Baby Thank You Cards - Something To Tweet About?

Monday 22 November 2010 by Helen

I am only just finding my tweet on twitter, and I can imagine (perhaps) tweeting a Birth Announcement, most likely in addition to a more formal method though. It could serve as a speedy way of making the news widespread and venting some excitement! I'm not talking fresh out of labour tweets, Sara Williams style. The Wife of Twitter CEO, Sara, quite literally broke the news as her waters were breaking! Birth Announcement is one thing, but I'm not sure about tweeting as an alternative to say a Baby Thank You Card?

These twitter and baby-related thoughts did make me think about other potentially tweetworthy and untweetworthy situations...

3 things to tweet about

A not-to-be-missed social event, baby show, or sale.
Tips and recommendations - sharing advice on parenting.
Funny stories - a 140 character account of one of the many goings on in the world of new baby.

**3 things not to tweet about**

The contents of baby's nappy - less is definitely more when it comes to these kinds of messy details!
Arguments with partner/friend/husband or wife - Basically, personal snipes in general. If you want to hit someone hard, hit them with more than a 'tweet.' Unless, of course it is your intention is to irritate or launch a mass insult on all your followers!
Hate or love. So that covers 'ranting about your job or boss' or 'revealing intimate details about your loved one.' (Or, your crush/boss/anyone you're cyber stalking.)

When to tweet

When tired or hungover, because A- it requires so little effort, especially with a smartphone, and B - even the small things often seem a lot funnier when overtired, so people tend to be wittier in their observations!
Whilst waiting for public transport - but don't just tweet about how many hours you've been waiting! You have time to kill, then you have time to think of something interesting to say !
As soon as something springs to mind. Wait, and the moment is gone (often never to be seen again) and you'll think ' I had something really good to say earlier...'

When not to tweet

If having a conversation with someone else - a tad on the rude side!
If having a sleepless night - announcing this to the twitosphere will not help your cause (it's about as helpful as clock watching!)
Whilst driving - a rather obvious one to finish !

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3 Must See Birth Announcement Ideas For The Modern Mum

Thursday 04 November 2010 by Jill

Imagine this...

A large movie poster, 'The Newborn Identity', underneath it is a huge picture of your baby's face, and underneath that in the credits are your names as the proud parents (The Producers)... Believe it or not this method of Birth Announcement does exist! You might not be a fan of less conventional methods, but who else isn't just a little intrigued as to what other quirky ideas there are?

The likelihood is that at some point soon, a Birth Announcement Card will drop through your letterbox. It's a popular way to share new arrival news in a more official way, aside from the multiple phone calls and the status update on Facebook! But, what are the options if you did want to go about things a little differently...

Movie Posters

As mentioned above, you can customise to your liking, so think Top Gun.... Top Son. The fun in this idea for me would be in the changing and adaptation of the movie names. But then I'm a fan of words. There's nothing people like more than spoof pictures, it could be comical to introduce little star as movie star, but it does depend on how far you want to stray from tradition, and whether you are going for keepsake or humour. It is also worth bearing in mind that everyone from the midwife (Director) to the Nurses get a mention in the credits. (I'm guessing those who had more rocky relationships with their midwife might not be as happy about this.)

Music Posters

For the rock and roll, how do you fancy designing your own retro gig poster? Like the movie posters, they're fully customisable and you can design the shape, size and colour, essentially you can create a poster reminiscent of those posted on city streets advertising not-to-be-missed music gigs.

Seeded Paper Cards

The idea of the seeded paper card is that having enjoyed the card, the reciever can then plant it, and the seeds should sprout. grow and flower. I like that it's green and it's more than just a card that's binned and forgotten about. Planting the card gives it a new purpose and meaning. This is why Personalised Birth Announcements are so popular, but in their case it's the photo that makes the card a special keepsake. Returning to the notion of planting cards, I am slightly sceptical as to how many people would actually get around to replanting it. (It could be especially tricky if you live in a 6th floor flat?) Another thing I'm not convinced about is the success rate, how fast the flowers grow, if they grow at all, or, whether it's just like those seeds you get from the garden centre, the 'grow your own Venus Fly Trap', the ones that never actually grow!

The Seeded Paper Card has to be my favourite, a really unique idea that's a bit less gimmicky! I'm sure there are many other birth announcement methods, infact I am going to throw just one more into the mix, The Techie Birth Announcement.

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Easter wishes

Monday 29 March 2010 by Jill

This Easter we really debated whether or not to sending out Easter cards. As much as I love stationery- and I really love it- I just felt completely unmotivated.

It seems like everyone in my family was born between Christmas and Easter, so it’s been a steady steam of birthday cards and wishes since the start of the New Year. Add to that the fact that there is a complete baby boom in our social circle- friends, family, colleagues, neighbours- and I think you can start to appreciate why I didn’t feel like going through the hassel of sending personalised Easter cards.

But…inevitably I just couldn’t resist. Although this isn’t technically Baby Boy’s first Easter (he arrived just in time last year) it still feels like a special Easter. And, being so far from so many of our favourite people, it seemed like a great time to send a little note. If we can’t celebrate Easter with everyone, at least we can let them know we’re thinking of them.

And, as always, it was meant to be. So many people have already thanked us for thinking of them and brightening their day. It was really a small effort to touch so many people. The happy images of a beautiful, smiling baby boy, framed by a sweet duck parade are the perfect way to welcome spring!

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