@ gift for toddler

[cuadrado]

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Our best friends are getting ready to have baby #2 and I'm putting together a gift basket for them. I was thinking it would be nice to include something small for their toddler to open, too? If so, do you have any ideas of what I should include? She will be 3 in July. We don't have kids so I have no idea what to include. I don't want to ask them because they will insist that we not put together a gift basket for them

[bex1973]

Coloring books & crayons, outside toys. A bubble machine with lots of extra bubble refills

[raangoli]

Ditto bex1973. Sidewalk chalk is also a bit hit.

[formerlyak]

Something the toddler can sit and do with mom while mom feeds the baby (assuming she is breastfeeding) or while dad feeds a bottle. Seek and Find books are good at that age, and the toddler can hold them and find the stuff with mom. Letting the toddler feel included instead of feeling like the baby is getting all the attention is good.

[af1212]

When I would breastfed my baby I would give my toddler these books to do. Kept her entertained and marker couldn’t get on anything -
www.amazon.com/Ink-Coloring-Imagine-Featuring-Invisible/dp/B07NLLCDBZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Invisible+Ink+Activity+Book&qid=1619010897&sr=8-6

Also each of my big girls got this book personalized when a new baby was born in our family. Was a nice gift to receive - www.uncommongoods.com/product/personalized-what-big-sister-does-best-book

[mpc]

Apr 21, 2021 8:17:08 GMT -5 af1212 said:

When I would breastfed my baby I would give my toddler these books to do. Kept her entertained and marker couldn’t get on anything -
www.amazon.com/Ink-Coloring-Imagine-Featuring-Invisible/dp/B07NLLCDBZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Invisible+Ink+Activity+Book&qid=1619010897&sr=8-6

My 2.5 year old can sit and do these books for such a long time. she loves them.

[xyz]

Water wow coloring books or color wonder markers with a color wonder coloring book. My 3yo loves both and I love that he can color unsupervised without worrying about coloring on the couch/walls/floor/etc.

[bex1973]

Apr 21, 2021 9:27:08 GMT -5 mpc said:

Apr 21, 2021 8:17:08 GMT -5 af1212 said:

When I would breastfed my baby I would give my toddler these books to do. Kept her entertained and marker couldn’t get on anything -
www.amazon.com/Ink-Coloring-Imagine-Featuring-Invisible/dp/B07NLLCDBZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Invisible+Ink+Activity+Book&qid=1619010897&sr=8-6

My 2.5 year old can sit and do these books for such a long time. she loves them.

Oh yes, I forgot about these!  My kid loved them and they were great for car rides!

[mala]

My newly 3 year old is OBSESSED with her doctor's kit

[mbcdefg]

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ETA: Stomp Rocket is also a popular toy with my almost-4YO

[Blue Moon]

I just got my almost 3 year old nephew a small gift bag with a few 24 piece puzzles (we love the Dollar Tree ones) a spill-proof bubble bucket, and a Water Wow book for a big brother gift. He loved it.

[cuadrado]

thank you all so much for the ideas!

[al dente]

Stickers, water wow book, boogie board? I think that's what it's called. It's like a drawing board thats kinda electronic so no real pen.

[blondemoment123]

Ditto the bubble machine
Felt activity books
Reusable sticker books
A magnadoodle

[liverandonions]

I like this www.iseeme.com/en-us/personalized-storybooks/super-incredible-big-sister-personalized-childrens-book.html

and you can couple it with chalk, or a Boogie Board LCD writer (no mess!) or water wow, etc type of creativity option that's no/low mess

[silvercrayon]

Books or a small doll.

[corgimom]

This is so thoughtful and will be very appreciated! My BFF sent a big box to us shortly after DD2 was born with something for all of us: Doordash gc for me and DH, bath stuff, lotion, chap stick and a book for me for me, cute onesies for baby and a new fun waterbottle for DD1. Oh, and a corgi zen garden lol

It literally made me cry when we got it, regardless of what was in it, it was just nice to know she had been thinking of us and collecting little things to send.

I agree with PP, I have some special things just for DD1 to play with when I have to focus on the baby. Stuff that requires little to no supervision like the color wow or just fun books are great!