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Babies love rhymes. Repetitive sounds help babies learn to talk and capture their interest, whether in song or poetry. If you're looking for an original and beautiful idea for a baby shower gift, give the gift of a poem. Do It Yourself If you enjoy embroidery, pick up a pattern that includes a child-friendly poem and some embroidery thread in cheerful colors. Once your piece is done, you can frame it for a nursery wall-hanging or sew on a fabric backing and stuff it to make a keepsake pillow. You can also incorporate short poems or favorite children's literary lines onto clothing. Buy or make an outfit and embroider or sew the saying on the front. A Card to Keep Another baby shower gift idea is to write or print a child's poem on the front of your baby shower gift card. Decorate the card with glitter and include a child's picture frame so that your card can be displayed for all to see. Consider making an embroidered card. Place cardboard between your embroidered piece and a fabric backing. Sign the back for a card and baby shower gift all in one. Well-Known Poems Search the Internet or enlist in the help of some friends to come up with a child's poem that has stood the test of time. An example: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And Baby is, too! "Mary Had a Little Lamb" or "Jack and Jill" are other possibilities, and the days of the week are the subject of another favorite, yet often misquoted child's poem. Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, And Saturday's child works hard for a living; But the child that's born on the Sabbath day Is bonnie and blythe and good and gay. You can also add your own take on a familiar children's poem. Use your imagination to come up with a line that's special to you and will bring a smile to the new mothers's face at the baby shower. Writing Your Own Poem You don't have to be a poet laureate to create a beautiful baby shower poem. Consider the following guidelines when you write your poem.

Write from the heart.

Ask for help from friends if you're stuck on a line or two.

Unless you're talented in the writing department, you may want to stick with rhyming poems.

Try to keep your meter (the amount of syllables in each line) consistent.

Try out the poem on friends before you make your gift final by writing, sewing or embroidering it anywhere. Babies love poems and so do parents. A poem for a baby shower gift makes a memorable present for all to enjoy.