HELP! Newborn boy need Christmas ideas!

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Oh wise mumsnetters. My sister has just had a little boy.

Please can you give me some ideas of what to get him for Christmas.

My budget is £30.

She already has 1 older child so has quite a few things already.

Other than clothes does anyone have any ideas?

Have you asked what he needs. I have a brand new niece and my sister in law told me what they need for her.

A personalised Christmas decoration

Gold or frankincense or myrrh maybe?

Vouchers for a baby massage/sensory/swimming thing for babies for something to take him to on mat leave?

If you want a toy or gadget maybe a projector lamp off Amazon and a grab toy like a lamaze one.

Tickit do some nice sensory stuff for babies too.

The Lamaze as suggested are good. I thought that Sofie the giraffe teether was a gimmick, but the babies like them.
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Have you asked what he needs. I have a brand new niece and my sister in law told me what they need for her.

We don't really do that in our family we do surprises. Plus I don't think there is anything they actually need

I agree with pp, personalised tree decoration.

If they don't need things, how about buying premium bonds for the baby or popping money into a savings account ?

Tuppence & Crumble star wrap?

Loved ours, it was brilliant. Very practical and baby looks absolutely adorable in it.

Yep. A festive bauble.
Maybe a homemade babysitting voucher from you?

As he is the second child please just ask. With a new born their house will be full of stuff and they will probably already have most things.

I came on to recommend a Tuppence and Crumble star wrap but see I've been beaten to it just the most useful thing, and babies look incredibly cute in them

Clothes for when he’s older or board books

Some great ideas thank you.

I know the stuff they have/don't have so no need to ask from that perspective and as I've said we do surprises in our family.

Star wraps look cute.

Decoration also lovely idea but cutting it a bit close for personalisation/delivery now

Thinking books may be the way forward as pp said, maybe a collection?

Have a look on My 1st Years. They do lovely baby gifts.

I’d get an outfit and one of the That’s not my books or the where’s Mr/Mrs … ones

At least those things will definitely
be used and appreciated.

Leg and wrist rattles, they can be used long before most other toys..

Nice book - Christmas themed or maybe a collection of stories. Write a message to remind them of their first Xmas in the future

Agree with a previous suggestion of a projector - we've got a lovely one with stars that keeps my newborn occupied for a bit every morning when she wakes and it's still dark! My older boys (5 and 3) love it as well.

I’ve got a new baby and for Christmas I’ve got him a light projector and some sensory toys (rattles, teether, colourful scarves, etc). Family are getting him a play mat and giving some money for us to book baby classes in the new year.

I do love the light projectors! Thanks for the suggestions

A teddy, teething toys,

Ask if there is anything they need, it's a surprise for the kids even if mum knows. There might be something that they want either because they never had one or the last one broke or whatever.