I might make a small, 36" square maybe or a little larger, with perhaps a squeaker inside, us the paper from inside cereal boxes for a nice noise, perhaps even in a small area, but I might take small toys secured to various ribbons of different textures for the baby to play with. The ribbons and little toys could keep the baby quite happy for some time. When someone I knew had a baby, they were given a small square perhaps 12-20", not sure of exact size, but it had all types of ribbons with all kinds of textures sewn into the sides and his baby liked it - he told me I could probably make and sell them at the fairs I attended. Didn't get to have a table this year due to medical issues, however, they have me down for the Strawberry Festival in June, so now that I'm finally home, I need to start working on projects.