What can you give a child for 1 year?

Few people remember their first birthday, but family and friends capture this day in their memory forever. If this is the first child in the family, then when he turns one year old it is doubly interesting and exciting. A gift for a child for 1 year is usually considered a formality, because the baby himself does not understand anything yet. But I want to leave a pleasant feeling about myself, and the parents will certainly be glad if the attention of their child is honored with a sweet surprise.

A rare young family today has everything that is needed for a full-fledged upbringing of a child. Still, sometimes you have to deny yourself something, so for a year of living with a small miracle, parents have some ideas. Some want their precious child to finally have a stroller, others dream of a baby monitor, and still others will be happy with a great educational game.

Thinking about what to give your child for a year, you can consult with his mom and dad. You don't have to ask your parents directly about a potential gift. Close friends usually visit a young family and see what it lacks. But if there are no guesses at all, you can, of course, give a hint.

You should not buy something for your child's birthday that has nothing to do with him (a set of tools for dad or a new purse for mom). The gift should be at least indirectly related to the little birthday boy.

Gift options

If the parents gave full carte blanche to choose a gift for the child, then you can safely send it to the children's toy store. The modern assortment of selection of children's products is extensive enough to choose a gift for any, even a very capricious child. The price range is also quite wide, so there shouldn't be any problems.

All gifts can be divided into several categories:

Developing

This includes all games and toys aimed at the development of one or another hemisphere of the child's brain at 1 year old. It can be:

• Mosaics;
• Constructors;
• Creative kits (plasticine, finger paints, salt dough);
• Sets of pyramids that need to be assembled in a specific order;
• Bulky books;
• Musical toys and audiobooks (imitate the sounds made by animals).

Of course, a child cannot master all games on his own every year. But his parents can come to his aid, who, by the way, themselves will not mind making clay from plasticine or putting together a mosaic.

Useful

These are just the kind of gifts that parents might hint at:

• Chair for babies;
• Table for games and drawing;
• Car seat;
• A set of bed linen for the crib (or even the crib itself);
• Walkers;
• Some items of children's clothing.

The baby himself may not be delighted with such gifts. In this case, you must additionally present a nice little thing for the child personally: a toy, a sweet surprise ...

Intangible

These are gifts that cannot be touched. Among them:

• Clown invitation to the celebration;
• Circus tickets, petting zoo;
• A song or poem written especially for the birthday man, or a do-it-yourself puppet show, etc.

Universal

They are suitable for those who are lost in choosing what to give to a one-year-old child. Among the gifts that will come in handy sooner or later are:

• Packaging of diapers (of course, with an additional present for the child personally);
• Soft toy (all kids love plush animals);
• Cars for boys, dolls for girls.
• Gift certificate to a children's store or to a playroom;
• Money (an extreme case for those who did not have time to buy a gift, or if the birthday invitation was caught by surprise).

What not to give

It is not recommended to present a one-year-old child with gifts "for growth." It is better to give a walking overalls for a three-year-old baby for three years, and not for a year; a bicycle is also unlikely to be useful for a child who has just started walking.

It is also worth saving the nerves of the parents, so there is no need to choose a gift that makes very loud sounds. An audiobook should calmly tell a fairy tale, a beeping machine should have a volume control. And in general, sound toys cause joy in a child, and parents can get tired of a monotonous squeak (even if it is not loud).

Large soft toys that are one and a half or even twice as tall as a child are also not a good gift. Firstly, the baby may get scared, and secondly, the giant plush rabbit will take up a lot of space. Moreover, it is an additional source of dust. It is better to give a small toy that looks as much like an animal as possible than to choose a huge bear of an incomprehensible blue or green color.

Before buying a gift, you should carefully inspect the packaging. It should be marked "from 0 to 3 years." Also, the toy should be made of high quality materials, not have strong chemical odors and be safe for the child. And you should not chase the high cost: it is better to give something useful and necessary than expensive, but it is not clear why.

Gift wrap

At one year, the child already knows and understands enough, therefore the very fact of giving should cause him positive emotions. The kid already recognizes his toys, he has certain preferences (a doll or a ball, a developing book or a pyramid). He may also have favorite characters from fairy tales or cartoons. All this will make it possible to focus on the packaging. For example, you can put a gift in a box with a picture of Luntik or give a toy, accompanying the process with a song from a cartoon that your child likes.

It is likely that the baby's first birthday will be captured on a video camera. Therefore, guests should try to make sure that when watching the video after a few years, the child does not have a feeling of infringement. Emotions should not be feigned, and a gift should not be presented in a hurry. Still, the celebration of the birthday of a little family member should be dedicated primarily to the birthday person, so everything should be at the highest level, including the gift.