A baby’s first year is full of milestones, and their first ever Christmas is perhaps the most magical of all. Their first Christmas stocking, first little jumper, unwrapping their first ever Christmas presents; there are so many traditions to introduce them to, and new ones to start now that you have a family of your own. And although Baby might be too little to remember the day, you definitely will.
So, if you’re looking for Christmas gifts to celebrate their first year, or ways to capture the memories of their first December days, let us help with five "baby’s first Christmas" keepsake ideas. From personalised Christmas decorations that will become future heirlooms, to photo gifts for all the family, read on for some of our favourites.
1. A Wooden Baby’s First Christmas Ornament
A first Christmas ornament is a popular way to celebrate a new baby in the family, and if you ask us, the more personal, the better.
Our personalised wooden baby's first Christmas ornaments are made from light maple wood with your baby's photo printed in a half-moon shape and their name engraved underneath. We add a festive star motif and the year they were born, and you can engrave an extra personal message on the back, too. The babules make beautiful Christmas gifts for new parents and grandparents, becoming treasured family keepsakes to treasure as they grow.
Forget the star on top of the tree, because this year your new arrival is taking centre stage.
2. A Personalised Keyring Keepsake for the New Parents
A baby's first Christmas is an important milestone for the new parents, as much as the new arrival (they will be the ones who remember it, after all!). A lovely way to mark the occasion is with a personalised Christmas gift that nods to their new life stage, something to cherish and remind them of the year everything changed.
Our 'day you became my' personalised keyrings are the perfect Christmas keepsake gift for new parents. A tiny wooden calendar, engraved with their baby's date of birth and a sweet personal message, for them to carry around wherever they go. There are four wood types available, and the keyrings can be customised with any words you choose.
3. A First Christmas Bauble with Four Baby Photos
Another beautiful first Christmas bauble is our new leather photo decoration, holding four favourite pictures from your baby's first year safe inside. This is a festive keepsake made to be treasured, designed in a traditional vintage bauble shape with stunning gold-foiled details and the baby's name stamped in the centre. The baubles are handmade to order from premium-quality leather, with five stunning colours to choose from: festive red, forest green, blush pink, navy blue or deep burgundy.
They make a thoughtful Christmas gift for new parents and grandparents, and hang proudly on the tree for you to look back on each year as your little one grows.
4. A Leather Photo Keyring Gift for the Grandparents
If you've welcomed a new baby for the first time this year, this will also be your first time searching for Christmas presents for grandparents. The good news is, there's nothing grandparents love more than photos of their gorgeous grandchildren, and you already have plenty of those!
Our photo keyrings are one of our most popular Christmas gifts for grandparents, year after year. You can personalise the leather case with a name, and the recipient’s favourite colour, and inside you can choose either a photo plate with engraved message or a series of four photos instead. Whether they’ve decided to go by Gran, Grandad, Grandma, Pops, Granny, Grumps, or something else, this is the perfect way to celebrate their first Christmas as a grandparent.
5. A Wooden Photo Block to Mark the Milestone
Staying on the theme of photo gifts, our wooden photo blocks are perfect for displaying those first milestone photos in a way that’s even more personal than a traditional photo frame. We print your photographs directly onto the surface of the wood, celebrating its natural texture, and engrave a custom caption underneath. The photo blocks make special Christmas gifts for relatives all around, especially when there’s a new arrival in the family.
You could print your photo blocks with the cutest close-up of your baby’s first smiles or get everyone involved in a family Christmas portrait. Another popular trend we’ve seen this year is photos of devoted dads carrying their newborns from the hospital, a lovely Christmas gift idea for a new daddy.