The Best Gifts For Babys First Birthday

Looking for a gift for baby's first birthday? Check out the gifts that are my favorites for my soon-to-be one-year-old grandbaby.

                      I received toys and books to facilitate this post.

  It is hard to believe that my first grandchild is going to be celebrating her first birthday in a couple of months. It seems like yesterday that the baby was born and I wrote about becoming a grandma for the first time. My granddaughter is growing up too quickly. I wish that I could stop time and keep her little but that is not going to happen. So I will enjoy her and look forward to more grandbabies. I will also remember the day she was born, every time I snuggle with my soft sherpa photo blanket. Maybe that is why I have five kids all spread out in ages so I will be able to enjoy lots of grandchildren.

 This little girl brings such joy to our family and I am lucky that my daughter and son-in-law live nearby. That way I can see her often. Her uncles sure do enjoy holding her and talking to her. I think one of the best parts of being a grandma is being able to spoil my grandchild. So just like Christmas, this cute little girl is going to get lots of presents. Maybe she won't chew on her birthday presents like she did at Christmas. Since I have five kids and my youngest is 11 years old, I have plenty of experience in buying baby toys and I like to buy unique baby gifts for baby's first birthday. Some of my favorite baby toy brands are LeapFrog and Vtech as these toys are so cute. These brands of toys are always The Best Educational & Fun Gifts For Babies & Toddlers. So I love buying age-appropriate toys from these learning brands of toys. Check out some of the toys that my grandbaby will be receiving for her first birthday.

Toys for first steps

 My grandbaby is learning to walk so I will be giving her a Vtech Stroll & Discover Activity Walker™ for her first birthday. This walker grows with her and can be enjoyed for many years. Mom will love that the activity walker can be used for floor play and those first steps. Once the baby masters walking she will still enjoy pushing the walker around the house. This activity walker has so many buttons to press and I love that it has two speeds on it so the walker will not move to fast while the baby is learning to walk. The activity panel is removable from the walker so the parents can take it with for those long car trips. That way my grandbaby can press buttons and spin gears while in the car. This learning toy even has a removable cell phone so the baby can pretend to call grandma. You can find this toy that teaches colors and numbers at all major retailers.

Easy to assemble

 I decided to help the parents out and assemble the activity walker for them. It was super easy to put together and I did not need any tools.

Keeping baby happy in the stroller

 I remember when my kids were little and how once they learned to walk they never wanted to be in the stroller. Our daily walks became frustrating until I learned how to keep them entertained in the stroller. Moms need these daily walks for exercise and for some Me time so I got my grandbaby a Butterfly Counting Pal™ learning toy. This plush learning toy attaches to the stroller and keeps baby entertained so mom can go for a walk. This cute colorful toy also helps the baby fall asleep with soft, classical melodies. There are so many fun things on-the-go activity toy that baby can rattle, squeak, turn, or crinkle all while developing her fine motor skills and learning things like numbers and colors. This learning toy is available now at all major retailers

Books are always awesome

 Books always make great gifts at any age. Books help kids learn so much and the gift of books for baby's first birthday will help them enjoy reading. Reading to babies will help them later on when they are learning to read. I read to all my kids when they were babies and they knew how to read by first grade. My daughter loved books when she was a baby and I remember her 2nd birthday when grandma gave her some books. The books were the first gift that she opened. My daughter had to look at every book before she would open the rest of her presents.

 So I discovered these cute books for my granddaughter that are about space and the ocean. These adorable picture books are a fun way to introduce the smallest readers to STEM subjects. Nerdy Babies: Ocean and  Nerdy Babies: Space invites toddlers to travel to the bottom of the ocean, or in the far reaches of the solar systems to answer questions like...How deep is the ocean? What does it sound like in space? The author, Emmy Kastner, is a former teacher and fully understands how important it is to present science as fun at an early age. I just love the bright colorful pictures in the books and I know that my grandbaby will enjoy looking at them while her mom reads to her.

What are your favorite gifts for baby's first birthday?

Build Your Baby's Brain With A Baby Safe Newspaper

A simple piece of paper gives a baby such joy!

                I received several baby toys to facilitate this post.

  It was a joyous Christmas this year for my family. It was my grandbaby's first Christmas and I was happy that I was able to celebrate this special day with her. My grandbaby is one lucky girl as both sets of grandparents live near her or shall I say we grandparents are the lucky ones. I am so happy that my daughter and her husband were able to move back to Albuquerque after the baby was born. My grandbaby is the cutest and she made Christmas so special for me. I just loved spoiling her with plenty of gifts. Between the grandparents, the baby had so many gifts that her parents were not looking forward to bringing them up to their third-floor apartment with all those stairs. This cute 4-month-old was spoiled like a princess. She received plenty of stuffed animals at Christmas but I think her favorite gift was a piece of paper. All these toys and she loves the paper the best.

  It is amazing how a simple piece of paper can bring such joy to a baby. Now before you freak out about paper not being safe for babies to chew on, relax as this newspaper is not only baby safe but it is also great for her brain. The Brain Builders Baby NewspaperTM may look real but it is made from cloth. This machine washable newspaper feels and sounds like regular paper. My grandbaby was able to clasp it in her hands and she loved chewing on the paper.

All these toys and she loves the paper the best

The crinkly noise made her squeal with delight 

 The baby just recently discovered how to grab and hold objects so her clasp is still not that strong. Since the Brain Builders Baby NewspaperTM is thin and light, she was able to get a good grip on it. It was so fun to see her eat the paper. She was so happy listening to the crinkle sound. This cute toy is great for her small motor skills and will help her brain develop as she learns that her grabbing the paper cause the delightful noise. Her mom loves that the newspaper is baby safe and easy to clean. I think this toy would be a great car toy to keep her happy on car trips. My boys loved that the baby newspaper had short stories print on it. I think that they would have read some to their niece if they were able to get the newspaper away from her. My boys knew to not take the toy away from the baby as it was making her so happy.

Designed in collaboration with parents and pediatricians, our Baby Newspaper supports a baby's growing curiosity to explore through their senses. Easy to use, with no assembly required, it features black and white text for developing eyes. All of the stories found on the Baby Newspaper were crowdsourced from parents just like you! This is the sensory toy your baby will not be able to get enough of as they chew, squeeze, pull and wave to their delight

My boys love the baby

 The baby adores her uncles and I love seeing the two younger boys interacting with their baby niece. My 12 year old loves to hold her. She really loved the baby safe necklace that he was wearing. This baby is discovering that she can put things into her mouth, especially her hands. That little girl seems to be licking everything that she can grab. So I knew that a Mochi Handy Charm teething necklace would make a great gift for my daughter. This stylish necklace that mom gets to wear is made out of rice and is 100% baby safe. My grandbaby is learning how to hold the donut-shaped charm and loves chewing on it. When she starts teething, the necklace will come in handy. It is so smart that the strap is removable and washable.

The necklace looks so nice that grandma may have to get one

 I am thinking that I may have to get a baby necklace for myself so when I babysit my grandbaby, she will grab the necklace instead of my hair. This cutie discovered on Christmas that she could yank my hair. I am enjoying seeing her learn and develop. I just love that my daughter and son-in-law live close by.

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