New Baby Sleep Sacks - Unique Baby Gifts

If you are truly looking for a unique baby gift that the expecting parents will absolutely love, check out these adorable baby sleep sacks!





These cute wearable blankets come in three unique designs - Ladybug, Night Owl, or Monkey. Designed with a 100% cotton interior and plush fabric on the outside, easy-open and close snaps at the shoulders and a zipper on the bottom for quick access.



Baby sleep sacks keep baby warm and comfortable and can be used in the place of receiving blankets and comforters, so the new parents can feel confident that baby is sleeping safely.



Too cute!

Dr. Carey's Baby Care Gift Set Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Jaydee, the winner of this awesome unique baby gift, Dr. Carey's Baby Care Set!

Thanks to everyone that participated in the giveaway, fanned us on Facebook, and became a follower of Alexander's Playroom. Make sure you visit often for more great giveaways, baby shower party ideas, and new baby gifts!

Unique Baby Gift Free Giveaway

I just added this fantastic Dr. Carey's Baby Care Gift Set to the site last week and as promised will be giving one away to a lucky winner! This unique baby gift is filled with useful information and practical baby products that would be a great gift for either new parents or experienced parents.





Here's how to have a chance to win Dr. Carey's Baby Care Gift Set:

1. Visit our site's Unique Baby Gifts page, then come back here & post a comment telling us which baby gift you like best. Your name will be entered into the drawing for our giveaway.


Get one additional entry for each of the following:


2. Promote the baby care gift set giveaway on your website or blog with a link to "Unique Baby Gifts"
   (a href="http://www.alexandersplayroom.com/unique-baby-gifts.html"). Then add a comment on this post with a link to your promotion.


3. Follow Alexander's Playroom Blog by clicking on the follow button, top left next to blogger search box, or by Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar.


4. Become a Fan of Alexander's Playroom on Facebook by clicking on the "Like" button at the top.


5. Follow Alexander's Playroom on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (you can tweet daily) - Copy & paste:
   Enter to win Dr. Carey's Baby Care Gift Set http://tiny.cc/rxkkj @merry_mama #giveaway


6. Promote the giveaway on Stumble Upon or Digg with a link to this post. Then add a comment on this post with your Stumble or Digg name and / or URL.

You will be entered for each promotion of our contest. So if you visit our site & post a comment here for your favorite unique baby gift, plus promote it on Twitter & Facebook you will be entered three times.

This contest is opened to United States entrants only. The contest ends on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 11:59 pm eastern standard time. The winner will be chosen using random.org. We will be announcing the winner on February 23, 2011 on our blog, Facebook, & Twitter. Good luck!

Great New Unique Baby Gift

If you are trying to figure out what gift to give the expecting parents, here is a practical new unique baby gift they can't do without!


The Dr. Carey’s™ Baby Care Kit is an all in one informative kit that will put new parents at ease and answer all their baby care questions. The kit includes Dr. Carey’s™ Baby Care book, a swaddle blanket, diaper rash ointment, Hawaii Medical’s GumDrop™ Pacifier, a squirt bottle for homemade saline solution, a digital thermometer, and a nose suction bulb.

Inside the book you will find a ton of useful information to care for a newborn plus swaddling techniques, diaper rash care, development milestones, and more. I wish I would have had this kit when I had my first child!




Make sure you stop by next week because one lucky person is going to have a chance to win Dr. Carey’s™ Baby Care Kit in the February giveaway! Details will be on next weeks blog post.

Cuddle Doll Diaper Cakes

Welcome our newest additions - the Pink Cuddle Doll Diaper Cake and the Blue Cuddle Doll Diaper Cake. These unique diaper cakes feature a Sassy Earth Brights Cuddle Doll that will surely become baby's favorite snuggle friend!



Decorated with practical baby accessories this is one baby gift the expecting parents are sure to love! The cute Sassy Earth Brights Cuddle Doll, inspired by nature, combines the warmth, comfort and pleasure of a wooded toy with brightly colored, textured fabrics that encourages baby to see and touch.

The pink version is designed with tonal pink ribbons and accented with lavender bows. The blue version is designed with tonal blue ribbons and accented with white pearl bows. As always they are wrapped in white tulle netting with a gift tag and ingredient card that makes them the perfect newborn baby shower gift.

Don't forget, all of our diaper cakes are eligible for free ground shipping.

You Can Call Me Princess Diaper Cake

We are proud to announce our newest addition to our diaper cakes, You Can Call Me Princes Diaper Cake!




This adorable diaper cake consists of 3 tiers of diapers decorated in pink and purple with a princess bodysuit. It is topped with scrapbook embellishments that can later be used by the expecting parents in the baby's memory book.

Princess Diaper Cake includes:

• 50 Pampers Swaddlers Size 1 Diapers (fits 8-15 lbs)


• Flower Hooded Bath Towel


• You Can Call Me Princess Bodysuit (size 0-3 months)


• 3 Wash Cloths


• 1 MAM Pacifier


• Scrapbook Embellishments

The You Can Call Me Princess Diaper Cake is reasonably priced at $65.00 and includes free ground shipping. It would make a practical and unique baby shower gift for a newborn baby girl and a spectacular diaper cake centerpiece for a princess themed shower.

Sailboat Diaper Cake - A Unique Baby Shower Gift

We just added a new addition to our diapers cakes - the 3 tier Sailboat Diaper Cake. If you are looking for a unique baby gift or planning a nautical baby shower theme, this diaper cake will make a beautiful baby shower centerpiece.





This gorgeous diaper cake is designed with sailboat themed baby items that will make a practical gift for the expecting parents. The bottom tier is wrapped with a luxuriously soft blanket that features a sailboat trim framing a velour center. The second & top tiers include matching bibs and burp clothes that feature sailboats and a madras print design.

The Sailboat Diaper Cake is a perfect gift for a newborn baby boy that is sure to be the hit of the baby shower!

Baby Shower Diaper Cakes: A Unique New Baby Gift

If you are looking for a unique new baby gift for a baby shower, consider choosing a diaper cake. Diaper cakes make a practical gift that the new parents will love. Besides being a practical gift a diaper cake is a unique baby gift.

One thing all new parents need are diapers. What better way to fill this need then with a diaper cake?



Diaper cakes come in many sizes and can be made with just diapers and ribbon or decorated with useful baby accessories.




When choosing a diaper cake there are a few things you want to take into consideration:

• What size diapers is the diaper cake made with? Most of the time they are made with size 1 and/or size 2 diapers. Size 1 diapers usually fit 8 to 15 lbs. and size 2 fit 12 - 18 lbs.


• What kind of baby accessories is the diaper cake decorated with? Are they items the parents can actually use?






• If you are going to a baby shower, the diaper cake can be made to match the theme. It also makes a beautiful baby shower centerpiece.

So if you want to bring a unique new baby gift to the next baby shower you attend, make it a diaper cake. You can't go wrong and it's guaranteed to be the new parents favorite gift!

Polka Dot Diaper Cakes

I remember when I first heard of a diaper cake, I thought, "Is that a cake made to look like diapers?".

I never thought diaper cakes would become such a popular baby shower gift as they are today. You can find just about any theme or style - from flowers to polka dots, 1 tier to six tiers, for twins and triplets - the variety is endless.

Diaper cakes are a great way to give a unique baby gift that includes all the essential baby needs. You can never have enough of the main ingredient, diapers. Some of the other ingredients on the cake might be receiving blankets, bibs, burp cloths, bottles, rattles, and bath items. That is what makes a diaper cake such a great gift - it has so many necessary baby items that you can never get enough of for baby.



Not only do diaper cakes make a great baby shower gift but they are fairly easy to make. You can easily put together a baby gift that is unique and practical. Instructions on how to make a diaper cake can be found on our site articles page.