Tips For Choosing a Baby Shower Gift

Finding the right gift for a baby shower can be difficult at best, especially if the little girl is the second child in the family. After all Mom will typically already have all the other basic baby supplies and little extras, so you now how the chance to finally get something just for the Mom-to-be. A collection of silver charms and a bracelet that tell a story of the baby's life is a great idea and one that is sure to be added to for years to come.

For most gift ideas of charms for a baby shower bracelet, the first step is to find the perfect bracelet. There are several options in charm bracelets from very ornate types of links to very simple yet elegant bracelets. Knowing a bit about the mother's style can really help in choosing the bracelet, which will then influence the types of silver charms you can add.

The silver charms that can be added to the bracelet can really focus on any aspect of motherhood, babies or telling a story of the child's life. If you don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl, there are many neutral types of charms that are still very much in the theme.

A good rule of thumb is to give the charm bracelet with no more than five and no less than three silver charms. This allows the bracelet to be worn immediately and look balanced, while still leaving lots of links for charms to be added on in the future. Often the family will take up the tradition, adding charms for years to come.

Bracelets that tell a story of the child's life in silver charms can actually start with the parents. You may want to include the initials of the parents, the wedding date or even a birthstone or zodiac charm of the baby's birthday.

Baby charms are a fun addition to the silver charm bracelet and can include little silver charms of anything baby related. A perfect idea is to have a small charm of baby shoes, a very traditional symbol for an infant in the family.

Other additions to a baby shower themed bracelet could be the birthstone charms of both of the parents, as well as the baby if that is known. You may also want to add charms of strollers, highchairs, baby bottles or rattles, all perfect to celebrate those first few years of life.

Placing the charms along the bracelet with room to add more silver charms is really the key. Silver charms, like charms of any design, need to be balanced along the bracelet so mix short and long, smaller and larger charms together to be eye catching and very symmetrical in appearance.