First Birthday Gift Suggestions

[Anonymous]

Boyfriend and I were recently invited to a first bday party for a set of twins whose parents I would say we're casual acquaintances with. We've only met the babies once, so we don't have a ton to go off of when picking gifts. I assume we get both of them something but I'm not sure what to give each baby since they're both strangers to me.

My bf and I don't have kids and we don't have a ton of friends with kids so we're a little stumped on what to get. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

How much do you want to spend? Babies don’t need much. A DoorDash gift card would be appreciated. A tricycle. Museum or zoo membership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much do you want to spend? Babies don’t need much. A DoorDash gift card would be appreciated. A tricycle. Museum or zoo membership.

Either this person travels in big money circles, or they missed the casual friends part. I think getting them each a cloth book and/or toy is fine. Just avoid noisy electronic toys. Also avoid choking hazards, especially (but not limited to) button batteries, magnets, and latex balloons.


Here are some Amazon search links to the kinds of toys and books my kids liked at that age.

https://www.amazon.com/cloth-books/s?k=cloth+books

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fabric+blocks+for+baby&crid=2GEOGQNPADHBE&sprefix=fabric+blocks+%2Caps%2C175&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_3_14

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=baby+activity+board+12-18+months&crid=3LKN26P5MP8B8&sprefix=activity+board+for+baby%2Caps%2C227&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_5_23

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=baby+bath+toys&crid=1N52CMHCBLFL9&sprefix=baby+bath+toys%2Caps%2C125&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

[Anonymous]

Board books are always a good gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much do you want to spend? Babies don’t need much. A DoorDash gift card would be appreciated. A tricycle. Museum or zoo membership.

Either this person travels in big money circles, or they missed the casual friends part. I think getting them each a cloth book and/or toy is fine. Just avoid noisy electronic toys. Also avoid choking hazards, especially (but not limited to) button batteries, magnets, and latex balloons.


Here are some Amazon search links to the kinds of toys and books my kids liked at that age.

https://www.amazon.com/cloth-books/s?k=cloth+books

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fabric+blocks+for+baby&crid=2GEOGQNPADHBE&sprefix=fabric+blocks+%2Caps%2C175&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_3_14

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=baby+activity+board+12-18+months&crid=3LKN26P5MP8B8&sprefix=activity+board+for+baby%2Caps%2C227&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_5_23

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=baby+bath+toys&crid=1N52CMHCBLFL9&sprefix=baby+bath+toys%2Caps%2C125&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Do rich people give each other's toddlers Doordash gift cards? It seems unlikely that these 12 month olds are going to order Doordash, so the card ould be a gift for the parents. I don't think that's a thing in wealthy families.

I agree that books are nice. My kids really also liked toys you could fill, move and dump at that age. A dump truck with duplos. A shopping basket with play food etc . . .

[Anonymous]

It seems like an awkward situation all around.

I'd decline and send them a toy they can grow into - water table, building blocks, clunky train set,....tons of options with various price points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boyfriend and I were recently invited to a first bday party for a set of twins whose parents I would say we're casual acquaintances with. We've only met the babies once, so we don't have a ton to go off of when picking gifts. I assume we get both of them something but I'm not sure what to give each baby since they're both strangers to me.

My bf and I don't have kids and we don't have a ton of friends with kids so we're a little stumped on what to get. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Board books, get two gender neutral, doesn't matter if they coordinate or not.

[Anonymous]

Agree you can't go wrong with books. Art supplies, playdough, stacking blocks etc.

[Anonymous]

Duplos, the ones that say 1 1/2 age

[Anonymous]

My so received a red tricycle and that gift was well used and remembered- and made for great photos.,

[Anonymous]

BOB books. They can learn to read early.

[Anonymous]

Books (but include a gift receipt).

Onesies from one or both of the parents’ Alma maters would be fun. Size 18 month for any clothes would be a safe bet.

[Anonymous]

I'll assume that you don't want to spend hours carefully researching the best books and toys, and you just want to grab something from Amazon or Target.
Board books (anything by Sandra Boynton is a good choice. Otherwise, I'd recommend any book in the "That's not my . . ." series from Usborne)
Fisher-Price Little People sets
Melissa & Doug toy: https://www.melissaanddoug.com/collections/1-2-years?gad_campaignid=22694923660&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA949c4xmpTcEPEO21qg4OeiJa_fSQ&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1oaBhv3vkwMVz1tHAR2z-jctEAAYASACEgJX8PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Anonymous]

I started give these as baby gifts and every recipient has reached out to me when their kid is around a year old and said how much use they get out of it. They're small and even if the family has something similar (or has one exactly), it's a good thing to have more than one of.

https://www.target.com/p/morepeas-everything-snack-cup-teal-green/-/A-92085182?sid=&TCID=PDS-208695289&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1242884&ds_rl=1246978&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=208695289&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfY92TgdBOCYIqMgVtE8HJ_4n&gclid=CjwKCAjw7vzOBhBxEiwAc7WNr52nOQL9ag3TuRVWGYInFoV9L_ju5hSR3mBiAV_GbqVvBRw6PogSsxoCo9AQAvD_BwE

[Anonymous]

books - especially ones that you like, duplos (they'll be able to use those in about 6 months), I like green toys for that age - they have an assortment of boats/planes/trucks/bath toys. Or a gift card - one year olds still need a lot of diapers. I disagree with bob books - they are for learning to read, not for being read to.