Baby Shower in Nashville?

Is there a baby is on the way? While baby shower diaper cakes are adorable, they aren't always tothe most practical. Once again, Pinterest can get you WAY too excited about a baby shower!

A little elaborate.....

The Sunshine Shop has a list of practical (and adorable) baby gifts that every mom-to-be will love!

1. Gifts from the heart: A mom gave her daughter a basket filled with memorabilia – clothes she wore as a baby, toys she played with as a child, and even things her mother had as a child.

2. Gift certificates: Who doesn't love a good gift card? Sometimes, it's better to skip the baby blanket from the gift registry and opt for a gift card instead. That way, mom to be can buy diapers, formula, baby clothes or whatever her heart desires! The Sunshine Shop can add gift cards into your baby shower basket!

3. Diapers: The best thing that was given to me at my baby shower were diapers! On the invitation, the host asked everyone to bring a package of diapers. I swear I didn't buy diapers for the first 6 months of my daughters life!

4. Books: For both mom AND baby. For those late night feedings, I got tired of TV so I would read. We all love a good book! Plus, giving children books is one of the best gifts you can give!

5. A Backup Baby bag: One of the best baby shower gifts I received (other than all of my diapers) was an emergency diaper bag. It was filled with an assortment of things to leave in the car in case you forget something at home. I made one for a friend that included an undershirt, a bottle, a teething ring, a pacifier, a small bottle of an electrolyte solution, a thermometer, gas relief medicine, an assortment of different-sized diapers, diaper cream, a small pack of powder, shampoo and lotion, infant acetaminophen, a bib, and a small can of readymade formula.... LIFESAVER.

6. Meals: For a terrific and truly appreciated gift, put up a calendar at the shower and have everyone write their name down on a week starting after the baby arrives. (To really play it safe, start it a few weeks after the due date.) In their assigned week, each person brings a prepared meal or two for the new parents to eat or freeze. This is so appreciated by the parents, and it's also a way for close friends and family to come visit quietly after the baby is born.

7. Clothes in BIGGER sizes: We know that those little onesies are the cutest things ever, but after the baby is about 3 months old, all the clothes that you got at your shower have been outgrown! It's nice to have a variety of sizes!

While we can't put EVERYTHING in a gift basket, like say, a bassinet, The Sunshine Shop in Nashville can accommodate almost any request! Give us a call today at 615-329-1281 and let us help you make the perfect baby shower gift basket! Some things for baby and some things for mom equal a perfect gift!

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Back To School!

August is National Back To School Month!!!! 

Okay, actually, I don't know if that's a real holiday... although judging by all of the crazy holidays August has, it is a real possibility. 

All of the kids in Middle Tennessee are headed back to that glorious building that give us moms a "break". Summer was fun. It really was. Kids were bored 2 days into summer. School time has arrived!

Pinterest. It's fun. It's adorable. It makes me feel like a very incompetent parent. Sometimes, I'd like to find the person that invented it and have a serious... talk with them. Honestly - who really has time to put together a gift basket like this?

While it is arguably one of the cutest Back To School Gift baskets I've seen, I'm a mother. I don't know how other mothers have the TIME to do something like this?! I want my daughters' new teacher to know I already appreciate her and I would love to send her to school with a basket of sorts, but I honestly don't have the time. Or the patience. 

That's where The Sunshine Shop comes in! No spending hours cutting out little cute sayings to glue onto a ruler. No spending a day looking for the perfect tumbler for the teacher. We have your Back To School gift basket covered! Just call us and let us know what you'd like and we can even deliver it for you! It doesn't get much better than that!

Perhaps, in my daughters back to school basket, I'll gift a bottle of wine. 

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Wedding Anniversary Gifts

As discussed in our previous post, the history of wedding anniversary gifts date back to The Middle Ages. If you're having trouble deciding what to get your spouse for your anniversary, here are some ideas to help you celebrate! Both the traditional and modern gift suggestions for 1st through 100th anniversaries are listed.

1st Wedding Anniversary

Traditional Gifts: Paper

Modern Gifts: Clocks

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Traditional Gifts: Cotton

Modern Gifts: China

3rd Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Leather

Modern Gifts: Crystal

4th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Fruit or Flowers (The Sunshine Shop has this covered easily!!!)

Modern Gifts: Appliances (I'm not sure a coffee maker will be well accepted by your wife....)

5th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Wood

Modern Gifts: Silverware

6th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Candy or Iron

Modern Gifts: Wood

7th Wedding Anniversary

Traditional Gifts: Wool or Copper

Modern Gifts: Desk Sets

8th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Bronze or Pottery

Modern Gifts: Linens or Lace

9th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Pottery and Willow

Modern Gifts: Leather

10th Wedding Anniversary 

Traditional Gifts: Tin or Aluminum

Modern Gifts:Diamond Jewelry

Now, as a woman, I'm not quite sure I agree with desk sets or appliances. I'm here to tell you, stick to flowers, chocolate and jewelry and you'll be safe!!!!

The Sunshine Shop in Nashville can whip up the most beautiful gift basket that you can have sent to your wife's office so all her friends will Oooooh and Aaaaahhh over what a marvelous husband she has! Give us a call today and let us help you make your anniversary a day she won't forget! 

615-329-1281 and visit us HERE to sign up for specials and discounts! 

The History of Wedding Anniversary Gifts

The tradition of giving a specific gift on a specific anniversary dates back to the Middle Ages. To help in celebrating these occasions are special gifts, one assigned to each anniversary and each with its own material and symbolic value. In the United States, the wedding anniversary symbols begin simply, with paper and flowers, and gradually increase in substance and value. The order of gifts reflects the investment that the couple gives of themselves to each other. In Germany, by comparison, couples use a list of symbols that represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.

According to Hallmark research, the custom of associating silver with the 25th wedding anniversary and gold with the 50th wedding anniversary appear to have originated in the Germanic region of Middle Europe. The silver anniversary included a husband giving his wife a silver garland when they had been married 25 years

Husbands, you can thank the Europeans for the stress of wedding anniversary gifts! The practice of giving peculiar gifts on various wedding anniversaries originated in Central Europe.

Among the medieval Germans it was customary for friends to present a wife with a wreath of silver when she had lived with her husband twenty-five years. The silver symbolized the harmony that was assumed to be necessary to make so many years of matrimony possible.

On the fiftieth anniversary of a wedding the wife was presented with a wreath of gold. Hence arose 'silver wedding' and 'golden wedding.' This practice, borrowed from the Germans, has been elaborated upon in modern times.

The 75th anniversary (does that even happen anymore?!) is the original diamond anniversary and the 60th was added when Queen Victoria (English Empire Monarch) celebrated her Diamond Jubilee on her 60th anniversary of accession to the throne in 1897.

The custom of celebrating what was once referred to as the "anniversary wedding" can be traced back to the Victorian era ... Although no one is certain how the traditional list of symbolic anniversary gifts originated, it is likely that the Victorians made the custom popular ... Early anniversary symbolism included only a few of the anniversaries we recognize today.

The earliest reference we have found other than the Silver or gold is to the 5th anniversary (Wood) which implies this became the material for that anniversary around 1875.

Whether you're looking for an anniversary gift or a thank you gift, The Sunshine Shop in Nashville can custom design any gift you're looking for - big or small! We're located in downtown Nashville at 1912 Church Street Nashville, TN 37203. We deliver all over the metro Nashville area including Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro and beyond! Call us today to see how we can design the perfect gift for you!  615-329-1281.

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