Gift ideas · Age 1
Gifts for 1 year olds
One year olds are learning to walk, stack, bang things together and put things in and out of other things. The best gifts are big, sturdy and fine to chew on.
Skip: Anything with small pieces, button batteries or long cords. Look for the 0 to 3 warning on the box.
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Safe bets for most 1 year olds
- 1A push walker with blocksOur pick: Radio Flyer Classic Push Walker WagonSomething to lean on while they figure out walking, and blocks to haul around. Find it
- 2Stacking cupsOur pick: Green Toys Stacking CupsCheap, and they get used for years: stacking, nesting, the bath, the sandbox. Find it
- 3Lift-the-flap board booksOur pick: Where Is Baby's Belly Button? (Karen Katz)Thick pages they can turn by themselves. Find it
- 4A shape sorterOur pick: Fisher-Price Baby's First BlocksIn and out is the whole game at this age. Find it
Match how they play
- 1A big bag of Mega BloksOur pick: Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building BagFor a builder. Big enough to be safe, easy enough to pull apart. Find it
- 2A bag of soft play ballsOur pick: Infantino Textured Multi Ball SetFor an explorer. Throw them, chase them, dump them out of a box. Find it
- 3A toddler xylophoneOur pick: Hape Pound & Tap BenchFor a performer. Loud, and they'll love every note. Find it
- 4A soft baby dollOur pick: Manhattan Toy Baby StellaFor a storyteller. First pretend play is feeding someone and putting them to bed. Find it
Find gifts that match how they play
The gifts that get used match how a kid already likes to play. The quiz takes two minutes. No account needed, and adding a name is optional.
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