5 Uses For the Bunnie Caddie From Newborn to Big Kid

It's the baby shower gift, but beyond that, how else could you use it? We had some ideas.

The Bunnie Caddie is the baby shower gift. No doubt. It looks adorable fully loaded with all the newborn essentials (and is so handy to take to the hospital with their stuff ready to go), but beyond that, how else could you use it? In the last 5 years that I've had Bunnie Caddies, I've found a multitude of ways to use them, from travel toy boxes, to homework boxes, to a post-surgery bed-rest caddy. Each time I've taken one to a parent-friend, they've had even more ideas of how to use, and I realised, when it comes to uses, the limit does not exist! Ahead, five of my favourite ways to use the Bunnie Caddie from the delivery room to big kid territory.

1. The Birthing Kit Caddie

When you're in your birthing suite, labouring or prepping for surgery, when you want something, you want it fast, and you don't want to be explaining to your partner or a midwife exactly where something if in your suitcase. The Bunnie Caddie is the perfect grab-it-now apparatus for keeping labour snacks, waterbottles, lip balms, creams, swimmers, mini fan, birth comb, affirmation cards, camera, charger... whatever you might want, and want quick.

2. The Portable Change Station

Even if it’s only for a little while in the beginning, most families will have the baby in their own bedroom. Usually there isn’t space for the whole nursery set up in that space, so the Bunnie Caddie could station everything you need for the night changes. Even when you're changing the baby in their own room, in the middle of the night, you want to make it easy for yourself. New baby brain fog is real - you’re operating on way less sleep, your body is going through a massive recovery - it’s not surprising. Pop the loaded Bunnie Caddie by the changing mat and you’re set. No need to rifle through drawers or search all over the room for what you need. Refresh it each morning and you’re good to go each night.

3. The Going to Grandma's Open Bag

Baby Bags are essential, but they can be tricky for people who don't use them every day to find stuff in them. Something you'll know well if you've ever gone to pick your child up from daycare and found them in a totally foreign outfit because thee carers couldn't find their change of clothes in their very organised bag. The Bunnie Caddie is open and therefore super easy for everyone to see what's in there. There's also heaps of space for nappies, wipes, nap supplies, feed supplies, but also their favourite little toys.

4. When Your Car is Your Baby Bag

When I was polling mums on what they loved about their own baby bags and what style worked best for them, one told me she never had one because she keeps everything she needs in the car, and where they live, they always drive. Fair play. The Bunnie Caddie makes an ideal car baby bag because of the flat bottom. Load it with a nappy wallet, change of outfit, bib, rain jacket, hat, swimmers, change of outfit, drink bottle and you’re set. Even if you do take a baby bag with you, having the Bunnie Caddie in the boot would make it a lot lighter! A great way to always have everything you could need, but carry only what you’ll use at each particular foray out of the car. Bonus for your back.

4. The Craft Playdate Box

A while ago I discovered the best way to get an uninterrupted conversation with a mum-friend was to take the toddlers some-sit-and-do activities, playgrounds require to much running around (from the adults), and they tire of toys they know so quickly, or (more often) fight over them. So I took to loading up the Bunnie Caddie with a heap of toddler-friendly dry craft supplies (no glue, glitter or paint. Tape and sticky dots are the only adhesives), and dropping it on the picnic rug (side note: it also makes a great picnic basket) or by the cafe table for the kids to go nuts on. Most often it resembles something like an old fashioned in-store Black Friday sale. The kids poked into all the sections, pulled out what they liked and started making pictures which we adults taped down for them. After they're done, I've heard the end of my friends story and we've drunk our coffee, I chuck everything back in the Bunnie Caddie to sort out later, away from little hands.