If you have a friend who just gave birth, one great present to give for her baby is a homemade baby gift. Making these gifts would need your artistic skills and creativity. Other than making your friend happy, you will also have fun and pleasure in making your present. Aside from being personalized, homemade baby gifts are unique and special.

Homemade gifts are not hard to do. All you need is your imaginative mind to make your present special and memorable. Your friend will surely adore your gift especially with the time and effort that you spent in creating it for her precious little angel. If you are having a hard time on thinking what to give, here are some great ideas.

1. Baby gift baskets

Baby gift baskets are great because these can accommodate lots of goodies inside. You can have a specific theme to make your gift more unique. You can place baby clothes, mittens, socks, and shoes. Or if not, put some pillows, beddings and blankets. If you want, you can also put in your basket baby bath essentials like baby shampoo, baby lotion, baby oil, baby sponge, baby powder and baby cologne.

And to give a more special touch, choose those baby items that are in accordance with the baby's gender. If the baby is a girl, pick those with pink or yellow shades, and for a baby boy, blue and green colors will be great. To make your baby gift basket more attractive, decorate it with ribbons, laces, balloons and flowers.

2. Hand-knitted clothes

If you know how to crochet or knit, use this ingenious skill to create your baby gift. Booties, mittens, caps, jackets and other baby apparel are most adorable if they are handmade. Your special touch and designs will make your present more distinct and extraordinary from the other gifts. But most importantly, your hand-knitted gift will be truly cherished and well appreciated.

3. Clothes printed with initials of the baby

The baby's clothes will look extra special if his initials or even his first name is embossed on it. Printing his or her name will make your gift more personalized. So instead of giving some plain or ordinary baby apparel, have them printed with the baby's initials. Many stores offer these services; hence, you will not have a hard time looking for one.

4. Scrap books

Mothers love to capture every single moment of their babies. Usually they place them in photo albums or scrap books, and arrange the photos according to their dates and events. Each happy and funny moment will be gathered and stored on it, and that will be some wonderful memories to look at.

5. Diaper cakes and other yummy goodies

If you love to bake or cook, make some diaper cakes and other sumptuous desserts or foods. Instead of giving the traditional forms of presents, yummy goodies are great gifts to give. This will surely surprise your friend and will make her very pleased and grateful of your hard work and thoughtfulness.