If you know a couple who is in the process of adopting a child, you'll likely want to help celebrate this occasion with a special gift. It can be difficult to find a gift that is specifically for parents who are adopting a child. Luckily, some companies create gifts just for adoptive families. Choose one that best represents your relationship with the parents and that suits their personalities.
Born in My Heart
Many adoptive couples adopt the phrase "born in our heart" to describe their adopted child. Gift items are available that include that message. These gifts range from Christmas tree ornaments to jewelry to T-shirts.
Travel Expenses
If a couple you know is participating in an international or long-distance adoption, they will probably incur significant travel expenses. Helping with these expenses is a practical way to show your support for their journey, both literally and figuratively. Airline tickets, hotel nights or gas and restaurant gift cards are a few examples of ways to make their process easier. Or give the couple travel kits with sacks and personal-care items.
Memory Book
An adoption memory book chronicles the adoption journey and serves as a lifelong keepsake that adoptive parents can share with their child. Choose from baby books, which chronicle your child's milestones, or books that focus solely on the adoption process. (See Adopt Shoppe in the References.)
Necessities
Think of the gift items you'd buy for any couple who conceived their own child, and apply this thinking to the adoptive couple. Potential gifts include parenting essentials, such as baby or child furniture, clothes and toys. Consider throwing the couple a shower, similar to a baby shower, to build up their supply of baby necessities.
Donation
Make a donation to a charity that supports adoption in the name of your adoptive friends. Get them a card in which you explain that you helped provide the gift in their name so that someone else might know their joy. Take up a collection from family members and friends to increase your donation amount.
