Corporate Gift Ideas for New Parents
Organizing a gift for a new parent at work can be hard… You want to give them something that’s meaningful and they’ll use but also it’s from work so it can’t be TOO personal either. Here are gift options for new dads or new moms welcoming their new baby into the world - gifts that they’ll actually use and appreciate! These gifts are also perfect gifts for churches, volunteer organizations, and friends that you kinda know but aren’t besties with.
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Why you should trust me: In my former life, I was an executive assistant who ordered a LOT of corporate gifts. I’m also real mom who received way too many flowers when I had my baby - this is a list of items I would have loved to receive.
Skip the flowers and send a gift that new parents actually want and will appreciate!
UberEats Gift Card
It would likely be weird for someone at work to provide a meal in a meal train for new parents. Enter: the gift card! New babies want to be held ALL the time so it’s hard for new parents adjusting to parenthood to find time to make a meal. Help take some of the pressure off and provide a meal for them.
Amazon Gift Card
Amazon has everything and new parents definitely forgot something. I don’t know anyone that doesn’t like receiving a gift card.
Coffee
New parents are sleep deprived and I promise you they will appreciate this gift. Make a lovely package of a french press or chemex and bag of coffee and you are all set.
Lovevery Toy Box
Lovevery have the BEST toys - super high quality, non-toxic paints, designed by experts for baby’s exact stage/age, AND they look great. Parents will be super excited by the quality and they’re most likely on the fence about subscribing themselves and want to try it out. A note here: This is a subscription but it’s super easy to cancel (one button press) once the box ships. You can also get their 3-4 month box (which in my opinion is the better one) by changing the “birthday” when you set up the order.
If you want to skip remembering to cancel the subscription, their Play Gym is amazing and has a tent option so it’ll be used for even longer!
Woolino 4 Season Ultimate Sleep Bag
This brand is the very best and new parents will love this. It is a splurge item that parents likely won’t have gotten for themselves yet. It is merino wool, lasts from 2 months old to 2 years old (really!), and will be the only sleep sack they need.
Sophie the Giraffe
Sophie the Giraffe is an iconic teething toy. It is gender-neutral and I’m not sure why, but babies really love Sophie. You can’t go wrong with this one.
Jellycat Teddy Bear
This gift is thoughtful, classic, but not TOO personal. The Teddy Bear likely won’t get a ton of use out of this in the early days but as their baby grows, it will become a favourite toy. The Jellycat ones are the best and this will become a little keepsake.
Kyte Baby
These are splurge items that are SO SOFT. Normally, I wouldn’t recommend baby clothes, but ANY new parent is going to love these - just make sure you ONLY GET ZIPPERS.. And if you’re in doubt on the clothing, go for the carseat cover.
Kindle
An e-reader makes night time feeds a little more manageable. It allows parents to keep the lights off and still enjoy some reading at 2am. I read so many books at 2am rather than scrolling instagram waiting for my baby to be asleep enough to transfer to the cot.
Airpods Pro
Similar to an e-reader Airpods will allow parents to watch a tv show in the middle of the night. The pro version also has noise-cancelling which can be so helpful if a baby is crying a lot and parents are trying to stay calm while comforting their little ones.
If you know the parents well and you’re not just work-friends, make sure you have a look at my other gift ideas for new parents. They’re perfect gifts for parents that you’re good friends with.
Share below! What’s your go-to gift for new parents?
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