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As most of you know we celebrated my son’s first birthday last month. As parents we all get invited to at least one children’s birthday a year and buying a gift that is age appropriate and that the child’s parent will appreciate can be a little tricky. Here are some of the great gifts baby E received for his birthday and it can give you an idea of what to buy the next time you are invited to a baby’s first birthday. These are in no particular order we loved all the gifts baby E got and we thank everyone for their thoughtful gifts.
Cute outfits
I personally believe that you can never have enough cute outfits for your little one especially dressy ones for special events. It is best to buy size 2-3 if the baby is chunky or tall. The last thing you want is to buy clothes that are too small.
Teething book
If you read my baby’s updates you would know that my son got his first tooth a few days shy of his first birthday. Teething toys are great for babies when they are teething. Buy such a gift if you are close to the family and know that their baby is a late teether like baby E.
Bath toys
To keep bath time entertaining for the little ones and keep them occupied.
Scooby doo stuffed toy
Most babies like stuffed toys; baby E actually picked Scooby doo himself even though he hasn’t watched a single Scooby doo episode.
My 123 mini library
It is a collection of mini books that are light for babies to hold and carry. This gift is great way to introduce numbers to young babies.
Colours and Shapes book
This is a lovely book with different colours and shapes. Books are always a wonderful gift regardless of age.
Storybook rhymes
It is a singing book with some of our favourite children’s songs. It sings a different song every time you flip the page. It also has the option to mute it or reduce the volume, which is fantastic.
Fisher and Price 2 in 1 activity chime ball
This is one of E’s favourite toys now. It is an owl with three colourful balls inside that the baby can remove and play with. Baby E played with this so much that he actually misplaced one of the balls already.
Feeding high chair
We wanted to get baby E a feeding chair for the longest time and we are so grateful that he got one on his birthday that matches our home décor.
Mega blocks
Blocks are a fantastic gift because it helps with eye and hand coordination and it also encourages creative thinking.
Happy Blocks Car
It has 6 large pieces, which makes it easy for one year olds to hold and play with .
Baby’s first bicycle
This was a gift from his grandfather, unfortunately baby E used about 2 times so far because we live in an apartment and there isn’t plenty of space.
A colourful baby comforter
Who doesn’t love comforters, right!
What was the favourite gift your child has ever received? Do you enjoy reading similar posts?
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Some great ideas here. My kids loved getting those little library sets when they were little – they enjoyed pulling them out of the box and putting them back in again. And MegaBlocks are great! We have a big stash of them and my 5yo will still play with them sometimes (and my 2yo loves them!) #TheListLinky
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A lot of kids love their blocks, this is definitely the top of my list when buying a gift for any child on their birthday. Thanks so much for commenting xx
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Such a lovely little haul there! I always find it so hard to think of gifts for my 16 month old, especially since she has two older siblings and so the house is already FULL! Some great ideas there! #TheLinkyList
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Finding a good gift for kids can be extremely challenging these days. I’m glad you enjoyed my haul and got plenty of ideas from it. Thanks for the lovely comment xx
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Yes to clothes and yes to sizing up. My little girl is a chunk!
And you can never go wrong with blocks/bricks can you. Great list.
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My son is a little tall he doesn’t fit in most size 1 clothes so the fact that my cousin was thoughtful enough to get him clothes that are a size up was great.
Thanks for the commenting on my list xx
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Nice list of ideas! I was telling people to buy our two year old age one clothes recently so it’s not always one size fits all! My age one star present idea is the smart trike… our girls loved theirs for ages!
Thanks so much for linking to #coolmumclub x
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My son’s bicycle is sort of a trike where we have to push him with it but as he grows it transforms into a bicycle. It’s a great gift no wonder your girls loved them.
Thank you so much for hosting #coolmumclub I enjoyed reading the posts and being a part of it this week xx
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Some lovely ideas here. I am struggling to think of what to get my one year old and my niece but you have given me some great ideas. Thank you.
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Hi Amina, I’m glad this post can help you pick out a nice gift for your baby and niece.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting xx
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Those are all excellent ideas! Mine LOVE their megablocks – my son is 3 and my daughter is 20 months. It’s one of those perfect presents! I love that owl – it’s so cute!
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awww mine is starting to like his blocks even though he hasn’t figured how to play with them yet…lol he is usually carrying them or banging the tables with them.
Thanks for commenting Iman xx
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Great ideas mashaAllah. I can’t wait to get my little one some megablocks when he gets older inshaAllah
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Thank you Christal, you’re too sweet. I’m sure your son will love playing with megablocks when he’s a little older.
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There are some really good ideas here, that highchair is super cute by the way! #EatSleepBlogRT
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment xx
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Wow! So glad to have come across this because it really is helpful. I am planning to do a post on the gifts my boy received on his 2nd birthday.
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I can’t wait to read your post Fatima, Happy birthday to your little boy.
Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it xx
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You have some great ideas here! It can be hard shopping for kids and not knowing if something is too young for them or too old, especially if your not a mommy yet 😉
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I know what you mean it can be a little dilemma because you want to buy a gift that both the baby and parents will appreciate it. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting xx
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I love that you’ve included a few books in there for your one-year old. It’s never too early to start reading to them!
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I agree books are always a great gift for the little ones . It’s good to start them young so they can love reading as they grow.
Thank you Gemma for commenting, I love your Youtube channel xx
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I love getting books for my 16 month old! She chooses books over any other toy. I always try and gift other children books as well.
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Books are always a wonderful idea, I think also parents really appreciate when people gift their babies a book instead of your average toy.
Thanks for stopping by Nazima xx
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That’s an amazing list. It”ll come in handy when buying for my nephew who I love shopping for 🙂
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awww I hope your nephew enjoys some of these gifts. Thanks for commenting Naila xx
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Some great ideas here – we love the mega bloks too. x
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I think mega blocks are always a hit with the little ones.
Thanks for stopping by
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Some great gifts here and you have given me some ideas in preparation for Pudding’s birthday in a few weeks! #eatsleepblogrt
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Happy birthday to little pudding are in order, glad you got some ideas from my post.
Thank you so much for commenting and sharing the love on twitter #eatsleepblogrt xx
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Oh yes it’s really difficult to pick the best gifts for children.
And this post is really helpful for all of us❤
Blocks,story books,bicycle like all of these are loved by children so it’s nice to give them a gift which they’ll use in daily routine.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I’m glad you found my post helpful xx
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omw this is so cute!!! My friend’s baby will be turning 1 and I just want to spoil the little one 😀 (www.beautywithzainy.com and http://www.spicyfusionkitchen.com)
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I’m glad you got some ideas of what to get your friend’s little one. Thanks for stopping by Zainab xx
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