Commemorative gift experiences

Whether it’s Olympics, Diamond Jubilee, finding your ideal gift amidst a plethora of novel gift offerings, is something of a voyage of discovery. Making sure you’re on track to capture the experiences ahead of the crowds to gather the perfect personalised gift.

Special gifts for special moments

The older generation, many of whom were just babies at the 1948 games, were less inclined to splash out on commemorative gifts, due it being a period of austerity. Now with under 2 months to go until the main event, there are Diamond Jubilee & Olympics Gifts, and other gift ideas , that could be given to those aren’t lucky enough to make it down to London for the celebrations.

Personalised Gifts, china mugs

Imagine the reaction when your gift idea is received by loved ones, not only does it say, I care, it’s also a unique way to personalise the whole 2012 experience. Having these moments captured in mug form is a more traditional concept, especially when it comes to royalty. Personalised bone china mugs are right up there for personalised gift ideas. Mugs, toys, jewellery, photo frames there are many ways to capture your favourite moments.

If it’s fun personalised gifts, and collectable items that you seek, we have many gifts to fit the occasion. When the last race is run, and the country returns to work, make sure you have your souvenir gift, so get searching for the ideal gift today, before the hype truly begins.

How then to display these moments in order that friends and family can fawn over your new arrival? Simply use the tips below:

Personalised baby gifts

Increasingly popular are our personalised baby scan photo frames, to display your babies earliest experiences. This novel idea captures a different type of moment and is very relevant for new parents.

Personalised art gifts

Another approach would be to purchase artistic ceramic frames that stand out from your typical baby gifts. By capturing family favourite photos in artistic form, it does justice to the baby image with a beautiful showcase that can sit proudly on the mantelpiece.

Gifts for boys and girls

The main consideration in selecting appropriate baby gifts is to consider if its for a boy or girl. One typically associates blue for boys, and pink for girls, however, this is a relatively new concept. In the early 1900’s, pink was thought to be a stronger colour, and therefore for boys whereas blue was the chosen colour for girls due to its religious associations.

With new trends emerging, there are a wide variety of personalised baby gifts, whether creative, or innovative such as laser engraved frames,  so parents can display their baby’s formative years in an attractive showcase.

If these are the types of photo representations that appeal to you, check out our dedicated personalised baby gifts section.

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Not sure what to buy for Mothers Day?
We currently have over 100 gift suggestions listed within the Mothers Day Gifts category of our website. Why not visit today and start browsing!

Our suggestion? Why not say it with a photo this year, with that photo being held in one of the many photo frames currently available on Baby Experiences?

Why not consider a picture of you and the kids to give to your partner? Perhaps even a picture of you and your family on holiday? Or even one just of the kids? Afterall, they do say a picture speaks a thousand words!

To get you started, here are just some of the photo frames currently available on our site:

Hand Painted Bone Chine Square Frame:
A beautiful bone china keepsake baby photo frame. A 5″ square photo frame with gated strut back. Available in Pink or Blue, these frames can be personalised with up to 15 characters.

Dinky Baby Photo Frame:
Beautiful glass polished photo frame in two designs to display your favourite photo – my little boy with blue stars or my little girl with pink hearts.

Engraved 7×5 Plated Photo Frame:
This contemporary style silver plated photo frame can be engraved with your message for that special occasion in either a portrait or landscape format, and can be personalised with up to 50 characters. Also available in size 8×10

Multi Coloured Photo Frame / Wall Clock:
This multi coloured family photo frame wall clock makes a gorgeous gift for any room in the house. It holds twelve photos and has hooks on back for wall mounting.

For more ideas, why not visit the Photo Frame, Canvas and Casting Kit section of our website.

So, with a few weeks still to go until the big day, we thought we’d give you some suggestions on what might be a good gift this year, starting with some of our favourite and most popular personalised gifts …

Valentine Photo Candle – £13.99
A little different, your candle lit meal can have some extra personalisation added to it by displaying some of your fondest memory photos on these lovely Valentine Photo Candles. At just £13.99, you can add 1 photo and up to 80 characters of text.

Find out more about our Valentine Photo Candle

Personalised Swarovski Crystal Bracelet – £49.99
Available in several different colours, this lovely Swarovski Bracelet allows up to 8 characters for your loved ones names. You can also add symbols, such as a dove, flower, heart or star. This makes the perfect gift for your wife or girlfriend, either from you or from your kids on Valentines.

Find out more about our Personalised Swarovski Crystal Bracelet

Name your own Perfume – £28.99
Fancy giving something different? What about a personally named bottle of perfume? You can name your perfume anything you want, with the makers name below!

Find out more about our Name your own Perfume

Joining Heart Keyring – £20.99
An old favourite is the splitting keyring. Keep one part for yourself and give the other to your partner. Awe! Both parts of the keyring can be personalised with up to 11 characters.

Find out more about our Joint Heart Keyring

As always, if you’re not sure what specific Valentines Day gift to get someone, then why not consider a Gift Voucher instead? Available from £10 – £100, these can make a perfect gift all year round!

As such, we’ve announced a couple of last order days for delivery from our online store. While we’ll still do our utmost to continue delivering gifts on time after these dates, we do advise and encourage you to get your orders in before them … just to make sure!

Personalised Christmas gifts
Please try and have your personalised orders including baubles with us no later than 12pm on Monday 12th December, if you are planning on taking advantage of our free standard UK Delivery.

Non-Personalised Christmas gifts
Please try and have your non-personalised orders with us no later than 5pm on Friday 16th December, if you are planning on taking advantage of our free standard UK Delivery.

Again, we will do our utmost to get your Christmas Gifts to you if ordered after these dates, but beyond these deadlines we cannot promise the orders will get to you on time.

So we thought we’d try and inspire you, with only a few weeks left until the big day … by rounding up some of the most popular Christmas items being bought this year from Baby Experiences, from our customers!

So here are some of those items … why not have a look at them yourself …

Baby Bear Christmas Baubles (Blue or Pink)
A perfect gift for a 1st Christmas. This Christmas Bauble can be bought in Blue or Pink, at just £13.99, and can be personalised with the year and childs name, along with a message on the back.

Click here to see our Baby Bear Christmas Baubles

Christmas Teddy Bear
At £20.99, this large white Christmas teddy bear can be personalised with up to 45 characters across 3 lines. And when we say large, we mean large. This teddy is approx. 25cm in height from its sitting position. Something for the kids to cuddle into on those cold winter nights.

Click here to see our Large Christmas Teddy Bear

Personalised Stocking and Santa Sack
These can be bought individually, but customers have been taking advantage of our combo pack, offering you the chance to snap up both for just £14.99. Both items can be personalised with a name. We expect these to sell out fast, so get your orders in!

Click here to see our Personalised Stock and Santa Sack pack

Santa! Please Stop Here!
Plenty of parents are making sure Santa stops at their childs door with this lovely hand painted door hanger. At just £19.99, the door hanger can be personalised with the childs name, leaving a message such as “Santa please stop here for Amy”

Click here to see our Santa Door Hanger

Need more inspiration? Then head over to our Christmas Gifts category to see over 200 gift ideas for you to think about!

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So, why not make it easier this year? Why not consider getting a Baby Experience Gift Voucher instead?

Our Gift Vouchers can be bought in £10 values from £10 to £100 and can be used across the full range of products on our website!

What’s more, they don’t have to be used all in one go. If you’ve a £20 voucher, for example, and buy something worth just £15, then the remaining £5 of credit will be saved on your voucher, allowing you to come back another day to buy something else.

The process is simple. Our vouchers are essentially just a code that can be used in the shopping cart, instantly discounting the value of your basket.

So, give a friend or family member the gift of choice this year … get them a Baby Experiences Gift Voucher!

As well as our range of jewellery, soft toys and christening gifts, we also stock a wide variety of money boxes, to make penny saving more fun for your child. Not only do we stock some fancy vehicle and shaped boxes, we also offer traditional piggy bank and teddy banks. So, something for all tastes!

Here are just some of our most popular money boxes:

Hand Painted Ceramic Piggy Banks
Our hand painted ceramic piggy banks come in a choice of blue or pink colour schemes and, at just £14.99 you can add up to 15 characters of personalisation and a date, making it an ideal present for Christmas, Christening and first birthdays.

See our Hand Painted Ceramic Piggy Bank >

Silver Plated Digger Money Box
Part of our range of silver plated money boxes, our personalised digger costs just £25.99. It can be personalised with up to 40 characters and comes complete with gift box.

See our Silver Plated Digger Money Box >

Personalised Flower Teddy Money Box
A vibrant range of colours cover this personalised Teddy money box, to grab your childs attention. At just £20.99, this money box can be personalised with your own message.

See our Personalised Flower Teddy Money Box >

Interested in more Personalised Gifts for children? Then view have a look at the personalised Gifts section of our website.

Soft Play for safety and fun

Added to our range of Children and Baby toys comes the Disney Cars Aqua Draw Mini Mats, the Ahoy! Pirate Play Tent and the sure to be popular Animals at the Farm interactive playbook. Many others have also been added, just head over to our Baby Toys page to view them all!

Helping with the spirit of Christmas

We already offer a variety of Christmas Gifts, including baubles and candles, but now we’ve added a few more tree decorations to choose from. Head to our Personalised Christmas Gifts pages to see them all.

Saving for the Future

We’re all doing it – but why not make it more fun for the young ones? We’ve added a Champion Train Money Box, Hand Painted Ceramic Christening money box and hand painted “little feet” piggy banks to our existing range!

As always, we aim to offer a range of personalised gifts that suit all occasions. Christmas is no different! And remember, we’re offering free UK standard shipping until Christmas AND you can currently save 10% if you’re a friend on Facebook.