Best gift for under 1 year old

[henryhooover]

What is the best gift for an under 1 year old? Been a long time since I've bought for a baby.

It really depends on the age, the answer will be very different for a 2 week old newborn potato than it would be for a crawling/walking 11 month old

Good point I'm buying for a 5-6 month old. Price isn't an issue I would just like to buy something useful for the parents and fun for the LO.

I bought my friend’s baby a set of colourful sensory balls from Amazon which were well liked.

My DS liked Leapfrog Scout as a baby/toddler.

Sensory books or the small one’s that attach to the pram/car seat on a coil.

Fisher-Price Xylophone. Mine loved it as soon as they started sitting up at around 5-6 months.
The new Giant Light-Up one looks great.

Toomies hide and squeak eggs

My DS had one of these when he was tiny and found it fascinating to spin it and watch the little balls inside bounce around 😊

Bright Starts rattle

Defo those squeaky eggs as mentioned above. Every baby I know has loved them.

One thing ours loved at that age so we've always got them now is the v tech shape sorter drum. It's red and yellow.

The voice can grate after a while 🤣

A mini football. Good for holding before they crawl, chasing once they are moving and kicking once they are walking. We have so many memories associated with ours.

This pop-up toy seems to be enduringly popular:

www.amazon.co.uk/Galt-Toys-Classic-Pop-Up-Multi-Coloured/dp/B001P3SJG8/ref=asc_df_B001P3SJG8/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310091553021&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=651646338706137967&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006621&hvtargid=pla-420381673816&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Stacking blocks/cups will start to get a lot of use over the next few months when the baby starts sitting up and crawling. They have good longevity as a toy too. Depending on your budget, Vilac do some lovely "musical" blocks.

A cute outfit with a gift receipt. I always loved getting clothes when my kids were tiny as they grew so quick and they didn't know about gifts and stuff at that age anyway.

Agree with galt pop up toy, by now 14m old still roars with laughter every time they pop.
Also books are great, we like the Julia Donaldson series with hide & seek pig, badgers band, rabbits nap etc.
musical instruments
Bath toys

www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/pre-school-and-electronic-learning/vtech-toys/vtech-infant/vtech-4-in-1-alphabet-train/p/197789

I get this for all the babies in our family and without exception, they’ve loved it. Lots of flashing lights, music and blocks to chomp on from 6months, and is still being played with at 18 months.

I have got my baby some Lego bath toys that look really cute.

The best / most useful gift we got for my little boy was a really Nice weaning set from Zara home !

www.zarahome.com/gb/kids/mealtime/see-all/mouse-silicone-tableware-c1089624p319489172.html?colorId=319489172&ct=true

Happyland or similar nativity set.

Perfect, not out ql year round and the joy little ones get for years on end.

If dont want religious there is santa and reindeer set

Thankyou there are some great ideas here 😁

Ask the parents especially if you want it to benefit them. They may have ideas if things they want or need that you can get for them.

Lanco or Havea or Sophie giraffe natural rubber teething toys
Bamboo Bamboo suction plates or bowls
Long sleeved or wipe clean weaning bibs, Bibetta and Close Pop In are good brands.

Cloth books or board books, e.g. the That's Not My... series.

yep the eggs are popular (Tomy or Infunbebe).

Magnadoodle great and grows with them, my 6 month old loved it as much as my 4 year old.

A toy phone was liked.

Lamaze toys.

A taggly blankey is cool aswell (its a small cloth square witj lots of 'tags' on it that and be twiddled or sucked/chewed on)

My DD also loves her electronic Gund teddies to (kissy penguin, clappy monkey, the peekaboo bear etc...) still uses them now a year on.

Following for the brilliant ideas. Harder when baby has an older sibling and all their first toys are in use!

If you don't want to do toys, a good practical present is a splash mat for under high chair. Much easier to clean than flooring, can go in wash machine, can take on holiday with carpeted floors etc.
Also we love our disco light that was about £10-15, cd be used for a baby sensory home experience then disco dancing as child grows, parties in the fullness of time. Great for a rainy day when you've run out of ideas!
The toy my kids have used most are stacking cups, without a doubt.