Toy Box Baby Bento Gift Box

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When I was shopping for my sister’s first baby, I knew I wanted to include some baby toys along with the more practical items, because all babies need adorable toys! Not having children of my own and never having bought or thought of baby toys, I did some research on Pinterest to see what was actually used by babies most often, then ordered and packed them all in a pretty Toy Box Baby Toy Bento!

This Toy Box Bento is packed with a Baby Mirror, Crinkle Books, Teether and Stroller Toy,  the perfect baby toy assortment a new mother needs! For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it all just fit inside the box, so you may want to get a slightly larger box so that everything is a little less snug, especially the baby mirror I picked!

These boxes are also great as mailable presents for if you cannot visit your mama to be but still want to send a personal and thoughtful gift. Regardless of if you are mailing or giving in person, I encourage you to stuff the top of your box with tissue paper so that items don’t move around while shipping or wrapping, plus it makes it a fun presentation removing the tissue paper to a lovely organized baby gift!

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Supplies:

- Baby Mirror
- Baby Stroller Toy
- Ice Gel Teething Ring
- Crinkle Book Pack

- Square Gift Box

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1. Start by placing your baby mirror in the bottom of the gift box, as shown in the photos. Mine just fit and was a little snug, so you may want a slightly bigger gift box, but I love the look of a box bursting with toys!

2. Next, take your crinkle books in a stack and arrange them along the bottom edge of the gift box, overlapping each other but forming an even layer.

3. Now, add the stroller toy to the upper right corner of the box. Keeping the spiral together with your hand and the toy animals loose, tuck the spiral into the upper corner of the box, then tuck in each animal between the books and the spiral so that their heads are all facing up and their bodies are secured in the box, as shown in the photos.

4. Finally, finish your bento with the teether toy. Fanning the teeter bits in your hand, tuck the loop into the bottom and arrange them in the upper left of the box. Now your toy box is perfectly packed and brimming with all the essential baby toys for the newest little one you are celebrating!

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Sock and Onesie Baby Bento Block

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Baby wardrobe staples are always appreciated by expectant mothers, as well as being so fun to pick out and gift! This Sock and Onesie Baby Bento Block is the perfect petite gift for baby wardrobe staples, with cute little rolled up baby socks and homemade onesies!

This bento is made with a Baby Sock 12 Pack and paired them with my two favorite punny onesies, the Naptorious KID and Everyday I’m Cuddlin’ Onesies. While there are certainly many adorable onesies out there to buy, I love making them myself I would highly encourage you to make them too! You can see all our Baby Onesie Projects Here.

Whether you had fun buying lots of themed baby clothes yourself or have some beloved hand me downs to give to a new baby in the family, I love packing them in little cube boxes! These petite boxes can fit several small clothing items each and always remind me of baby blocks, so easy to pack with wardrobe staples and decorate for a baby shower gift!

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Supplies:

- Baby Onesies x2: DIY or Bought
- Baby Socks 12 pk
- 4 in Square Box

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1. First, we will create the layers of patterned socks in the bottom of the bento block. Start with a single pair of socks. Fold in the heel, and then fold the top of the sock over it as shown in the photos. Then, roll the pair of socks into a small cylinder.

2. Continue folding and rolling socks until you have a set of three. Gathering your sock cylinders in a line, with the pretty side of the rolls facing up, place them in the bottom of your box along the top edge. Repeat this process three more times, making two layers of 6 pairs of socks.

3. Now we can fold the onesies to go on top of the socks. Starting with your onesie face down, fold over the top such that the top of the design is just under the fold, then, fold in both sides of the onesie, overlapping the sleeves to create an almost rectangular packet that is the same width as the gift box.

4. Next, fold the bottom on the onesie up to meet the top, aligning the bottom edge of the onesie just under the top edge of the neckline, as shown in the photos. Fold the bottom of the onesie over to the top edge of the packet, forming a square that displays the front design of the onesie when turned over. Repeat this process with your second onesie to create two packets.

5. Finish the bento block by placing your onesie packets, face up, on top of the sock layer. Now you have a perfect petite gift box to shower your favorite mama with, all while proudly displaying some cute onesie designs for their new baby!

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Bottle, Brush, and Binkie Feeding Bento Gift Box

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Inspired by my Bibs, Burp Cloths, and Bib Bento Gift Box, I wanted to find a fun way to present other baby feeding necessities that weren’t quite as colorful as the bibs and burp cloths. So to finish out our feeding themed Baby Bentos, nothing like finding a fun way to gift bottles, brushes, and binkies than this Bottle and Binky Bento Gift Box! This bento is perfect for equipping your new mother for feeding time; from cleaning bottles afterwards to soothing a fussy hungry baby with a binky.

For this bento, I used the 9 oz. Avent Baby Bottle 4 Pack, Cleaning Brush, and Binkie Set with some extra Size 1 Diapers layered beneath for extra height and padding in the bottom of the box. It's a great use for a couple extra diapers after making diaper cakes, plus I like that even the stuffing of the bento is useful for baby! I absolutely adore the Avent Baby Bottle Sets in general and have given them as baby shower gifts several times. All the mothers I have gifted them to or even mentioned them to love these bottles and find them very useful for switching between breastfeeding and bottle feeding.

For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it was the perfect size for this Feeding Time Bento! These boxes are also great as mailable presents for if you cannot visit your mama to be but still want to send a personal and thoughtful gift. Regardless of if you are mailing or giving in person, I encourage you to stuff the top of your box with tissue paper so that items don’t move around while shipping or wrapping, plus it makes it a fun presentation removing the tissue paper to a lovely organized baby gift!

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Supplies:

- Avent 9 oz Bottle 4 Pack
- Bottle Brush
- Binkie 2 Pack
- Size 1 Diapers x 10
- Gift Box

- Tissue Paper (Optional)

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1. Starting in the upper left corner, layer your diapers to form a padding layer for your bottles, brush and binkies. The bum side of the diaper, as you may imagine, has much more padding than the tops, so I arranged them such that the tops of the diapers were layered under the bums of the last laid diaper, as shown in the photos. After placing my first couple diapers, I filled the box by arranging them counter clockwise in a spiral style pattern, with the bums over the tops of the previous diapers, until the box had about two layers of diapers with a consistent thickness of padding throughout the gift box, about 10 diapers.

2. Next, I placed the bottles in a complementary pattern on top of the diapers. Place the bottles, starting in the lower right, with the bottom of the bottle along the edge of the box with the top pointing to the opposite wall. Place the next bottle in perpendicular to the first, with the bottom still along the edge and the top of the bottle facing the side of your first bottle, as shown in the photos. Repeat this with the other two bottles, to form a baby bottle square frame on top of the diaper layer.

3. Next, tuck the bottle cleaning brush under your bottom right bottle, laying it bristle side up such that it is secured by your top bottles in a diagonal in the middle of the box.

4. Finish your bento by placing your binkie set into the open space on top of your bottle brush and your bento is ready to gift to your favorite soon to be mama!

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Breastfeeding Pillow Cover Baby Gift Gable Box

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Bottles and bibs are certainly useful for Baby’s Feeding Time, but one of the most useful gifts for any new mother is a Breastfeeding Pillows, Not only are they invaluable as a feeding tool for mothers, saving their arms and giving baby a nice place to rest, but are super fun to bedeck in your favorite patterns to complement your new mother’s nursery. To complement your pillow gift purchase or to give all on its own, this Pillow Cover Gable Bento is an adorable way to present those adorable patterns!

The pillow that my covers are for, that I have given and highly recommend, is the Bobby Breastfeeding Pillow. Honestly I’m not even sure what other ones are out there and every time I’ve given it there are always rave reviews from the mama! Additionally, there are a lot of different Boppy Pillow Covers to choose from on Amazon, both from Boppy themselves and many other shops that make their covers to the same dimensions. In fact, the Palm Leaves Pillow Cover and the Lemon Patterned Pillow Cover both come from an outside shop and both fit the pillow perfectly. This gable box bento is also a great way to gift gently used pillow covers for a thoughtful presentation for your mother to be!

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Supplies:

- Boppy Pillow Covers x2
- Gable Box

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1. Start by folding your pillow cover in half, matching the curved sides to each other as shown in the photos.Bring in the loose side of the cover, right in my case, folding it such that the widest part of the fabric is along the upper edge of the cover. Fold the left side over the right, forming an almost rectangular packet.

2. Fold the packet over width wise once more to form a long almost rectangular packet that is the width of your gable box, as shown below.

3. Starting at the flat end of the rectangle, tightly roll the packet into a cylindrical spiral. Place the cover, loose ends down, into the gable box and repeat the process with the other pillow cover, completing the gable bento.

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Burp Cloth Baby Bento Block

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One of the most useful and needed baby feeding items are burp cloths, great for cleaning up during and after feedings along with coming in all sorts of adorable patterns and styles! So when I was designing my Feeding Bundle Bento, I wanted to experiment with way to give burp clothes on their own because, while doting on and feeding my friend’s baby, there was nothing I always appreciated and wanted like extra burp clothes! These petite block boxes were the perfect size for folding and displaying these Burp Cloth 4 Packs, and with that these little block bentos came to be!

With a four pack set fitting perfectly into one box, these blocks make an adorable and affordable baby gift! I had two different burp cloth sets, a Blue Whales Nautical set and a Gray Whales Nautical Set, but there are so many pattern and color options these bento blocks can beautifully display any set you choose for your mother to be! This is also a great option for cleverly folding and gifting gently used baby items to give them in a personal and special way, though you will need to make sure to find a piece of ribbon for your final bows in this bento, I used ones that came with the burp cloth sets I purchased.

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Supplies:

- Burp Cloth 4 Pack
- 4 Inch Square Gift Box

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PART 1: OUTER BURP CLOTH FOLDING

For this Bento Block, the burp cloths are folded in two different ways. All the burp cloths start with the basic set of folding instructions below  to make them long rectangular packets, but this first one will be reserved for wrapping the other three once they are fully folded.

1. Start with your burp cloth unfolded with the tag side facing up. Starting at the outer edges, fold the short edges towards the middle, basing the amount of fabric you fold over to the width of the box you want to use, in my case these were a little under 4 inches. Fold over the right side once more to form a gate fold style rectangular packet.

2.  Finally, fold the left side over the right to create a long rectangle that is the width of your gift box, as shown in the photos. Set this packet aside to wrap the other folded burp cloths in.

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PART 2 - INNER BURP CLOTH FOLDING

Now, it’s time to fold the inner burp cloths so that their pretty patterns are easy to display in your gift box. Basically, it's the same folding above but with a couple more steps to make them denser, square packets to be housed in the longer, rectangular one.

1. Like you have done above, fold the burp cloth into a long rectangular packet, starting with the burp cloth unfolded tag side up, and folding over the edges based on the width of your gift box. They should look identical to the first burp cloth you folded.

2. Fold the packet into thirds width wise,as shown in the photos, creating a smaller rectangular packet.

3. Fold the packet width wise once more, to create a uniform almost square packet with the loose ends of the fabric toward the bottom and a pretty patterned folded edge on top. Repeat this for the remaining burp cloths.

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PART 3 - BENTO BLOCK ASSEMBLY

Now it's time to put it all together in a cute little gift box!

1. Start by laying out the outer burp cloth on the table, with the ribbon you want to tie it with laying under the burp cloth. Stacking the folded packets together, place them in the center of the long rectangle, with the ends running parallel to the short side as shown in the photos.

2. Gather the outer burp cloth around the three inside packets. Using the ribbon to keep the whole fabric “cube” together, place it inside your gift box, with the loose ends of the outer burp cloth and the ribbons coming out of the sides. Tie the ribbon into a knot and bow, then peel back and tuck in the edges of the outer burp cloth fabric, displaying the patterned packets within. Now your gift block is ready to give to that special mama in your life!

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Swaddler Starter Pack Baby Bento Gift Box

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During the first couple months of life, while babies are looking adorable in their newborn cloth for pictures, they are more often than not cuddled up in blankets or swaddles, napping and getting used to the new world they are in. Inspired by the Bedding Essentials Baby Bento Gift Box, I wanted to have another simple and elegant bento for baby bedtime supplies, so a mix of modern and traditional swaddle blankets were a great choice! 

This bento contains two Modern Swaddles and a Swaddle Blanket 4 Pack for all of baby’s cozy swaddle needs! While modern swaddles are, from what I hear, far easier for baby wrangling, some mothers adore the old school fabric swaddles you wrap yourself, so this bento has something for everyone. In addition, the traditional swaddle blankets can be used as receiving blankets, stroller covers, or any number of other baby care uses so they will be loved regardless of what style of swaddle your mama-to-be prefers! In addition to the ones I found on Amazon, Carter’s also has several Swaddle 2 Packs if you are looking for other options in those adorable Carter’s baby prints! I’ve bought oodles of cute baby clothing gifts for my family and friends from Carter’s, so I have to include their swaddles too!

For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it was the perfect size for this Swaddle Blanket Bento! While this bento could potentially fit in a smaller box, it was pretty full with my best folding and the swaddles themselves folded much more easily than they would in a smaller box.

These boxes are also great as mailable presents for if you cannot visit your mama to be but still want to send a personal and thoughtful gift. Regardless of if you are mailing or giving in person, I encourage you to stuff the top of your box with tissue paper if there is extra room so that items don’t move around while shipping or wrapping, plus it makes it a fun presentation removing the tissue paper to a lovely organized baby gift!

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Supplies:

- Swaddle Blanket 4 Pack
- SwaddleMe Swaddle 2 Pack
- Square Gift Box

- Tissue Paper (Optional)

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PART 1 - FOLDING SWADDLES

First we will start by folding the swaddles that frame the receiving blankets. I recommend this size swaddle because it's already the width of the box, making folding even easier! If your swaddle is bigger, you will need to fold in the edges to make it the width of your box before starting folding, which may make your swaddles harder to fold with a consistent thickness throughout.

1. Start with your swaddle face up, with the sides of the swaddle folded in as shown. Then, fold out the outer wing to make a more uniform thickness throughout.

2.  Now, take the bottom of the swaddle and fold it over the wing, covering the velcro securing bits and forming a rectangular packet, as shown in the photos.

3. Using the height of the gift box as a guide,start at the bottom of the swaddle and fold it over, with the folded end being slightly lower than the height of your box. Continue folding the swaddle over itself until the entire swaddle is a rolled up rectangular packet that is the height and width of your gift box.

4. Repeat the same folding process with the remaining swaddle. Then, place the swaddles along the top and bottom of the gift box, folded side up. The remaining space will be used as a guide for folding the flannel receiving blankets.

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PART 2 - FOLDING RECEIVING BLANKETS

1. Start by folding your large flannel receiving blankets into quarters, creating a smaller square of fabric to continue folding. Using the width of your gift box as a guide, fold in the sides of the blanket to create a long rectangular packet that is the width of the gift box.

2. Turn the packet 90 degrees so the long side runs along the edge of your gift box. Using the width of the open space in the gift box as a guide, fold in both ends of the packet so the loose edges are on top and the folds are the width of the open space, as shown in the photos. Fold the packet over once more, concealing the loose edges and creating a small rectangle that is the width and length of the extra space in your gift box

3. Repeat the process with the remaining blankets, then stack them on top of each other in the middle of your gift box, completing your bento and showing off your favorite pattern on the top!

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Bibs, Burp Cloths, and Bottles Feeding Themed Baby Bento Gift Box

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We’ve featured bentos now for adorable Baby Bathtime Items as well as Bedding and Naptime Essentials, but we have yet to explore the wide world of another favorite baby pastime, eating! While there are all sorts of different feeding items a new baby needs, I think the most fun to gift are patterned bibs and burp clothes, with some great bottles for good measure. Thus, this Feeding Bundle Bento was born,a cute and festive way to showcase these adorable baby necessities!

This Feeding Time themed Bento contains a 4 oz. Baby Bottle 4 Pack, Burp Cloth 4 Pack, and a Bib Bandana 10 Pack for a perfect feeding starter kit for any new parents. As far as bottles are concerned, I can’t say enough good things about the Avent Baby Bottle Set! I’ve bought both the 4 oz. and 9 oz. Bottles, along with the Sterilizer and Brush several times for different friends of mine and each have raved over how well their babies like these bottles, along with them being great for breastfeeding mothers in general as babies easily switch between the nipple design and breast. For this set I used a 4 oz. Avent Bottle 4 Pack, which was the perfect accent to the festive Bib Bandanas and Burp Clothes. I actually had two different 4 packs to choose from as far as burp cloths went, both a Blue Whales and Gray Whales themed. While both sets were nautical and adorable I went with the Blue Whales for this set, but I encourage you to look through both the Burp Cloth and Bib Bandana assortments to personalize this bento with your favorites, there’s too many amazing options to choose from!

For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it was the perfect size for this Bento! While there is certainly an extra room for more bibs, I wouldn’t recommend a smaller box as the bottles and burp cloths fit perfectly. These boxes are also great as mailable presents for if you cannot visit your mama to be but still want to send a personal and thoughtful gift. Regardless of if you are mailing or giving in person, I encourage you to stuff the top of your box, mainly the bib side of this bento, with tissue paper so that items don’t move around while shipping or wrapping, plus it makes it a fun presentation removing the tissue paper to a lovely organized baby gift!

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Supplies:

- Burp Cloth 4 Pack
- Avent 4 oz. Bottle 4 Pack
- Bandana Bib 10 Pack
- Gift Box

- Tissue Paper (Optional)

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PART 1: BOTTLE AND BURP CLOTH FOLDING & PACKING

This bento was easiest to fold and assemble as two sections, left and right. First, the burp cloths and bottles were packed as described below.

1. Start by placing your newborn bottles in a square formation in the upper left corner of your box, as shown in the photos. Using the bottles as a guide, fold your burp cloth in thirds so that it forms a long rectangle that is the width of the bottles. Turn the burp cloth 90 degrees so that the long side runs parallel to your box.

2. Taking the left end of the burp cloth, fold it up so that it is just under the height of the gift box, then fold over and crease. Fold the end over again, using the measured segment as a guide, keeping the fold over as close to the end. Repeat this process until the entire burp cloth is folded up to form a rectangular rolled up packet that is the height of your gift box.

3. Repeat the folding with the remaining burp cloths, then place them in the gift box under the bottles.

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PART 2: BIB FOLDING & PLACEMENT

Next, I filled the right side of the bento with a Bandana Bib Multipack, using some extra diapers left behind from some Diaper Cake Projects for padding but you can also use tissue paper or other stuffing to add a little height.

1. Since I wanted a little extra height for the bibs in my bento, I started by making a thin stack of four newborn diapers, as shown in the photos, and used them to fill the right side of the gift box as a padded base. Next, I folded the bibs burrito style, as explained below, packing each bib as I folded it. This will create a total of two layers of bibs, so make sure to save folding your favorite patterns for last so they are the ones that show up on the top!

2. To fold your bibs, start with the bib face down as shown in the photos. Fold the edges of the bib inward, such that the short side of the bib is the width of the remaining space in the gift box.

3. Starting with the top short edge of the bib, fold the end over to create a smooth edge. Similar to how you fold up the burp cloths, roll the bib up so that the edge doesn’t overlap and it forms a burrito shaped packet that is the width of the right side of the gift box.

4. As each bib is folded and rolled up, place it loose end down in the upper right of the gift box, working from top to bottom until there are 5 bibs in an equal layer in the box. Repeat the process for the next 5 bibs, completing the second layer and finishing up your gift box!

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Bedding Essentials Bento Gift Box

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There is no cuter sight than a new baby, dozing away in their crib in an adorable nursery! Nowadays safety calls for less bedding in cribs, but Mattress Protectors and Sheets are always a must. But, despite some super cute sheet prints and patterns, bedding supplies aren’t always the most exciting thing to buy for a new baby. So I set out for a cute way to package these essentials so that they could be both beautiful and a useful set that every new mother needs!

With the Bedding Essentials Bento, I decided to display these necessary items in a minimalist style, with the sheets framing the rolled up mattress protector, tied into a cylinder with a dapper ribbon! This bento displays one standard Crib Mattress Protector and a Crib Sheet 2 Pack, which are not only very needed for a new baby but fun for personalizing with different sheet colors and ribbons! My ribbon actually came with the items in the bento, but you could use any you have on hand to add another dimension of color and pattern to this streamlined gift box.

These boxes are also great as mailable presents to your mama’s to be, a lovely way to send a personal and thoughtful gift  from near or far! The best part of this box is there is no extra tissue paper or stuffing required to keep it safe in shipping, all the items fit perfectly with no room to spare! For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it was the perfect size for this Bedding Essentials Bento. While you can use other sizes of boxes for this project, you will have to play around a little with the first foldings of the sheets and mattress protector to make them the right width.

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Supplies:

- Standard Crib Mattress Protector
- Baby Sheet 2 Pack
- Ribbon
- Square Gift Box

- Tissue Paper (Optional)

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SHEET FOLDING

My sheets came prefolded to the perfect size for these gift boxes, but since they are standard crib sheets I learned how they folded them so you can use any sheet set you like!

1. Start with your sheet face down. Fold the sheet in thirds width wise, such that it is the width of the gift box you are using, with the extra fabric from the sheet smoothed over at the ends to form an almost rectangular packet.

2. Fold the ends of the sheets inward, such that the height of the fold is slightly lower than the height of the box. Once both ends of the sheet are folded in, fold it over once more to make a small rectangular packet that is the width and height of the gift box.

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MATTRESS PROTECTOR FOLDING

While the mattress protector didn’t come fully folded and ready for this bento, it did come at the proper width of my gift box, so if you are using a similar size you will be able to skip the steps folding it into a rectangular packet and move straight to the rolling up and tying portion, but just in case I learned how it was folded and outlined it below.

1. Start with the mattress protector face down, folding it in thirds width wise such that it is the width of your gift box.

2. Now fold the protector into thirds again, width wise, to create a shorter rectangular packet as shown below.

3. Place the ribbon to secure your mattress protector centered under the rectangular packet running lengthwise. Starting on the open ended side, roll the mattress protector into a tight cylinder as shown in the photos. Secure the cylinder with the ribbon, tying it into a bow.

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BENTO ASSEMBLY

Now you are ready to assemble your bento, which is simple and easy! Start by placing one sheet inside the box along the top edge, and secure it in place with the mattress protector cylinder. Finish the bento by inserting the last sheet under the mattress protector,and top with your box lid and your bento is ready to gift!

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Newborn Nap Time Baby Bento Gift Box

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While parents don’t seem to get a lot of sleep with their newborns, their babies sure love to nap! So when designing Baby Bento Boxes, I wanted to include a gift set that was made specifically with baby sleeping essentials in mind. Thus the Newborn Naptime Baby Bento came to be!

This bento includes four Flannel Receiving Blankets,  three Sleep Sacks, and two Swaddles so Baby is ready for naps no matter how he or she likes to snooze! I bought my receiving blankets in a Carter’s Clothing outlet, with the sleep sacks coming from their Simple Joys Collection on Amazon, but there are also so many adorable options for 2 Packs and Single Sleeper Gowns on Carter’s Website so I have included them so you have lots of options to pick from! In addition to these, Carter’s also has several Swaddle 2 Packs if you are looking for other options than the ones I found on Amazon in those adorable Carter’s baby prints!

For these and other Baby Gift Box Bentos, I used a 10 inch square box to house our gifts and it was the perfect size for this Naptime Bento! Make sure to check your local stores for these, I found mine at the local Walmart in their gift section but I have also linked a similar product that you can purchase online.

These boxes are also great as mail-able presents for if you cannot visit your mama to be but still want to send a personal and thoughtful gift. Regardless of if you are mailing or giving in person, I encourage you to stuff the top of your box with tissue paper so that items don’t move around while shipping or wrapping, plus it makes it a fun presentation removing the tissue paper to a lovely organized baby gift!

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Supplies:

- Flannel Receiving Blanket 4 Pack
- Newborn Cotton Sleeper Gown  3 Pack
- Newborn Swaddle 2 Pack
- Square Gift Box

- Tissue Paper (Optional)

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For this bento, I started by folding the Sleeper Gowns, followed by the Swaddles, then the Receiving Blankets. After all the pieces were folded I assembled the gift box and packed it, but it is useful to have it while you fold to make sure that the pieces will fit without leaving gaps.

FOLDING SLEEPER GOWNS

1. Start with your sleeper gown face down. Fold each arm across the body, then fold back so that it runs parallel with the side of the garment. Then, fold up the bottom of the gown to meet the cuffs of the arms, as shown in the photos to the left.

2. Fold the gown in half lengthwise with the arms and bottom inside the fold creating a long rectangle. Next, fold up the top and bottom of the gown to meet in the middle of the rectangle, leaving room between them as shown in the photos below.

3. Finally, fold the top half over the bottom half, creating a small almost square packet. Repeat the process with the remaining two sleeper gowns.

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FOLDING SWADDLES

1. Start with your swaddle face up, then fold it into thirds lengthwise, as shown in the photos. It is less important to make the folds perfect thirds and more important to make them the same width as the sleeper onesie packets.

2. Next, fold the bottom of the swaddle up to meet the bottom of the wings of the swaddle. You’ll notice the bottom of the folded swaddle rectangle is less bulky than the top, so the bottom of the swaddle should be flush with where this bulkiness starts.

3. Fold the top of the swaddle over to meet in the middle of the rectangle, then fold over once more to make a rectangular packet similar to the sleeper gowns. Repeat with the remaining swaddle.

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FOLDING RECEIVING BLANKETS

1. Start with your receiving blanket face down on the table. Then fold in both sides to meet in the middle, as shown in the photos. Fold over once more, creating a long rectangle that is about half the width of your gift box.

2. Next, fold the blanket into thirds widthwise, creating a smaller rectangular packet to roll.Its not necessary for the ends to align perfectly, but more important that the rectangle is the same thickness throughout.

3. Starting at the end with open edges, roll the blanket into a rectangular tube by folding one end over the other until the entire blanket is rolled up, as shown below. Repeat with the remaining blankets.

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BENTO ASSEMBLY

Now it's time to assembly your bento! Start by taking your receiving blankets and stacking them, bottom to top, along the right side of your gift box so that the pretty folded side is facing up and the open ends are tucked into the bottom, as shown to the left.

Then, take you two swaddles and place them in the top left corner of the box, followed by inserting the three sleeper gowns into the bottom left corner. Press them down lightly to fill in the extra space as necessary, and your bento is ready to gift!

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DIY HTV NAPtorious KID Baby Onesie

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While it sometimes feels like the parents are more in need of a good nap than their kiddos, babies are notorious for their cute sleepy ways! And no better way to celebrate naps than this adorably punny Naptorious K.I.D. onesie!

The decal was cut in Black Easyweed HTV on a Denim Blue Hand Dyed Onesie, and although both are on the darker end of their color families I think they went great together and didn’t have any issues with the decal standing out, which sometimes is hard with dark color combinations. I used the font Freshman when I designed this decal; which you can download for free from dafont.com to personalize onesies or any of your other craft projects!

Make sure to check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!

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Supplies:

Dyed or White Onesies
Easyweed Heat Transfer Vinyl or Glitter Heat Transfer Vinyl
Craft Cutter and Tool Set
Adhesive Mat

Onesie Design Cut Files

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1. After downloading the cut files, import them into the Cricut Software. After creating a new project, select Upload Image. Select the file you wish to upload and it will automatically take you to the final upload screen, where you can name the file, then select Save. The SVG Files are sized so that they will automatically cut to the size you see in the photos, but if you want to change the size you can do so to fit your onesies the way you like.

2. After selecting “Make It” Make sure to select the Mirror Mode on the cutting screen. Cut the design in your choice of heat transfer vinyl with the Iron On (for Easyweed HTV) or Iron On+ (for Glitter HTV) Setting on your Cricut, with the shiny side of the material down.

3. Weed the additional material off of the backing material so that, looking down with the shiny side up, you can see your design with the correct orientation.Iron your onesie to remove any creases, then center the design over the top half of the onesie. Arrange the design shiny side up, then cover with parchment paper. Make sure to keep the parchment paper between the design and the iron.

4. Set your Iron to the second Highest setting. Cover the parchment paper and decal with your iron, pressing down firmly on the design. Using your iron like a small heat press, press the design for at least 20-30 seconds, repeating and overlapping the last position as you move across the design. Luckily, onesie decals are so small, you should be able to fit the whole decal under the iron in a single press!

5. Remove the parchment paper and peel the clear  backing from the decal, leaving the design on the onesie. I love pairing this design with our other funny punny Everyday I’m Cuddlin’ Onesie for a fun onesie combo perfect for any new mom and baby!

Check out our other Baby Onesie Projects for more DIY Baby Shower Gift Inspiration!