ideas for an 18-20 month old?

[ijack]

a friend from work is due with her second boy this winter and her oldest will be about 19 months old at the time. I'd like to but together a little basket for him of things to keep him busy while mom feeds the baby (I did this for E and it was great), but I'm kind of at a loss as to what to get for that age.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

[karinothing]

Wooden musical instruments? Although I guess that may be annoying for mom. I just know kids seem to love them.

[crazygame]

My daughter loves blocks. Maybe some of the wooden ones with animals, letters and numbers on them.

[minzy]

Washable crayons. Stickers.

[beaver12]

That was the age DD really got into Little People. She also loved board books with flaps. There are actually some Little People flap books that have 40+ flaps in each book. Those could keep her quietly occupied for a while. Some cars and an IKEA rug that has roads on it?

[Deleted]

My oldest was 19 months when the baby was born - this is such a nice idea! My bff did something similar and we so appreciated her.
Some ideas:
A new cuddly stuffed animal for comfort
A small puzzle
A "Big Brother" book (DS loved this)
Set of wooden blocks
BFF sent a tshirt "Thing 1" and a onesie "Thing 2" for the boys - it was so sweet and adorable. DS1 felt proud of being a "team" with his little brother.

[Deleted]

Maybe one of the Melissa and Doug Food Cutting sets? My nephew loved those.