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Baby Gifts Personalized by Silly Phillie®

Unique Baby Gift Baskets Introduced by Silly Phillie

Silly Phille wasted no time in the new year by introducting two new & exciting Unique Baby Gift Baskets. Both the boy and girl versions make a fantastic gift to welcome a newborn the new baby.

Unique Baby Gift Baskets filled with love

Each of these new Baby Gift Baskets are filled with cuddles and hugs for baby. For starters, the attractive and highly useful linen, lined storage basket features a huggable plush frog attached to it on front. The frog comes personalized with baby’s name, turning this fun filled basket into a keepsake item.

Further, plush & lush items for baby fill the basket. The first is a 30″ x 36″ animal character Blankie Buddy baby blanket. The blanket is incredibly soft and plush. That’s why so many parents use it the cushion baby during floor play time. It is also a blanket that will keep baby warm and snug either in the crib, stroller or car seat. Finally, an adorable plush animal toy is included for baby to snuggle with.

Unique Baby Gift Baskets that are Plush & Lush

Silly Phillie’has named its new baby gifts Personalized Plush-Lush Baby Gift Baskets. Both versions are available now on www.sillyphillie.com. Each is impeccably made to order and beautifully gift wrapped in clear cello with ribbon & bow to make an immediate and lasting impression. But the biggest impression will be made on the new baby for sure!

About Silly Phillie®

Unique Baby Gift Baskets designed by Silly Phillie

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® has been designing, manufacturing, and selling unique baby gifts, layette, and kids bathrobes since 1985. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and online @ www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational products. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Personalized Dual Purpose Infant Step Stool Gift Set

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An Infant Step Stool makes a great gift for a newborn baby or infant celebrating a 1st. birthday. But not all infant step stools offer the versalitity of Silly Phillie’s dual purpose Flip Stool.

Dual Purpose Infant Step Stool

Silly Phillie’s infant step stool is superior to others. The reason for this is that it can be converted or “flipped” easily from a step stool to a chair. This dual purpose versatility is reflected in the product’s name: Sit down-Step Up Personalized Flip Stool Gift Set. An infant step stool is an essential item in a child’s delevopment. Having one that converts to a chair makes it twice as useful.

Fantastic Personalized Infant Step Stool Gift Set

Silly phillie has worked it’s usual magic by turning this infant step stool into a unique personalized gift set. For starters, The white painted wood step stool features an attractive sports themed design, which is especially appropriate for boys. Next, the step stool comes beautifully personalization with the child’s name. Further, three terry bath acccessories with a sports ball theme are included. Finally, the gift ships beautifully gift wrapped in clear cello tied with ribbon & bow to make an impactful impression.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Baby’s First Halloween Gift Ideas

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Baby’s First Halloween is a very special occassion. It’s a time for parents to dress up the kids in fun or scary costumes and go trick or treating in the neighborhood. As one of the most celebrated days of the year, Halloween is one of the most anticpated and particpated holidays for families.

Baby’s First Halloween Gift Ideas

Silly Phillie® offers two fantastic gift sets to celebrate Baby’s First Halloween. Both include an adorable 2-piece Halloween costume for baby. One is a fantastic Pumpkin outfit, the other a cute as can be Octopus. Morever, both sets come with a pumpkin treat bag to carry the treats in, pus a Halloween themed baby bib. To top it off, the outfit and treat bag will be personalized with baby’s name in both sets.

The costumes are available in one size- 6-12 months. This is a perfect size for a baby anywear from 3-12 months. Typical of all Silly Phillie gifts, each of these Baby’s Frist Halloween sets come beautifully assembled and wrapped to make an immediate impression.

Interesting Facts about Halloween

Halloween has it’s roots in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain. It was believed that the ghosts of the dead roamed the earth on Samhain, which occurred on October 31st.
Trick or treat came from the middle age practice of poor adults and children going around in costume begging for food on Samhain .
It was the turnip not the pumpkin that was the original jack-O’-lantern
Halloween is the third most celebrated party event of the year in America behind only New Year’s Eve and the Superbowl
It is believed that Halloween and the candy industry were the influening factors that led to Daylight savings time.

Please visit the History Channel for a more indepth history of Halloween.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Celebrity Baby Gift Made for Hoda Kotb

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It’s always a source of excitement whenever Silly Phillie® is asked to make a celebrity baby gift. Hoda Kotb is the latest celebrity to receive a Silly Phillie baby gift. As many of you know, Hoda Kotb is a noted newscaster and co-hosts NBC’S Today Show.

Ms. Kotb recently revealed that she adopted a baby girl and named her Haley Joy. It was an emotional event to say the least. Ms. Kotb battled cancer more than 10 years ago, leaving her unable to conceive a child. She is experiencing the joy of motherhood for the first time at the age of 52.

But there ‘s more good news for Hoda Kotb. Soon after adopting Haley Joy she announced plans to marry her boy friend, Joel Schiffman. Mr. Schiffman, 58 years of age, is Vice President & Director, Financial Institutions at Janus Capital Group. The two have been dating for 5 years and living together for over a year.

Celebrity Baby Gift – nothing new for Silly Phillie®

Personalized Rocking Horse for Haley Joy

Few manufacturers make more baby gifts for celebrities than Silly Phillie®. Sometimes orders are placed directly on www.sillyphillie.com and sometimes we receive a call from the gift giver. Hoda Kotb’s gift was actually sold by All About Gifts & Baskets, one of our valued re-sellers.

In either case, the gift is designed and made to order by Silly Phillie®. Our most popular celebrity baby gift is either a Personalized Rocking Horse-like the one we did for Haley Joy- or a Deluxe Welcome Wagon. Both are fabulous high quality gifts that will impress even a celebrity!

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes since 1985. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and from online gift boutiques, including www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Unique Baby Gifts for Girl that Impress

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Unique baby gifts for girl surprisingly are not that easy to find. Not because there’s a lack of choices. Quite the contrary. The market is inundated with baby girl gifts making it difficult to sort through the clutter.

Another factor is that most baby gifts for girl look too much alike. Unfortunately, many product designers/manufacturers are content to offer “me to” products rather than coming up with original design ideas. This a pet peeve of mine as a designer, but that’s a subject for another day.

5 Unique Baby Gifts for Girl

Pretty in Pink Welcome Wagon

Pretty in Pink Deluxe Welcome Wagon. Every little girl should have her own special welcome wagon pull toy. This limited edition one from Silly Phillie® is pretty in pink, filled with gorgeous layette and can be personalized too!
Triple Layer Grand Baby Cake. Baby girl gifts don’t come tastier than this diaper cake from 1800flowers. Three layers tall and made with premium ingredients, this one will satisfy anyone’s craving for a unique baby girl gift.
Baby Girl Rocking Hose and Layette. A classic baby gift if there ever was one. However, you won’t find solid wood rocking horse gift sets everywhere these days. Check it out at storkbabygifts.com.
Owl Character Hooded Towel. There’s lots of hooded towels for baby girls but only one you’ll give a “hoot” about. Precious design and top quality too. Check it out at buybuybuy.com.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Since 1985 Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and from online gift boutiques, including www.sillyphillie.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Beautiful Corporate Baby Gifts Customized by Silly Phillie®

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As companies strive to establish themselves as compelling places to work, corporate baby gifts are on the rise, along with other family oriented benefits. A happy employee after all is a productive employee.

It is not uncommon today for companies both large and small to offer perks such as extended paid maternity leave, valuable child care options and flexible work arrangements. All of these benefits lead to higher employee retention rates and greater workplace satisfaction.

Corporate Baby Gifts Make Sense

Employees are keenly aware of the family oriented benefits their company offers. In fact, these perks help attract new hires in the first place. The benefits are expected and counted on whenever the need arises.

A baby gift on the other hand is an unexpected surprise. When new parents receive a beautiful gift from their company it is much more personal. It sends a message of warmth and caring that builds a stronger relationships between the two.

What to look for in Corporate Baby Gifts

Gone are the days when any baby gift will suffice. Businesses these days want gifts that are unique, impressive and consistently high in quality. More often than not, a company will have a baby gift customized for them. For example, one large financial company we know sends a personalized baby gift with information on setting up a college fund. Another well known Healthcare company gives a gift whenever they learn that an employee is expecting a new baby. Their gift appropriately includes a helpful Pregnancy Handbook.

Where to find Quality Corporate Baby Gifts

Corporate Baby Gifts customized by Silly Phillie

Unique Baby Gifts By Silly Phillie

The best corporate baby gifts are found online. That’s because e-commerce baby boutiques are able to offer a much larger selection of unique baby gifts than traditional retail stores. Also, they are are much better able to customize gifts.

Most online boutiques do not actually design or manufacture the products they sell. Instead, they depend on manufacturers like Silly Phillie® to provide products and handle the fulfillment. In other words, they are not unlike a retail store that carries merchandise from various manufacturers.

Whether working with a re-seller or directly with a manufacturer, product quality is the top priority. Consequently, make sure the business entrusted to handle your corporate baby gifts has a proven track record of excellence. After all, a company’s reputation is on the line each time it sends a baby gift to a valued employee or client.

Finally, it pays to know the tax implications of gift giving. LBMC, a full service accounting firm, published an informative article on the topic in November 2016. Please click here to read it.

About Silly Phillie®

Corporate baby Gifts designed by Silly Phillie

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Silly Phillie® products are made with love in the USA. Company products are sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our luxury baby gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Uncommon Baby Gifts make a lasting Impression

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The search for Uncommon Baby Gifts typically begins when a baby shower invitation arrives or someone just had a baby. This could be a family member, friend, co-worker or business associate.

Let’s face it, a new baby is one of the most exciting and momentous occasions in life. As a result, it is only natural to want to celebrate the event with a very special gift for the new baby.

There’s also another reason. Everyone knows that parents are inundated with gifts for a new baby. Consequently, a gift must be unique in order to stand out and have a chance of being fondly remembered as time passes.

Where to find Uncommon Baby Gifts

The Internet is definitely the best place to begin looking for uncommon baby gifts. Some people have a “go-to-gift” they like to give. Most others need to search for one. But beware, there’s a bewildering number of manufacturers websites and e-commerce baby boutiques to shop on the internet.

I suggest you start your search on Etsy.com. Etsy has a wide selection of uncommon baby gifts that are crafted in the USA by small manufacturers. If you don’t find something you like on Etsy, try searching on Google using the search terms “uncommon baby gifts” and “unique baby gifts”.

What makes a great baby gift?

Just because something is uncommon doesn’t make it a fantastic baby gift. A gift for a baby must also be incredibly cute, purposeful and filled with lots of love. Personalized baby gifts of practically any kind are always a big hit with new parents.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. They are lovingly made to order in the USA at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® branded merchandise is sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com. Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a women owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gifts. Or you can drop me an email at phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie®… a Labor of Love

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Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® are one of a kind. That’s because each one is made to order in Brooklyn, NY. Making baby gifts in the USA is a rarity. Most others are massed produced overseas. The difference is one you can see, one you’ll love, and one you’d be proud to give or receive.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao is the person responsible for designing the entire collection of baby gifts by Silly Phillie®. Moreover, she has established a remarkable track record for creativity and product innovation. Some of her more iconic baby gifts include Welcome Wagon & Rocking Horse baby gift sets, as well the The Original Baby Hoagie and Special Delivery Pizza.

Furthermore, as company founder and majority owner of Silly Phillie® Creations, Phyllis works tirelessly designing exciting new products while actively overseeing production to make sure each gift looks absolutely fantastic. It’s a “labor of love” requiring both talent and perseverance.

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® is Serious Business

Brooklyn Progress is a bi-monthly publication of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The November/December 2016 issue includes a full page profile titled “Silly Phillie® is Serious about Baby Gifts”. The article tracks the company’s growth from a start up in 1985, to becoming a major brand in the baby gift category today.

Additionally, the article talks about Phyllis’ commitment to manufacturing in Brooklyn, and her continued ability to introduce new and exciting gifts. You can read the complete story by clicking this link to view the publication, then navigate to page 4.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Company products are lovingly made to order in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® products are sold wholesale to retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly to the public on sillyphillie.com. Finally, Silly Phillie® is a women owned, family business since 1985. To inquire about our products and services, please call 855.885.3900.

Richard S’Dao

Co-owner

Baby Gifts Drop Shipping Overview

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Baby Gifts Drop Shipping is a integral part of Silly Phillie’s business model. In fact, it’s not uncommon today for manufacturer’s of all kinds to “drop ship” their products to customers who purchase them from third party internet retailers.

This type of business arrangement makes sense for a number of reasons. First of all, manufacturers benefit from increased exposure of their products. Second, internet retailers reap the rewards of having more products to sell without the need to inventory or touch them in any way. Finally, it lowers distribution costs and speeds delivery of product to the customer or gift recipient in the case of a baby gift.

Baby Gifts Drop Shipping-A Special Delivery

There are four main parties* in a drop shipping baby gifts transaction: the manufacturer, the retailer, the customer, and the recipient. Here’s a closer look at each:

The Manufacturer. No drop ship transaction can be successful without the availability of quality products and timely delivery from a reliable manufacturer or distributor. It is especially important in a category such as baby gifts where quality and timeliness is critical.
The Retailer. Retailers must provide an exemplary buying experience and excellent customer service. This includes educating customers on the merits of a product without over stating its benefits. Nothing is worse than having disappointed customers.
The Customer. As the one making the purchase decision, customers must be nurtured, satisfied and pampered in order to ensure a successful transaction. Friendly service, special discounts and follow up calls are ways of keeping customers satisfied and coming back.
The Recipient. The final party in a baby gifts drop shipping transaction is the parents of a newborn, or in some cases expectant parents. It is these individuals who’ll ultimately decide whether the transaction was a success or not. The product will be judged on it’s presentation, quality and usefulness. Remember, the purchaser in many cases will rely on the input from the gift recipient to know whether they made a good choice.

* Not including the designated shipping carrier i.e. UPS, FedEx, USPS

Baby Gifts Drop Shipping- A Silly Phillie® Specialty

Silly Phillie® has been drop shipping unique baby gifts for more than fifteen years. In fact, it has successful long term drop ship relationships with internet retailers both large and small. The list includes 1800flowers.com, 1800baskets.com, buybuybaby,com, bedbathandbeyond.com, storkbabygfits.com, cornerstorkbabygifts.com, simplyuniquebabygifts.com, and doodlebuckets.com, among others.

Silly Phillie® built solid relationships with each of these fine retailers by a) having the most unique and highest quality products; b) manufacturing in the USA to ensure fast turnaround; and c) having the capability to personalized and customized baby gifts.

Please contact Iliana Vieira by email (iliana@sillyphillie.com) or phone (855.855.3900) if you would like to know more about our company’s baby gifts drop shipping program.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner & Designer-Silly Phillie®

Celebrity Baby Gifts Trending at Silly Phillie

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Celebrity Baby Gifts are nothing new for Silly Phillie®. In fact, the latest celebrity to receive a Silly Phillie® baby gift is Alec Baldwin. He and wife Hilaria welcomed their third child on September 13th, 2016. It was a healthy baby boy they named Leonardo Angel Charles Baldwin.

As many of you know, Alec Baldwin has been rockin! on SNL this season. His impersonation of Donald Trump, the Republican Presidential candidate, alongside that of Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, has been the high point of the show recently. Those of you who haven’t seen their classic debate skits should check this out.

While Alec Baldwin has been rockin on SNL, his son Leonardo will be rocking on his own soon enough. That’s because someone sent the Baldwins a Personalized Rocking Horse Baby Gift made to order by Silly Phillie®. This classic gift includes beautiful layette items for the newborn baby, and a keepsake wood rocking horse toy. Here’s a photo of the gift we made for the Baldwins. (photo was taken before gift was gift wrapped in tulle).

Silly Phillie baby gift for Leonardo Baldwin

Celebrity Baby Gifts from Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® baby gifts are unique, upscale and made to order in the USA. That’s why they’re given so often to celebrities. Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Mia Hamm, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Henrik Lundqvist are just a few of the celebrities that have received one of our gifts.

Coincidentally, Donald Trump and wife Melania also received a Silly Phillie® baby gift. This was just about ten years ago when their son Barron was born. The gift we made for the Trumps was a Deluxe Welcome Wagon™ , personalized of course for the new “Barron” in the Trump family.

Stork Baby Gift Baskets

The gift for the Baldwins may have been made and shipped by Silly Phillie®, it was actually sold by another e-commerce baby boutique. That’s not surprising since Stork Baby Gift Baskets is one of the premier associate websites participating in Silly Phillie’s successful drop ship program. Moreover, Stork Baby Gift offers a wide collection of unique baby gifts and baskets that will satisfy anyone’s taste. The site is owned and professionally operated by Victoria Jimenez.

In conclusion, Alec Baldwin & Donald Trump are connected in more ways than one. In addition to the SNL skits, both are on the long list of Celebrity Baby Gifts made by Silly Phillie®!

Congratulations to to the Baldwins! Best of Luck to the Trumps.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner & Designer

Silly Phillie® Creations