Big Sister Gift

"I'm the big sister" t-shirts are always nice, but she might be a little young to understand how neat it is to display her new found title.
even though you don't want a doll, a doll is a nice thing, that way she could mimick you and what you do with the baby, with "her baby"
Maybe even something as simple as her favorite treat could be waiting for her to enjoy.

I bought our daughter a book from Discovery Toys called "My Big Sister." We dedicated it to our older daughter to read to her new baby sister. She loves it! There's even a place in the back of the book to put both of their pictures. Try www.DiscoveryToys.com.

many hospital gift shops have these things..hats and shirts and stuff

Hi M.. I know you don't want a doll, but it's actually a great big sister gift. She can learn how to care for her doll like you are for the baby. And she gets to be like mommy. Other than a doll, anything will do really. The whole point of a big sister gift is to make her feel special and let her know that being a big sister is a very special thing too. If you have time, maybe you can throw her a "big sister" party. Invite friends and family over to celebrate her and letting her know what a great big sister she will be/is. Congrats on your new baby-to-be and good luck!

when our first became a big sister we bought a book called im a big sister. so when the baby was born we said the baby brought her a present and gave her the book. she thought it was pretty cool. then she relized that mom and dad picked it out, but it didn't matter she still loved it. then when anyone would come visit us at the hospital or afterward at home everyone got the big sister a gift too because they were brining the baby something(we did not ask for that)

Hi M.,

My daughter was 2 when my son was born and we got her just a toy that she had really been wanting. (a tiny cinderella doll in a coach) She is 7 now and will not let me give it away because she remembers that it was her big sister gift.

R.

I don't know if you let your daughter wear jewelry but I have a 2 year old who was 22 months when my second daughter was born 5 weeks ago - and my parents got her this little bracelet that says "big sister" on it - not sure where they found it but you could searc on google to see if there is one somewhere - my daughter loved it and showed of her big sister bracelet to everyone!

My hubby got both our older child a book about being a big brother/ sister. Then while one of us was taking care of little brother the other could have some special cuddle time and read it to him... My mom took my oldest out to the store and she "bought" (mom paid, but emmy was the giver and picker outer) a gift for the new baby... (infant hair care set)

I think that a great gift would maybe be a "Big Sister" book -- with a note inside from the new baby. That way you, your husband, or anyone really could spend some special time with her reading and then she could also read it to the baby, if she wanted.

I do that with my daughter and family members, especially my grandparents(her great grandparents), that way she'll h ave something to remember years from now, and it marks the time when it was given.

Just a thought -- enjoy the new Baby! Good luck!

They have some really cute "I'm the big sister" t shirts...this is what I did for my niece when her little brother came along...she wore it all the time...I actually found it on ebay...good luck!

When I found out I was pregnant with our son my daughter was 14 months old. So we got her a book about being a big sister and we also got her baby doll to show her how to care for a baby. When I had our son (when I was still in the hospital) my husband took our daughter who was then 22 months old to build-a-bear where she got to make a stuffed puppy for herself and she made a stuffed dinosaur for her brother. She really liked the special attention she got by being able to go to the store and pick out what she wanted.