"Gift Ideas to Experience the Weight of Birth, Beyond Rice and Plush Toys!"

A Classic Gift for Parents.

Gifts for parents are typically made of "weight rice" or weight dolls that represent the weight of the bride and groom at birth.

It's touching to experience the weight at which they first held you, allowing them to reminisce about the past, which is a fantastic aspect ♡

It's also lovely to give gifts that match the birth weight, not just rice ♡

While traditional gifts like rice (and stuffed animals) are widely available and there are many DIY wrapping ideas,

wouldn't it be wonderful to present gifts equating to the birth weight using something other than rice?

"If I give rice, it will just be eaten and that's it..."

"There’s already a lot of rice at my parents' home, so I doubt they'd be too thrilled..."

"I'd really prefer something a bit more unique than rice."

Especially for those thinking this way!

* Favorite items or hobbies of the parents

* More practical and likely enjoyable items

Considering these to prepare gifts equivalent to their birth weight is a delightful idea ♡

Depending on the item, some creativity might be needed for the wrapping,

For example ♡

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A bride gifted "weight coffee beans" to her coffee-loving parents ♡

Since preparing about 2-3 kg of coffee beans would take up too much space, she used a ziplock bag with sand for a sand ceremony in the center to add weight, covering it with coffee beans to DIY the project.

They can feel the birth weight, enjoy delicious coffee, and the bottle can be reused, making it stylish as interior decor ♡

A wonderful gift for parents.

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Kana (@dk_wd_0917) gifted her parents protein equivalent to her birth weight ♡

Since her husband was originally a trainer and they go to the gym together, she thought protein was the perfect choice. It’s very original! ♡

The wrapping involved putting protein into the largest ziplock from a 100-yen shop, placing it in a non-woven gift bag, wrapping that with a towel and ribbon, and DIYing a printed face on Kent paper.

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The gift of "weight protein" carries the wish for both sets of parents to stay healthy ♡

In case they had trouble with it, her husband had planned to take it, but it seems both families are enjoying it together ♩

A wellness gift for parents is lovely ♡

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This bride prepared half the weight in rice and filled the other half with various items.

You can see an AVEDA paddle brush peeking out from the left wrapping bag ♡

Preparing 3 kg worth of items is nice, but if that seems a bit much... opting for half rice and half gifts is also an option.

It might be easier to adjust the weight in grams ＊

Additionally, how about these ideas?

③ "Weight Alcohol"

For a wine-loving father, how about a bottle of wine or whisky? ♡

You can prepare a bottle that’s slightly lighter than his weight and wrap it to match the birth weight perfectly.

By the way, a typical Bordeaux wine bottle weighs about 1.5 kg.

An "issho-bin" (1.8L sake bottle) is about 950g when empty. If filled with 1800ml of liquid, it becomes about 2750g. It might fit just right!

④ "Weight Board"

I thought it would be lovely to give a wooden board equating to the birth weight as a stylish piece of decor ♡

You could write something on the surface using calligraphy.

Recently, large wooden boards have been used for wedding certificates and welcome boards, so it could be in that vein ♡

I feel like visiting a wooden store for advice.

If you have more great ideas, please let me know ♡

Gifts for parents. I’ve thought of arranging ideas for gifts that evoke the weight at birth beyond the classic weight rice or weight dolls.

If I were to prepare it, I’d go for a mixed gift type,

* A wine bottle for dad

* A set of lotion and moisturizer for mom

* If there’s anything left over, I'd adjust with their favorite coffee beans

and plan to prepare it that way ♡

If you have other good ideas or experiences of gifting something equal to your birth weight, I’d love to hear them at marry! ♡