First birthday present ideas

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Any ideas/recommendations of what to get my son for his first birthday?

Walker
Big box of wooden blocks
Big roll of paper and paint pens for 'colouring'
Books
Socks(!)
Musical instruments

Bath toys
Fisher price dj bouncing beats version
Sensory toys
Wooden peg puzzle
Wooden sorting cube
Stacking toy

The little dodgem cars I've seen on TikTok are great for 1st birthday and great fun

We got a scuttlebug which was much loved.

Other good ideas:
Friction vehicles,
Stacking cups
Busy board
Simple dolls house with peg people
Board books
Play silks and box to put them in

Mini soft play

Mini micro scooter with seat conversion included
Annual pass to a fun attraction close by
Sandpit
Brio set

Water doodle aqua mat

Tonie box
Musical instruments
Puzzles
Books
Duplo
Scuttlebug
Aquadoodle
Latches board - melissa doug
First pens / crayons - Crayola (from 12+ months)
Trike - one of the ones with parent handle
Wooden bits like stacking animals / car transporter toy
Finger paints - Crayola do one for 12+ months
Ticket for local attraction which you would visit regularly
Bath toy
Sensory balls
Soft play bits / ball pit
Toy kitchen
Pram shoes
Wooden baby walker depending on where they're at with walking
Figures like In the Night Garden / chunky animals or figures suitable for toddlers
Toddler doll / doll pushchair
Any bits you may need like socks/ wetsuit for swimming if going to grow out of it / toddler cutlery bits or cups / bath bits - practical bits

I got both my son's a "the book belongs to name" book stamp.

Invest some money for him, in something like Premium Bonds, and give him an empty cardboard box and some scrunched up paper.
He ill love those as a 1 yr old, and will love having the money at 16 / 17 /18

Or, you know, do that... and also get a scuttlebug and a few toys for less than £40 all in.

Lot of gift paper and boxes to play with!

Not mentioned I think

Clothes
Pretend to kitchen stuff
Bedding with Paw Patrol
Tickets for swimming pools
Schleigh animals (big)

we are facing GC first birthday soon and have decided on a small actual gift.. they get so much and soon tire of toys but are setting up a little savings account for him and will continue with a small gift on special holidays and birthdays and then cash in the bank.

They don't need anything for a first birthday, they are unaware anything special is going on. The first birthday is for the parents, grandparents, friends and other family members..

Pay for the party.. and hang on to your money for when the know what's going on

We asked all of our friends and family to buy their favourite book and write a dedication in the front, was lovely to create a library of infant to adult books

PJS