What to get a 1 year old?

[katewilson13]

My DS is 1 in a couple of weeks and my inlaws keep asking what can they get him. Any ideas? We have all the clothes and toys we could ever need (and buy most second hand anyway). I wondered about asking if they could contribute to his Child Trust Fund - but feel that they might be a bit put out at that suggestion. Any ideas gratefully received.!

a wheely bug.

Oooh. What's that?

furniture for his room, i.e. toy shelving type stuff?

a box of musical instruments - bells, maracas, drum etc

some lovely ideas here including a wheelybug.

my little guy loves his wheely bug - he's two next week and I am stuck for soemthing to buy him for his second but he is still bombing around on his wheelybug!

The best gift we received for my ds's first birthday was a Thomas the Tank washable apron. He has used it constantly since. At one , you feel that they might not need things like this but they do very quickly!!
Hope he has a great Birthday

Books always good.

What about kids gardening kit (little plastic trowel / bucket / etc) with gardening apron? Fun, dirt, edjoocayshunal and all that....

Thank you for all the brilliant ideas.

Ruddynorah and aimidawish: couldn't wait for the inlaws and have bought him a wheely bug myself. Thank you for the brilliant idea. Never seen them before.

Walbert: good call. Was gardening today and realized that he could be 'helping' soon.

Thank you all. MN rules!

megablocks

ride on thing or a wheelybug

Fisher Price little people we have noahs ark, the bus, the hosue and the castle they get played with every day

musical type things like a drum, a rainmaker or anything that can make a noise

I am going to ask for gift cards from Asda, that way I can buy milk, nappies etc when I need them! Our house has turned into a creche with all the toys DS has got.

i got my dd one of these, she is still played with it now and she is 3 in october

A sandpit -excellent investment. DS spent most of the summer when he turned 1 in his.