<p>(When he was older, this turned into making little piles of these things on a plate so he could taste them, and a little older still, his making what he called “Spice Salad,” which was a godawful deathly combo of all kinds of herbs and spices – that’s all, just herbs and spices, some in great quantity, nothing else – which he proceeded to eat with a spoon after giving me my own serving of it. That we lived to tell the tale after partaking of this dish strikes me as remarkable; it was like eating an explosion. But I digress.</p>
<p>My D did the same- she would " cook" in the cupboard ( the door would hide what she was doing], come up with these concotions that she actually seemed to like and would be very hurt if I didnt as much.
odd combinations.
she would mash hers with butter and spread them on toast- voila! breakfast in bed.</p>
<p>If you knit/sew etc/ a special swaddling blanket for the christening/baptism? ceremony.
you can also get them made with name etc.</p>
<p>Just realized- I have lent out Baby moses baskets, cradles, even cribs and by the time the baby was done with it, I lost touch with the parents and never have gotten them back 
Not that I needed them again- but I may actually become a grandparent in the next 30 years- stranger things have happened.</p>
<p>A silver frame that a jeweler can engrave is nice- maybe they will even have one that can hold a SD card!</p>