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What to buy for your little ones 1st birthday
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items Ah, the 1st birthday! It's such a magical time and also a little scary - your baby is now 1! I've experience this twice, and it doesn't get easier knowing your little one is no longer a tiny baby! - However, the greatest thing is now they can explore...
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Montessori
Bath and bed
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Creative
I am a creative mum, so once I found out I was pregnant with my 1st I had already planned out all the creative things we could do! These paints are safe for children and are machine washable. They do not stain hands or cloths and I find them a great ...
Amazon.co.uk: Crayola Paint
I love love paint play with my little ones! and having the right kind of paper to do it on helps. These are quite big, so can cover all of the finger painting our little ones do, and also has a coating so the paper doesn't go soggy with all the paint...
Finger Paint Paper Pad
How great is this?! Don't get me wrong, there are days I just put the paint out and want them to explore the texture and be wild with the paints - but there are times when maybe you've just cleaned the house, the kiddos just had a bath and you don't ...
Spill Proof Paint Cups
Practical
I am always a fan of baby-led weaning and when I was doing some research and had seen that they could use metal cutlery from a year on, I added this immediately to the birthday wishlist. They come in different colours and sets so you can pick and cho...
Toddler Cutlery Sets by doddl™ - Easy To Use & Dishwasher Safe
This is the cutest design I've ever seen for a rocking toy. I had seen something like this before I even got pregnant and I knew, I needed one like it for when I had a child. The ears are crinkly and have a texture, so great for them to grip onto (if...
Rocking Animal - Caterpillar - Wildly | Baby Toys & Gifts
Walkers that promote proper walker? I'm your gal. These are great at properly introducing your little one into the world of walking. It's fun design is great and making it appealing for them to use, and has many different features on it to keep them ...
Classic World - Forest Walker
This is the cutest tradition to start with your little ones. It is not an expensive tradition to start, and the felcro numbers provided go up to age of 5. It has different colours, not just blue, and is so cute to capture those birthday memories! Thi...
Fabric birthday crown
I love this little scooter! Balance bikes are great introducers for later in life when they eventually use a bike. With both my little ones, I could see that they saw this as their first independence. We would take it out, still do, to the park and t...
Globber Learning Bike Ecologic
Montessori
Who doesn't love puzzles? Both my kids always have one in their toy rotation and they love them. I find it such a keepsake for them to have their own personalised jigsaw puzzle. They are pretty simple puzzles, perfectly suitable for 12 months plus.
Kids Puzzles - Wooden Toys
Ok, so this one could be a bit daunting and scary but trust me - it is worth it! By 12 months, your little one is wanting to explore, be on their feet, potentially even walking and attempting stairs. As much as it can be scary, nurturing this skill a...
Montessori Climbing Frames for Toddlers
I love this little clock! It can be used as a mini puzzle, and it great for learning numbers. Of course the pieces come out, so you could use the number pieces for a variety of number practicing games at home. It will be super handy as well when teac...
Liewood Karamo Moods & Time Activity Board
We have a rainbow wooden stacker in the boys bedroom and they instantly go to this toy every night when we do some play before bed. I personally love the different colours, so you could do some colour association play or colour theme play. Helps with...
Wooden Rainbow Stacker Toy
This is a 5 in 1 toy! Great for critical thinking. I have a safari themed one at home and it's been a great toy to use when I need my little one to be entertained while I put a wash on, cook dinner, clean the living room etc as it has many different ...
Little Dutch Activity Cube
This little toy has so many educational benefits! it helps with coordination, fine motor skills and colour association. I love the fact it is durable, can withstand a little one smashing a hammer on it, and still be intact. Sometimes, some toys have ...
Hammer bench
Bath and bed
Math toys that don't grow mould? count me in. Each toy has little jingle toys in it so it makes noise. They are all float-able and easy to grip. I personally love the little duck that's part of this set, and I take it with us when we go swimming!
Munchkin Float and Play Bubbles Bath Toy
Dressing gowns are like one big bear hug, and when I saw you could get a little baby one it is the cutest thing. You can personalise it with your little ones name as well, different colours, animal themed etc. I got the giraffe themed one and I never...
Personalised Baby & Toddler Dressing Gowns & Robes
I can't put into words how much I LOVE THIS! now imagine, you've had a nice relaxing bath, put into your dressing gown and had a lovely massage with some lotion, put on some fresh pj's and then tucked into bed you look up and see stars with galaxies....
Astronaut Galaxy Star Projector Night Light
I love this giftbox, it has all the bath toys you could want. The boats and cups have holes at the bottom for draining and for water play. Both of them are stack able so you can teach and play. I never used the tower in the bath, but it can be used. ...
Mushie Toy Giftbox
Trying to find bath toys that do not eventually turning mouldy can be a task in itself! Mushie are great, their toys come apart for easy cleaning (and even easier, are dishwasher safe!) and all are fun shapes and sizes for your little ones imaginatio...
Mushie Bath Play Set - Sealife
Toys
Is it a common universal thing that babies become obsessed with balls around the age the start to walk? Happened with both my little ones! I had seen this on tiktok and I added this so quick to my cart that my debit card got whiplash. When the digger...
Vtech Pop a Ball Pop & Drop Digger | Early learning toys
I got given this for my eldest's 1st birthday, and at first I was a bit unsure - and also the fact it didn't fit in with my atheistic I had (I know, I've grown since then). Actually, I was so wrong to judge it. It really helped both my little ones tu...
Baby Activity Cube Toy
We wanted something that was essentially the baby safe version of Lego and found Clemmy! They have a wide variety of different products, including the bricks, which both of my children play with! It is a durable material and squash-able so cannot bre...
Clementoni Baby Soft Clemmy Sensory Baby Building Blocks 32 Pieces
I was looking for ideas for my youngest turning 1, as it's often harder the 2nd time round buying as they usually already have everything from the eldest! I went to the toy store and my eldest picked this out. At first I thought it was pretty simple,...
Pop-up toys - Little Farm
Anything that drives and nurtures my littles ones creative mind, I'm hooked. I love the theme behind it, and can really drive into story telling, play etc. I use these to help with my little ones sense of up and down, and help them to understand when...
Building Blocks - Forest Friends