Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has a suggestion of a gift for a friend/ client who has just heard that her daugther will be coming to her from Korea very soon. I have seen a cute t shirt for adoptive parents saying "Expecting from Korea" or something like that, but have searched online and can't find it again. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks!
I would think that anything Mom or Dad would be great. Their child will call them that and that's what they want to be.
As someone who has adopted 2 children from Korea, I would recommend www.heartandseoul.com website also.
TREAT HER the same as you would any new MOM....I have adopted
2 children....we moms are "real" Moms just like you who have
them naturally and I can tell you from personal experience that we enjoy being treated like any other new Mom and neeed the same things: age appropriate gifts etc....
G.
(wife,Mom and Grammy)
You can make it yourself:
Type what you want on the computer and print it out on special iron-on paper for t-shirts. Before you print it out, you have to flip it over to a mirror image.
After you print it out, follow the package directions for the paper and iron it on!
Let me know if you need help and I can do it for you and send it via email.
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how about a shower to celebrate this new child who will finally be with them?
My hubby and I are pursuing an international adoption. I thought this was something I'd like to have...
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go to www.hanes.com and you can make to order any shirt, with whatever you want on it.
You could always go down to Michael's or Hobby Lobby and buy a shirt, paints, stencils if you'd like and design your own shirt. Plus it adds a personal touch! How fun!
www.heartandseoul.com is a site designed to support adoption from Korea. They have lots of Korean items to purchase and they're based out of Glendale. My husband is Korean (kids are 1/2) and I lived there for 10 years but I don't know much else about adoption from there. Blessings to her!
You could go to a local silk screen printing place and have one made special.
Cafepress.com has lots of cute adoption t-shirts.
you canmake your own if you cant find one. you can either buy a shirt or a onesey depending on her age and take it to an embroidery place and have it embroidered or you can buy some phot transfer paper and do it on your computer. if you do that just rmember you have to do a mirror image before youprint it out so that it comes out the right way. i have and embroidery machine and am able to do that and would be happy to do it . send me a message if you are interested
Try Cafe Press
http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/expecting-from-south-k...
www.cafepress.com/evilgeniusstore
They have all sorts of ideas
Go to www.tshirtcafe.com They have software that allows you to design your own t-shirt and you can purchase just one (or 100 :-) Another nice feature is if your friend has sent you photos of their adoptive child, you can add a photo to the t-shirt you design. It's very easy, wonderful quality and will make a GREAT gift!
Have a wonderful day,
Tamara
If you go to cafepress.com you can create it yourself, and then it will be available for anyone else who wants to use it too. Good luck!
M.
I have a bio daughter and a son adopted from Russia. Just think of it as welcoming another baby, just one of a different age. There are no gifts that are more or less appropriate if the child is adopted. Personally, I wouldn't have wanted a shirt that advertised I was planning to adopt - I wanted people to be excited for my family and new son, not to ask me tons of questions about foreign adoption. But that's just me, some folks might love that shirt.
If someone is not already doing this, please consider throwing a shower for her. That's one thing many adoptive parents feel they missed out on. If she is "superstitious" about having a shower before the adoption is complete, then offer to throw her a Welcome Home shower. If she knows the age and size of the child, people will buy age-appropriate gifts. If that info is not yet set in stone, there are so many gifts people could buy that would still be useful. If it's a first child, does she have a baby-monitor, diaper pail, bathing items, a supply of baby first-aid and meds, creams, etc? Does she need things for the child's room? Books to read to her?
Gifts for mom such as meals, help with groceries or shopping, offering to babysit so she can get a break are also good choices. The first few weeks/months they may be "cocooning" and mom will not be able to get out much. My son was so overwhelmed with big spaces, crowds, noise and being in a car, we rarely went anywhere in those first few months.
Adoptive parents are just like bio parents - they just want everyone to be happy for them and welcome their child rather than focus on the differences in not having a baby the old-fashioned way. Celebrate this exciting event!
I bought a great tee shirt for my daughter at Kohls that said "I'm a keeper". Build a Bear also has some nice things for adopted kids. The other thing you may want to keep in mind is this new little one has never owned anything that is hers. Depending on her age, something with her name on it would be very special to her. A shirt or a backpack that type of thing. My daughter wouldn't wear anything but dresses when I first brought her home, she hadn't worn pants or teeshirts, and they were uncomfortable for her. Also, most children that are in an orphanage are developmentally behind 1 month for every 3 months they are there. So toys that would be appropriate for a little bit younger child will work as well. Have fun with it, honestly she will enjoy most anything that she knows is hers and hers alone.
How about a personalized gift basket, complete with a blend of traditional "American" things and Korean things. You could do food, clothing, toys, books, games, you name it!! And if the basket is well-made, your friend can re-use it for collecting up toys etc. at the end of the day, or for storage in the child's room.
I adopted a girl 25 years ago and she now has a three year old adopted son. They have the same needs and I think the saying on the t-shirt is cute but are you sure the parents will think so? Probably they will but she will still need tons of clothes, etc. Good luck.
Heart and Seoul has a great selection and the woman who run=s the company is beyond awesome! Their prices are pretty great also and they sell beyond T-shirts!
Congrats to your friend!
