What should be given to a child for 1 year and what is better to give up?
Asking the question: "What to give a child for 1 year?" - you should take into account the baby's desires, and not your own "beneficial" motives. In no case should you give money to a crumb. He will definitely not remember this gift, and after all, the memories of the very first holiday in the child's life should remain in the memory for a long time.
Going to the celebration, remember that the gift should be intended primarily for the baby, and not for his parents.
The main rules for choosing a gift
To get to the point, it is advisable to think over the option of a future gift in advance. This applies to both the parents of the birthday boy and his relatives and friends. By the age of one year, the child already shows a greater interest in any subject or type of activity. Some like to draw, others to leaf through bright pictures in a book, and still others to collect and disassemble objects. The list of such things can be endless. Based on the preferences of the child, it is worth planning a gift. It is clear that only parents have the opportunity to observe the baby and identify his preferences. What should the rest of the invited guests do? There are some rules for this.
- Any item intended for a child must be age appropriate.
- A gift should not consist of small things, low-quality parts, or have a pungent smell.
- Any object, especially if it is a toy, is better to choose in order to develop the skills and abilities of the crumbs.
- Toys should not sound too loud so as not to scare the birthday person.
- It is not advisable to buy soft toys for an allergic child.
It is important to remember that the gift should be intended especially for the birthday person. But from this list you can exclude bedding, towels, bedspreads, pictures on the wall, souvenir dolls, in general, everything that will not arouse interest in the crumbs, but will be useful in everyday life. If I may say so, then the first gifts may be useless, the main thing is that they cause an enthusiastic smile from the crumbs.
Play rugs and other educational gizmos will be very appropriate as a gift for the first birthday.
Ideas for the right gifts
So what to give a child for 1 year? Toys and vehicles are always on the list of desirable gifts. Both the first and the second can have different functions. Toys can be designed purely for play purposes or for the development of motor skills, attention, memory, etc.
For play purposes, you can buy a doll with a changeable wardrobe, pieces of furniture. This also includes cars, garages, toy soldiers and other toys. Such items are useful when the family has not one, but two or more children. It is more interesting to play with them in a company.
A special group includes educational toys. These are educational tables, musical rugs, interactive posters, simple children's learning computers, age-appropriate. Each of the gifts listed will contribute to the development of crumbs of attention, knowledge of colors, shapes of objects. The kid will be able to learn how to control his own fingers, coordinate movements, recognize the sounds of animals, etc. Without a doubt, these are useful gifts that the birthday boy will like.
At this age, kids are already very active and love to ride, so you can give the birthday boy a vehicle
Vehicles
These are bicycles with a handle for parents, strollers for dolls, wheelchairs, tolokars, sledges. A child - it does not matter whether it is a girl or a boy - will be able to feel himself in charge of the ride, and therefore, independent. It is useful and necessary to give the child the opportunity to feel more mature. If the choice fell on a bicycle with a handle, it is important to pay attention to the material of the wheels and the presence of a special fence on the seat that prevents the child from falling out, because not always a baby at 1 year old knows how to walk and can confidently sit on a child's bicycle. Wheels must be rubber. So the vehicle will not create a lot of noise while driving and annoy the baby. The presence of a soundtrack is also useful.
Gurneys. Their function is to teach the child to ride himself, while strengthening the muscles of the legs, or to roll toys. In both cases, the toy is useful and interesting.
The little fidget is growing by leaps and bounds, and it's time to update his library
Books and drawing
An easel with a set of paints, brushes and "canvases" will suit a calm child who loves to "dribble" everywhere and always. He will also like finger paints, plastic modeling dough, bright plasticine with a set of molds and tools. An alternative is a real children's board with crayons. For kids, there are coloring pages designed for drawing with a brush dipped in water - these are water coloring pages. Even a one-year-old baby can handle them.
We can talk about books for a long time, because their variety is simply enormous. These are fairy tales with bright illustrations, stickers, volumetric pictures. There are books with sound and music, exercises, questions. Computer fairy tales and cartoons will be interesting. This group also includes "toys-talkers" that tell fairy tales, and "repeats" that will cause laughter and bewilderment even in an adult.
When choosing a book, it is important to give preference to copies with dense pages (cardboard) and bright expressive drawings. This will provide the book with a "long life". The child will be pleased to receive a favorite fairytale hero as a gift along with the book. There are ready-made such kits on sale.
Children's playhouse - expanse for the child's imagination, literally his own little world
Play houses, swimming pools
If the kid has his own room of rather large size, he can be presented with a playhouse, tent or pool with balls. Receiving a play house as a gift, the kid becomes the owner of a secluded place, a secret room, his own residence. In it he will play, hide toys, dream and imagine.
The pool with hundreds of colorful balls will surely please any child, even the oldest. Here you can frolic, indulge, especially in the company of friends. Parents, of course, need to be prepared for the fact that the balls will have to be collected throughout the apartment, but it is better to do this together with the baby in order to introduce him to household duties and instill a sense of neatness. The ball pool isn't just fun. Such a toy increases the child's physical activity, develops flexibility and strength.
Another good gift is a swing. They can be outdoor or indoor. A prerequisite is the presence of high sides to prevent the crumbs from falling out during the swing. When swings are not in demand, it is better to hang them higher in order to protect the crumbs from blows.
Remember the main rule when choosing and giving a gift: the child's eyes should shine with joy and anticipation, and the day should become truly festive.
Original accompaniment
The more gifts the kid receives, the more interesting he is. In addition to the main gift, you can provide small but pleasant little things. Let it be a box of children's sweets or cookies, an armful of colorful balls, a tiny bunch of flowers, a postcard made with your own hands.
You can also come up with musical accompaniment. Its simplest option is a multimedia presentation with photographs, excerpts of songs, videos, cartoon characters. The main thing is that the presentation should last no more than 3 minutes in time, otherwise the baby will definitely lose interest in it. Without a doubt, such a congratulation will be interesting to all guests.
Of the above ideas, there is sure to be one that will answer the main question of parents and not only: what to give a child for 1 year? Let this event be pleasant and memorable for all the participants of the event.