Second Child, First Birthday present Ideas

Suucee

So my Lil man will be one in march. I know its miles away yet but hoping to nab something in the sales but haven't a clue what to get him.
Since he is our second child we have the usual stuff already (vetch walker, vetch activity table, cody bear, ball pit, toot toot drivers stuff, books and trike (trike is pink but OH is going to re spray it to boys colour))
Anyway we haven't a clue what to get him. Our daughter will be 3 only a few weeks after his birthday so we are getting her her first bike (in the sales) . I suggested a trike for him but as our daughter wont be using hers anymore OH is just going to re paint it for him or put him in it pink, im not overly bothered by that.

So any ideas?

TheQuietFella

You need to get a grip of yourself in all honesty!

eviltwin

I always got mine a token gift at that age. They are too young to be aware of what is going on so they don't need anything special. Why would you go to the trouble of spraying the bike? Can he not use it as it is?

Arciphel

Re spraying the bike, like in GTA when you need to lose your wanted level :-)

Suucee

eviltwin wrote: »

I always got mine a token gift at that age. They are too young to be aware of what is going on so they don't need anything special. Why would you go to the trouble of spraying the bike? Can he not use it as it is?

Id use it pink, he's been in it loads already but OH is a sprayer by trade so its more of a project for him than a necessity in fairness. Makes no odds either way.

See we got stuff for our daughters first birthday (swing set) so id just feel bad not getting him something. We will go for a day out anyway to a pet farm or zoo or something.
But ah I duno just would be nice for him to get something.

Suucee

Arciphel wrote: »

Re spraying the bike, like in GTA when you need to lose your wanted level :-)

Ha, OH got a kick out of that.

Suucee

TheQuietFella wrote: »

You need to get a grip of yourself in all honesty!

??

galah

Have exactly the same prob - our wee man is one in january, and got all the toys from his older brother. We're getting him a scout bear, you can program them to the kids' name, so both boys will have something personalised. He'll also get his "own" plate n cup set (just different animals on it)

kandr10

What about something like this rocker?
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/outdoor/c-670/rocking-horses/p-2756/little-tikes-rocking-horse-magenta/

Or those kind of toys with shapes that you put in the right holes.

http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-447/fisher-price/p-1832/fisher-price-laugh-n-learn-cookie-shape-surprise/

Or bath toys?

TheQuietFella

Suucee wrote: »

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It's hardly going to impact upon the child, is it?

Millem

kandr10 wrote: »

What about something like this rocker?
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/outdoor/c-670/rocking-horses/p-2756/little-tikes-rocking-horse-magenta/

Or those kind of toys with shapes that you put in the right holes.

http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-447/fisher-price/p-1832/fisher-price-laugh-n-learn-cookie-shape-surprise/

Or bath toys?

My little boy loves holding those shapes we bought him the red fisher price car for Christmas and he just loves the balls and shapes that come with it !

Suucee

TheQuietFella wrote: »

It's hardly going to impact upon the child, is it?

Come on. im not even going to justify why i want to buy my son a first birthday present.
If you have nothing helpful to post, post nothing at all.

Suucee

Have the cookie jar, he loves it.

Have a ball pit too.

Rocking horse looks good though. We have a bounce and spin zebra but i suppose they are different.

My daughter has ALOT of stuff. Myself and OH both have 3 siblings and are very close so she gets stuff off them at every birthday and xmas (this year we dont secret santa though)
so she has acquired alot.
Add to this the 2 grannies and they really are spoilt with toys.

Millem

Keep an eye out for the red fisher price car as I got it for €29!
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-447/fisher-price/p-6248/fisher-price-laugh-and-learn-crawl-around-car/My boy loves train/tractors that move.
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-459/preschool-vehicles/p-1810/old-macdonald-farm-tractor-trailer/?cmp=cel&trigger=ac
This is brill!
I was going to get him this http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-447/fisher-price/p-6251/fisher-price-laugh-learn-puppys-smart-stages-train/

Suucee

was just looking at that. might be an idea too. I dont want to spend €65 on it but if i got it for less would be good.

Rocking horse looks good too though.

Thanks

Millem

Suucee wrote: »

was just looking at that. might be an idea too. I dont want to spend €65 on it but if i got it for less would be good.

Rocking horse looks good too though.

Thanks

No way would I spend €65 but you might get it for €29 before march

cyning

I'm in the same boat Succee: except two girls! I was half thinking of splurging all together and buying a decent playhouse because we don't have space for swings or a trampoline (well we do but if we had either there would be no other space).

Going to get her one of the lost my name books too.

That fisher price car is still despite santy played with every day here: by both! It's amazing.

kandr10

This rocker is reduced. Loved by my one year old and my 2 year old nephew.

http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/baby/c-809/infant-toys/p-3704/rocking-dinosaur/

If they have loads of 'big' things already (for want of a better way to put it!) something along the lines of the cookie jar ie small plastic thingy that makes loads of noise might do ya. There's a wall of them in smyths.

Suucee

Have the cookie jar.

I do like that rocker. was looking at those when i went off on my rocking horse hunt.
Also thinking scuttlebug may be an idea.
Anyone have one?
it says suitable from 1 but mmm, im not too sure.

Oh cyning its so hard isnt it.

newtoboards

Did you check out the toys in Ikea suucee? They are reasonable and very robust. I have lots of them and they're all very well used. They have a rocking moose which is so cute!

pwurple

Brio trains, or any other one. My smallie is going nuts for my 3 year old's ones.

Suucee

Im not really near Ikea.

Like those trains Pwurple. Might be an idea too. A got thomas set for xmas and loves it so might be his own set.

Think ive settled on a scuttlebug for him.

Sligo1

Am in exactly the same position for when my girl turns one! My fella has a scuttlebug! He only got it a few months ago but omg he loves it! It's one of the things that has had the most use! At 1 he defo would've been too young for it (he didn't walk till 14months). But I'd defo recommend it and sure some kids start walking way younger anyway.

You could pick up a nice little kitchen in the sales? My son loves the little kitchens. He doesn't have one but when he uses them at playgroup he always brings he cups over to me and says "make mama cuppa tea!". Lol. So I'm thinking I may get this for my daughter when she turns one. . I really have no clue!?

Suucee

Have a kitchen . (2 actually, 1 in the play room, 1 in the garden)

Think ill go with scuttlebug. Seriously doubt he'll be walking but sure he can grow in to it. OH will have trike sorted so that will be like new.

So going to get one of those plastic rocking horses, scuttlebug and 2 toys from the 2 for €20 in argos.

My kids are seriously coming across as spoilt but we actually dont spend a lot on them its the amount of relatives they have and my daughters extreamly generous godmother

velvet rose

I think the scuttlebug is a great idea, bought it for my niece for her first birthday and she loved it! Wish i had it for my ds1 when he was little. Def getting it for ds2 in aug for his first birthday as well!

evolving_doors

Smart stages chair thing. Good for learning to sit down! I won one for a boards product testing thing if you want to read some reviews (plus other fisher price smart stage things). Ill post a link later.

dublinlady

Best toy we got that was loved from that age is this car. 19month old and almost 3 year old love it.
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-454/mickey-mouse-club-house/p-2768/mickey-n-friends-my-first-ride-on/

Sligo1

dublinlady wrote: »

Best toy we got that was loved from that age is this car. 19month old and almost 3 year old love it.
http://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/toys/pre-school-electronic-learning/c-454/mickey-mouse-club-house/p-2768/mickey-n-friends-my-first-ride-on/

O yes totally agree! My fella absolutely loves this!

braddun

electric car