There are a dozen beautiful and effective methods of personalizing a baby shower gift and the results can make a gift something really special.

A gift could be personalized by putting a sticker on the base, embossing it on the side or stitching it across the top. And your addition could show the baby’s name, the parents’ names, the grandparents’ names or the name of the giver.

The gift can even be decorated by adding a meaningful phrase, logo or photo. The text could be selected by the giver or conceived by the designer of the gift. A logo can be drawn by a professional or by the person who picks out the gift. A photo might be selected from a range of stock images or supplied by the giver and incorporated into the baby gift.

Personalization quite literally transforms an impersonal present into a keepsake which is going to be treasured for many years. It provides a reminder of festive occasions and imparts an incentive to pass the gift on from one generation to the next. Monogramming can add a name to items made of cloth and printing can personalize any item which can absorb ink.

A Slumber Bear, for instance, makes for an ideal present. Babies love the soft, teddy bear design and parents feel safe knowing the present is durable and made from good materials. In later years both parents and the then baby can look back on the baby shower at which the gift was received and personalization will make the memories all the sweeter.

Yet another great gift is a Dilly the Duck cashmere booster pillow that provides the ideal opportunity to stitch on the baby’s name. In the years to come this present will evolve from a loved nursery item to a reminder of those youthful years. Years after it has been received both parties can remember back to the many happy times spent reading a storybook while the young one’s head nestled into it.

And storybooks themselves can be personalized in the shape of a Fairy Tale book which carries all sorts of of individual markings. For stories that have been written by the parents, the storybook can simply be signed with the author’s name and date. When the book is purchased then the gift giver can sign and date the book and perhaps print the name of the recipient. These methods and more can turn a simple book into a precious memento of childhood.

Another baby shower gift that allows personalization is a birth plate on which to paint the baby’s name across the rim or on the bottom. Here the best choice is probably to print the baby’s name, birth weight and date along the rim to mark the birth of that special person who came into your life on that date.