First birthday gift ideas

greeneyed_bride

What are you getting/did you get for LO for his/her first birthday? We'll probably get him some clothes and some books, but I'd like to get him at least one "quality" toy. I'm thinking something wooden that will last him a long time (and that isn't so babyish that he'll only be interested in it for a few months.) Any suggestions? Bonus points if you include links to where I can buy it!

meglette417

I always had a nice wooden wagon growing up or a wooden rocking chair.   Eventually too we would like to get a nice swing set for DS they will have that for years!

ajswart

wooden puzzles my almost 3 year old still plays with them. i love almost anything melissa and doug. I think a kitchen set with some food would be great too.

lindslalala

We're getting him a sandbox.

sweetMay119

We are getting our lo the radio flyer walker wagon. I can see her using it for a few years. You can get it for 30% off on yoyo.com

Irishsapphire

My son's biggest gift was his Radio Flyer Wagon.  It is for 18 months or older, but it was something that he eventually grew into.  https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2266708

And at the end of his birthday, we put him in it and took him outside and took pictures.  He is 1 years old in this pictures, so he does not have a lot of expressions. 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.231556743527728.77850.100000202124141&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=231563723527030&set=a.231556743527728.77850.100000202124141&type=3&theater

As well, my son really liked Chuck & Friends Trucks and Disney Pixar Cars. 

https://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=10777144

https://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?categoryId=11536703&searchURL=false&f=PAD%2FTRU+Age+Filter%2F12-24+Months&fbc=1&fbn=TRU+Age+Filter%7C12-24+Months

He is 2 years old, and he tucks in his Chuck & Friends trucks to bed like a stuffed animal. 

wedsept

We got our DD a trike for her first birthday.  She loved it.

Cheerio B

We're doing one of those wooden activity cube's like the Zany Zoo and then the Little Tike's Cozy Coupe. He has a ton of toddler toys left over from DD so that's probably all we're going to get him.

buzzbee24

Radio Flyer deluxe covered wagon, books, toy chest, Mozart music cube, indoor/outdoor activity tent, clothes. That's what I've bought so far.

palma44

We are getting her a sandbox, but I do love the wagon idea also.

skibunny59

I don't think we're getting DD anything.  We are having a big party with all of our friends and family and DH and I are also taking the day off of work on her actual birthday so we can be with her.  I just think she's going to get so much stuff from everyone. 

Do you guys think that's weird?  Even for Christmas we only got her like a couple of books and one toy.  We didn't go crazy.  We buy her stuff all the time so it just seems silly to us to buy and hide it until her birthday rather than just give it to her.  As she gets older we will buy her a birthday gift from us to giver her on her actual birthday.

shannm

skibunny59:

I don't think we're getting DD anything.  We are having a big party with all of our friends and family and DH and I are also taking the day off of work on her actual birthday so we can be with her.  I just think she's going to get so much stuff from everyone. 

Do you guys think that's weird?  Even for Christmas we only got her like a couple of books and one toy.  We didn't go crazy.  We buy her stuff all the time so it just seems silly to us to buy and hide it until her birthday rather than just give it to her.  As she gets older we will buy her a birthday gift from us to giver her on her actual birthday.

not weird at all.  That is how we do things too.  We started doing bigger gifts when DS turned three.  So DD will probably get some cake and balloons from us and a few gifts from her grandparents. 

cmsdouglas

skibunny59:

I don't think we're getting DD anything.  We are having a big party with all of our friends and family and DH and I are also taking the day off of work on her actual birthday so we can be with her.  I just think she's going to get so much stuff from everyone. 

Do you guys think that's weird?  Even for Christmas we only got her like a couple of books and one toy.  We didn't go crazy.  We buy her stuff all the time so it just seems silly to us to buy and hide it until her birthday rather than just give it to her.  As she gets older we will buy her a birthday gift from us to giver her on her actual birthday.

I don't think that's silly.  We got DD a hug-a-planet and that's pretty much it.  She'll get plenty from others and since we're moving in June, I don't want to buy a ton of stuff to move.

https://www.amazon.com/Hugg-Planet-PILLOW-POCKET-Hugg-a-Planet-Hugg-A-Planet/dp/B0006IYLMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359839400&sr=8-1&keywords=hug-a-planet

 PP, we bought DD an activity cube for Christmas and she LOVES it.  It is good quality and I think she'll like it for several years.

https://www.amazon.com/Anatex-Deluxe-Mini-Play-Cube/dp/B00009IMDI/ref=sr_1_4?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1359839506&sr=1-4&keywords=activity+cube

LolaBelle515

We got this wagon as a Christmas present from Grandma, if you're looking for a wagon! It's quite beautiful:

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/16395648070736607781?client=safari&rls=en&q=radio+flyer+wooden+wagon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=9IENUY2tA6afyAH8woHoBg&ved=0CIQBEMMf

 

For his birthday, I want to get LO a  sand and water table. They come in a variety of sizes and $$. Here's an example:

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/13949537594896628828?q=water table&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41867550,d.aWc&biw=1057&bih=562&sa=X&ei=NYINUf3ZL6a6yQGJz4Aw&ved=0CKsBEPMCMAc#ps-sellers

 

We're also asking grandparents for a season pass to the Children's Museum.  

 

SteelCity44

Swing set, infant swing and maybe a small sandbox.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Flexible-Flyer-Triple-Fun-II-Metal-Swing-Set/20919449 

BiscuitEater21

DS already has a ton of things that are more for older babies and toddlers, plus we're more focused on the party, so we probably won't get him much.

I'm sure he's going to get more than enough of clothes and toys for his birthday from family lol. I've already gotten him a rocking horse and chair and they are both for when he's a little older (:

I really want to get him a toy box/book shelf in one, but he wouldn't be too interested in that anyway!  

katieh1017

I want to get her the little tikes garden house. I've also thought about a lot of what's already been mentioned: wagon, trike, sand box...

 https://www.target.com/p/little-tikes-secret-garden-playhouse/-/A-13285171?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|13285171&CPNG=Toys&kpid=13285171&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=13285171 

 

ncsumommy

Lurking from 6-9...but my DS is almost four...so I wanted to weigh in...

For his first bday, favorites are/were:

Water table - highly recommend also getting some cheap $1 target aisle boats and stuff to add to it.  The more "bath" toys the better for this.  Also needs to have something that they can dump water out of. 

Push Toys - like a lawnmower, grocery cart, whatever.  LOVE it at that age.

My DS also loved a bubble machine.