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I need to buy a present for a 1st birthday Iโm going to next week (for a boy). I was thinking some clothes (bigger size he can grow into) and maybe a kidโs book? Any other ideas? Budget is $50 - $75.
Gin for the parents. Nothing for the kid.
Books are always good. Grab a sturdy binding edition of whatever 'classic' appeals to taste and inscribe it. It can be read to them now, and read by them when they grow into it. Maybe Magic Pudding?
My go to for that age group was bath toys, simple puzzles, those hard cardboard paged books, simple musical instruments (but nothing that's a choking hazard). At that age it's gotta be stuff that's ok to put in their mouth. You're on the money with bigger clothes: suddenly you're dressing them one morning and their clothes don't fit anymore!
The noisiest possibly toy in your budget.