Baby’s First Christmas Gift Guide
There’s nothing sweeter than shopping for baby’s first Christmas gifts! Since babies don’t get the concept of gifts, we love to get them practical items that they can use and grow into. These are some of our favorite items we’ve used with our own babies or have had on our wish lists.
Name Puzzle Stool
This is such a classic gift that your child will use for years to come! We love these stools as room decor and as a step stool for helping in the kitchen and reaching sinks in the house. This puzzle stool will be a family keepsake!
Personalized Name Winter Hat
There’s not better time to refresh baby’s winter gear than at Christmas! This sweet, high-quality personalized winter hat comes in lots of colors and is customized just for the baby of the family. You can also get toddler and kids sizes for a matching moment!
Personalized Name Book
We’re obsessed with this personalized book that comes in a boy and girl version! This is such a great addition to baby’s library that they will love reading for years to come. As babies grow up they love seeing and hear their name!
Play Couch
We all know about the Nugget couch, but it is so, so pricey! This Amazon version is a similar vibe with a lower price tag. This is another great item that can grow with your kids. It can be a simple soft place to lounge or be used to create a fort for playing.
Favorite Baby Walker
Our kids were all OBSESSED with this baby walker. We know it’s not the prettiest toy, but babies and toddlers absolutely love it. It’s another great baby toy that grows with your baby. Babies can sit at this walker to play or use it as a walker as they learn to walk.
First Balance Bike
As babies learn to walk they become obsessed with riding on things. This adorable balance bike is perfect for learning the concept of riding a bike. It’s sturdy and low to the ground, great for the newest riders!
Shopping Cart
This is another IYKYK gift for babies! As babies learn to walk a shopping cart is so much fun for them. Then, as they grow and learn to love pretend, it’s perfect for filling with toys and playing store. We’ve had a shopping cart for years and our kids still love it!
Stacking Cups
Stacking cups are so simple, but babies really love them. They’re a great open-ended toy that’s perfect for bath time and on the go. These cups are fun for filling, dumping, and stacking.
Bath Car Set
This is another fan favorite at our house! These foam cars and roads stick to the side of a bath tub or the wall of a shower for endless open play. My boys love lining them up, pretending to drive them, and building roads. Simple, but effective! There are also ABC and barnyard variations.
Baby’s First Doll
I don’t have a girl, but all of my friends’ little girls have loved this sweet doll. This doll is perfect for cuddling and beginning to play pretend with dolls.
First Push Car
This is a Christmas gift that you’ll want to be prepared for that first warm day of spring! This push car comes in pink and red for little boys and girls. We love using this push car for walks and the littles LOVE pretending that they’re driving.
Wooden Walker
This wooden walker is the perfect blend of aesthetics and practicality. As mentioned above, as babies learn to walk they love using walkers to get the hang of it. This walker makes click-clacking sounds as baby pushes it and has features they can spin!
Wooden Car Set
Staying with the wooden theme, this set of cars is the perfect first car set for baby. These cars are sturdy and have top handles for easy grabbing for little baby hands. Cars are another toy that are so easy to babies to grow into as they become toddlers.
Baby’s First Block Set
Another classic first Christmas gift for babies, blocks! This adorable set comes in a wagon that doubles as a pull toy for kids and makes for easy organizing. Blocks are the quintessential open-ended toy that babies, toddles, and kids love!
Cloth Animal Book
Christmas is a great time to stock up on on-the-go baby toys. We always recommend keeping a few books in your diaper bag to keep baby entertained while out and above. We love that his book is soft and has legs that baby can play with while “reading”.
Bathtub Glo Pals
It feels like babies are ALWAYS taking baths so it’s good to have some high-quality toys on hand to make bath time fun! These Glo Pals are exactly that, so fun! When they hit the water they light up. Babies and toddlers love the interactive nature of these. These are also fun to split up and put into stockings. As always with any toy, keep an eye on littles when they’re using these.
Soft Block Set
As you can tell, we’re all about open-ended play to keep our kids busy! This soft block set is perfect for little hands and is another toy that grows with your baby. These blocks are sized appropriately for baby hands and are so fun to stack and sort.
Lovevery Baby Set
I was obsessed with these sets for Graham and it would be such a treat to gift a baby! These kids come with educational toys that are geared to exactly the age of your baby. High-quality and educational? Yes, please!
Minimal Activity Table
As with many of the toys on this list, activity tables are another go-to toy for babies. We love the minimal vibe of this table! It’s pretty enough to have in the living room, but also has so many interactive areas to keep baby entertained.
Baby’s First Brush Set
I was gifted one of these when I had Graham and I was shocked how much I used it! This is a gorgeous set that will definitely be kept as a baby keepsake.
