I usually give an outfit and a learning toy. The Laugh and Learn puppy is a great gift, Target sells it for like $20. The AlphaBug by LeapFrog is another good one, I think that's $15.
I bought my niece everything under the sun. She has tons of leap pad toys, the learning puppy, just everything.
She mostly loves anything that plays music and she really LOVES the walk 'n ride I got her. She drives my brother crazy with wanting to ride around all the time. She's had it 8 months and it's still her favorite toy.
Re: best gift for 1 year-please help
A few favorites:
If you give a mouse a cookie
Moo Baa La La La
Hippos go bezerk
In the night kitchen
The day Jimmy's boa constrictor ate the wash
I bought my niece everything under the sun. She has tons of leap pad toys, the learning puppy, just everything.
She mostly loves anything that plays music and she really LOVES the walk 'n ride I got her. She drives my brother crazy with wanting to ride around all the time. She's had it 8 months and it's still her favorite toy.