Ø 4.8 (5 reviews)Meaningful Gifts for the First Birthday
Contents
- Why the First Birthday Is So Significant
- How To Find Suitable Gift Ideas for the First Birthday
- Useful Ideas for Baby Gifts for the First Birthday
Oh, how quickly time flies! It feels like the parents just left the delivery room with their baby and then the first birthday of their little darling is already around the corner. The very first birthday is an important day for a young family. So it’s understandable that many mums and dads want to celebrate that special day with wonderful baby gifts. We now want to help you find a suitable, meaningful first birthday gift. Look forward to tips and inspiration!
Why the First Birthday Is So Significant
Many families want to celebrate a child’s very first birthday in a big way. But why actually? For one thing, because the first birthday is a real milestone in a child’s development. It has made great developmental boosts: For example, many children take their first steps – with or without holding on to something. The little ones can usually see spatially by now and actively search for things. They are gaining more and more control and awareness of themselves. Of course, that makes mothers and fathers mighty proud. We all look back nostalgically on many unforgettable moments – with the birthday child and as a family.
In general, birthday celebrations have a high value in many cultures. We celebrate the anniversary of the birth of someone we love. And the very first birthday in a person’s life is simply something very special. Not only parents but also others want to celebrate and give presents to the one-year-old: for example, grandparents to their beloved grandchild and godmothers and godfathers to their cherished godchild.
How To Find Suitable Gift Ideas for the First Birthday
Before thinking about specific gift ideas, many of us ask ourselves the following question: How can we find out which gifts for the first birthday make sense for exactly that child? There are several ways to find out.
The easiest way is to ask the parents what would be appropriate gifts for the first birthday. They know their child best and know what baby products they already have at home. Maybe there is also something they would like for the child. As mum or dad, they also know the child’s first preferences: For example, they might squeal happily at the sight of cats or look curiously at passing cars.
But it is also worth asking other guests of the first birthday party. For example, what do relatives like grandma or grandpa want to give as a present? What plans do the godmothers or godfathers have? That way, you can either contribute to a larger gift for the first birthday or contribute a suitable gift as an addition. Moreover, you can avoid duplicate gifts at the birthday party.
Useful Ideas for Baby Gifts for the First Birthday
Due to the many development steps in the first year of life, we can give children different gifts for their one-year birthday than gifts at birth. After all, a lot has changed. The child wears different clothes and uses different toys than just a few months ago. The following gift ideas for the first birthday are universally applicable, for example, as a dad, as a mum, as a grandparent and as a godmother or godfather. Many girls as well as boys are also happy about getting them.
Personalisd Dummy Chains With Names
- For holding a dummy: Soother chains with names are a pretty as well as practical little gift idea. That is because most babies still need a dummy on their first birthday. The soother gives the child a sense of security. However, at the age of one, the child discovers its surroundings. It runs or crawls around and wants to try out lots of things. Thus, the dummy can easily get lost if it is not securely attached to the child’s romper suit. By using a beautiful dummy chain, the beloved dummy stays close to the baby. You can buy soother chains for girls, dummy chains for boys as well as unisex dummy chains.
- For looking at: Curious baby eyes love to look at new things – together with mum and/or dad, of course. How about a fabric baby album, for example? You can keep photos of the baby, the family and holiday destinations in it, for example. There are also many classic picture books with exciting, child-friendly stories.
- For building: Many one-year-olds like to stack and build. Classic wooden building blocks or magnetic building blocks are great for that.
- For stacking: Speaking of stacking, there are toys especially for that, such as stacking towers and stacking cups.
- For pushing: Pushing something is also a popular activity. With simple games, such as a wooden stacking puzzle, children learn about shapes and colours and train their fine motor skills.
- For pushing and pulling: Pulling or pushing toys such as cute push animals and push sticks are a nice idea as well. The children can either satisfy their urge to move or are motivated to move.
Exciting Baby Gift Ideas for One-year-Olds
- For learning how to walk: A baby walker is a good support for the child during its first attempts at walking. Another benefit: Kids can push their favourite toys around in it, such as stuffed animals.
- For tapping and hammering: One-year-olds can also train their motor skills with fun hammering and tapping toys. When using them, the children hammer down balls or sticks. However, that can also make a lot of noise. You could therefore ask the parents whether such a toy is useful.
- For making music: Here, too, you might want to ask the parents before giving such a gift. Making music is great fun for many children. There are beautiful children’s musical instruments such as rattles, xylophones, drums, tonewood, wooden sound trees and horns.
- For cuddling and playing: Of course, one-year-old babies are certainly happy about stuffed dolls, comfort blankets and cuddly animals such as teddy bears. The dolls and stuffed animals should be robust, well-made and simply designed to suit the young age.
- For driving around: Ride-on vehicles such as push cars are also a popular classic gift.
- For painting: Little artists can let off steam creatively with child-friendly wax crayons and other children’s crayons. Either they paint their own pictures or add colour to colouring books according to their preferences.
- For splashing around in the bathtub: Frolicking in the water – now that’s fun! Extras such as rubber ducks, children’s watering cans and child-friendly bath foam make the experience even more enjoyable for little water lovers.
- For playing on the beach: How about a trip to the beach? Then take along some pretty sand toys for your child, such as a bucket, shovel and cute little moulds!
- Other toys for playing and learning: Of course, there are even more gift ideas for the first birthday: for example, wooden cars, a humming top, a softball, a marble run with large marbles and a motor skills board or a motor skills loop.
Final Tips
The dummy chain with name presented at the beginning of this text is suitable as a fantastic little extra to the other mentioned gift ideas for the first birthday. So how about matching the soother chain’s look to them? For example, a dummy chain with a teddy bear motif bead matches a teddy bear, a red soother chain matches a red push car or a dummy holder with a dotted heart motif bead matches a dotted baby album. Gift sets like that show parents that you have thought out the gift selection particularly well.
One last tip: The first birthday is an exciting time for a child. The visitors, the many presents as well as the changed daily routine can quickly become too much. To avoid too much excitement, we recommend giving the presents at long intervals. The visitors can also come gradually. That way, the joy over rustling, colourful wrapping paper and lovely presents for the first birthday is bound to be enormous. We wish you much joy in choosing a baby gift and an unforgettably beautiful celebration!
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