This gift may not seem very unique, but trust me, it’s what every mother needs and it’s very practical.

Every baby needs to be kept warm after bath time. The little one should be snuggled in a cozy wrap that comes shaped in a variety of farm animals and colors.

One wrap is a necessity, two is sensible and three is just realistic.

Laundry piles up while mom is trying to get multiple things done, the linen closet should always have an extra wrap or two available just in case mom hasn’t had a chance to get to that laundry. Purchase multiple hoodies and tie a nice ribbon around them for a nice presentation. A wrap shaped like a farm animal is sure to make baby smile and will definitely make bath time all the more enjoyable for both mom & baby.

This useful gift ranges from $24 to $30, depending on whether you want to personalize it with baby’s name.

Here are some places on-line to purchase some hoodies.

• Pottery Barn Kids $24.00 to $30.00 depending on whether you personalize the hoodie
  
• Simply Baby Stuff $34.99 on sale for $29.99
  
• Namely Newborns $37.99
• Tot Towels $27.00
  

Consider giving someone a wooden lobster trap for their garden, yard, or home…

I grew up in Rockport, MA, so this was a great gift that my mother gave us for our wedding (I admit, I did suggest it as a possible gift).

Our lobster trap came from Howard’s Flying Dragon Antiques in Essex. They don’t appear to have a web site of their own, so I can’t link to them

My personal opinion is that it should be a wooden lobster trap (which are not being produced for commercial use anymore), and not a wire trap. And, notice, our lobster trap came with buoys!!

Here are some other lobster trap images for inspiration on where your gift recipient might place it:

Antique Diving Helmets & Replica Diving Helmets

When I was talking to someone about the idea for this blog - providing ideas for gift-giving in a way that most sites don’t - he told me about a co-worker who had been looking to buy an old-fashioned diving helmet; and “that would be a cool thing to give as a gift“.

I definitely think that it would be a unique, and treasured, gift for someone (or perhaps a couple who both love nautical themes and antiques). But, in researching diving helmets I have definitely found that any antique is going to be well over $1,000, and replicas will also be expensive (at least a few hundred dollars) - so I made sure to categorize this gift idea under “High End Gifts for the Wealthy”

Some places online to purchase diving helmets:

• Antiques of the Sea
• eBay (of course; but this link will take you right to a page for diving helmets)
• Wayzata Nautical
• SeaGifts.com (good place for replicas)

Here is a great page that shows pictures & past sale prices for antique diving helmets (to get a feel for fair pricing of antique diving helmets).

And, visit DivingHeritage, which has “the worlds largest virtual diving helmet museum” (DivingHeritage also offers artist prints of divers-in-action for a more reasonably-priced gift - £64.95, located in the U.K.).

If you are looking for unique diving helemts as a gift for someone, it’s likely they would also like a variety of nautical-themed gifts. While researching websites for this blog entry, it struck me that someone might find a use for a Porthole Window (eBay, Wayzata Nautical).