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The problem with present buying and men....lord help me.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So my brother and his wife are about to bring a little bundle of joy into the world which means its present buying time.
Unfortunately recent research by the University of Derpington has proved that, as I hypothesized, the male chromosome has a gaping whole where the "present-buying" gene should be.
So anyone have any cool ideas for a gift for a baby boy that is totally going to be a nerd when he grows up? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If your family's similar to mine then he's probably going to get inundated with everything. For nephews and nieces I like to go against grain of yet more toys and go for pop books, something to stimulate their learning for the first few years. New born is easy, clothes! there going to be out growing them pretty fast! |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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The grumpiest, meanest looking stuffed toy you can find. He will love it and years later girls will find it ridiculously endearing. A stuffed Yoda, Totoro or Chewbacca would help reinforce the geek as well. Job's a good 'un! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Being honest and sensible there is nothing a new born needs apart from food warmth and nappies.
But there is something unique you could do that will be appreciated later, buy a nice box and put in it items from the day of birth, Newspaper, No 1 Single and Album, photo's etc. finally include a hand written welcome to the world letter. |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Haha we seem to be going from faaarrrr too sensible to stuff he wont use for thirty years! "
Exactly. Anyone can buy a kid a cuddly toy, but a genius gets them something they will value and use in years to come. Hence why my 2 year old nephew got some good boxing gloves last Christmas  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Being honest and sensible there is nothing a new born needs apart from food warmth and nappies.
But there is something unique you could do that will be appreciated later, buy a nice box and put in it items from the day of birth, Newspaper, No 1 Single and Album, photo's etc. finally include a hand written welcome to the world letter."
That's just beautiful  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The grumpiest, meanest looking stuffed toy you can find. He will love it and years later girls will find it ridiculously endearing. A stuffed Yoda, Totoro or Chewbacca would help reinforce the geek as well. Job's a good 'un!"
You get a +52 rating for this! I was thinking something Ghibli but dont think my brother is into that much so it might not make any sense. Been trying to find a nerdy plus but they either are all tiny or seem a bit weird (i.e. a plush Iron Man??)
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift."
I've just received further work on the subject from the Uni of Derpington that also claims men lack the gene to effectively choose a card as well! I'm doomed!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift.
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Aaaaaaaaaaa this is also beautiful. You boys are just out doing yourselves this evening.... |
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My ex's grandson has had a picture taken of him everyday, he's now nearly 7. They will be put onto a data stick and given to him on his 18th along with the no. 1 single & album, and a copy of our local and a national paper  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift.
I've just received further work on the subject from the Uni of Derpington that also claims men lack the gene to effectively choose a card as well! I'm doomed!!!!"
A healthy paternal attitude composed of wisdom, gentleness and compassion is a noble manly quality - there is no reason why a man shouldn't be able to engage in effective displays of family unity. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Wait until he is born, buy him his first pint, silver tankard, to hold on until he is eighteen.
Engraved birthday, name, and something personal from you on it.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"So my brother and his wife are about to bring a little bundle of joy into the world which means its present buying time.
Unfortunately recent research by the University of Derpington has proved that, as I hypothesized, the male chromosome has a gaping whole where the "present-buying" gene should be.
So anyone have any cool ideas for a gift for a baby boy that is totally going to be a nerd when he grows up? "
Cook dinner for the new parents.
Bring healthy ready meals if you like.
They will be grateful. |
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Do a basket... They will love you for it! Get something from wilko or similar (if they can use it for storage after better still!) get blue/green crepe paper from craft shop/birthday section in the supermarket. Crumple some up and lay if in the bottom then artfully place these products: 1x Johnson's calming bedtime bath, 1x natura care (or similar) baby shampoo, 1x metanium cream (best-thing-ever for nappy rash/burns/blisters/spots...) 1x snuffle baby inhaler dummy, 1x snuffle baby vapour oil, 1x calpol, 1x baby neurofen, 1xparacetamol packs, 1x ibuprofen packs (if they're not asthmatic!), a pack of size 2or3 nappies (they would've waaay overbought on size 1) a multi pack of wet wipes, a pack of muslin spit cloths, a single use mud mask or similar, some nifty body shop bath oils, and 2 teeny bottles of whiskey!
That way you cover mum, dad, and baby, provide exactly what they need, look like you've done your research, and come out with mega brownie points!
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Short of buying them a gift card or giving them money (then they can buy nappies, bottles, formula, infacol, sudocreme, or whatever takes their fancy as and when it's needed), have you asked if there is anything they NEED? Perhaps they could send you a link to a changing bag they like, or a baby bath set, changing mat, cot/cot bed bedding, ect?
Short of that, H Samuel do personalised silver money boxes and keepsakes ect or you could look into those hand/footprint casting kits if you're at a loss...
Unfortunately, people went mental with clothes for our little one when we had specifically asked them not to - Babies grow out of clothes so quickly and for the amount of stuff we've ended up with, he won't even get a chance to wear half of it. |
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"Babies grow out of clothes so quickly and for the amount of stuff we've ended up with, he won't even get a chance to wear half of it."
Sew the unused clothes shut and stuff them with cotton wool - that's the cuddly toys they'll want later taken care of |
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"Babies grow out of clothes so quickly and for the amount of stuff we've ended up with, he won't even get a chance to wear half of it.
Sew the unused clothes shut and stuff them with cotton wool - that's the cuddly toys they'll want later taken care of "
Lol, nah, got teddies all over the blooming place.
Amy will be keeping snippets of things as he outgrows them to make a patchwork quilt but anything that's unused or unopened will either be sold on or donated to charity, me thinks.
The idea of stuffed baby grows kind of freaks me out, lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The idea of stuffed baby grows kind of freaks me out, lol."
It shouldn't, you could even use cloth bags as heads and make scarecrows or something, it'd be fun to do with the kids  |
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"Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift.
I've just received further work on the subject from the Uni of Derpington that also claims men lack the gene to effectively choose a card as well! I'm doomed!!!!"
it isn't what the card looks like its what you write in it that counts.
As others have said the best gift you can give is time both for him and his parents. My aunt who died last year aged 85 was a constant in my life, she took me to the ballet, took me out for days, to plays, bought me books, and when I grew up she visited me, helped with my own children etc. I remember all that much more than any gift she ever gave me |
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"Newborn babies typically have little use for toys and such presents, however, the babies parents would certainly be grateful for blankets, dummies, clothes and nappies that can really help ease the endeavour of those first few months, try asking them if they'd like some help with any of these things. As for a gift, personally I think a nice card with a heartfelt congratulations would be fine - after all, they've already received their greatest gift.
I've just received further work on the subject from the Uni of Derpington that also claims men lack the gene to effectively choose a card as well! I'm doomed!!!!
it isn't what the card looks like its what you write in it that counts.
As others have said the best gift you can give is time both for him and his parents. My aunt who died last year aged 85 was a constant in my life, she took me to the ballet, took me out for days, to plays, bought me books, and when I grew up she visited me, helped with my own children etc. I remember all that much more than any gift she ever gave me "
Quite simply the best reply ever. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Being honest and sensible there is nothing a new born needs apart from food warmth and nappies.
But there is something unique you could do that will be appreciated later, buy a nice box and put in it items from the day of birth, Newspaper, No 1 Single and Album, photo's etc. finally include a hand written welcome to the world letter."
This! I did a welcome to world box for my nephews, got them a teddy and something really nice for the parents. They need remembering too.
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By (user no longer on site)
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A small version of a steam powered car - I have one that I was given a long time ago. It's awesome and my nephew loves to fire it up when he's here.
Once he's born - it's lovely to have items with their name on - like a wooden train, letters spelling their name for their door.
A book is always great too, something like - The Night Before Christmas - that will come out every Christmas Eve to be read with an inscription from you inside. I have a lot of family books I've kept purely because I love what's written inside the front covers.
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"So my brother and his wife are about to bring a little bundle of joy into the world which means its present buying time.
Unfortunately recent research by the University of Derpington has proved that, as I hypothesized, the male chromosome has a gaping whole where the "present-buying" gene should be.
So anyone have any cool ideas for a gift for a baby boy that is totally going to be a nerd when he grows up? "
You can get baby Thor cuddly toys |
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Open a bank account and put £20 a month in it , By the time his 21 you will have over £5000 + interest and trust me he will love you for that !!! But only problem is if they have loads of kids !!!!! It could be very expensive !!!!!
It depends on their finances too! Do they need practical stiff ! What have they got? What do they need !?
Or Offer to decorate the boys nursery and sign your name with a touching message under the paper , so when his older and they take the paper off its there as a reminder of how much you love him good gifts are not always about how much money we spend |
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"So my brother and his wife are about to bring a little bundle of joy into the world which means its present buying time.
Unfortunately recent research by the University of Derpington has proved that, as I hypothesized, the male chromosome has a gaping whole where the "present-buying" gene should be.
So anyone have any cool ideas for a gift for a baby boy that is totally going to be a nerd when he grows up? "
Star trek anything to do with star trek! Bloody nerds love that shit |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Open a bank account and put £20 a month in it , By the time his 21 you will have over £5000 + interest and trust me he will love you for that !!! But only problem is if they have loads of kids !!!!! It could be very expensive !!!!!
It depends on their finances too! Do they need practical stiff ! What have they got? What do they need !?
Or Offer to decorate the boys nursery and sign your name with a touching message under the paper , so when his older and they take the paper off its there as a reminder of how much you love him good gifts are not always about how much money we spend "
All these financial ideas are great in practice but I do have 3 siblings so that could equate to a buck tonne of money!!! Plus I kinda dropped the ball on that one with my other brother's kid :S |
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