Animal Wooden Photo Keepsake Box 6 x 4in - Cream & Natural

This wooden photo keepsake box gives a baby's first treasures a soft, pretty home, with a window in the lid for a favourite photograph. It is rectangular and finished in cream, with a band of natural wood around the lid cut into a gentle scalloped edge that falls over the sides like a little awning. Around the sides runs a delicate watercolour-style print of animals: rabbits reaching for dandelion clocks, a dancing grey elephant, wide-eyed owls and a tiny hedgehog, with mushrooms, butterflies and stars scattered between them. The lid carries more of the same friends, with a bear and a trail of bunting around the window, which takes a 6 x 4in photograph.

We think it makes a thoughtful gift for new parents, a place to gather the hospital bracelet, a first lock of hair, the scan photographs and the cards that arrive in those early weeks. With a favourite picture in the lid it becomes something to leave out on a nursery shelf, a chest of drawers or a dressing table rather than tuck away in a cupboard. The soft cream and wood tones sit quietly alongside pale nursery colours, and it is a keepsake for the family to treasure, not a plaything.

The box is made of wood, with a plain natural wood interior beneath the cream outside, and its flat base sits steadily on a shelf or dresser with no fixings needed. To keep it looking its best, dust it with a soft dry cloth now and then, or wipe it with a barely damp cloth and dry it straight away, keeping it out of damp rooms. For a gift, slip a photograph of the baby or the new family into the lid window before you wrap it, and it is ready to fill from the very first day.

What size photograph does the lid hold?

The window in the lid takes a standard 6 x 4in photograph, so a favourite print of the baby or the family fits neatly on show.

What is the keepsake box made of?

It is a wooden keepsake box, finished in cream on the outside, with a natural wood band around the lid and a plain natural wood interior.

What design is printed on the box?

Soft watercolour-style animals run around the sides: rabbits with dandelion clocks, a grey elephant, owls and a hedgehog, with mushrooms, butterflies and stars between them.

Is it a good gift for new parents?

We think it is a thoughtful gift for new parents, with room inside for first keepsakes and a photograph of the baby displayed in the lid.

Where does the box look best?

It sits flat on a nursery shelf, a chest of drawers or a dressing table, so the photograph in the lid stays on display every day.

How do I look after the box?

Dust it with a soft dry cloth, or wipe it gently with a barely damp cloth and dry it straight away, keeping it away from damp.