gifts to siblings from new baby

3KIDSNOMONEY

I would like to buy my three children a small gift from our new baby to give to them in hospital when he is born, my kids are girls 11 and 9 and boy 5. Any ideas as i am running out of time and don't know what to get. Not too expensive either. Thanks

G-G_4

Earplugs! haha sorry couldn't resist...

What a sweet thought, no sensible suggestions though sorry.. x

Riq

My mum did this when my sister was born, I was 2 at the time (almost 21 years ago). She got a me a crane, was very cool too. Well worth her taking the limelight away from my 3rd birthday (she was born 8days before it)

lyndseyann

i bought my daughter of 7 years a loverly soft teddy bear and said it was off her little baby sister and got my then new baby daughter the same teddy but in a different colour.my eldest loves it as it has special meaning to her!

julesgr

How about a small locket that you can later put a photo of them and their baby bro or sis in, Argos have silver ones for £5.99

earthmother

When my younger two were born, I got the elder child/children a small gift that they could play with there and then - a couple of toy cars, or a magnetic drawing board, that sort of thing.

That way I was killing two birds with one stone - they had a gift from their new brother (the gift would be in his cot when they arrived) and still felt included, and they had something to occupy themselves during the visit in what is not usually a very child-friendly setting (there is 2.5 years between each of them, so they weren't of an age where sitting still for any length of time was an option, lol).

kr15snw

We're looking at this as my SIL is expecting her 2nd in May, and we dont want our neice (whos just 2) to feel left out.

My MIL / SIL will be picking up a present from baby to neice. But me/boyfriend, her parents and my MIL have agreed to buy her a small present as a 'congratulations on becoming a big sister' present.

That way she will feel included

mikki2d

A nice book that they could read to the baby when they are older would be good. Or a dvd that you could put on when you need a bit of a rest. Or you could get Granny to help them prepare a welcome home tea party for Mum and Baby. They would feel really included and important.

Melon78

This little one has bought her brothers a toy car set each (to give in hospital...if i stay in long enough ) and a leapster game when she comes home (they got leapsters for Christmas and *love* them).

HTH

mintymoneysaver

Blooming marvellous do a fabulous ' I'm the big brother/ sister' t shirt although this will probabaly be too young for your oldest ones.

reehsetin

kr15snw wrote: »

We're looking at this as my SIL is expecting her 2nd in May, and we dont want our neice (whos just 2) to feel left out.

My MIL / SIL will be picking up a present from baby to neice. But me/boyfriend, her parents and my MIL have agreed to buy her a small present as a 'congratulations on becoming a big sister' present.

That way she will feel included

what about a disposable camera then? so she can take photos of the baby and everyone she'll feel like shes being useful and a big girl
(without a flash though think your not meant to take photos with a flash of babies )
is that too grown up