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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!
Supplies:
- Flannel Receiving Blanket 4 Pack
- Newborn Cotton Sleeper Gown 3 Pack
- Newborn Swaddle 2 Pack
- Square Gift Box
- Tissue Paper (Optional)
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
