Should I get two gifts?
So, I am having a dilemma about my friend's baby shower. I've only known this girl for a short time, she isn't one of my closest friends, and this is realistically my first shower so I don't know all of the protocol. My friend's invitation said that the theme for the baby shower was to "build baby's first library." Everyone is supposed to bring a children's book for the baby. I don't feel like that's enough of a present for a baby shower though. They didn't mention a registry in the invitation, only books, so if I do get them another gift, what should it be?
So now I'm in the situation that you commonly face with invitations that say "no gifts please;" if everyone brings a gift anyway and you don't you look terrible, but if no one else brings a gift and you do anyway you also look terrible. Suggestions?
Re: Should I get two gifts?
I agree with the PP...make a few books the gift. Hardcover books are nicer and will last longer and seem like a true gift versus buying little paper back books.
If it is a shower for a baby girl, I love the series Fancy Nancy. It is sooo cute and was not around when I was a kid. Super cute illustrations.
Or...Kohls sells books (hardcover) with the matching stuffed animal/character from the story. I think they are $5 each for the animal and the book. Last I knew, they were doing the Dr. Seuss series. They were doing the "If you give a..." series. Or places like Barnes and Noble sell gift sets with little plush toys. I just bought the Very Hungry Caterpillar with matching plush for our little one.
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If it requests help to build a library...and you are new friends...I would think 1 book is fine.
I would love to have just a shower for books. (im a reader)...so your friend must be too.
Even though it is just 1 book...books last forever - remember that - much longer than a toy that is easily discarded.
If you want to get something that others might not...i would look at some of the old time stories:
The Tomten and the Fox
The Tomten
The sun egg
Woody Hazel and little Pip
The story of the wind children
Mother Earth and Her Children
The giant golden book of fairy tales
Some newer ones:
Around the world with Mouk
The octonauts (series)
All of these are carried by amazon.
Good luck...i can guarantee that if you buy 1 of these - it will not be a duplicate and will be very appreciated.
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I would do as the other pp said and ask when you RSVP if she is registered anywhere. If she is, then the book is just extra. Like the pp said...many times they ask for a book in place of a card. If she says, "no, she ONLY wants books" then there you have it. I would still bring a large package of diapers in that case...because if that is all she wants the mom-to-be is either unaware of what she needs for a baby or she owns stock in Pampers! lol
We are doing this for my shower but asking people to bring a book in leiu of a card. You could pick up a cheap children's book at the dollar store and attach it to the gift.
this. i went to a shower like this and it was awesome. first of all, people throw away the cards more often than not. a card costs between $2.50-$4.00 depending on how fancy it is. a small baby book costs about $5.00-$10.00. We signed the inside of the cover of the book and then didn't wrap that, let that be the card. We all then gave regular registry presents. However, the registry info was also on the card.