salad, pea soup, pasta with peas, snap peas with shallots and sweet pea risotto are several yummy options you can get. Besides, peas are very healthy.
• Party Games – You can play classic party games like “guess how many peas are in the jar” and “Pin the peas on the pod”.
• Party Favors – One wonderful idea is to give away a glycerin sweet pea moisturizing soap. It’s adorable and useful. Wrap it up in green wrappers and attach “thank you for coming” tags to make them special. Flower sets (complete with flower pots and seeds), and pea-shaped candles are also good choices.

For baby showers that celebrate the arrival of two angels, have a Peas in a Pod shower. Mommy and her two little babies will appreciate this fun and enjoyable event! For more baby shower suggestions, read Baby Shower Ideas.

It seems like yesterday when we watched her in Sin City, Fantastic Four and Good Luck Chuck. Now Jessica Alba’s officially a mommy! She gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Honor Marie, last June 7. She and her husband Cash Warren, couldn’t have been prouder of their bundle of joy.

As tradition goes, the lovely Jessica had a little celebration with her family and friends, before the baby arrived. Even though Tyra Banks already gave her a pre-baby shower celebration on the Tyra Banks Show, Jessica’s official baby shower was held last April 6. It was at the Ever After Teahouse in Studio City, Los Angeles, at around 1:30 in the afternoon.

Jessica greeted her guests, wearing an elegant and flowing Isabella Oliver halter dress that showed her baby bump in a chic manner. The party was held outside, with stylish lavender and white decorations, covered by white umbrellas and accented by light jazz music. Many security guards guarded the event, to make sure the actress and her guests were well-protected, while the paparazzis were kept at bay (Tips on how to get rid of paparazzi).

There were only about 25 to 30 guests invited, including actress Jamie King and TV personality Kim Kardashian. Everyone feasted on delicious pulled chicken, eclairs, tiger shrimp, mini donuts, mini custard tarts, dark and white chocolate-dipped strawberries, white wine and lemonade.

Jessica’s baby got a lot of gender-neutral gifts, including a large stuffed bunny, a set of Dr. Seuss’ books, yellow and green clothes and a high-end stroller.

The guests also went home with their own party favors, provided by the organic baby food company Tastybaby. The goodie bags included children’s toys and recipe books for parents.

Needless to say, everyone has fun. Jessica Alba’s baby shower is definitely unforgettable—A fantastic celebration for a fantastic lady and her lovely baby!

Remember that Sex and the City episode where Miranda holds a baby shower and Carrie and Samantha arrive, carrying a big bulky cake-like thing for a present? When Miranda asks what it is, they proudly say it’s a diaper cake and apparently what everyone is giving to expecting moms today.

If you’re a practical person, a diaper cakes is a lovely gift idea you can give to your baby. Although it’s not edible, it’s got loads of diapers, a necessity when you’re a mommy-to-be. Not only that, it’s got lotion, blankets, baby toys (for more information on baby toys, read The guide to baby toys), shampoo and many useful items you can use for your baby.

Most parents buy ready-made diaper cakes at baby stores, but if you want yours to be more special, you can make a simple homemade one. Here’s how:

1. Prepare all your diaper cake materials, including diapers, shampoos, baby toys and other items you want to put in. Then, get decoration stuff, including rubber bands, fake flower, ribbons, baby confetti and cardboard.
2. The upper tier should be made out of 10 diapers. Get the first diaper, open and tape it in a jellyroll method around a lotion bottle. Then, open the other nine diapers, and continue rolling them the same way you did around the bottle, until you’ve used all of them. Make them tight and firm, by using double sided tapes and rubber bands around every tier.
3. For the bottom tier, prepare at least 50 diapers, but don’t tie them the same way you did with the first tier. Don’t open them. Instead, place them around the bottle one after the other, until they completely surround it. Connect the first tier with the second using double sided tapes.
4. Now it’s time to decorate your creation. Get baby items like bibs, rattles, teethers and place them around the cake as decoration. Then, use colorful ribbons and bows to cover up the tapes and rubber bands you used.
5. When the cake looks festive and decorative enough, cover it with cellophane paper and secure it with ribbons and baby pins. Voila, your very own diaper cake!

It’s not very difficult to make a diaper cake. All you need is patience, a bit of creativity and many baby items. Go ahead and make this adorable baby shower gift! For more information on creating diaper cake, learn how to make a diaper cake.

Britney Spears flew home to Louisiana last weekend to attend the baby shower for her 17-year old sister, Jamie Lynn. The younger sibling shocked fans when she announced her pregnancy and engagement to Casey Aldridge last year.

Various media reports state the number of guests at the baby shower from between 12 and 30. No matter the number of attendees, it seemed the affair was casual and girly, including pedicures and colorful balloons for the celebration. Jamie Lynn and Casey are expecting their daughter to arrive in June.

No word yet on Britney’s gift for her younger sister’s baby. One thing’s for sure: Britney can afford to provide cool clothes and toys, but should shy away from giving parenting advice! If you’re interested in reading this article, might as well read the latest Baby Shower Ideas.