Another idea for a 1 YO - one of those pottery barn every where chairs.

It will be used for a long time.

As to your question - toy kitchens are not old for a 1 year old. The parents can wait to give it. They will start using it at around 18 months (at least mine did)

Get one of those cars they can drive around (I think $200-$300) or get a Barbie dreamhouse (over $100).

Or if it is about you redoing a favor (the parents have done something for you and you want to repay it at this time in the form of a gift), just get a small toy that a 1 year old will like along with a giftcard to Amazon or Target.

A nice play kitchen (might be too young now but probably will love it soon—my kids started playing w it around 18 months), play set/climbing and sliding structure for either inside or outside, cozy coupe, or one of those cozy foam armchairs w their name on it (not a toy but something both my kids and I have really loved having and use all the time for reading books or building forts now at ages 4 and 2.)

Learning tower
Play kitchen
Teepee

Anonymous wrote:The best “big” gift we got our kid for his first birthday was the Cozy Coupe car. Loved that thing. And it’s about $60.
(You don’t need to spend a lot of money on a one year old.)

This. My kids were playing with it til they were six years old! Very well loved.

Anonymous wrote:Find a really big box.

Agree with this. There's no need to spend a lot. They don't understand the value of money.

A play kitchen is a good idea. or how about one of those indoor teepee/playhouse things? But I'd definitely run these ideas by the parents. These are big presents indeed.

None, college fund. A few small gifts are plenty.

A remote, set of keys, or my toothbrush is what my 1YO seemed to enjoy most.

For a “big” gift what about a bounce house?

The best “big” gift we got our kid for his first birthday was the Cozy Coupe car. Loved that thing. And it’s about $60.
(You don’t need to spend a lot of money on a one year old.)

Think of it like what do you want to own? What big item do you want in your play space/living room/yard?

Find a really big box.

Deluxe play kitchen, or one of those indoor playsets with a slide.

I need a "big" gift for a one year old girl. Looking to spend a few hundred dollars. Ideally one or two nice things instead of lots of toys. Are toy kitchens too old for a one year old? other ideas?