A baby’s first Christmas is full of small details that are easy to forget: the outfit that was a little too big, the first glimpse of the tree lights, the relatives passing them from one pair of arms to the next. A personalised decoration gives you a simple way to mark that year.
If you are choosing a first Christmas gift for your own baby, a grandchild or a friend’s new arrival, start with something the family can enjoy now and keep for later. Here are a few details that make a first Christmas keepsake feel like theirs.
Choose a name they will recognise as their own
A first name is often all you need. It gives the design room to breathe and keeps the focus on the child. If the parents use a nickname, check which version they would like before you order. This matters especially when the gift is a surprise: the spelling on a birth announcement is a better guide than a guess.
Keep the year part of the story
A name makes the ornament personal; the year makes it a memory. Choose the year of the baby’s first Christmas, even if you are ordering the keepsake later. When the decoration comes out of its wrapping in years to come, that little date brings you back to the beginning.
Our watercolour bunny ceramic heart
Our baby’s first Christmas heart features a soft cream bunny in a red Santa hat, sitting beside a snowy Christmas tree and a small wrapped gift. Beneath the illustration, the baby’s name appears in script above “First Christmas” and the year.
The heart is approximately 80 × 80mm and 3mm thick, with a glossy printed front and an unprinted natural matt ceramic back. A white ribbon finishes it for hanging. Enter the baby’s name and year on the product page; we add the possessive wording to the name when preparing the design.
A keepsake for the whole family, too
A new baby can also mean a first Christmas as a family of three, four or more. If you would rather celebrate everyone together, our family stocking heart includes two to six named stockings, with pets welcome too. Choose the total number of people and pets, then list their names from left to right.
Start a small Christmas tradition
You could photograph the ornament on the tree each year, or keep a short note with it about the baby’s first Christmas. A line about where you celebrated and who was there will become more meaningful with time.
This is a ceramic decoration for an adult to display, rather than a toy for a baby to handle. Hang it securely out of reach and store it carefully wrapped between Christmases.
Browse our personalised Christmas keepsakes for a little piece of this year to keep.
