Today marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac and after last year’s “Year of the Tiger“, I’m more than ready to settle down with something a little more calm and sweet. This means our kids will roar less, right?
To commemorate the start of the year 4721, we’ve rounded up a bunch of adorable Chinese New Year gifts for a new little bunny in your life — or any that may hop your way before the year is done.
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It wouldn’t be a
Chinese New Year round up without something gorgeous from long-time favorite
Tree by Kerri Lee. Her
Chinese zodiac Birth Year Boxes are such a pretty keepsake for a new boy or girl and come in four colors and
two sizes. Her simply sweet illustration of a rabbit (shown at top) sits atop a well-made wooden box that is so much better than shoving all those little hold-on-to-forever tokens into a shoebox.
The baby who is born with a
pewter spoon in their mouth from
Beehive Handmade is a lucky baby indeed (that’s how the saying goes, right?). Or choose a combo
spoon and “spork” set, a shiny
child-size pewter mug, or any combination for the newest baby in your life. Cute, but not cutesy, these heirloom-quality items are really useable and food safe, so no keeping them out of reach and untouched.
Keep your bunny cozy this winter with
Boden’s sweet, baby blue cardigan with little crocheted rabbits nestled on the sides. In sizes from newborn through 3 years, it’s okay to size up a little bit to make this last through the winter. Baby bunnies grow fast!
The author/illustrator team of Oliver Chin and Justin Roth have delighted us for years with
their zodiac books based on the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
The Year of the Rabbit is not first-baby-book reading, but it will still look cute on the nursery bookshelf. Plus, the story about a little boy and a bunny will still be a fun read when that baby is old enough to be all ears at story time. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
Get out the camera! A baby born in this Year of the Rabbit will be ready for their closeup with this truly adorable
knit bunny hat topped with flowers from The Blueberry Hill. Prefer the ears but not the blooms? They have
several color combos without the flowers too. (at Maisonette)
And, no, we don’t recommend giving babies chocolate, but let’s not forget their parents who could use a little pick-me-up after another 2am wake-up call. L.A. Burdick has an entire collection of delicious, handmade, ethically-sourced chocolates specifically for
the Lunar New Year. from
one ganache-filled rabbit for $3.95 to
an entire crate of chocolates for $148.
But we especially love
this reasonably priced, red-boxed sleeve shown above which is filled with chocolatey rabbits and unique bonbons flavored with red bean, five spice, and Yoja and Soju. But hurry, they’re only sold through the 27th of January and then they hop, hop, hop away.
These are all so cute! Need to go look-up what chinese zodiac sign my kids are, i dont even know.
Recently received a Beehive Kitchenware spoon for my daughter (one with a chick on it). She LOVES it. It has a great weight and nice shape for a little one. Wonderful gift!
What about rabbits that were born in Jan.2012. I like those spoons but they have 2011 engraved on them. The Chinese New Year just started yesterday or day before, I believe.
I would convo the artist via the Etsy shop and see if it’s possible to get one with a 2012. Good luck!
I wrote to the artist at Beehive Kitchenware and heard this response:
Hi Christina,
We won’t be making these spoons with 2012 on the back, but we are going to continue to make them without a year on the back. Hopefully we will have those available in a few weeks.
—Hope this helps!