20 Baby's First Christmas Keepsakes (You'll Treasure for Years!)

Celebrating baby’s first Christmas is such an exciting milestone. Cherish every moment Mama, because babies grow WAY too fast. This list shares some adorable gift ideas that you can get to remember this special occasion. Your child will treasure these baby’s first Christmas keepsakes for years.

It’s so fun now that my kids are older to show them their first Christmas keepsakes. These ornaments, stockings, books and decorations are a big part of our family Christmas traditions. We take them out and their little eyes light up. Even my older kids get excited to take out their Christmas keepsakes.

You’ll want to check out our list of Baby’s first Christmas gift ideas too for some toys and stocking stuffers.

These keepsakes can help create memorable moments for years to come. And maybe one day they will even be passed on to the next generation.

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Keepsakes for Baby’s First Christmas

This list includes gift ideas for Baby’s first Christmas. Ornaments, stockings, and books that can be kept and cherished each year during this special season. Plus a few other special items that help create Christmas memories.

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Ornaments for Baby’s 1st Christmas

Having a special ornament to commemorate the first Christmas is perhaps one of the best keepsakes to get. This ornament can be used year after to year and passed on once your baby is older to create many Christmas memories.

This Baby’s 1st Christmas ornament can be customized with your child’s name and their birth year.

This traditional baby rattle ornament is the perfect keepsake for baby’s first Christmas.

This rustic woodland animals ornament is handmade and can be customized with your baby’s name and favorite baby animal!

Personalize this beautiful wooden ornament with your baby’s name.

Display your child’s photo in this beautiful Baby’s First Christmas ornament.

This Swarovski crystal baby’s first Christmas ornament is the beautiful heirloom gift for new parents and a great way to commemorate the birth of your first child.

Personalized Stockings Baby’s 1st Christmas

A personalized Christmas stocking for baby is an essential keepsake for the first Christmas. I still have the stocking from when I was a little girl and I cherish the ones my kids have. Having your baby’s name on it makes it extra special.

Want a stocking that will last for YEARS? Check out this Lillian Vernon Sleigh and Reindeer Heirloom Personalized Stocking. Lillian Vernon makes high quality stockings. This one includes a nice needle point. There are also many other designs to choose from.

This adorable reindeer stocking is a classic handmade stocking your child will treasure for years. Customize with different fonts, monogram or thread colors.

This Cable Knit Christmas Stocking can be personalized and comes in 3 colors.

This durable super affordable personalized Christmas Stocking is a high quality, budget option for a personalized stocking.

Need more ideas? Check out this list of 20+ Baby’s First Christmas Stockings!

Christmas Keepsake Books for Baby

Reading Christmas books is a great tradition to start with your baby. These books are ones my kids love and ask to read over and over again.

The Christmas Baby by Marion Dane Bauer is my absolute most favorite book to read with my kids at Christmas. It retells the Nativity story in a unique way. There are beautiful illustrations throughout. At the end it shows how the arrival of every baby is a miracle. I get teary every time.

Celebrate the holidays with this memorable keepsake, Baby’s 1st Christmas, a personalized board book. A gift that you and your child will cherish for years to come.

Of course, no Christmas book collection would be complete without the original The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore.

The Polar Express has become a beloved classic. A young boy, travels through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a desert of ice, as he makes his way to the city atop the world, where he will make his Christmas wish.

Celebrating Baby’s First Christmas

Your baby will not remember this first Christmas, but it’s still good to start a few traditions that you can do year after year. Decorating the tree with special ornaments, hanging a Christmas stocking, and reading a Christmas book are simple traditions that will be enjoyed for many years by your child.

These special keepsakes can just make your Christmas celebrations a little merrier.

Christmas Eve Box

These have become a wonderful tradition to start with your baby. This Christmas Eve Box is handpainted and customizable to be treasured for years. This budget friendly one is also customizable.

Christmas Eve Sack

Filling a Christmas Eve Sack is another trending Christmas tradition to do with kids. This one you can customize with their name.

Personalized Santa Cookie Tray

No better way to start the tradition of leaving cookies for Santa than this personalized Santa cookie tray.

Christmas Snow Globe

Baby will love staring at this Christmas snow globe and it will be a treasure every year to take out.

1st Christmas Outfits for Baby

And don’t forget a baby’s first Christmas outfit!

This little hat is so adorable. Perfect for picture taking!

And this would make the most adorable outfit from Amazon for picture taking fun!

Dress your baby girl in this adorable long sleeve romper and tutu skirt.

This little onesie is perfect for the holidays and has a bow option for girls and hat for boys.

This little bib set is too cute and an inexpensive way to bring a little cheer to baby’s first Christmas.!

First Christmas Outfit Onesie

Carter’s First Christmas PJ Set

Have a very merry Christmas! And cherish that baby! They grow too fast!

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20 Baby’s First Christmas Keepsakes (You’ll Treasure for Years!)