Buying a Baby Something That They Truly Need

What do you get the baby that has everything? I know that is a weird question, but if you really think about it what does a baby really need? Does it need a new frame or wall decoration or one of those personalized baby gifts? What does a baby actually need to be happy?

Let me back up a bit. I bring this up because I realized something the other day while trying to track down a gift for a friend's one-year-old that was having a birthday party. I made a pact with myself that I would try and buy the child something that he really needs. After about fifteen minutes of staring blankly at the children's aisle at my local Target I came to the realization that he probably didn't need any of this stuff. I've been to my friend's house and seen his room: he has plenty of toys, dolls, clothes, bibs, and just about everything else you could think of. I honestly would have been better off buying him some food or diapers, though I know that those aren't traditional birthday gifts.

As I left the store with my stuffed animal (I gave in and tried to buy him an animal that I haven't seen in his room), I started to make a mental list of things that a baby might actually like to get for his or her birthday compared to stuff that are more for their parents than anything else. And trust me: babies, even at that age, know what they want. I came up with three things: stuffed animals, playthings that mimic stuff that mommy and daddy use and stuff you can build with.

The first thing is obvious: little boys and girls love stuffed animals. They could be anything from the cutest, cuddliest sea creature to the meanest, nastiest predator: as long as they are filled with fluffy stuff kids will love them. Kids enjoy anything that they can hold onto and squeeze really tight. My youngest kid had a stuffed porcupine. Enough said.

Next, children love to emulate their parents while playing. This is why playsets that involve kitchens, stores and even cars seem to intrigue children so much. After watching mommy and daddy cook food for dinner a child loves to imitate what they see. Better they do it on a plastic playset then an actual kitchen, as I'm sure you all know.

Finally, building and imagination based toys are always good ideas. From giant sized legos to blocks, kids love to build things, especially if they are brightly colored and full of pictures. They might leave them strewn along across the playroom, but show me a child that doesn't like blocks and I'll call you a lair.

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Kim Green is always on the look out for unique personalized baby gifts for her friends and family.

Author (catwomanseven). Submitted on Thu, 3 Jun 2010 Time: 10:55 PM

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