When friends and family announce they are in a ‘family’ way, it’s a joyous occasion – a moment to celebrate new life, to re-establish old connections, share wisdom based on your own child-rearing experiences – or revel in your child-free independence.
Whatever your reaction, if you’re invited to the baby shower you’re faced with the responsibility of bringing a gift. The trick with baby shower gifts is that they need to be simultaneously emotionally fulfilling and useful; most new parents are staring down a two-decade long tunnel of expenses that probably keeps them awake at night; kids aren’t cheap. So while you can think of a million cute or pretty things to give the new parents, you also want to give them something they’ll get some use out of – and something that will allow them to save some money because it’s one less thing to buy.
That’s where cheap canvas prints come in: Everyone needs to decorate the baby’s new room, and those costs can mount up fast. Combined with a durable, easy-to-clean wall covering like this removable wallpaper, wall art as a shower gift is a great way to nail both birds with one stone. Here are some genius ideas that will make your gift stand out at the shower.
Cheap Canvas Prints of the Ultrasound
Conspiring with Dad to get the ultrasound image from the last check-up and turning it into a large-scale piece of wall art combines beauty, emotion, and family history all into one amazing piece of decor that will be on the wall of every home the family lives in, forever. Keeping the greyscale means it will work in any colour palette chosen for the baby’s room, but if you happen to be privy to the design plans, adding a touch of tint or colour to the image can be a rock star move. In fact, giving several versions in different hues would be amazing!
Chinese Animal or Astrological Sign Prints
Another great idea is to find out what the baby’s astrological sign or Chinese birth year animal is and find a great animal image to turn into a piece of wall art for the baby’s room. This is also a piece that can be hung on walls in every home the family lives in, as it will never really lose its significance and can become a symbol of the child throughout their lives.
Scan the Announcement
A wonderful idea for baby shower cheap canvas prints is to scan the birth announcement or invitation that let the world know baby is on the way and turn it into a piece of bold wall art. The design and colour is already there, and blowing it up into a high-quality (but affordable) piece of decoration once again gives the family a keepsake of the emotional moment that can travel with them, wherever they go.
A baby is always an occasion for joy and hope, but celebrating its arrival shouldn’t mean huge expense. All that’s really necessary is your heart and online printing. When you’ve chosen the perfect image for your new arrival, click here and we’d be honoured to create your shower gift.
