Putting together gifts or gift baskets for families about to welcome a new baby is a fantastic way to congratulate them. Not only does it knock another thing off their purchase list, but it also presents an opportunity to contribute to the new little one's development. What are some baby gifts that consistently hit the mark?
Baby gifts don't have to be complicated. You can select a few thoughtful, long-lasting options from trusted brands to give to each family. As far as baby brands go, Moonkie specializes in making thoughtfully designed and high-quality baby toys and necessities, backed by research and certifications.
I have used many of Moonkie's baby products with my own three kids and love their durability, easy cleaning, and designs. So, I share the love by giving Moonkie gifts to new babies, especially for families expecting to grow even more. Here are some ideas to help you streamline your baby gifts!
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Easy All-In-One Gift Sets
If you are looking for a no-nonsense yet well-rounded gift, Moonkie has you covered with their gorgeous all-in-one gift sets! Each set comes packed in a sturdy gift box and can be personalized with the little one's name.
Whichever set you choose is bound to be a winner, but here is a brief overview of each set from someone who has actually used them.
Playtime Gift Set
Moonkie's Playtime Gift Set is the best choice for newborns because it has toys designed specifically for young babies and teething. Yet, it also has toys that will remain interesting throughout toddlerhood.
This set is offered as Luxe or Deluxe, with the primary difference being a few upgraded items. Moonkie has recently added the Ocean Breeze and Blush Bloom Deluxe Playtime Gift Set options. These are adorable!
On-The-Go Gift Set
If the family you are shopping for does a lot of traveling or spends lots of time in the car, consider giving them Moonkie's On-The-Go Gift Set. It's the perfect travel set because it includes practical items (a no-spill cup, utensil carrier, snack cup, Muslin blanket, and pacifier holder) and fascinating toys.
The toys are intriguing for little ones' senses. The sensory pop toy provides those satisfying popping sounds and comes shaped as a large butterfly, dinosaur, or pineapple. The sensory spinner can stick to the window and spin for a long time. The racer is easy to handle and is weighted perfectly to roll quite a distance.
Since this set has toys designed for toddlers, but travel items suited for both babies and toddlers, this gift set is a thoughtful choice for several years, as opposed to a few months.
Moonkie offers three varieties of their On-The-Go Gift Set: blush, ether, and beige. Everything in it (except the box and blanket) can be effortlessly washed on the top rack of the dishwasher for easy cleaning between trips!
First Bites Gift Set
My #1 favorite baby feeding set is Moonkie's First Bites Gift Set because it covers several stages in a baby's development. Parents begin introducing purees and soft solids to their babies around six months old. From there, feedings progress to various types of food, textures, and temperatures to expand their babies' tastes.
While exploring foods, babies also practice building their fine motor skills, drinking skills, and hand-eye coordination. To best facilitate building these skills, parents have to change their little one's eating utensils and drinking cups two to three times before they turn two years old.
The genius behind Moonkie's First Bites Gift Set lies in its versatility, offering utensils for various skill levels and a heavy-duty silicone drinking cup with interchangeable lids to accommodate different independent drinking stages. So, with this set, the family won't need to buy an upgrade!
Another reason I love this set is that each container comes with a secure lid, so you can store leftovers in the fridge, remove the lid and microwave to reheat, or store food in the freezer if desired. Even better, the whole set is top-rack dishwasher safe, so cleanup is easy!
If you are looking for a gift set that will serve a young family for several years (for each child), this set is it!
Silicone Beach Toy Set
Babies, toddlers, and kids love sand. It's tiny, messy, and can become whatever one shapes it to be, so it's no wonder they love it! If you're looking for a gift set that all the kids in a young family can share, Moonkie's Silicone Beach Toy Set is just the thing.
This set includes 10 silicone shapes for pressing into the sand (or molding mini sand mounds), a heavy-duty pail, a hand trowel, a hand rake, and a nifty net bag for carrying wet stuff. All the toys are made with 100% food-grade platinum silicone, so they can be washed in the dishwasher for cleanup.
I especially enjoy how well this set travels. I can toss all the molds and hand tools into the pail and roll it tight or smoosh it down into a suitcase. It's an excellent choice for any little sand-loving beach goers you know!
Stellar Individual Item Gifts for Babies
Are you simply looking for a singular high-quality item to give? Here are a few stellar individual item gifts for babies. All of these are high-quality Moonkie products, and I genuinely enjoyed having each one for my babies!
I regularly gift these to new moms in my circles, as well. They are aesthetically pleasing and helpful for baby development.
Stacking Cups
Don't let your experience with lesser quality versions hamper your judgment because Moonkie's stacking cups are heavy, beautiful, and versatile! They come in various colors, patterns, and sizes to give babies a range of sensory stimulation.
They also have a couple of small holes in the bottom of each silicone cup to prevent suffocation and make playing in the bathtub more interesting. Even before babies begin learning to stack the cups, they can roll them, slap them on surfaces to hear different sounds, and speak into them.
Pro Tip: The larger cups make a nifty snack bowl when parents are in a pinch!
Stacking toys are important for building all kinds of skills. Learn more in 5 Ways Stacking Toys Benefit Your Baby.
Stacking Teething Rings
I give Moonkie's Stacking Teething Rings as a standalone gift in baby showers the most because they are so much better than plastic or gel-filled alternatives. High-quality silicone teethers can be washed in the dishwasher or by hand and boiled for a few minutes for sterilization. Plastic and gel-filled teethers cannot.
I love how this set has different hardness scales, textures, and patterns for each ring. I've watched my own babies change their preferences based on how hard they are teething or what they are interested in exploring each day. The various shapes also promote grasping practice.
Surf & Go Silicone Mini Car Set
Okay, these little cars are just cool! They are cute, easy to grasp, and chewable, because let's be honest, babies are going to chew on whatever is in their hand. These silicone cars can be washed on the top rack of the dishwasher and boiled for sterilization, which is a huge bonus for a floor toy.
They are also incredibly durable. I love the look and feel of wooden toy cars for babies, but every one of the cars my firstborn was given broke when dropped on our tile floors from the highchair or table. The wooden wheels could only be glued back once. However, these silicone cars take drop after drop without an issue!
2-in-1 Koala Teether
Teething is one of the most daunting stages for parents to go through because they never know when it will happen or for how long. Even worse, teething affects appetite, mood, and sleeping patterns, so giving a gift to make that stage easier is thoughtful.
Moonkie's 2-in-1 Koala Teether holds up beautifully to teething chomps for babies with or without teeth. It is also easy to grasp firmly, so babies can hang on to it while in their car seat, baby carrier, stroller, or at home.
Finally, the Koala Teether is dishwasher safe and stands up to sterilization via boiling. This is critical to keeping babies healthy!
Silicone Phone Press Toy
Imagine combining a silicone popper toy with textured patterns and then making the whole thing chewable for teething. That is what Moonkie made the Silicone Phone Press Toy for!
It's irresistibly tactile, comfortably graspable for little hands, and easy to clean. It even has a silicone loop for a strap to a backpack, car seat, or high chair. Toddlers like fidgeting and pretending with the Phone Press Toy, too!
If you are interested in shopping for more baby toys, check out this guide: The Ultimate Montessori Toy Guide.
Silicone Training Cup with Straw
You can find quite a few silicone drinking cups on the market these days, but few of them are truly spill-proof. Moonkie uses a double-seal interlocking pattern on their silicone cups to ensure they don't spill--for real. To be even more careful, the straws have a cap.
My babies naturally moved from Moonkie's Silicone Drinking Cup to the Silicone Training Cup with Straw. It comes with two straws, one with a valve to slow the flow for learners and one without. The set also includes a cleaning brush for the straws.
As far as gifts go, this training cup is an excellent choice because it is so functional, easy to clean, and versatile throughout babyhood and toddlerhood (and any future babies).
Silicone Baby Food Containers
When I started out as a parent, I struggled to find the perfect baby food containers. I wanted to stay away from plastic to avoid leaching chemicals, so I used glass. Although glass jars were easy to sterilize and could withstand the fridge, microwave, and freezer, I had to be careful not to drop them.
Moreover, I couldn't hand my toddler a snack in a glass jar, expecting everything to go well. Then along came Moonkie's Silicone Baby Food Containers.
These containers are heavy-duty! They hold up to drops, freezing, microwaving, boiling, dishwashing, and toddler antics without any obvious wear and tear. The seal is ridiculously tight, so food, purees, and liquids keep well. I also like that I can see the contents without having to label everything.
Because they are so durable and flexible, I use these containers for more than baby food. They are the perfect size for kid travel snacks, breakfast parfaits, and finely chopped or grated ingredients.
Silicone Feeding Spoons
Moonkie also has a gorgeous set of Silicone Feeding Spoons. These spoons differ from other brands in that they are weighted and made of 100% food-grade platinum silicone for safety and easy cleaning. So, they feel substantial, yet soft, and they are not flimsy or overly rigid.
The set includes two smaller and two larger spoons, as well as a storage case. Of all the baby spoons I've used across nurseries, foster care, and with my own babies, these are by far my favorites!
Go Baby Organizer
Yet another thoughtful gift for a baby shower is Moonkie's Go Baby Organizer. One of the lesser thought of (and easily forgotten) hassles of babyhood is keeping up with baby utensils on the go.
Sure, a parent can toss clean spoons into the diaper bag, but once they are used, the parent then needs to either clean the spoon off or wrap it in a napkin to put back in the bag. If on a road trip or camping trip, that hassle can get old quickly.
One small way to make things less messy is to use Moonkie's Go Baby Organizer. It has two compartments for clean and dirty spoons, and the whole thing is made of food-grade silicone that can be washed in the dishwasher.
Once the baby outgrows the need for baby spoons, parents can use this little organizer for carrying makeup brushes, pens, pencils, or their own lunch utensils. It's useful for years!
Suction Plates
Someone gave me a set of Moonkie's Silicone Suction Plates when my youngest arrived, and let me tell you: I wish I had these for every kid! Each one comes with a lid to keep leftovers or premade meals fresh in the fridge or freezer. They are also satisfying to stack.
Since they are made with Moonkie's high-quality, food-grade silicone, these plates stand up to freezing, microwaving, dishwashing, and toddler antics marvelously. They are constructed with suction cups and a solid ridge in the middle, so you can secure the plate by pushing down on the ridge instead of the bottom through the food.
These are incredibly useful and practical gifts that will see use for several years!
In a Nutshell
Gift shopping is not everyone's cup of tea, but Moonkie has you covered when it comes to buying gifts for babies. With such a beautiful selection of mindfully designed, long-lasting, and durable babyware, you cannot go wrong with a Moonkie gift!
