Most guests will give a red envelope filled with lucky money and a physical baby gift. Choose a red envelope design and then check out our most popular Red Egg and Ginger Party gift ideas below!t
Red Envelopes
Lucky money in a Chinese red envelope is the easiest, most traditional gift for babies at a Red Egg and Ginger Party. Pick a design below that conveys the sentiment you wish to send.
Good Fortune
These premium red envelopes feature the Chinese character for blessings (福) to wish the baby a life filled with abundance and prosperity. Blooming flowers and brilliant hot foil stamping in red and gold complete the auspicious motif.
Happiness
These premium red envelopes feature the Chinese character for fullness (满) to wish the baby a life filled with satisfaction and joy. Blooming flowers and brilliant hot foil stamping in red and gold complete the auspicious motif.
Luck
These premium red envelopes feature the Chinese character for luck (祥) to wish the baby a life filled with success and achievement. Blooming flowers and brilliant hot foil stamping in red and gold complete the auspicious motif.
Nursery Essentials
All parents need baby gear from swaddling blankets to bibs, table utensils to nursery decorations. Choosing the right items can add a distinctly Chinese touch to the baby’s nursery.
Luck & Prosperity Fleece Baby Blanket
Wrap the baby in warm wishes for luck and prosperity with this ultra-soft fleece blanket featuring traditional Chinese gold ingots on a vibrant red background. The perfect gift for new parents.
2022 Year of the Tiger Tote Bag
An ideal diaper bag for running errands around town, this sturdy tote stylishly celebrates the 2022 Year of the Tiger. It’s decorated on both sides with a festive red zodiac tiger and the Chinese American Family letter logo on a natural background. At only $20, it’s also a great deal.
Abundant Joy Nursery Collection
Lucky swimming fish decorate this collection of baby blankets, crib sheets, lovies and changing pad covers. These playful golden carp on a baby blue background fill any nursery with good fortune, abundance and strength.
Shine Brightly! ABC Nursery Print
Brighten a baby’s nursery with this colorful ABC print featuring hand-drawn red and gold Chinese lanterns for good luck. A whimsical, light-hearted design sure to add a playful touch to any child’s bedroom wall.
Tiger WubbaNub
Every baby needs a WubbaNub, the pacifier and stuffed animal companion. Choose this adorable tiger, the animal believed to protect babies from harm and bad spirits.
Chinese Numbers Wall Cards
Adorable woodland and nature-themed counting wall cards that include the numbers 1-10 in Chinese. A great gift for eco-conscious parents — printed on recycled card stock with Earth-friendly inks.
Baby Clothing
Baby clothing can be dressed up in a Chinese style by choosing designs incorporating the color red for good luck, tigers for protection from harm and zodiac animals for their mythical powers.
Cute Year of the Tiger Onesie
Cute, fun and contemporary — this adorable onesie is a slam dunk gift for a baby born during the 2022 Year of the Tiger. Easy to wear for any occasion, this onesie features an adorable illustrated tiger gazing up lovingly at the baby. Available in lucky red, blue and pink.
Little Egg Tart Onesie
Boston-based designer Lillian Lee, creator of the Empty Bamboo Girl comic, authors love letters to her American born Chinese life. Is your little one a silly egg tart? This delightful onesie features a Chinese bakery and dim sum staple that comes with a sweet smile…and filling!
Tiger and Rose Onesie
Dingding Hu’s delightful illustrations appear everywhere from the New York Times to the Museum of Chinese in America. This updated Chinese motif wraps a baby in the best of both worlds — bravery and power, tenderness and sweetness.
Little Lion Dancer Onesie
This cute onesie is a “like” magnet on Facebook (just wait until the living room blanket lion dances start around age 2!). Grandparents will love the illustrated child-sized lion dancer, a symbol of good luck and prosperity during Chinese celebrations. Available in key lime, blue and pink.
Cheongsam Onesies
These adorable baby cheongsams for little girls are decorated with lotus flowers, roses and lilies symbolizing beauty, elegance and innocence. A surefire hit.
Toys & Games
These toys will help kids build Chinese culture into playtime in a fun and engaging way. From bilingual building blocks to Chinese cooking sets, you can help the parents naturally and positively incorporate Chinese culture into their child’s everyday routines.
Chinese Character Blocks
Build a child’s animal vocabulary one block at a time with these 32, 1.75″ basswood cubes from Uncle Goose. Each block reveals a Chinese character for animal, its English translation, a phonetic pronunciation and a stroke grid. The perfect addition to any nursery.
Stuffed Tiger Plush Toy
This playful 6″ tiger plush toy is is perfect for playtime, bedtime snuggles or as a fun nursery decoration. It’s sure to become an adorable keepsake for babies born in the 2022 Year of the Tiger.
Lucky Stickers
Kids love stickers! Help bring a young child’s ideas to life with a full collection of Chinese good luck symbols including red envelopes, lanterns, auspicious foods, firecrackers and gold ingots. Available in packs of 100, 200 and 500 stickers.
Bilingual Domino Set
Each domino in this fun play set depicts a familiar object like a fruit, animal or household item with its English name, Chinese character and pronunciation.
Adorable Tiger Bank
This cute tiger bank provides a fun way to recognize the value placed on thrift and savings in Chinese culture. Perfect for a baby born in the 2022 Year of the Tiger and available in a classic orange and white motif.
The Buddha Board
The perfect paint set for toddlers. Young artists use a calligraphy brush to paint on the Buddha Board with water and then the images fades as the water evaporates, setting the stage for a new creative effort.
Children’s Books
This wonderful collection of children’s picture books is perfect for Chinese American kids. They feature universal storytelling that anyone can access, meaningful themes and inspiring characters. Include a note about story times to come and you have a terrific gift.
Chu’s Day
This charming board book is about a panda named Chu who learns that even young children are capable of big things. It will join Goodnight Moon as a bedtime favorite.
Dim Sum for Everyone
Grace Lin’s classic follows a family visit to a dim sum restaurant and brings readers along to learn the names of all their favorite dishes.
Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes
This lovely multicultural book for kids pairs classic English-language nursery rhymes, stories and songs with their counterparts from China, organized into themes like Inside, Outside, Party and Play.
Summertime Rainbow
In English and Mandarin Chinese, this bilingual book of colors celebrates the natural world with simple concepts and beautiful, bold illustrations.
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
In this clever retelling of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” a careless Goldy Luck wreaks havoc on the home of a family of panda bears. Totally adorable.
Silver, Gold and Jade Jewelry
Silver, gold and jade jewelry, typically in the form of bracelets or pendants are a popular gift from immediate family or close friends. The jewelry commonly features good luck characters and charms that jingle pleasantly to keep bad spirits away.
Jade Teardrop Necklace
A simple and elegant jade pendant hung from a yellow gold chain. It’s made with a small, thin pendant that’s perfectly-sized for a child.
Jade Good Fortune Pendant Necklace
A stunning necklace featuring a carved green jade pendant encircling a yellow gold Chinese good fortune character.
Pewter Tiger Character Necklace
A beautiful take on a classic zodiac jewelry gift. Celebrate a baby born in 2022 with an elegant pewter pendant of the Chinese character for tiger.
Jade Coin Pendant Necklace
A light green jade coin, symbolizing perfection and nobility, hung from a cotton cord. It’s a necklace with a simple design that focuses attention on the beautiful peace of jade at its center.
Enamel Tiger Pin
A playful, contemporary tiger pin sure to become an instant keepsake that can be worn for years to come. The delightful tiger strikes a confident pose, eyes up and ready for an adventure.