Over the first year of baby’s life, you’ll celebrate a lot of major moments, but when it comes to making memories, there’s nothing quite like Christmas. I can hardly wait to see Cameron’s eyes filled with wonder at the twinkly lights, join us as we bake Jesus a birthday cake, hold him on my hip while singing Silent Night at church, and squeal with delight as he plays with wrapping paper on Christmas morning.
Since babies don’t really need gifts and certainly won’t remember, a baby’s first Christmas is an ideal time to give him or her something that will, someday, become a valued keepsake. Which is why I’m so excited to gift Cameron a Petite Keep Trunk – a timeless, functional way to store childhood keepsakes and hold sweet memories for decades to come.
Each Petite Keep trunk is beautifully designed with stylish gold hardware, custom interior fabrics and countless options for personalization making each trunk a unique work of art. With plenty of space inside, the possibilities are endless for the mementos this heirloom can hold.
Here’s what I plan to store in the kids trunks:
- Ultrasounds, hospital bracelets, hats and the name cards from their hospital bassinets
- Baby cards from family and friends and baby blankets
- Beaufort Bonnet Bow Swaddles
- A few favorite outfits, like Cameron’s coming home outfit and Lively’s smocked dresses
- Baby books (we use this one)
- Favorite stuffed animal/babydoll
- Silver heirloom keepsakes like cups, spoons and hair brushes
- First curl, first tooth and first pair of ballet shoes
- Cake decorations from their first birthday
- First birthday letters from mama
What’s great about Petite Keep Trunks are their versatility. They can be used to store special items from a wedding, memories from your travels, American Girl doll collections and so much more. With such beautiful details, they look lovely styled on a bookshelf or as part of the decor in a baby’s nursery.
One final touch of personalization you can add to your Petite Keep Trunk is a heart padlock. I chose the kids names and date of births, but I also love the idea of inscribing Scripture or a favorite quote. It’s such a sweet detail that ties the whole trunk together.
Gifting idea: Place the heart padlock inside a Bauble Stocking – a small needlepoint stocking that contains or has a clue to the final present of Christmas. I love the idea of combining these two heirlooms together for an extra memorable and sentimental gift!
I can’t think of a more purposeful, thoughtful gift for baby’s first Christmas than a Petite Keep Trunk. As the years pass, priceless moments will take their place in these trunks and not be forgotten. What a joy to know we are preserving and passing down our children’s history for generations to come!
For more gift ideas, check out Gift Guide for Babies. Thank you to Petite Keep for partnering on this post.
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