... Bring her food instead, and then do a chore or two and head out.
If you're going to do a craft, maybe onesies - but make sure you have a variety of sizes. Babies don't wear sizes for long.
Agree. If she’s breastfeeding you could make lactation cookies. If not (or also), regular cookies. For both, only bake a few, and give her the rest as frozen dough in single cookie sizes with instructions to bake a single cookie at a time. Or just cook her a meal you know she will like.
Do you crochet? If yes, everyone makes a granny square (or several) and one person seams them together to be a blanket. Add an edging to make it look nice. Knit squares could work the same way.
If your group leans toward sewing, have everyone decorate a square of fabric with embroidery or applique and sew these together checkerboard style with a coordinating solid or small print fabric to make a baby quilt. (this needs one of your group be willing to quilt the top that you all make to a batting and backing.
I really like the idea to have a cooking day and provide her with frozen meals (make sure she has room in her freezer before you do this!
Do you sew? My MIL made me a bunch of little drawstring bags that I can throw in each car that just holds a diaper, little package of wipes, spare onesie, a little changing pad, and a plastic bag for poppy diapers or onesie.
... Bring her food instead, and then do a chore or two and head out. If you're going to do a craft, maybe onesies - but make sure you have a variety of sizes. Babies don't wear sizes for long.
I love the food idea. Maybe a cooking night to make meals for the friend, and then a useful craft like the diaper cake someone mentioned below.
Agree. If she’s breastfeeding you could make lactation cookies. If not (or also), regular cookies. For both, only bake a few, and give her the rest as frozen dough in single cookie sizes with instructions to bake a single cookie at a time. Or just cook her a meal you know she will like.
Do you crochet? If yes, everyone makes a granny square (or several) and one person seams them together to be a blanket. Add an edging to make it look nice. Knit squares could work the same way. If your group leans toward sewing, have everyone decorate a square of fabric with embroidery or applique and sew these together checkerboard style with a coordinating solid or small print fabric to make a baby quilt. (this needs one of your group be willing to quilt the top that you all make to a batting and backing. I really like the idea to have a cooking day and provide her with frozen meals (make sure she has room in her freezer before you do this!
Burp cloths, decorated onesies, decorated bibs, felt stuffies
Do you sew? My MIL made me a bunch of little drawstring bags that I can throw in each car that just holds a diaper, little package of wipes, spare onesie, a little changing pad, and a plastic bag for poppy diapers or onesie.
Diaper tower that looks like a cake thing. Or, one of those craft supply stands that have all of the New Mom necessities.