This is a really pretty website offering a very good choice for, babies and young children. The drop-down menus on the home page take you quickly and clearly to everything you might be looking for, whether it's baby essentials, nightwear or towelling snugglers. They also have some excellent Polartec all in ones for colder weather. Delivery is free in the UK, there are some very good gift ideas and they offer gift vouchers and gift boxes as well.

It’s just as well that Ollipops has a red ‘Start Here’ sign on their home page as there’s so much there it would be hard to know where to go otherwise. So. Click on to The Shop and then go through to the range of shoes, by Starchild, Bobux, Sole Mania or Aquashoe. Most of the shoes are for tinies, but Aquashoe go from infants to adults, so you can pick up a pair for yourself as well.

This is a lovely place to buy something special and quite different. Andrea Brierley has created a range of prints of illustrated names decorated with gorgeous colourful designs of animals, roundabouts, farmyards, fairytale castles and the like. They’re not expensive and something you can’t buy anywhere else. She’ll also undertake an original watercolour commission for you if you get in touch with her. You need to email or call to order.

All of Babas’ beautiful handmade baby bedding and accessories are individually made for you and packed in their own unique calico packaging. You can choose from cot sets, crib sets and Moses baskets, sleeping bags and towels in their range of contemporary designs with names such as Noah's Ark, Teddy Triplets and Splashy Duck. Everything is really beautiful and different from what you'll find elsewhere, and perfect for baby gifts.

Here's another prettily designed and easy to navigate website specialising in gifts for the new baby. There are ready to send gift sets for boys and girls at a variety of price levels, china gifts such as cups and mugs, money boxes and piggy banks, soft personalised fleece pram blankets and lots more, and if you aren't keen on their own ready made sets you can put your own together and include soft toys, bath wear, sleep suits, blankets and shawls.

Babiesbaskets is a retailer offering (you guessed) 'basket' gift sets for new babies and they go right up to the luxury end of the spectrum although prices start off quite reasonably. There’s the 'Loveheart' baby basket containing a babygro, cardigan, pram shoes, fleece and photo album and the ultimate 'Fudge' baby basket which offers as well a cableknit blanket, hand embroidered towel and babygro, and handmade photo album. Everything is beautifully packaged.

Every time I think ‘that’s enough, no more baby gift websites’ I come across another that you simply have to know about and this is one of those. Perfect for luxury, expensive gifts, Bellini Baby offers you the opportunity of buying absolutely beautiful baskets and hampers (most of which include champagne, so they’re for you too) with Takinou of France soft toys, Bebe-Jou soft cotton terry baby dressing gowns, pampering essentials and chocolates, all gorgeously wrapped and hand tied with ribbon.

A great range of gifts and ideas for babies and young children of all ages is available here, including personalised cutlery, clocks and adventure books, baby and toddler sleeping bags, magic lanterns, colourful wall hangings and also some really clever storage ideas. There's the Squishy, Squirty Bath Book, Jungle soft toy Bowling Set and Toy House Play Mat plus loads more clever and innovative suggestions.

Letterbox is more of a traditional toy shop, where you can buy gifts and toys for children of all ages. These include activity toys, dressing up outfits, really pretty room accessories (painted chests of drawers and fairy mobiles) and traditional games. There are also baby gifts such as personalised cushions and towels and bathrobes from ages 6 - 12 months upwards.

If you like something completely different then take a look round here, where Helen Broadhead offers her totally original and hand painted range of furniture. What you need to do first is look on her designs page and choose from the collection including Under the Sea, Teddy Bears, Jungle, Tank, Pirates or Fairy, then select the piece of furniture you’d like which range from tables and chairs to mirrors and chests. Nothing is overpriced and most items would make lovely gifts.

I almost couldn't get past the name of this website but then when I had a look I could see they were offering something original and clever (which almost certainly only the adults will understand). These are a range of baby and toddler t-shirts up to two years and packs of bibs with famous and witty sayings on them such as 'Go ahead and make my day' (Clint Eastwood), 'Here's looking at you, kid' (Humphrey Bogart) and 'I have nothing to declare but my genius', (Oscar Wilde).

This is in the main a hamper and gift website for lots of different occasions. Just click through to their Mum and Baby department and you’ll find a very good range of ideas, most of which can be wrapped and personalised (and they make those options very clear). Choose from such ideas as the ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ baby book, Peter and Jemima activity basket and Baby Welcome Gift Box, to name but a few.

It was difficult to know where to put this website as these are really gifts for children but as just about everything in the kids’ section would make a great present and they have some lovely, well priced t-shirts, I thought I’d drop them in here. These are lovely, personalised t-shirts, aged from 3 – 14, with the Little Folk (Twirl the Little Ballerina, Fizzly the Little Fairy and Squirt the Little Elepant as just a few) plus the alphabet letter and name of your choice. There are also personalised bags, bedding, place settings and pictures too

This is a Cheshire based, high quality baby gift website where there are delightful ideas for newborn and slightly older babies with names such as Baby Play Basket and Luxury Baby on the Go. For slightly older children aged up to two they have pretty printed cutlery sets and lunch boxes plus colourful soft and wooden toys. As everything is designed to be a gift the products are all beautifully presented so you could have them sent out direct from the retailer.

Babygiftbox offer a really lovely range of ideas. You can choose from Welcome Home baby boxes with names such as Flower Power and Lullaby, soft lambswool or fleece and cashmere blankets and christening gifts such as silver charms, chiming spoons and hand knitted heirloom cot blankets. There's also the Yummy Mummy Gift Set to make sure that the new mum isn't forgotten.

I was delighted to find this really beautifully designed website, where you can browse a range of well photographed, clear pictures of lovely accessories and gifts for children including knitted animals, finger puppets, wooden letters, photo frames, scented candles and much more. Take a look round now, as from the personalised paintings to the Create-it Fairy Princess kit I’m sure you’ll be as enchanted as I was.

Embroidered baby blankets, hand painted personalised toy boxes and door plaques, personalised bracelets and friendship rings plus other unique gifts for babies and children are just some of the things you'll find here. This is not a traditional baby gift website, but one where you're more likely to find something they'll love to own a bit later on, such as a named treasure box.

This is a gorgeous baby website, offering so much you could totally get lost. Go past the essential equipment pages and click through to 'Getting Dressed', where you'll find enchanting babygros, sleepsuits and accessories, or to 'Baby Furniture and Accessories', offering a wide range including decorated hangers and a John Crane mouse chair. if you're feeling really generous you could choose one of Stevenson Brothers' handmade rocking horses, made to last a lifetime.

If you want to give something completely different from the normal run of baby gifts take a look here. You can use your baby Timetin to gather information on what life was like around the time of your baby’s birth, remind yourself of the names you considered and make predictions on how you think he or she will develop. The Timetin contains a specially designed ‘Time Book’, reminder card, sealing labels, Message for the Future envelope and advice on what to put in the tin. You can also buy them for starting a new school and birthdays as well as weddings.

Tiny Tot Gifts is a really beautifully laid out website where you can order musical soft toys, Asthma Friendly Cuddly Comforts and the Guess How Much I Love You gift set, of two Nut Brown hares and a story book. You can also buy delightful baby outfits, Funky Feet and Daisy Root baby shoes and bathtime accessories. There’s a high quality gift wrapping service and they’ll ship worldwide.

While offering lots of colourful and sometimes innovative baby products, here there’s also a section called ‘Perfect Pressies’ where you can choose something pretty for a new baby without breaking the bank. There are things like the pretty, hardwearing Kaloo Liliblue tableware set, Marcus Lion and Teo Hedgehog soft toys and Katiepie watercolour names. Not everything in this section would make a great gift but there are lots of other ideas around the site so have a browse.

Fuzzybuzzys produce personalised fleece blankets for babies, made from the softest lambskin fleece and 100% double brushed cotton. The blankets are machine washable, quick-dry, colourfast (they promise) and will not shrink or fray with use. You choose from their range of colours, prints and appliqués and then personalise your blanket with the baby’s name.

This is one of those websites that obviously started off doing one thing and then branched out, because you can not only find bears here; but labradors, elephants, rabbits, cats and dalmations, plus lots of other dogs. So if you know someone who collects soft toys or needs a feel-good gift you should take a look here. Oh yes, and you can buy Lovvie Bears, Thank you Bears and Anniversary Bears here as well.

There are some lovely gift ideas here for babies, all in Aspinal’s signature high quality leather and well thought out designs. Choose from contemporary and traditional photo albums covered in pretty pastel shades, baby shower gift books, suede photo frames, photo wallets and keepsake boxes. Most items can be personalised and everything can be beautifully gift boxed and sent out with your personal message.

Discovering a website like this one - attractive, easy to use and with clever ideas is a real joy, particularly when it's for children. At Hickory Dickory you can order pretty handmade children's room accessories including mobiles, height charts, name plates, clocks and mirrors, all of which can be personalised with a name or date and would make perfect and different gifts for christenings, birthdays and other special occasions. Call them for overseas delivery

If you're looking for a gorgeous gift for a small person, or just want to start your children off on the tidy trail early, then take a look here at these pretty hand-painted toy and keepsake boxes for boys and girls. They can be personalised with names or messages, and there are keepsake boxes for new babies and weddings, money boxes and hand-painted door signs available here too. Call them for worldwide delivery.

This is definitely a lovely place to buy a gift for a new mum (or if you are one, to treat yourself). They offer pretty polka dot mama and baby pyjamas, chic nursing tops, Superfluffie alpaca slippers, pampering gift sets and incredibly elegant baby bags as just some of their ideas. You can book baby portrait sessions and buy Gift Vouchers here as well.

Pretty embroidered baby blankets, Jack Rabbit sweater and hat sets, Bath House Baby Bubbles and Emile et Rose padded jackets and all-in-ones are just some of the items you’ll find here on this excellent gift website where you can also buy pampering presents for new mums. Everything is beautifully packaged and they’ll ship throughout the EU and to specified other international destinations.

The White Company is one place I immediately turn to for gifts for friends who’ve just had a baby and for babies as well. It’s a collection that just seems to get better all the time with beautiful photography, reasonable prices and excellent service combining to make you want to buy much more than you set out to. Take a look at their supersoft towelling robes and pretty toiletry sets or luxurious cushions and throws and you definitely won’t go wrong. For babies there are cashmere shawls, satin edged polar fleece blankets and pretty gift sets in different prints plus lots of other ideas.

Arena Flowers offer a pretty selection of hand tied floral arrangements as new baby gifts, which you can accompany with a teddy bear, Prestat chocolates or a balloon and as there’s such a wide range over all the categories I suggest that you select by flower type or by the amount you want to spend. They offer a free UK next day delivery service plus a same day service throughout the UK (which is free in London and the South East).

This is a place where you’ll find perfect gifts for baby showers and babies on a really lovely website with an irresistible name. So just choose from their range of soft toys and keepsake boxes, cushions, comforters or fleecy slippers or, if you want something really special and unique, one of their handmade, limited edition gifts.

Dillon Green specialise in soft toys and other treats for babies, with Steiff and Jelly Cat being the main brands. Then there are microwavable bears (they’re filled with treated wheat grains and lavender flowers and so you can warm them up safely), Minimink gorgeous fake fur scarves, hats and bootees, Miamoo products such as Cuddle Cream and Splashy wash and finally, for mums, Mama Mio pregnancy body treats.

On their pale blue, prettily designed website, Aspen & Brown offer a lovely range of gifts. In the Christening section there are lots of very reasonably priced ideas, from personalised blankets, baby shoes and silver bangles to charm bracelets, hand painted initial canvases and named pictures. My advice would be to stay with the personalised items and the silver as there’s a great choice and these are definitely the most special and unique. Call them for overseas delivery availability.

For unique hand-painted children’s furniture and perfect gifts and accessories this is a lovely place to shop. You can order everything from sleigh and bunk beds, tables and chairs and chests of drawers painted with flower fairies and soldiers to enchanting fabrics, artworks and other gift ideas. Nothing here is inexpensive but anything you purchase here will almost certainly be treasured for years.

Alex and Alexa.com is an upmarket online baby, toddler and child boutique for 0-5 year olds, which launched in Autumn 07. Designers include Album Di Famiglia, Cacharel, Paul & Joe, Ralph Lauren and Roberto Cavalli. You’ll find the latest collections from their designers beautifully photographed and easy to buy from the well designed site. They offer express international delivery and a same-day service within London.

There are so many wonderful gifts you can choose as a memento of a baby’s birth, most of which fit into a specific category such as flowers, hampers or silver. Here’s something totally different and very unusual which I personally think is a lovely idea: Each day since mid-summer’s day 2005, landscape photographer Gavan Goulder has taken stunning photographs of the Cornish coastline, so you can buy a beautifully framed photograph to mark the day of your (or a friend’s) baby’s birth. Take a look and see.