Category Archives: Uncommon Baby Gifts

Cute Baby Gifts Never Go Out of Style

Cute Baby Gifts always make a big first impression. Whether bringing one to a baby shower or gifting one to proud new parents, the cuter the gift the more excited the response will be. As a professional baby gift designer, I always seek to add an extra dollop of cuteness into Silly Phillie® baby gifts. It’s a formula that has worked well going on 35 years!

Why Cute Baby Gifts are Popular

Cute Baby Gifts sell because they’re designed with a new baby in mind. At the risk of stating the obvious, there’s nothing cuter or as precious as a newborn baby. One look at a baby and even the toughest among us get weak kneed and start baby talking. Cute and babies simply go together like “peaches and cream” or “peanut butter and jelly”.

Expect More Than “Cute” from Cute Baby Gifts

Baby Boy Diaper Cake by Silly Phillie

Cute alone however is not enough. A truly successful baby gift, one appreciated by new parents long after the wrapping paper is off, must have two other things going for it. First, it should include high quality items for baby. What’s the point of giving a cute gift if the stuff inside is inferior and hardly gets used or falls apart after one washing? Second, the gift should include things needed by the new parents. This is a little trickier to assess but use your best judgement. Or check out this Layette Buying guide for tips on needed layette items.

ABOUT SILLY PHILLIE®

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® has been in business since 1985. We design & manufacture unique baby gifts, layette, and kid’s bathrobes. Our premium quality products are made with love in the USA. We personalize and customize “beautiful gifts for beautiful babies“. Please visit www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned business. Call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational products. You can also email me directly: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Unique Baby Gift Baskets Introduced by Silly Phillie

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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

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

Unique Personalized Baby Gifts Impress

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Unique personalized baby gifts make a memorable impression. After all, new parents love seeing their baby’s name or monogram on a gift, especially if it’s a gift of quality.

Moreover, unique personalized baby gifts create more than immediate excitement. Usually they become treasured keepsakes that parents hold onto long after their baby grows.

Consider Giving these Unique Personalized Baby Gifts

As expected, there’s no shortage of personalized baby gifts to choose from. The list ranges from simple items like a personalized onsie, to more elaborate gifts such as a personalized rocking horse gift set.

The following are some of my favorite unique personalized baby gifts:

Unique Personalized Baby Gifts-premium terry bathrobes & hooded towels

Ultimate Terry Personalized Bathrobes

Personalized Rocking Chair. Parents love receiving a rocking chair gift for their newborn. A rocking chair looks great in the nursery and baby will love it too once he or she is ready to sit in it.
Sterling Silver Engraved Gifts from Tiffany. Nothing impresses new parents more than a gift from the company with that iconic blue box. Tiffany has many unique personalized baby gifts to choose from. Sure they’re expensive. But that’s the price you pay for a keepsake quality baby gift.
7-Piece Personalized Layette. This is one of my favorite personalized baby gifts. It includes 7 premium quality layette items, all made in the USA by Silly Phillie®. Each comes tastefully embroidered with baby’s 3-letter monogram to create a unique personalized baby gift.
Personalized Wooden Name Puzzle. This gift new parents will treasure forever. I know because I still have the ones I received when my sons were born quite some time ago. I found a shop on Etsy that seems to be making beautiful ones today.
Personalized Bathrobes from Silly Phillie®. When in doubt, you never can go wrong gifting one of these beauties. For starters, they’re made from a luxurious ultimate terry velour fabric. In addition, they’re made in the USA by Silly Phillie® so you know the workmanship quality is superb. Finally, you can choose from a wide assortment of adorable designs.

One note of caution. Make sure you have the correct spelling of baby’s name before ordering a personalized gift. New parents today are coming up with uncommon ways of spelling names. Once a gift is personalized you own it!

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.

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

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

New from Silly Phillie®-Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes

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Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes are always a big hit at a baby shower. In fact, you’ll often see one used as a baby shower centerpiece to decorate the table of the mother-to-be. Sometimes, mini diaper cakes will be placed on each table at the shower to create a festive baby mood.

Tasty Baby Shower Diaper Cakes made by Silly Phillie

Traditional diaper cakes are designed to look just like a cake. Most often they come in two, three, and four layer configurations. Really good ones look fabulous and are made with diapers plus quality layette items for baby. The above photo, for example, shows multi layer diaper cakes in pink and blue made by Silly Phillie® for 1800flowers.

Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes don’t have to look like a Cake

Who says all diaper cakes must look like a cake? Today, you’ll find many less traditional “diaper cakes” designed to look like something other than a cake. Some examples Include baby carriages, bassinets, strollers, sailboats, and lots of different animals.

In fact, Silly Phillie® just introduced two new animal inspired variations of a diaper cake. The first is an Elephant Diaper Cake for Twins. It includes diapers and layette items for both babies! In addition, the gift can be customized to match the gender of the new arrivals. Gifts for twins are hard to find. Check out

Unique Baby Shoer Diaper Cakes-Caterpillar Gift Set

New Caterpillar Diaper cake Baby Gift from Silly Phillie

The second is the Caterpillar Baby Shower Centerpiece Gift Set. This one is made for a single baby and includes the customary diapers and layette items you’d expect in a diaper cake from Silly Phillie®. We’re excited about these unique new animal inspired baby shower diaper cakes. Look for others to follow in the near future.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Silly Phillie® branded products are made with love in the USA. They are sold in select retail stores, on scores of e-commerce gift boutiques, and directly on www.sillyphillie.com.

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

Would love to hear from you!

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