5 Gender Neutral Baby Gifts To Bring To A Baby Shower

Maybe you are heading for a gender reveal party, so you don’t know whether it’s a girl or a boy yet. Or perhaps you would like to get a gift for the baby without the stereotype of what each gender would prefer. Regardless, we have 5 gender neutral baby gift ideas for you to choose from!

Teddy Bears

The most classic and obvious present for a child is a teddy bear! Every child likes a bear to cuddle with and help them to sleep or relax in new situations. Besides, it could stay as a lifelong companion and meaningful reminder of their childhood. Research has shown that up to 84% of adults still keep and treasure their stuffed toys from when they were little!

Natures Collection, a Singapore-based online toy store, has a huge range of teddy bear soft toys: different sizes, colours and designs. You will be sure to find one which the baby will like! A few recommendations we have are the tan My First Teddy on the left; and the white Snuffles bear on the right! My First Teddy is manufactured by babyGund, which ensures that the material is safe enough for even newborns to play with. Snuffles is Gund’s most popular teddy design with its signature crescent-shaped body. It stares up at you lovingly when you hug it!

Baby Hand And Footprint Set

Memories are probably the most precious thing for the parents. As the child grows up rapidly, they would want to remember and reminisce the times when the child was little. In order to help them keep a piece of the past, you could gift them a handprint and footprint set!

While some may prefer inking the prints, we have found one that keeps the prints in clay. Just like the celebrities’ prints at the Hollywood Walk of Fame~ This Baby Clay Hand & Footprint Keepsake Kit even has a frame in the middle to add the baby’s photograph! It would make for a great wall decoration around the house for years to come.

Baby Swing / Seat

Baby swings and bouncy seats are great to entertain the child. Especially when the parents need to keep the baby at one place while they quickly fix up a meal or clean up. The gentle rocking motion can also help to put them to sleep, so daddy and mummy can take a break from patting and rocking the baby themselves.

This Swing-2-Seat Portable Swing we found on Amazon has such amazing features: it has 5 different swing speeds, and can be converted into a bouncy seat as well. Furthermore, it is foldable, so you can keep it safely away when cleaning, and bring it around if needed! There is even a toy bar with a hanging plush toy that baby can play with.

Musical Toys

I’m sure we all know the benefits of music for babies. Well, besides listening to Mozart or Beethoven, you could get musical toys for the child to play with! After all, actively participating and creating music benefits the child greater than merely listening.

Musical toys can come in the form of adorable stuffed animals that sing to you! This would be for the younger babies to learn to press simple buttons and have a toy that they can hug. Our recommendation is Flappy the Animated Elephant! It doesn’t just sing a song to the baby, it can also play a fun little game of peek-a-boo! When you press its left foot, it sings “Do Your Ears Hang Low”. When you press the right foot instead, its ears will move to cover its face. Watch this video to see Flappy in action!

If you are thinking of a gift that the child can play with but also learn at the same time, then electronic toys would be helpful. The ABC Melody Maker does not just allow the baby to make music, it also teaches them the alphabet and numbers! There are even 5 educational games that encourage them to apply what they have learnt.

DIY Handmade Baby Gifts

Last but not least, we have our final baby shower gift idea: anything handmade! Presents do not always have to be bought. The time and effort you spend making a gift could be even more meaningful than something you purchased at the store.

Depending on your level of handiness, we have a few different DIY baby gift ideas for you. Crochet soft toys are pretty popular, and you can read this article for ideas. For those who are not that good in sewing or crocheting, this is a no-sew nursery decor bunting that you can make easily! Here is also a list of baby mobiles you can make to hang in the baby’s nursery.