1st Birthday ideas

[BoRED S2upid]

Help, I have a few days no ideas what to get and would like to avoid bunging some cash into an envelope. Over to the great minds of PH's.

[SGirl]

Are you buying for a boy or a girl?

[madbadger]

A bottle of Port.

At 1 you have no idea about birthdays and it will be exciting enough.

At 18 you will have a nice vintage bottle to really 'appreciate'

[davido140]

madbadger said:

A bottle of Port.

At 1 you have no idea about birthdays and it will be exciting enough.

At 18 you will have a nice vintage bottle to really 'appreciate'

Excellent idea! Several friends have kids turning 1 soon, they'll all be getting the same present!

[Asterix]

Suppose coke and hookers isn't suitable this time round...?

[Gargamel]

Thomas the tank engine shape sorter

Wooden blocks

Lego blocks (the big ones)

If you don't like the parents a drum always goes down well

[BoRED S2upid]

Sorry a boy. Nephew. Think my sister would kill me if I bought a drum. Maybe next year.

[andy400]

Bought this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edushape-Rollipop-Starter-...

for my niece for her first. She bloody loved it, I was very pleased!

[sebhaque]

A Vtech laptop always keeps baby entertained - linky
Fairly inexpensive, my godson (Thomas) loves his, and it's VTAK YO!

I bought this for Thomas - linky
I know it says 2 years plus but once they start walking (about 14 months in Thomas' case) it's good to go. Plus you get the joy of building it.

While we built that trike thingy Thomas managed to open one of the boxes, climb inside, shut it, get stuck, and start crying. More and more like his dad everyday.

[Cupid Stunt]

Something that makes a lot of noise with minimal effort, it's your duty as an uncle to inflict that on his mum & dad

[kazste]

Assuming at least one parent doesn't work but has a car I usually get a season ticket to something like a local zoo or interactive farm. Educational day out enjoyable by both parent and child and saves the kid having too many of the same toy as everyone gets a baby walker or similar.

[BoRED S2upid]

Cupid Stunt said:

Something that makes a lot of noise with minimal effort, it's your duty as an uncle to inflict that on his mum & dad

Thats the second vote for a drum.

[ascayman]

trust fund.

[dudleybloke]

BoRED S2upid said:

Cupid Stunt said:

Something that makes a lot of noise with minimal effort, it's your duty as an uncle to inflict that on his mum & dad

Thats the second vote for a drum.

make that three votes!

[SGirl]

Our little boy got something like this:

http://www.toystoreuk.co.uk/ferrari-california-ele...

He was too small to use it at 1 year old, but it got loads of use once he was a little bit older. And he's a total car fiend now, so it did its job.

[Dogwatch]

SGirl said:

Our little boy got something like this:

http://www.toystoreuk.co.uk/ferrari-california-ele...

He was too small to use it at 1 year old, but it got loads of use once he was a little bit older. And he's a total car fiend now, so it did its job.

Agreed not a lot of point giving fancy toys to a 1 year old - he/she will be just as happy playing with the empty box - if not more so.
Something for the future, whether one year or several years away will be more appreciated eventually.

[Neil H]

madbadger said:

A bottle of Port.

At 1 you have no idea about birthdays and it will be exciting enough.

At 18 you will have a nice vintage bottle to really 'appreciate'

Along similar lines (perhaps less fun), how about a nice piece of gold?

Something like this:

http://www.royalmint.com/store/BritishGold/UKB10RB...

Will apppreciate in value and can be flogged when he's 18 and spent on the latest designer drugs of the day.

[grumbledoak]

Get him a wooden train. Bright colours, no noise, and he'll love taking it apart and putting it back together.

[ironictwist]

Gargamel said:

If you don't like the parents a drum always goes down well

Harsh!

[PaulHogan]

Get them an ounce.

Gold if you're rich, silver if not.