Gift cards can provide new parents and growing families with the resources necessary to create an uplifting home environment. Options that meet practical needs tend to be most appreciated by recipients.
Meal delivery service cards or Classpass gift cards can help ensure their pantry is always stocked with healthy and satisfying meals, or open them up to an array of fitness classes to stay active and healthy.
1. Amazon Gift Card
If you’re unsure what to buy for someone special this Christmas, gift cards can be an easy and safe option. Parents can choose what items matter most to them for maximum flexibility and convenience.
Nourishing yourself during breastfeeding or bottle feeding can be crucial, and getting them a gift card to DoorDash or UberEats meal delivery services will help them enjoy healthy meals delivered directly to their door on hectic days.
An Mustela gift card will provide them with nourishment when needed.
2. Meal Delivery Services
Meal prep can be an enormous source of anxiety for new parents – particularly breastfeeding moms! Giving an EveryPlate, HelloFresh or Blue Apron meal-kit service as a gift could reduce stress while simultaneously providing nutritious home-cooked meals!
On those long, draining days when they just can’t leave their house, restaurant delivery gift cards from DoorDash or UberEats may provide lifesavers by giving access to local eateries that provide delivery service as well as menu selections they might otherwise miss out on.
3. Target Gift Card
New parents often struggle to shop, so gift cards make an ideal present. These useful presents will enable them to create an environment conducive for raising a family in their new home.
Target gift cards make for convenient one-stop shopping of baby supplies and nursery decor, while gift cards to retailers offering meal kit delivery services allow parents to save time while still feeding their families nutritious meals.
Consider giving them something fun like a restaurant gift card or Framebridge’s photo framer to help them take full advantage of their free time! These will ensure they make the most of this newfound time off work!
4. Streaming Service Subscriptions
Streaming media has become an integral part of life for many people, with streaming options increasingly offered by cable providers. When selecting a streaming service provider, consider its starting price, library size and simultaneous streams or ad-free viewing options before making your choice.
If your new parent loves coffee, consider giving them the gift of an annual subscription from one of Bay Area coffee roasters. They’ll thank you and enjoy having something fresh every morning before beginning a hectic day – plus, this keeps on giving all year long!
5. Baby Supply Retailers
Honest is an organic baby product retailer offering essentials with safe ingredients and bundle offers that prioritize safe ingredients, and is transparent about their “No List” of over 2,500 banned chemicals. Give the gift that keeps giving this holiday season!
Hello Fresh or Blue Apron meal delivery services provide new parents with an invaluable way of supporting nutrition within their new families. It is easy for families with new additions to neglect proper meal preparation; meal delivery services provide much-needed support in this regard.
If the mom in your life enjoys reading, consider giving her a Kindle Paperwhite with an easier page-turn option for an unforgettable gift.
6. Grocery Store Gift Cards
Gift cards can be an economical yet thoughtful way of supporting new parents. In particular, gifts that specifically address their needs tend to be the most appreciated.
Gifting someone a grocery gift card gives them money they’d use anyway to buy essentials, like diapers and baby supplies, as well as using services like Instacart that offer convenient in-home delivery services.
A glider or rocking chair provides them with a cozy spot to nurse, bottle feed, and soothe their baby during night-time feeding sessions, while a ClassPass or Thrive Market gift card allows them to stock up on healthy snacks, supplements, and pantry essentials.
7. Childcare Services
Childcare providers play an essential role in new families and their job can be extremely demanding. A thoughtful gift will show them you appreciate their hard work.
Give something practical such as an educational material gift card, art supplies or books; or perhaps services like babysitting or house cleaning could lighten their load and give them some respite from household duties. Starbucks gift cards also make excellent presents for teachers and childcare professionals as they need a boost of caffeine throughout their day!
8. Photography Sessions
If photography is more than just a hobby for this new parent or family, attending photo events and workshops could be the gift that keeps giving. They’ll find inspiration, build lasting connections, and take their work further than ever before!
Services such as Chatbooks can automatically upload photos each month and create an elegant photo book highlighting the most exciting photos, giving parents an easily-updatable memento without lifting a finger! Experience-gift options include woodworking classes where attendees learn how to craft one-of-a-kind art and furniture pieces.
9. Spa or Self-Care Gift Cards
Gifting new parents a spa gift card as a gesture of care and consideration is an ideal way to show that you understand their needs and desires. A spa card offers them an opportunity to relax and rejuvenate during one relaxing and rejuvenating visit, creating lasting memories together.
Door Dash or UberEats meal delivery services provide new parents with quick and convenient meals without having to leave their homes. A basket filled with organic foods with healing properties alongside a gift certificate for manicure or pedicure services could also make an ideal present.
10. Bookstores
Gift cards provide new parents with options tailored specifically to their lifestyles and are sure to make an enduring present that is greatly appreciated.
Tattered Cover bookshop serves both literary community center and bookstore functions, hosting writing workshops with notable authors as well as book events with them. Their commitment to inclusivity and accessibility stands as an inspiring model for independent bookstores of 2025; supporting Black-owned bookstores is equally essential to creating spaces which uphold Black voices while encouraging literacy.