Baby's First Christmas Gift Guide

A first Christmas only happens once. The tiny pajamas get outgrown and the photos pile up, but a handprint on the tree comes back out every December.

These are the first-Christmas keepsakes families reach for most: ornaments to make together, ornaments to hang, and a couple of traditions worth starting now.

Handprint ornaments to make together

A few minutes, one small hand, and an ornament you'll unwrap for the rest of your life.

Our Baby's First Christmas handprint ornament is also made by Child to Cherish for Pottery Barn Kids. Read the story.

Claydough Handprint w/Wooden ring Ornament Kit

Our bestselling handprint kit. Press baby's hand into oven-bake Claydough, set it in the natural wood ring, and finish with the red ribbon and candy cane charm. It's a first-Christmas ornament you'll hang every year after.
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Clay Handprint Kit Ornament

Soft air-dry clay means no mixing and no baking. It's just a rolling pin, a little hand, and a few quiet minutes together. The simplest way for new parents to save that first handprint.
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"A Stitch in Time" Baby Handprint Ornament Kit

A wooden embroidery hoop with a stitched wreath and "Baby's 1st Christmas" in red, with room for baby's handprint in soft gold. It feels like a little heirloom from the very first year.
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Baby's first ornaments

Personalizable resin ornaments from our Candy Cane Collection, plus a porcelain favorite. Many have a blank banner where you can add baby's name or the year at home with a paint pen.

Babys 1st Carousel Pink

A pink-and-white carousel with prancing horses and a little golden sparkle. A dreamy pick for a baby girl's first tree.
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Babys First Noah's Ark

Baby animals on the ark, a glittering base, and a blank ribbon banner for baby's name or date. A gentle touch of faith for the family tree.
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Babys 1st Carousel Blue

The blue-and-white version of our carousel, with golden glitter accents. Sweet for a little boy's first Christmas, or paired with the pink one for twins.
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Pink Moon 1st Christmas

A sleepy baby curled up on a glittery crescent moon, with "1st Christmas" in gold script. Just right for the parents still tiptoeing past the nursery door.
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Home Sweet Home Snowglobe Ornament

A gingerbread house under a snowy sky, with Santa and his reindeer flying overhead. A cozy snowglobe ornament for baby's first home, and the first Christmas in it.
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Our Little Christmas Story Baby's 1st Ornament

A white porcelain ornament that reads "Our Little Christmas Story" in gold foil. It comes with a gold pen, so you can write baby's name, the date, or a short note on the back.
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Christmas Eve traditions to start this year

Baby won't remember this year's cookies. But the plate will be there for every Christmas Eve after.

Santa w/Reindeer Santa's Message Plate Set

A ceramic plate with a chalkboard center for notes to Santa (and his reply), plus a matching milk bottle and reindeer treat bowl. A tradition gift for new parents that grows more special every year.
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Santa's Cookie Platter Set

A ceramic platter with spots for Santa's cookies, milk and reindeer treats, a chalkboard for notes, and cookie cutters to bake with. Perfect for a family starting its own Christmas Eve routine.
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