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1st birthday gifts my toddler actually played with 🧸

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Open ended

 
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My daughter was very curious and these blocks played a huge part in her learning the ABCs and numbers!
Wooden ABC/123 1-Inch Blocks
 
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One of our favorite open ended toys! Great at first for color sorting and simple stacking + fitting pieces together.
MEGA BLOKS Set
 
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Stacking toys are very good for hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and color recognition.
Melissa & Doug Rainbow Stacker
 
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One of the most precious things ever 🥹 we got this for her first birthday party and she loved it. We keep it with the rest of our dress up now!
Wrapables® Knitted Crown
 
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I can’t say enough good things about these! The colors are beautiful, the magnet is fully encased in the silicone so there isn’t a choking hazard, and they’re so easy to wash. Love love love!
Neutral Silicone Alphabet Magnetic Letters Set
 
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This has to be one of the greatest gifts ever. There are endless ways to set the Nugget up; obstacle courses, forts, seats, and more!
The Nugget® - Bamboo

Bath

 
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I noticed this toy get used more as baby got older, but when they’re little and just sitting up in the bath, they can really enjoy watching the water come out of the little showerhead. 🚿
Nuby Wacky Waterworks Pipes Bath Toy
 
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Having bath toys with no holes was soo important to me. Mold grows inside super fast if water gets in.
No Hole Bath Toys
 
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Such a cute set! This was the first one we got and it has such a fun color variety.
No Hole Ocean Bath Toys
 
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The greatest bath toy storage ever! The mesh dries really quickly and the suction cup is very strong.
Munchkin Super Scoop Hanging Bath Toy Storage
 
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Even though my toddler is a little older now, we still use this in her showers to rinse any missed spots, especially in her hair.
Dr. Brown's Dino-Pour Baby Bath Rinse Cup

General

 
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Only use this supervised as there are small parts, but we absolutely love this! It gets more engaging as they get older.
Busy Board
 
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My favorite feature about this is the little tethers you can use to attach toys to the mat! It makes supervising them so much easier when they can’t throw their toys away.
BUSY BABY Silicone Mini Mat w/ Suction & Straps
 
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I always always always prefer the wooden version of a toy. It feels much less cluttery, and way more sustainable and long lasting.
Alphabet Puzzle - Wooden
 
Number Puzzle - Wooden

Books

 
The Snowy Day
 
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This was the favorite in our house for a long time around that first birthday. It’s great to teach baby the names of animals and the sounds they make!
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
 
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
 
Barnyard Dance!
 
I Love You Like No Otter: Funny Animal Board Book
 
Where's Spot?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
 
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This book is really adorable and I just love the sweet message 🥹
Llama Llama Red Pajama
 
I Love You to the Moon and Back
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My daughter’s favorite thing to do with this book is to spot the balloon that’s hidden in every picture!
Good Night, Gorilla
 
Goodnight Moon
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My World: A Companion to Goodnight Moon
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Corduroy
 
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
 
The Runaway Bunny
 
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)
 
You're My Little Cuddle Bug by Edwards & Marshall