19 Sentimental Baby Gift Ideas Inspired By Family History and Traditions

Best Gift For Namesake Babies

Especially if the child’s name has a unique family connection, this customizable name origin print is a great way to showcase the history of where it originated, how and why it has withstood the test of time over the years, and even allows a space for personalized text at the top.

Best Gift For Memory Keeping

Gone are the days of losing their first lock of hair or tooth, hospital baby bracelet, sonograms, sweet notes, and more. New parents can keep everything tidy and organized with this baby keepsake library box, complete with drawers, vertical files, and mini envelopes. They’ll never lose a thing.

Best Personalized Toy

Wooden toys will stand the test of time over certain plastic options, and this puzzle is something the new parent and baby will treasure! Especially if the parents have shared the name with you in advance, this Indiana-made gift is something they will be able to hold onto for years to come.

Best Gift For Religious Families

This handcrafted glass box featuring metal edge detailing can be personalized with a name and date of baptism, and will definitely hold up over the years. The decorative feet add to the vintage look of the box, which is pretty enough to decorate with and practical enough to use as storage for jewelry or tiny trinkets.

Best Gift For Beauty Lovers

This elegant sterling silver-plated set includes a vintage-inspired brush and comb which may even remind you of your own childhood. For an added touch, you can customize the brush with a note, the baby’s name, or birthdate.

Best Gift For DIY Fans

Feeling crafty? This cross stitch kit comes pre-stamped with the sweet jungle and flowers design for easy crafting, simply stitch away and add in the baby’s name! Just purchase a frame for easy wall art display in the home or use in a birth announcement.

Best Gift For Decor Lovers

Not only is this a sweet piece of decor that will complement just about any nursery theme the new parents have planned, it will be something the little one will want to keep with them for years to come, and maybe even pass on to their children.

Best Gift For First-Time Moms

This mommy and me bracelet set made of sterling silver and rhodium plating will be something you’ll both cherish for years to come! Especially if this is mom’s first baby girl, this special gift that’s safe for mom and baby to wear is bound to be loved.

Best Gift For Sentimental Parents

While you may want to hold off on gifting this until after the baby shower so you can customize with the birthdate, a sweet keepsake box is a wonderful way for new parents to hold onto tiny momentos they won’t want to lose, and the baby will eventually want to see once they get older.

Best Gift For Shutterbugs

Parents will be able to easily store monthly milestone snaps of their little one and watch as they grow up without needing a photo album, 12 picture frames scattered in different places, or strictly digital copies.

Best Gift For Writers

The specific details and exact memories of pregnancy are bound to fade over the years, but mom will be able to write out all of the best moments in this special journal, which you’ll love to look back on as a family in years to come.

Best Gift For Foodies

Packaged in a beautiful gift box, this 4” engravable sterling silver spoon with shiny finishing makes for the perfect Christening or birth gift for little new arrivals, and will hold up for years to come.

Best Gift For Practical Parents

This piggy bank features letters and animals, plus the ability to customize with 1-2 lines of text such as the baby’s name and birth date. You’re quite literally giving them the building blocks to start saving from a young age!

Best Gift For Parents On The Move

Preserve memories of growing up with this beautiful keepsake growth chart that moves where you go. Gone are the days of marking height inside a door thanks to this fully portable option, which you can use on the ground for babies and hang on the wall as they grow up.

Best Gift For Christmas Lovers

Especially for little ones born close to the holidays, parents will be thinking about ways to commemorate their child’s first Christmas, and this classic ornament will become a treasured addition to their tree for years to come.

Best Gift For Cozy Nights

This high-quality 36” x 46” quilt is perfect for tummy time as an infant, and eventually sleep as they grow old. With scalloped edges and a custom monogram available in a variety of colors, this is a classic gift.

Best Gift For Artsy Parents

They won’t be little for very long, so soak up the tiny days while you can with this high quality DIY handprint frame that makes for the perfect piece of wall art, complete with four paint colors and a black marker to preserve the early days forever.

Best Gift For Honoring Family

To honor a family member who has passed on, this collectible stuffed animal repurposes old clothing and fabrics into cuddly teddy bears. While this isn’t a toy the little one should be playing with, this is the perfect gift for them to later connect to a family member who is no longer here.

Best Gift For Book Lovers

There are a number of books available for you to add personalization to, including original stories as well as stories from your favorite characters from books and TV. Your little one will cherish this book forever and may even pass it on to the next generation.