Description
This keepsake box holds five mini matchboxes for a baby's smallest treasures. The rectangular outer box is white with a matt finish, its lid scattered with gold foil stars and a little crescent moon around the words 'precious little MEMORIES'. Inside, the five matchboxes sit side by side in soft pastel shades of pink, yellow, cream, sage green and pale blue, and each spine carries its own gold lettering: first words, first curl, little treasures, first tooth and little memories. The box measures 7cm high, 8.4cm wide and 12.2cm deep, small enough to sit on a shelf.
It makes a thoughtful gift for a baby shower, a welcome present to mark a birth, or a gentle surprise for new parents. We think it suits a nursery shelf or a bedroom chest of drawers, where it looks pretty with the lid closed and keeps everything in one place. Parents can save a lock from the first haircut in the first curl box, a milk tooth in the first tooth box and a folded message of those early first words, while little treasures and little memories can take a tiny name band, a scrap of a favourite blanket or whatever else feels worth keeping. It is a keepsake for the grown-ups to fill and look after, marking a child's years from birth to three.
The lid lifts open to reveal the words 'these memories belong to' printed in gold inside, with a line for a name, so the box is theirs from the very start. Each matchbox has a sliding inner tray that pushes out from its sleeve, and all five slot back neatly into the outer box. Keep it dry and dust it now and then with a soft dry cloth. For gifting, it needs little more than a ribbon; we like to add a handwritten card for the new parents.
Specification
| Colour |
Multi-coloured |
| Finish |
Matt |
| Height |
7cm |
| Width |
8.4cm |
| Depth |
12.2cm |
| Weight |
0.132kg |
| Occasion |
Baby Shower, Birth, New Parents |
Frequently Asked
How big is the keepsake box?
The outer box measures 7cm high, 8.4cm wide and 12.2cm deep, a neat size for a nursery shelf, a bedside table or a drawer.
What comes inside the keepsake box?
Five mini matchboxes in pastel pink, yellow, cream, sage green and pale blue, labelled in gold: first words, first curl, little treasures, first tooth and little memories.
Do the little matchboxes open?
Yes, each one has a sliding inner tray that pushes out from its sleeve, and all five slot back side by side inside the outer box.
Is there somewhere to add the baby's name?
Inside the lid the words 'these memories belong to' are printed in gold with a line for a name, so you can write the little one's name there yourself.
Is it a good gift for a baby shower?
We think so. It makes a thoughtful baby shower gift, a lovely present to mark a birth, and a gentle surprise for new parents.
How should I look after it?
Keep it somewhere dry and dust it now and then with a soft dry cloth. It is a keepsake for grown-ups to fill, best kept on a shelf rather than played with.