Showing posts with label baby gifts UK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby gifts UK. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Baby Gifts for Birthdays

Baby Gifts for Birthdays

So you need to buy a gift for someone who has had a baby then ? The choice is huge but if at least you know you are buying for a boy or a girl and an idea of the age of the child that will at least narrow your choice down significantly. Sometimes it good to buy a baby gift that offers a practical use to the child or the parents. Some good examples of practical baby gifts are the baby hampers or the baby bouquets that contain baby clothes such as baby vest, bibs, socks etc. Not only do these baby gifts 'look good and impressive' they are items that will be used in the first few months. Other good practical baby gifts include portable highchairs from Totseats, that offer an portable solution to eating out in a restaurant or at your parents / friends.

Other good ideas for baby gifts and are especially good if you know the parents and baby are planning to go on holiday to where it may be sunny are the BANZ range of sunglasses and sunhats. Again, great practical baby gifts for little ones. These sunhats and sunglasses are made by an Australian company who know one or two things about sun protection !

Also consider slings and baby carriers to make it a little easier while walking around with baby, there is such a vast array of designs, colours and materials that everyone will find something they love.

Finally consider something called Swaddle Pods, these little sleeping bags fit baby snuggly and help them sleep well at night...what better gift can you give new parents !!!!

You can rarely go wrong with wooden baby gifts as they are the great traditional baby and toddler gift that not only are brightly coloured but sometime make noises as they are pushed or rubbed. The push along toy series with mice, ducks and cats really good examples of these. Choose from wooden cars, diggers and trucks as well as smaller little wooden nick nacks such as springy mice and jungle safari animals...great fun.

Don't be put off by the numerous websites and stores selling such a wide selection of baby goods, you only need one store and that's 4little1s.com. They are located at www.4little1s.com and stock everything from wooden baby gifts, baby bouquets right through to a massive range of baby bedding and even nursery furniture if you are feeling flush !






Thursday, 14 August 2008

Credit crunch start ups

A ex city banker and now a busy mum of 2 living in Surrey, UK, explains how she has started up a small online web business called 4little1s.com, during these times of the credit crunch with the initial intention being to pay for school fees:-

Christianne James the founder of 4little1s.com decided to start up a home based online web business in order to provide an income to cover school fees. Being a mum at home and looking after 2 small children meant that during the day she had a few hours that can be used to work.

Initially the plan was for her to make gift sets for newly arrived little ones but soon grew into baby gifts, nursery furniture, baby clothes, shoes, cards and also matching gifts for siblings.

Setting up in the times of the crunch has been difficult for her and she advises it has been noticeable the decrease in disposable income. Fortunately the products offered by her company offer excellent value for money and sales have been brisk.

Some of her best selling products have come in two forms, the Izziwotnot nursery furniture range and also the exclusively hand made and hand painted wall plaques for children’s walls and doors

They have been keen to do their bit so to speak for the environment and fair-trade / organic produce. Particularly in reducing the volume of unnecessary packaging.

The company is approaching 6 and beginning to build up a strong and loyal customer base for the future

Credit crunch top tips:

Select easy to use Ecommerce shopping cart software
Just do it! Taking the first step is the hardest part
Enthusiasm for your business is catching!
Set objectives for your business