One year old birthday gifts?

[Anonymous]

My favorite idea is to have someone pick a book for a child (with tones to turn the page) so that as the child grows, he can have Grandpa read him a story any time he wants.

A pop-up activity board

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My go-to one year old gift is a shopping cart, toy stroller or one of the green toys big dump trucks. Toddlers all go through a hoarder stage where they love to put random crap into something that is “theirs” and then schlep it from room to room.

hoarders stage. haha

[Anonymous]

A ride-on car
Barn and farm animals
Shopping cart

Random, but both of my kids LOVED these when they were one: DK First touch and feel picture cards. They loved sorting them, kissing them, scattering them, talking to them, dumping them out of the box, putting them back into the box. . .
https://www.dk.com/us/book/9780241287934-my-first-words/

[Anonymous]

Various types of blocks & books

[Anonymous]

My one year olds favorite things to play with:
-baby doll stroller
-toy shopping cart
-Cozy coupe or other ride on toys
-bath toys (best ones are stacking cups or anything she can pour water out of/into)
-a purse/bag/backpack

(I agree w pp about the hoarders stage—anything she can put all her stuff in is great hence the stroller, shopping cart, and bag recommendations)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia 529 gift cards

Duplos. I found that Megablocks broke and got loose over time. Duplos are still going strong three years later.

Riding toy *that doesn’t make noise*. I can’t explain how important it is to reduce opportunities for obnoxious noise. After the first annoying toy, I made a blanket policy that all singing toys remain at the giver’s house. I enforced it, and now everyone knows better. You may have more patience than I do.

So none of the toys at your house make noise? That seems ... extreme.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Virginia 529 gift cards

Duplos. I found that Megablocks broke and got loose over time. Duplos are still going strong three years later.

Riding toy *that doesn’t make noise*. I can’t explain how important it is to reduce opportunities for obnoxious noise. After the first annoying toy, I made a blanket policy that all singing toys remain at the giver’s house. I enforced it, and now everyone knows better. You may have more patience than I do.

So none of the toys at your house make noise? That seems ... extreme.

We have a couple. One hi-lar-ious walking horse made the cut. Most of the others others are in DH’s second language. I have a harder time holding the line when relatives send them from abroad. Also, DH will bring them into the house, and I have to sneak them back out. He doesn’t loathe them like I do. The grandparents, however, do not buy talking toys anymore.

[Anonymous]

A learning tower!