If you’re looking for a cool, but still unique name, consider the trend of naming a child after a month. Whether because it symbolizes when they were born or a significant life event, or just because you like the name, it will be one of those monikers that people are familiar with, but more than likely you won’t get a million responses when you call your little one’s name on the playground. Names like January, April, May, June, and August aren’t in the top 100 – heck, they aren’t even in the top 200 popular names – but they’re part of a growing trend.
Here are some big sister tees and 1st birthday shirts that would make great personalized childrens gifts.
Like the actress January Jones, this name is hip, stylish, and slightly edgy. A girl named January could easily wear the Chic Style Big Sister Tshirt or Chic Chevron 1st Birthday Tshirt.
April signals the start of spring, when colors burst forth. A girl named April would be suited to a big sister tshirt design with many bright hues, such as the Patterned Delight and Tweet Tweet Big Sister Tshirt.
The month of May brings to mind flowers, so big sister tees like Blooms, Flower Power and Sunny Flower would be ideal.
Bright yellows are perfect for sunny, summery June and an ideal way to celebrate is with a 1st birthday tshirt. (shown: Watercolor Fun (yellow/orange), Jungle Giraffe, and Party One 1st birthday tees)
August means revered and exalted, and a boy with this strong of a name would be well suited to personalized baby onesies like the Superhero Birthday or Superhero Name, as well as the Super Big Brother Tshirt.
Which of these personalized tshirts for kids would you choose as baby keepsakesfor your wee one with a month-themed moniker?
Décor Trend: Ultra-Personalization
Our wee ones are so special and we want their nurseries and bedrooms to reflect that. One way to achieve that is through ultra-personalization. That means decorating the room with photo posters, custom family themed décor, or personalized growth charts that feature their picture. This type of customization means your child’s space is as unique and beautiful as they are.
We’ve rounded up a mix of décor items that will not only give a nursery or bedroom a completely individualized look, but are also worthy as baby keepsakes you will hold on to well after they go off to college.
Personalized growth charts with images imbedded in the design add another element of personalization in addition to children’s names. (Shown: All About Love and Picture Me personalized growth charts)
A mobile hanging over the crib that features a replica of each member of the family, like this one from Pink Cheek Studios on Etsy, makes a totally unique and customized décor piece.
Photo Posters – framed or as oversized canvas prints – that feature baby or the entire family make beautiful personal décor and are also sweet reminders of a very special time.
Functional and fun, a photo fleece blanket, like this one from Shutterfly, is as perfect for snuggling with baby as it is draped over a comfy chair in their room.
What’s your favorite way to ultra-personalize a child’s space – photos, a personalized growth chart, accent pieces, etc?
COOL NAME OF THE WEEK: ADAM
If you like solid, salt of the Earth types of names, than our Cool Name of the Week – Adam – is for you. Literally meaning “man or of the Earth,” according to the Bible it is the first name ever given to man and has continued to remain popular not just centuries, but entire millenniums later. That kind of endurance is pretty cool!
If you have an Adam or are considering that name, we’ve chosen some personalized birthday shirts and big brother tshirts that would make ideal baby keepsakes.
We’ve picked out some big brother tshirt designs that could be inspired by a few of our favorite Adams – comic Adam Sandler (Kids Play Big Brother Tshirt), original Batman Adam West (Super Big Brother Tshirt), and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Rock On Big Brother Tshirt).
If you’re little Adam is turning one, 1st birthday onesies featuring some of his favorite things, like animals, cars or construction vehicles, make ideal gifts. (shown: Foxy Fox, Bulldozer, and Roaring Racecar 1st birthday onesies)
If you had fraternal twins, would you ever go totally Biblical and name them Adam and Eve? (shown: Double Trouble Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
Which of these big brother tshirts and 1st birthday onesies is your fave?
Father's Day Contest!
We love names, our whole business centers around ours and our customers’ loves for their little ones’ names. We also love contests! So we thought we’d combine the two and ask a question we’ve been thinking about lately. When you name your child after a parent or grandparent, how do you differentiate them? Do you use a nickname (Junior), shorten it (Frank to Frankie), or refer to their size (Big Al, Little Al)? We’d love to know, so tell us in the comments below how you handle naming traditions in your family and we’ll pick a winner for a $50 gift card good for personalized baby onesies, big brother tshirt, big sister tshirt, 1st birthday tshirt, or any of our décor items, all of which make great baby keepsakes.
Birthday Theme: Red, White, & Blue
Do you have a little one celebrating their first birthday in early July? If so, a red, white, and blue theme is really fun and festive. We’ve rounded up some 1st birthday shirts and party essentials to make the big day a real blast!
Red, white, and blue 1st birthday onesies, like the Cake Time or Party Hat, are perfectly paired with this patriotic party cake and hat. (Image courtesy of Any Given Party)
Stars and stripes tie in perfectly with a red, white, and blue party, like this awesome cupcake tower from Growing Oranges blog and the Happy To Be 1st birthday tshirt.
Get a classic Americana look with a mix of reds and blues, like with this birthday banner from Get the Party Started on Etsy and 1st birthday onesies, like the Fun to Be One or So Cute.
Did this mix of 1st birthday tees, cakes, hats, and banners get you inspired to throw a red, white, and blue themed party?
Naming Trend of the Week: Common, But Not Overly Popular Names
When the Social Security Administration released their top baby names for 2012, most of the emphasis was on the top 10 names for boys and girls, which were new to the list, which continued to remain on top. There were probably quite a few parents who were happy to see the names they chose for their wee ones were not in the top 5, but were still in the top 100. Why? Because they like names people are familiar with in general, but aren’t overly popular or so unusual people wonder, “What were they thinking?”
So if you’re thinking of buying any personalized childrens gifts for kids with the top 25, 50, 75, or 100 most popular names, we’ve got some ideas to help you out.
Here are some personalized tshirts for kids with common, but overly common names that will surely become treasured baby keepsakes.
Personalized baby onesies always make great gifts and ones that show mom and pop some love will be especially appreciated. We’ve chosen I LOVE Mom and My Dad Rules for the top 25 names – Lillian (Latin meaning lily) and Samuel (Hebrew for “asked of God”).
If you know an Ashley (English origin meaning ash tree meadow) or Tyler (English origin meaning maker of bricks or tiles) that is turning one this year, these kids with the Top 50 names may like the Play Party Hat photo 1st birthday tshirt or So Cute 1st birthday tshirt to stand out on their big day.
For Top 75 names Faith (Latin for trust, belief) & Bentley (English origin meaning from the moor) who may already have a sibling on the way, a big sister tshirt or big brother tshirt makes a sweet gift to help smooth the transition from baby of the family to new big bro or sis.
Slightly different, but without being unusual, kids with the top 100 names Annabelle (combines the Hebrew Anna meaning gracious & Latin Belle for beauty) and Ryder (Old English for horseman or knight/warrior) would like designs that emphasize their cool names. (Shown: Name-O-Saurus (Ryder) and Playful Doodles (Annabelle) personalized tshirts for kids).
Which baby keepsakes would you choose to best show off your little one’s moniker?
Color Trend: Aqua
We love the cool, watery hues of aqua, as much for its various gorgeous shades as for the fact it goes with so many other colors and works for both boys and girls. That kind of versatility means it will be easy to fit a range of themes and styles to fit your aesthetic.
We found some lovely nurseries that utilize aqua tones to their best advantage and complemented them with two options of personalized growth charts each.
Aqua and orange combine beautifully in this retro styled nursery, which would coordinate well with either the graphic Animal Crackers personalized growth chart in orange and charcoal with aqua highlights or the bold and mod Cheeky Dot. (Image courtesy of Little Crown Interiors)
Personalized growth charts in floral or bird patterns, like Sprinkled Flowers or Birdie Buddies, would work equally well in this sweet and cozy aqua room with pops of greens and yellows. (Image from Stylehandler blog)
For this simple aqua, white and gray nursery, would you go with a personalized growth chart that was also simple, like the Preppy Pennant in Aqua, or would you prefer childrens growth charts with a coordinating pattern, like the Shooting Star?
Which aqua influenced personalized growth charts would you choose for each room?
Décor Trend: Travel & Vacation Themed
Summer is here, time for vacation! Or you can keep your favorite vacation style in mind year-round with a nursery designed in that theme.
From the shore to the woods to the big city, we’ve matched our personalized growth charts with some really fun designs that will bring your fave escape to mind every time you go into baby’s room.
If the skyscrapers and urban setting of New York, Chicago, or San Francisco are where your heart lies, a big city themed room, like this one we found on Project Nursery would make an ideal theme. We’d add in the My City personalized growth chart for an extra pop of color.
Camping more your style? The Woodland Fun personalized growth chart would perfectly accent this rustic themed nursery. (Image courtesy of Cohabitation with Design blog)
We love the teal and sunny coral colors of this beachy themed nursery and would accent it with our Under the Sea personalized growth chart to add a bit of whimsy. (Image courtesy of Project Nursery)
Which of these personalized growth charts and room designs fits your vacation style?
Cool Name of the Week: Jordan
Some boy names are cute as girls names, but there are some names that are totally gender neutral and are equally good for girls as they are for boys. Take our Cool Name of the Week this week – Jordan – which is commonly used for either sex. Of Hebrew origin meaning to descend, the name derives from the river Jordan in Israel.
For girls or boys named Jordan, we’ve chosen some big sister tees, big brother tshirts, and personalized birthday shirts that will make ideal baby keepsakes.
Whether your child is the next Jordin Sparks or Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block, a Rock on Big Sister Tshirt or Big Brother Tshirt could inspire musical aspirations.
The name is just as cute on girls as it is on boys, and so is the design of the Chic Style Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt or the Watercolor Fun and Colorful Number 1st birthday onesies in shades of green.
The Around the World Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt would be perfect for any Jordan, as it’s a popular name globally – in Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordán, in Portuguese Jordão, in Dutch Jordaan, in French Jourdain, in Irish Iordáin, and in Romanian Iordan.
If your Jordan is turning one this year, 1st birthday onesies like the Party One, My First Birthday, and Balloon Birthday personalized baby onesies make great gifts.
Which big sister tees, big brother tshirts, or personalized birthday shirts would be ideal for your Jordan?
Decor Trend: Froggys
Not just for boys, frogs can also be equally sweet for a baby girl nursery. Whether it’s a Frog Prince, Ballerina Frog, or a gender neutral frog and lily pad theme, it’s a playful and fun theme.
We found some adorable frog-themed personalized growth charts, mobiles, pillows, hampers, and lighting.
Beansprout Hopper Frog Mobile from Toys ‘R Us
Ballerina Frog Chandelier from Whimsical Collections on Etsy
Leap Frog Oblong Pillow at Buy Buy Baby
Personalized growth chart like Zoo Friends, Best Friends, Animal Crackers, or My City
Sweet Jojo Designs Frog Hamper at Kmart
What accents do you use to bring a theme into a room, a personalized growth chart, lamp, quilt, etc?
