Toy gift for 6-12 month old?
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An old friend just had a baby and claims they have everything they need for up to 6 months. What is a good gift for an older infant (boy)? I'm thinking a fun toy as we were close when we were younger and I think it would suit our relationship.
My kids are a little older and I can't quite remember what they liked at that age. It could be for a little older, but I'd prefer that age range. While I appreciated the baby gifts people got me for the toddler stage I found that it felt like sooo long (for the first baby) between 0 and 1 that the memory of the gift and when I used it wasn't as intense. |
Anonymous
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The Fisher Price shape sorter bucket and nesting cups (e.g., First Years).
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Brilliant-Basics-Babys-Blocks/dp/B000LSZVKA http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Years-Stacking-Cups/dp/B00005C5H4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1420657499&sr=1-1&keywords=nesting+cups |
Anonymous
| books are always great |
Anonymous
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PP again. For a little older, say a 1 year old, the Melissa and Doug starter, large peg puzzles are good.
http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-First-Shapes-Jumbo/dp/B000EK59H0/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1420657557&sr=1-3&keywords=melissa+doug+puzzle+shapes |
Anonymous
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I would give a Amazon gift card.
Because what does a child need? They are more fascinated by the box and the wrapping paper than the toy itself. |
Anonymous
| +1 on books. |
Anonymous
+2 |
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Anonymous
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Books are fantastic. My DS became obsessed with lift the flap books around 10 months. We like Spot, the Karen Katz books, Dear Zoo, and Where's Maisey.
Other great toys for one year are push toys, play remote controls or phones, and wooden puzzles. My DS' favorite toys from his first birthday are a collapsible tunnel and small tent from IKEA. He loves crawling thru the tunnel and running in and out of the tent and now, walking around it. |
Anonymous
| My daughter loved the mozart music cube for many months. It was one of her favorite toys at 6 months, and she still loved it well past a year. |
Anonymous
This is great for an infant, but if OP says the child has everything needed for up to 6 months, I would think they are looking for toys to last longer as the child gets older. I put all of these type of toys away by 12 months. |
Anonymous
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Maybe a music activity table. My 2-year old loved it starting from around 6-months to almost 2. She only stopped playing with it because the sound broke and changing the batteries didn't fix the issue. My 7-month old now likes to sit play with the broken activity table, and we're considering getting a new one. Maybe something along these lines:
http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Learn-Groove-Musical-Table/dp/B000ETRENI/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1420658199&sr=8-14&keywords=activity+table http://www.amazon.com/VTech-Stand-Learning-Frustration-Packaging/dp/B0053X62GK/ref=pd_sim_t_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=12EP0BRER9VA8P3S8CPK My 7-month old also likes to crawl after this move-and-crawl musical ball too: http://www.amazon.com/VTech-Move-crawl-Ball-FFP/dp/B00FD3PVXA/ref=pd_sim_t_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0T8ZNEZ28R2ZZA9EJZZ4 |
Anonymous
| Any musical stuff. Little tikes drum, maracas (or egg shakers), little piano. |
Anonymous
My 3 year old will still pull ours out and play with it once in a while (we kept it for her younger brother). |
Anonymous
I thought she was looking for toys for the 6-12 month range. Maybe I misunderstood. |