Anonymous wrote:Yes I strongly encourage you to give each of these girls their own, individual presents. 🎁

Some ideas:
• A popular storybook.
I.e., Good Night Moon, Sandra Burton books, etc.
• Toys that light up and/or play musical sounds.
• Building blocks.
• Age-appropriate puzzles 🧩 (large pieces/wooden.)

These are baby gifts, not first birthday presents. A one year old will have all of this already.

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who bought every baby she knew a ball popper as the child's first birthday present. She did that because it is something those babies LOVE, but parents hate it because it's loud and they have to chase balls everywhere. But man, the sheer joy that the ball popper gave my children was totally worth it.

There are many other/newer/fancier versions, but this is the OG: https://www.walmart.com/ip/BUSY-BALL-BOPPER/14868217343

I want to add that I am the mom of a teen and pre-teen so I'm thinking about things in terms of longevity whereas the current moms of babies and toddlers are thinking about what THEY want and not what the kids will enjoy for the next two years. Buy something for the kids, not the parents!

Some other things my kids loved in that 1-2 range were ride on toys (like this one: https://mybtoys.com/shop/locbloc-hippo-ride-on-with-blocks/), activity boxes (like this one: https://mybtoys.com/shop/zany-zoo/), anything music related (xylophone, baby drum kit, etc.), and the Fisher Price talking teapot (HUGE hit, every baby loves it). These are all things that people with older kids gave my kids and my kids loved to death (and the kids we passed them on to also loved).

Also they're babies, you can buy them something to share, they won't care!

I have a friend who bought every baby she knew a ball popper as the child's first birthday present. She did that because it is something those babies LOVE, but parents hate it because it's loud and they have to chase balls everywhere. But man, the sheer joy that the ball popper gave my children was totally worth it.

There are many other/newer/fancier versions, but this is the OG: https://www.walmart.com/ip/BUSY-BALL-BOPPER/14868217343

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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 . . .

Gifting a DoorDash gift card is something you would gift the parents……like for a new mother.
It would be super odd/awkward to gift that.

Yes I strongly encourage you to give each of these girls their own, individual presents. 🎁

Some ideas:
• A popular storybook.
I.e., Good Night Moon, Sandra Burton books, etc.
• Toys that light up and/or play musical sounds.
• Building blocks.
• Age-appropriate puzzles 🧩 (large pieces/wooden.)

The best and most useful gift I received were gift cards, and gifts with gift receipts. Some other things I received like new box of diapers that were too small for my baby, but couldn’t exchange nor return, also used baby items that were not supposed to be baby birthday gift.

Anonymous wrote:Board books are always a good gift.

Books!

Little people are great! In addition to the set with the cars and play houses, I have given ones that look like the local football team and a notable women set.

Anonymous wrote: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

1st kids for the couple? If you want to give 2 wrapped to open go with Fisher price little people vehicle and people sets. All that line is interchangeable. 2 small sets and you spend less than $40. https://www.target.com/b/little-people/-/N-5dwa7