8 month old baby Christmas gift ideas

[TheOriginalSweatyBetty]

We’re a bit stumped as to what to buy our 8 month old daughter for Christmas.
What have you bought your 8 month old that they really love?

Jumperoo if you don't already have one? Ballpit? At home soft play?

Mine got a Leapfrog picnic basket door her first Christmas (9m) and it was played with until she was 4/5.

Musical instruments, anything with lights and some chewable toys went down well!

Books. Enjoy not having too many toys at this stage!

Cardboard boxes and moeny in her account!

She loved the boxes and now loves her account!

We bought ds some of the Early Learning Happyland sets, we started with the farm & the Zoo, my mum bought him a telephone & a fire engine that had loads of buttons to press that made noises. Ds was 11 months old on his first Christmas, he loved anything that made noises or had flashing lights.

My daughter will be 9 months old at Christmas and I have bought her a busy board, some books and a few bits of clothing so far.

@TheOriginalSweatyBetty I made them a photo boardbook with all our members of the family (a page each) from photobox.co.uk

It was a favourite of theirs for ages and it was special because no-one else would have done it and they can keep it forever (if they want!)

Stacking cups
Stacking rings
Shape sorter
Bath toys
Musical instruments
Ball pit

My son is 9 months but he has loved his jumperoo, fisher price cookie jar shape sorter thing and something called bright starts pop and giggle pond pal. He LOVES it! Also anything that lights up and makes noise

Just don't buy a lot. They are too young to notice or care.

My DD1 got a high chair for her first Xmas (she was only 4 months). We sat her in it in front of the Xmas tree and took pictures. My DM bought her (& subsequently DS & DD2) a Paddington bear. DS was 10 months, I think he got a ride on Fireman Sam fire engine. I actually can't remember what we got DD2

We got a small soft rocking elephant for our dd who was a similar age on her first Christmas, it has a seat with back and strap. She was just old enough to make it move by wiggling her legs. She's nearly 4 and still sometimes uses it now.

I'll have an 8 month old too so following for ideas but so far I have bought my son a shape sorter, Tomy squeaky eggs (they come highly recommended on Mumsnet) and a few books. I plan to buy a small backpack from somewhere like Jojo maman bebe too so he has one for nursery when he goes. May as well buy some useful stuff!! If relatives ask for ideas, I'll probably ask for clothes.

Ds was 8 months last Xmas. Biggest hit has been Iglu soft play. He still uses daily 10 months on

My dgd is coming up for 8 months now. She enjoys clapping things together, has just started banging a small wooden drum with a stick. Likes the tomy eggs to empty out and clap with. Enjoys bells or shaking toys like a percussion egg, small maracas etc. She is mobile so too old for a jumparoo now. She likes cars as she spins the wheels and she also enjoys crinkly books and a lovely series of books called “where is mr/Mrs animal-name” which have felt flaps instead of card ones. Available at Asda and Amazon for around £4.

Thanks everyone so much for the suggestions.
I’ll look at them all. We have bought lot’s of books for DD as she loves them so they will make nice stocking fillers. I’ll definitely get a shape sorter.
I like the fact that a lot of your DC’s still enjoy playing with toys from when they were younger too.

Absolute favourites - VTEC crawl n learn ball, stacking cups and stacking rings, and musical books

Another thing to consider is when is their birthday. If also a winter birthday maybe buy a summer or outside toy to put away until later such as sandpit/paddling pool/mini bike etc.

Infantino - Sensory Plug & Play Plumber Set - 16 Piece Bath Robot Toy for Sensory Exploration and Learning Cause and Effect for £15

In The Night Garden Musical Fun Sounds Ball, Multicolor, 14 x 14 x 14cm for £11.99

DD will be 6 months at Christmas but have got her:
Tomy squeaking eggs
Ring stacker
O-ball frog
Light up bath jellyfish
Bath watering can
Musical wobbling penguin
Sea animal stacking blocks

My sister is getting her the cookie pot shape sorter, and mil will probably rock up with the whole of Santa's toy factory

Child number 1 got a playpen (which was loved, but loathed by child number 2 some years later). Child number 2 got a cot mattress.

Mine will be 7 months on chriatmas.

We're getting her 2 things:

Jumparoo
Baby Walker (not the sit in type).

My mum is getting her highchair, MIL a cotbed and she will have toys from others too.

I wouldn't buy much op!

My 6 month old is getting:

• Fisher price unicorn
• Star projector light
• Lamaze tucker turtle
• Tsum Tsum collection
• Shopkins plushie
• Vaperina teddy
• Lamaze teething beads
• Lamaze spin rattle
• 3 hand puppets
• 5 finger puppet set
• Mega flashing light stick
• A ball
• Moster teddy bear (my 3 year old LOVED his a 6 months)
• Some bath toys (rubber duck type things)
• Glow in the dark ceiling stars
• Hair clips/bows/bobbles
• Assortment of baby books
• Sensory light ball

I'll be getting more stuff too but not sure what yet, most of these are just little things really like the baby books where only 59p in home bargains etc...

Thank you for all the suggestions this is so helpful.

Just in case this is useful for anyone. I’ve just been to Sainsbury’s and bought a Ninky Nonk train for DD supposedly (it’s more for me 😂). It was £6 reduced from £12. It’s for her birthday next year as it’s an older age range.

DD was only three months for her first Christmas, we got her a a garden swing which she loved from the start of summer.