Birthday presents for a 1 year old?

[BlueMoon1103]

It’s not long until DS’ birthday, he’ll be 1 and I have no idea what to get him, all the things I thought of are too expensive and I don’t have a lot of money so I’m struggling as I don’t want to get him something he won’t play with. I’m aware I could get him some sort of ‘experience’ but as it’s his 1st birthday I’d like to get him something he can keep rather than a 1 day thing he won’t remember!

Any ideas?

What about a nice personalised story book..it wont be of much interest now but in the years to come it would be nice to read together and tell your little one how the book came about..

Clothes, books, subscription to a local zoo/farm?

My DD turns 1 soon we have bought her a cuddleez pillow with her name and dob added on it from Disney a rapunzel soft doll and another soft teddy she has so many toys clothes books etc we decided to go with cuddly stuff for her
When my DS turned 1 we bought him clothes took him to an aquarium for day out

A nice "teddy", perhaps one of the jelly cat ones.
Or one of these ELC baby walkers - lots available on Ebay - dd loved hers and got so much use out if it.

A couple of instruments to unwrap and we bought the illustrated Winnie the Pooh Treasury. It's been a lovely book to enjoy over the years- DD is nearly 7 and still loves it. We put her handprint inside it on her birthday.

We got my Dc a sand pit and a paddling pool for their 1st birthday or Christmas (can’t remember which) and it’s still played with 5 years later.

Dd loved the Ikea kitchen and play food for hers

I got both mine trikes that ‘grow’ with them so to start with you push them and as they get older they can peddle themselves.

Honestly, he won't know or remember if you don't get him anything. Photos of him blowing out a candle on a cupcake would be a lovely memento.

If you really want to get something, one thing I got my DD is a personalised canvas drawstring bag from Not on the High Street. It has her name on and a picture of a tiger (her favourite toy is a tiger). We use it as her little bag for nursery. I expect she'll have it for a few years at least. I think it was about £12.

I got my DD mega blocks -only cost around £5.99 from home bargains and she loves them- an etch a sketch board and other things but those 2 were her favourite. I think a trike sounds like a great idea too. I agree on not spending too much as they don't really know what's going on and won't remember it all. Smyths is a good place to go to for inspiration, they have something for all budgets

I bought DS a second hand toy for £10 off facebook marketplace. The grandparents got him much bigger presents! What cost far more money is making him a cake, but I'm planning on doing that every year so it will hopefully be a nice memory for him (my mum always made me a cake on my birthday, which was special to me). I also got his handprint done on a plate.

You don't need to spend lots of money to make it special! Like other people have said, perhaps get something small and personalised?

My DS got a day out at the zoo with parents and GPs for his first birthday, plus tea party with cake and a few presents. Probably his most loved gift has been his baby walker - a simple wooden one with blocks in the tray which he uses to stack. He still plays with it daily now, carting teddies up and down the kitchen, and he's 2.5.