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Women Shopping you have some special ability that most people don't, gift giving is often a difficult and very tedious process. You need to work out what kind of gift is appropriate for the recipient, and consider what the likelihood that someone else will give the same, or a similar, gift as you do.

Be Unique
Ideally, you want to choose a gift that is unique, but not outlandishly so. You wouldn't give a set of hand-carved Peruvian Native Indian Pan Pipes to a newborn, or a set of hand knitted booties to your grandma, for examples.
At the same time, you don't want to stay too safe - how many people might think to give a newborn a pair of booties, or a blanket, or another really cute soft toy? Most of them for sure (I have 4 children, I know from firsthand experience!).

When it comes to gift giving for babies, avoid the obvious, avoid the generic, avoid the mundane. So, what options do you have for a unique, appropriate, and enduring gift that the recipient is going to enjoy?

The Gift that Keeps Giving
Luckily, there is a gift item that is very personal, novel and ideal for babies-a scrapbook! Think about it for a minute. Scrapbooking is an ideal way of being novel, and of giving a gift that will last for years. Not only will it last for years, but you can give the gift unfinished - leave pages ready to be filled out as the baby grows.

If a picture paints a thousand words, how many words does a scrapbook page convey?

Scrapbooks are a very personal gift, both from the giver and to the receiver. You took time to craft the pages, gave thought on which photos to include, on what adornments and embellishments were appropriate. You sat down and pieced the book together.

For the receiver, the book is all about them, about their life. What more personal gift can you think to give?

What's more is that anyone can scrapbook, literally anyone! All you need are some materials you probably already have in your home, or can pick up easily enough at your local Walmart or craft store, some basic household tools like scissors, tweezers, and a glue stick, and some imagination and away you go.

Baby scrapbooks are not just for babies. You can make a baby scrapbook for your grown kids, your siblings, even your own parents. Everyone likes a trip down memory lane - and making your own pages using all those old photographs and reminders makes those trips far more interesting and fun.

Scrapbooks can be passed from generation to generation, give your own to your kids and grandkids. Keep memories alive, and the stories that go with the memories will follow for years to come.