need gift ideas for 1st birthday (boy)

mrspresley · July 2010

i need gift ideas for a baby boy who is turning 1 this weekend....they have an older boy who is 4 so they already have a lot of stuff for both kids....should i just get them a gift card? i'd like something more personal/hand picked but at the same time they might be moving out of state soon and i don't want to give them anything too bulky......ideas?

(oh and i am looking at somewhere around the $50 price range)

ETA: just found out they are definitely moving now in Sept...

Married2MrWright · July 2010

How about some books and an Amazon gift card? I know I'd LOVE that gift!

MrsIH · July 2010

Lori's idea is a good one! I happened to love gift cards because you can get whatever you want/need. I totally agree that it's not the most personal gift but it's very appreciated when we receive any. In fact my girlfriends and I do a GC exchange at Christmas and give hints on what stores we'd prefer, I love it. In any case, sometimes personal gifts are so thoughtful and meaningful and sometimes it's something you just don't need (or have enough of already). But I agree about combining a GC and books or something small and thoughtful?

MrsIH · July 2010

Hmmm, I just thought about this again and it's for a 1 year old... not a 20 something year old like me, LOL! A 1 year old would rather open a gift than a GC... I think I responded too soon.

mrspresley · July 2010

MrsIH:
A 1 year old would rather open a gift than a GC...

yeah this is what i was thinking. i asked the mom if he had a wish list or something and she said that he loves everything. so i'm not sure. i do like lori's idea of doing some small gifts for him and then a GC so the parents can get whatever they want w/the rest......

MrsIH · July 2010

mrspresley:
MrsIH:
A 1 year old would rather open a gift than a GC...
yeah this is what i was thinking. i asked the mom if he had a wish list or something and she said that he loves everything. so i'm not sure. i do like lori's idea of doing some small gifts for him and then a GC so the parents can get whatever they want w/the rest......

He loves everything, hmm, that is a tough one But yes, Lori's idea was a good one because when the parent does pick something out he'll be super happy w/ it as well.

MrsNJSwimmer · July 2010

I'm thinking at 1, they don't really open gifts anyway, so he won't know the difference.

inamra · July 2010

MrsNJSwimmer:
I'm thinking at 1, they don't really open gifts anyway, so he won't know the difference.

Yeah, I'm wondering...*when* will they know the difference?

I assume that you know the boy personally, so you might have an idea as to whether he would be actually be opening presents himself or not...if so, then maybe a gift would be better--I'd opt for a toy in that case. Otherwise, a gift card would probably be best, especially since they're moving soon. I'd vote for Amazon or Target

SanHawaii08 · July 2010

i like the gift card + a small gift! then you get the best of both worlds Smile

I was buying a gift recently for a 6 mo old (whom I had only seen once since birth and erm, hadn't given a gift yet Embarrassed ) - I looked at puzzles and cloth books, and ended up going with a box set of karen katz books, and a floor puzzle of the solar system for his older brother (3 yr old). i wanted to try to find something they most likely don't have already, and decided to stick with classic/educational-type books and toys.

MrsZiz · July 2010

Bella was not interested in opening the presents AT ALL... that said, she LOVED eating the tissue paper

Amongst our favorite gifts: Gift cards, hard paged books (b loves to turn the pages), hard page books that have touch and feel things in them (she LOVES this!), shoes, a boon ladybug that sticks to the bathtub wall to hold bath toys. We pretty much got a lot of stuff that we needed and got very few clothes which was really nice... what about a piggy bank and a gift card?

eacerna · July 2010

what about a small gift for the baby (something he can open with tons of tissues? lol) and a savings bond? DH and I like giving savings bonds as gifts. he won't appreciate it now but will definitely do 20 yrs down the road.

mrspresley · July 2010

eacerna:
what about a small gift for the baby (something he can open with tons of tissues? lol) and a savings bond? DH and I like giving savings bonds as gifts. he won't appreciate it now but will definitely do 20 yrs down the road.

ooooh love the idea of the savings bond b/c these are the kind of parents who spend money if they have it and won't save it otherwise!

MauiWedding08 · July 2010

oh i like the savings bond idea.

same idea for us... we have been (tactfully?) steering people towards education savings account gifts for Jack. We have a payment coupon book that both sets of grandparents used for baptismal gifts Yes

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