Spring has sprung and so have the commitments in our calendar. I always find Spring such a celebration-filled time. I love having my birthday in Spring, and its also the season we became parents for the first time to our son Brody. We also had all four kids` baptisms in the Springtime – the season of renewal and rebirth.
Like us, you probably have more than a few special occasions coming up in your own family and/or friendship circles. I’ve found my taste in gift-giving has shifted from material to more meaningful, practical and personalized over the years, yet it’s not easy thinking of unique ideas when the seasons of life become so quick-paced and demanding.
You’ve got enough on your plate, so we’ve round up our favourite practical & personalized gifts to give kids of all ages, and other members of your family we think you’ll love too. These are great options for Birthdays, Easter, Graduation, Baptisms, Baby Showers and more!
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Experience Gifts
We have started giving the gift of new experiences more often than “things” to our own babes, and love this idea for friends and family as well. Costco Canada offers many fun, cost-reduced experience vouchers for attracts in and around Canada and other international destinations. Some of our faves are the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark in Niagara Falls, Canada, The Hockey Hall of Fame, and Ontario Science Centre. Stick these vouchers in an Easter Basket, or top off a special Birthday gift!
WagJag is another great source for experience gifts, with many family-friendly & kid-approved options to choose from. You’ll also love the cost-savings on so many popular attractions and activities.
Luhvee Books
We adore this beautiful line of love books that offer a truly meaningful gift idea to every member of your family.
We gifted the “I Love You Just The Way You are” design to our daughter last year when she graduated Pre-school. And unlike traditional photobooks, these are SO easy to make – you provide the photos and simply fill in the blanks of pre-made sentences to customize it to your loved one’s unique qualities. This has become such a special keepsake I know kids, couples, Moms, Dads, and Grandparents will adore receiving. Luhvee Books was created by one of the sweetest Mamaprenuers I have met on this blogging journey, so you can also feel good supporting a small business run by a parent who’s driven by offering us meaningful gift options to our loved ones.
I See Me! Personalized Children’s Books
Foster a love of reading with this wonderful array of personalized children’s books that celebrate the uniqueness of our babes. From Fairy Tales to Pirates, Birthdays to Easter, educational books to a Religious variety, you’ll find a unique literary treasure for your child or as a gift that kids will adore. Gift these award-winning, personalized books for Birthdays, Baptism, Baby Showers, Easter and more this Spring. They even have ones for Big Sister or Big Brothers-to-be! Our daughter is in love with her “My Very Own Fairy Tale” book.
A guarantee in Spring is showers, wetness and muck. Give the practical gift of rain gear, like rainboots + raincoat and/or umbrella. We adore the matching rain sets by Joe Fresh because of the great price points and gift these to our own kids & family with Spring Birthdays. Great for wee ones too small to enjoy all the Easter chocolate too, but also makes a great gift for all ages & any Spring occasion.
Pottery Barn Kids backpacks have become one of our favourite gifts to give, and are so well received, for 1st and 2nd Birthdays, when kiddie-cargo is at its peak, but also a great one for baby showers and newborn welcome gifts as a substitute for a diaper bag. PBK has such fantastic designs for kids of all ages and customizing it with the child’s name or monogram is a fantastic personal touch. Have fun filling it up with the colouring books, hats, water bottles or educational activities the child will love.
Personalized Beach & Bath Wraps
We love gifting personalized towels for Spring & Summer Birthdays and special occasions which can be used for bath time or even the beach year-round. We adore the ones by Pottery Barn Kids, but for a better price point and equally great quality, we’ve discovered the personalized ones by WeddingStar.ca. Easton loves his Fox towel & Allegra her Unicorn one. Great length too for growing kiddos!
This has become a signature gift for many Birthday babes in our circle – an affordable, quality toy box you can personalize with the child’s name. The bench opens for storage of books, toys and other things that add clutter to play spaces and bedrooms. Personalized AND practical!
Costco offers these fab toy boxes in pink and blue
I adore these sweet personalizable kids’ jewelry sets by Weddingstar.ca we discovered this Christmas and gifted to our daughter. Promoted for Flower Girls, these also make beautiful Baptism & Birthday gifts. Our girl loves her sparkly earrings & pendant set we customized with her name and quote “Leave a little sparkle wherever you go!”
Our Favourite Personalization Shops:
Everyone loves a personalized gift! Because of shipping, duty and customs hassles Canadian shoppers typically face with cross-border purchases, we’ve also used these great local, Canadian shops for personalized goods for Birthdays, Baptisms, Baby Showers + Welcome Baby gifts:
Signature Little Ones
We love the selection of personalized gifts for all occasions, including blankets, towels, stools, Pajamas and kids onesies and tees.
You Name it Baby
So much variety from kids room art to school supplies, clothing to backpacks. Many other great practical and personalized options here.
Jack & Jilly Designs
We adore the selection of family prints and incredible personalized wall art designs for our kids’ bedrooms.
Happy Spring + Happy Shopping!
Experience gifts are totally a blast, aren’t they?! We like doing experiences more than anything and, with my son’s birthday literally right around the corner these are some really great options to keep in mind. Thanks for sharing! <3
Thanks so much, Savannah! Experience gifts are our favourites too! Happy Birthday to your Son xo