Gift for older sibling from new baby?

[Memmemof2]

We're due baby #2 in January/February and are wanting to get a gift from the new baby for her older brother, who'll be 28 months old at the time. Problem is we don't know what to go with! I know it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but just wanting to help make the transition as nice and as smooth as possible for him, and not leave him feeling left out!

If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them and would appreciate it massively. Please no negativity, this is our decision and we're more than happy to do it 🙂

Heyy we are having our second with a very similar age gap, due in December.

I think we will also get a little something, I'm going to get my toddler to help choose something for the new baby, and then get a little something from the new baby for him.

But because it will be just a couple weeks before Christmas it will only be small. Probably a story book, sticker book or hotwheels car. Those are all relatively easy to source, we know he loves them, and not too expensive. Not super exciting but still a nice little token.

Congratulations on baby #2!

I think the fact Christmas is just before is what's throwing me off, to be honest! I was hoping to do the same with getting him to choose something for baby with us, but that part seems so simple! I am probably overthinking it entirely 😩

I think a token gift is just what I'm looking for, but interests are changing constantly at the moment 🙈

I wouldn't do that I think the baby is the gift

My DD was 3 when her brother was born and we bought a small playmobil set. I remember my parents doing it for me when my siblings were born, and feeling special that they had wanted to bring me something! Babies are pretty dull for kids until they start moving.

My 2 have a similar age difference to yours. My son came to the hospital when the baby was born and the new baby girl had a present for him. It was a tunnel for his train set and he was really happy about it - I even remember him thanking the baby for it.

i did this for exactly the same reasons that you mention you want to do it.

Our daughter 'bought' a new Orchard Toys board game for our son. He was chuffed. He also got loads of presents from other people. He's a very lucky boy!

I think something that brings the children together would be good. My new baby “bought” DD a kids’ Polaroid-type camera which she used to take lots of pictures of him. She was 5, so obviously a lot older than yours, but something like bigger version of a smaller teddy that’s given to the new baby could work?

@GretchenWienersHair I was actually thinking this! I've seen a few that I can either get in a set or get in multiple sizes and I thought it may work 🥰

@TheBirdintheCave I love the idea of other people including your eldest too!

@lowlight Oh how sweet 🥰 such a lucky girl to have such a lovely big brother!

@HDready my parents did it for me also and I felt the same as you, I'd love to give my boy the same feeling ☺️

@ahemfem each to their own 🙂 I just think the new baby will be a bit boring to him to begin with, and due to our circumstances it'll be a massive change for him so just wanting him to know that he's still important too ☺️

@Memmemof2 I was really surprised! About 90% of people who sent gifts for the baby also included something for her big brother.

Ds's 3rd birthday was 6 weeks before DD was born.

For his birthday he got a talking Buzz Lightyear. When DD was born she magically gave him the Woody toy that interacts with Buzz. (They used to freak me out at night if we forgot to turn them off).

ds had just turned 3 when dd came along. We bought a Happyland set. Think it might have been the castle, so a fairly substantial present.

We got a Teddy type toy, but one of those hideous sequinny ones with massive saucer eyes but she loved it

My babies always bought extravagant gifts for older siblings! The youngest bought the older 3 a climbing frame… which we were going to get anyway it certainly eases the way in.

We had 2 1/2 yr gap and the baby bought our daughter a duplo lego set (Toy story) which was her favourite at that time. Something that kept her busy and we still have it, she wld sometimes put the figures in her little sisters hands, so cute!

My eldest was 30m when baby sibling was born. At the time big sibling was really enjoying the book Zog and The Flying Doctors, so new baby bought a roleplay doctor kit from the early learning centre. They're 4 and 18m now and still both love playing with it. At the time when baby arrived, eldest said "I think it's so I can help you look after baby, Mummy!" 🥹🥰 So cute. Baby made a perfect patient unlike nowadays - unable to run away!

My eldest got a tonne of 'big sibling' gifts from our friends and family. More than baby, actually!!!

We got a nice baby doll with some clothes a buggy and cot etc.

Went down a treat.

Baby bought our son a car with his name on.
It has pride of place on the unit in his bedroom.
He is 42.
Son bought his baby sister a small teddy bear as it needed to fit in the incubator.
Little ted is by her bed. Goes on holiday with her.
She is 40.

My dh took dd1 to choose a cuddly toy for her to give to the baby and bought a different one (when she wasn't looking) from the same range and the baby gave that to dd1. They still have them.

My sister bought me crayons when she was born, which I remember thinking was very nice of her.

DS2 bought the Duplo number train for DS1. There is a 2 year age gap.
DH took DS1 shopping to buy a present for his brother. DS2 chose a lovely fluffy bunny toy and the most garish baby grow set I'd ever seen. DS1 was so proud showing off his baby in the clothes he'd chosen to everyone waiting at home....did rather clash with his bright red newborn face.

@LostMySocks Aww! That's so cute!

My son refers to his sister as 'my baby' too. He's very protective of her when his little friends at childcare want to look, always saying 'Be careful of my baby!'

@IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads 🤣 I don't blame you! He recently received a RC Afire engine for his birthday and it keeps going off in the middle of the night. Think I'll try to avoid more like that 😅

@DanceMumTaxi Was he interested in Happyland beforehand? I've been looking at sets like those but my boy doesn't seem remotely interested in anything like that so unsure whether to chance it!

@waitingforthebus Oh I know the exact type you mean. He has some of those but I've hidden them at the very bottom of his teddy box 🙈

@HelenaJustina That's definitely one way to keep them occupied when busy with newborn duties!

@tediber Ah I'm actually looking at similar at the minute, good to know that it's been a success!

@JumpstartMondays Oh how sweet 🥹 we've recently invested in a doctor set and been giving his dolls a check up, so would be interesting to see if baby sister becomes a patient too!

@TemuSpecialBuy Oh that seems like the perfect transition gift! We recently got him a little doll because he always looks smitten when he sees them in the shops, I think he loves them more than us now 🤣

@Willowgirls Oh my gosh how beautiful 🥰 I still have a teddy from my when my younger sister was born too ☺️

@BattedAnEyebrow I think this may be the way to go, the only thing that's put me off so far is the amount of teddies you seem to accumulate from friends and family 🙈

@PinkArt How sweet ☺️ you've just given me a new idea, thank you! I may invest in a few different crafty bits for him to keep him occupied whilst we're busy/something for us to do together when baby is sleeping or with someone else.

@LostMySocks Oh bless him, he just wanted his brother to stand out! 🤣