Purchasing gifts for a new born entails a little thought. You cannot just pick up anything that looks interesting. To make choosing a gift easy, baby gift stores provide a wide array of choices that make a perfect gift for a new born baby. The key determinants of the type of gift that you need to choose depend on the gender of the child, the age and the benefit of purchasing the specific gift item.

Apart from purchasing standard or assorted baby items, baby gift stores also provide the option to customize or personalize the gift item to make it exclusively for the child you wish to gift. There are various local, mail-order and online stores which provide varied personalized services. You can personalize a gift item by scripting the child’s name by embroidery or by inscribing the name on the gift item.

The history of personalizing gifts can be traced to being a U.S. phenomenon. Early silversmiths engraved family names or initials on rare silver ware and jeweler. Today, the personalized gift market rakes in more than $27 billion and is growing steadily. The key reasons that are propelling the growth of the personalized gift market are:

• Personalizing a gift makes a value added gift
• Personalized gifts make an impression and are cherished items
• Advancement in technology provides personalizing tools at affordable rates

Personalizing gifts were an expensive affair due to which only a few indulged in such gift items. With the advancement in technology today, personalizing can be done at a fraction of the costs and it is therefore very affordable to purchase personalized gifts.

Purchasing baby gift items can be a difficult or an easy task considering the wide variety of items that are available as gift items for babies. Baby gift items such as educational tools and apparel were available only for toddlers until the late 1980’s brought about a whole new perspective to baby gifts. The late 1980’s brought new designs, gadgets and catchy colors to the fore. Today, the baby gift industry provides choice from the very affordable baby gift items to high end luxury gift items.

Some of the common gift items that can be personalized include: Baby blankets, baby robes and clothing, baby cups, baby plates, baby booties, custom artwork, custom door signs, baby bibs, baby bears, ceramic piggy banks, diaper cakes, personalized sibling t-shirts, personalized tote bags, infant caps, baby frames, and keepsake silverware to name a few.