When I was born, my mom made me a blanket that was white and blue with little bears on it. Fourteen years later, I still have it....and yes, I do still sleep with it. She calls it my "security blanket".
My cousin just had a baby, and didn't want to know what the sex would be before the birth. So, EVERYONE bought green items, hehe. Mostly things frog related. The parents had a theme room with DOGS! () It was kinda cute, and the baby ended up being a little girl.

Great idea!!