IDEAS FOR A PERSONALIZED GIFT FOR OUR LITTLE BOY

I have been trying to think of a personalized gift that we can get for our son Isaac to take to Taiwan with is to give to him. I have been back and forth between a lot of different things. Money is definately a factor in what I choose but it also has to be fitting for a 3 year old little boy. I have gotten a lot of great ideas from friends. I thought I would share them on my blog.

Personalization products and ideas for kids.

1. www.lillianvernon.com (This website has lots of products that can have a child's name put on it. One thing about it is that the names are put on with heat transfer instead of monogrammed.)
2. http://www.personalizationmall.com (Here is another website that offers personalized products for children.)
3. http://www.mysweetdreamsbaby.com/ (This is a really cute website.)
4. A personalized Veggie Tales CD.
5. Get a little blanket from the infant section at Walmart and have the child's name monogrammed on it.
6. Get a personalized name cup like they have at Toys R Us and Lifeway Christian store that has the child's name on it. (Olivia has one of these, but I have looked everywhere and they don't make on with Isaac's name on it.)
7. Personalized backpack (I looked into this, but they are very expensive.)
8. Personalized t-shirt (I have made Isaac and Olivia a t-shirt, but it doesn't have their name on it. Here are the links so you can see what I made.)
   www.cafepress.com/pandalittlebro
   www.cafepress.com/pandabigsister
9. Baseball cap with his name on it.
10. Photo album with family pictures in it. (I like this idea. I am still looking for asoft, small photo album that I can use. Everything I can find is too girly, is too big, or is hard. I want something small and soft.)

A lot of these are really good ideas. I haven't decided for sure yet what we are going to do. One thing that I have now realized is that for a gift to be personalized, it doesn't necessarily have to have the child's name on it. I have a phobia about having a child wear anything with his or her name on it, justly so I think with the way things are these day. It hit me that something "personalized" can be something that I make for him with my own hands and creativity. Olivia has a backpack that she is taking with her to put a few toys, coloring books and crayons in to take on the plane when we travel. I wanted for him to have a small backpack for a few toys on the plane too. A friend of mine gave me a good idea for saving money while still giving him something personalized. My best friend has offered to let me have one of her son's old backpacks. It is plain and doesn't have any characters on it. I am considering going to a craft store and getting a few things to sew onto the backpack to make it more personal. It will be cheap, will liven up a plain backpack, and will be extra special because I made it for him. I have never done this before to a backpack, but I have done it to some of Olivia's clothes.

Anyway, just wanted to share some of these ideas with all of my friends. No news yet about a court date. I will let everyone know when I hear anything else.