Whether you’re making your own baby registry or looking for the perfect baby shower gift, here are 11 of the best inexpensive eco friendly baby gift ideas every parent will love.
Choosing eco friendly gifts for new baby’s is not only good for the environment, but it is oftentimes more healthy for baby as well. These inexpensive baby gift ideas are guaranteed to not only please mom and dad but also baby!
The products chosen for this blog are tried and true! I’ve experienced using each of them with my own children.
From teethers and organic clothing recommendations to baby food makers and bottles, shopping for baby gifts can be eco-friendly, inexpensive, and stay have a luxurious flare.
This post is all about the best inexpensive eco friendly baby gifts every parent will love.
1. Natural Rubber Giraffe Teether: Sophie la Girafe
Teethers are a must-have for parents! From the moment your little one can bring items to their mouth, they will love to explore exactly how to get any and everything into their mouths. Couple this with teething, and you’ll want to be sure to have one or two of these around.
This Sophie la Girafe is one of my little one’s favorite! All the nooks and crannies are perfect for baby gums, especially when teething pain starts. The unique shape also keeps the baby’s attention and is a perfect size for their little hands.
Sophie is an inexpensive eco friendly baby gift because it is made from natural rubber. Natural rubber is made from an Hevea tree. This is different than synthetic rubber which is not as non-toxic because it contains petrochemicals as a byproduct of the processing used to develop the product (source).
Parents will also appreciate that Sophie comes in zero-waste packaging along with a little booklet.
2. Silicone Breastmilk pods
For breastfeeding mommas, breastmilk storage is a must. Whether you’re a working mom or you’re exclusively breastfeeding, you’ll need to be able to have a place to store breastmilk when you do pump.
Check out these eco friendly breastmilk storage pods! Seriously, they’re so wonderful because they’re easy to store, easy to fill, and reusable.
Instead of constantly buying breastmilk storage bags, purchase this inexpensive eco friendly baby gift instead! Mom will be able to use it over and over again.
In addition, these breastmilk pods are plastic-free and can be used for years to come. After breastfeeding, I used these as a non-toxic popsicle holder for my toddler during the summer. I would make my own popsicle, pour it into these pods and freeze it!
3. Silicone and Glass Bottles
Silicone and glass bottles are an excellent inexpensive eco friendly baby gift for every parent! Even if there are plans to exclusively breastfeed at some point mom may have to leave baby and will need a bottle to feed the little one.
These silicone and glass bottles are non-toxic, easy to clean, and effective. They’re also more eco-friendly than traditional plastic bottles. It has recently been discovered that we eat about a credit card size worth of plastic a week. Most of this plastic is in the form of microplastics which have even been found in the womb.
In addition, heating up plastic tends to facilitate the plastic breaking down and releasing chemicals we probably don’t want in our bodies. Consider choosing one of these types of bottles for baby feeding.
I love the silicone bottles because they are soft and easy for the baby to hold. They’re light and don’t get cloudy and stained like plastic bottles. They’re also soft, yet durable enough to be long lasting and easy for baby to old.
Another great eco friendly baby gift is glass bottles. Now, you may be thinking “won’t the glass bottles break when dropped?” And the truth is the glass bottles are incredibly durable and do not break easily. In addition, there is a silicone baby bottle sleeve to help protect the bottle and help baby grip the bottle better.
4. Nutribullet Baby Complete Food-Making System
This is a must have for any parent wanting to make their own baby food! For my first child I had another baby making system and it was not as effective and a part of the blender broke after only a few months of use.
The Nutribullet Baby is inexpensive considering it is a complete food-making system and it works so well.
The blender is powerful and can completely puree foods to make them soft and smooth for baby. The removable cap on the lid of the blender helps to easily add liquid to soften the purees and make them silky smooth.
Making baby food is a great eco-friendly way to reduce purchasing individual food jars and ensuring exactly what is in baby’s food!
5. Reusable Squeeze Pouches
These resuable squeeze pouches make the perfect match with the Nutribullet Baby. Instead of buying individual squeeze pouches of food once baby turns solids, these pouches can be reused over and over again! This saves money and reduces waste.
6. Organic Towels
Organic Towels are different! I used to think that it didn’t make a big difference if I chose organic over regular, but I was wrong!
Difference between organic cotton and regular
Organic towels are long-lasting and durable. It saves you money in the long run because you’re less likely to have to replace them over time.
These organic towels are also incredibly soft. New baby skin is so delicate and fragile that these towels make the perfect thoughtful inexpensive eco friendly baby gift any parent would appreciate.
7. Silicone Teethers
Teethers are a great inexpensive eco friendly baby gift to give because parents rarely remember to buy them before the baby arrives and from the time baby starts drooling and bringing their hands to their mouth, they’re incredibly useful.
This is one of the best silicone teethers. There are tiny little bristles on the end of the toy that gives a gentle massage to baby’s gums. The handles on the teether make it easy to hold and the silicone is both eco friendly and non-toxic for baby.
8. Organic Cotton Night Gowns
Nightgowns are a lifesaver for parents with babies. They’re easy to pull up to do middle-of-the-night diaper changes and they’re also comfortable and breathable for baby.
As an eco-friendly baby gift, choose organic cotton nightgowns. As a new mom, I often wondered if there was a difference between organic cotton nightgowns and regular cotton. Spoiler alert: there is! Organic cotton is not only softer and less toxic, but it also lasts longer because it is of better quality.
I saved most of the clothes from my first child for my second child and the clothing that held up the best (and still looked like new!) was the organic clothing.
If you’re looking for inexpensive eco friendly organic cotton nightgowns, try these:
Organic cotton is a more eco friendly choice because it uses less water and reduces exposure to harsh chemicals used to process traditional cotton. Overall, organic cotton is less harmful to the planet.
9. Organic Cotton Onesies
Similar to organic cotton nightgown, another great eco friendly baby gift is organic cotton onesies. As a newborn, baby will live in onesies. They’re easy to put on and will be changed frequently.
Parents and baby will love soft these onesies are! Poplinen onsies are so incredibly soft. These are made from bamboo and organic cotten which are both great sustainable materials. We all know how essential breathable clothing is for baby and this for sure fits the bill.
In addition, the gender neutral colors and quality fabric make it a great gift that can be passed down to a younger sibling or donated.
10. Portable Bassinet
Having a safe and conveient place for baby to sleep is critical. An inexpensive eco friendly baby gift that parents will absolutely love is this portable bassinet. This bassinet is not only inexpensive, it is everything you need!
This bassiet is lightweight and easy to take up and downstairs, but also easy to pack in the car to take somewhere else.
You can add organic sheets to the mattress as well. One of the best parts of the bassinet is zipping up the canopy. If there are pets or older siblings who could possible disturb baby will sleeping, this is perfect!
11. Cloth Diapers
Cloth diapers are an excellent eco friendly baby gift! Cloth diapers make a great gift because multiple people can help to build up the beggining cloth diaper stash.
While cloth diapers may seem expensive, cloth diapering saves you hundreds of dollars. Instead of constantly buying single use diapers, you use cloth diapers over and over again.
Check out this post for my 8 benefits to cloth diapers.