Why Not Get An Unusual Baby Gift?
Consider an unusual baby gift only if you know the parents have all the basic requirements for their new bundle of joy. An unusual baby gift will definitely be remembered a lot longer than a box full of bibs. However, the box full of bibs might be more appreciated at the moment. Unusual baby gifts are those that take into account the thought of the baby growing up someday.
A Domain Name
One of the most popular and unusual baby gift to come about in the last few years is buying the baby its own domain name on the internet. You know what a domain name is - www.Something.com. Although you can take a chance that the baby's name is not already being used, you need to be sure. There are many places online you can go to buy and register domain names. These are usually for businesses, but they will happily sell to private people, too. When baby gets older, he or she will have their own web space ready to showcase their talents.
A Star
Well, you don't buy the actual star (yes, one of those twinkly lights in the sky), just the right to have the star named after baby. This is not an official naming with the International Astronomical Union, so the gift is a novelty only. For about $50 (US), you get a lovely certificate, a good laugh and something to help boost the baby's confidence. Some might argue that this is lying to a child, but if the child is going to be raised on stories of Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy, what's one more story going to hurt? It'll make your unusual baby gift choice remembered for most of the baby's life.
US Savings Bonds
This used to be a usual baby gift a few generations ago, but now is considered an unusual baby gift because it takes so long to mature, and parents don't appreciate them as they once did. There are two types of US Savings Bonds - I (paper) and EE Electronic savings bonds. They can take about thirty years to mature, although some will mature in only twenty years. The baby will most likely be in more desperate need of finances in his or her twenties or thirties than right now. You can purchase these unusual baby gifts from your bank (sometimes), your stock broker or directly from the US Treasury department at www.treasurydirect.gov.
