What do you buy an 8 month old for Christmas?!

[Sofiegiraffe]

Not an AIBU sorry - just need some inspiration please! Thank you

Not a lot. Whatever they need in the next size for clothing or developmental stage for toys. The baby has no clue.

Think about why you’re giving gifts. Most of it just plays into crass consumerism and Insta validation.

Op ours were 12 days old for their first. They got cute rattles, nice matching outfits and books off us. DS also picked them a small toy each.

@TempName01

She has a lot of toys already because as she's grown I've obviously got her new more age appropriate things. I'm not running out of space though or tripping over her stuff as we have IKEA storage units and just bring certain ones out at a time for her to play with.

DD2 will be 6 months at Christmas, I’m giving her a Grimm’s stacking house. she’s got plenty of hand me down clothes from DD1 and generally babies don’t need much in the way of toys, but if grandparents ask I’m going to suggest sensory materials, a plate & bowl set and some Montessori toys.

@MaskingForIt

Not a lot. Whatever they need in the next size for clothing or developmental stage for toys. The baby has no clue.

Think about why you’re giving gifts. Most of it just plays into crass consumerism and Insta validation.

Nothing to do with Instagram- I don't use it. I'm interested in what sorts of toys will help her development, hence I posted here for ideas.

Practical things in all honesty. Think my DC got books, clothes, maybe a couple of toys and some sort of equipment they may have needed for their first Christmas. I got them all a first Christmas bear too which they all still have.

Ignore the people saying ‘nothing’. If you want to buy your first baby a first Christmas present, do not feel guilty about that. Some people will act like buying presents for a baby at a Christmas is tantamount to abuse or suggest you’re single handedly destroying the environment…

DS was just about to move into his own room last Christmas aged 6 months, so we got him a nice musical mobile for the cot, and a cute Santa onesie for him to wear on Christmas Day. We decided we’d wait and see what he was given by family as we live in a small flat and don’t have space for tons of stuff! We received clothes, books and a few toys, and some older relatives gave money for his savings. Honestly they don’t need much at that age! We’ll spoil him a bit more once he’s old enough to understand it I think.

My mistake, you’re apparently doing it for Insta notoriety. 🙄

Some posters…

I’d buy a few 12 month plus toys / books for them to grow into and some 1st Xmas keepsakes. DS was 10 months his first Xmas and he enjoyed faffing with the wrapping paper and did play with stuff. Ultimately the day itself is lost on them though!

[quote Sofiegiraffe]@TempName01

She has a lot of toys already because as she's grown I've obviously got her new more age appropriate things. I'm not running out of space though or tripping over her stuff as we have IKEA storage units and just bring certain ones out at a time for her to play with. [/quote]
Family and friends will buy you SO much if you let them. I'd limit them to one present each or that storage will soon run out!

I've bought a Fischer Price Smart Stages Puppy and the Mega Bloks building table and bricks because they were on offer on Amazon.

Other than that we'll just buy a nice outfit (2nd girl so we don't even need to buy many clothes!) for Christmas Day.

I can't believe some people are saying nothing. really?!
Absolutely
My kids made it to 25 and 21, had many wonderful Christmases and fantastic presents but have never held it against me that they didn't get anything when they were a few months old and napped through Christmas anyway!
They didnt need anymore toys to further their development, they had plenty from friends and relatives.

Books, especially lift the flap

The people saying nothing, reminds me of that Christmas episode of The Royle Family when Dave and Denise made their baby a ‘farm’ out of empty loo rolls.

Mine are grown up now but they got a small stocking from us with some little token gifts that they would need anyway - clothes, small toys for now and the next stage up like stacking cups, shape sorters etc, books.

They also got some bigger gifts from us, godparents and close family that were for when they were older or investment type gifts like premium bonds, gold, port, a big wooden Noah's Ark, a rocking horse.

Stacking cups, hide and squeak eggs, books, clothes.

I’d get a nice Christmas book. Maybe some bath toys. If you don’t already have them stacking cups were the most played with Bath toys in our house for years.

DS was 16 weeks for his first Christmas and got him a few things. I think I got a couple of Lamaze toys, some socks that had faces on it think, a couple of books. Didn’t go overboard but couldn’t have imagined not getting him anything.

Actually I just looked back at my Amazon order! From 2001! Some Lamaze toys, Guess How Much I Love you and a rainbow lullaby light show thing doesn’t his cot!

I'd go for a cute cuddly toy then anything that will be useful next year (games, books etc.). Oh, and a "first Christmas" tree decoration or something!

I'm not surprised about the people saying nothing. I had the same conversation with my DH as DD was 3 weeks old for her first Christmas. I couldn't not buy her anything! Fortunately he only protested for a token 30 seconds!

My ds was 4 months old at his first Christmas, we bought some next size up baby toys, some teethers and bath toys, and some next stage developmental toys.

I didn't get anything for DC1's first Christmas but she was weeks old. DC2 was around 8 months but she got stuff so that dc1 didn't wonder why santa hadn't left them both something.

But I think I'd get an 8 month old a few bits anyway. Nothing expensive, just like some stacking toys and a nice teddy, couple of books. 8 months is old enough to enjoy ripping some paper off and seeing some new toys, but they can be cheap little things.

If you want to buy your first baby a first Christmas present, do not feel guilty about that

This. MN is batshit sometimes.

There are lots of toys that they'll grow into and get more out of soon. The hide and squeak eggs are always a hit. Duplo is brilliant. Balls/stacking cups/bath toys/blocks all good.

I love B toys

mybtoys.com/

Also Djeco

A little toy of some kind. A book. A bobble hat for winter.

Personalised dressing gown, PJ's, jewelry box if they have any christening jewelry or to use as they grow up, money if they have a savings account set up, bath toys, bath bombs (lush do great ones for babies), sensory lights, bubble machine, small ball pool, percussion toys, sensory poppers, teething toys, 🙂

I think this is one of the best toys for a one year old:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B001P3SJG8/?pf_rd_p=7ec90645-5612-498c-b0e9-5c2b5a3a233b&encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_wg=Vn12o&pf_rd_r=VTYX7A5H6KGMBMBW1K12&hsa_cr_id=1073950280102&ref=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi2m_asin_0_rating&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_w=EytWx&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&aaxitk=8033422bf9fc1aeb9a1e7f93077541ec&pd_rd_r=1ca66307-e21a-4ed5-b9de-f9428c6fff3d#customerReviews

OP, there's a good thread about gifts for 8 month olds here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/Christmas/4365876-8-month-old-baby-Christmas-gift-ideas?pg=2 - might be useful.