Planning my sons First birthday. HELP!

[Melbelle]

Ok, we know we are doing his party in Blues clues but we don't know what to get him, well we are opening him up a saveing account so he can't touch it until he is 18 my mother inlaw are opening him one up he can't touch until he is 21. Ok so now that what else I mean like toys What did you get your babies for there first bday. He does like stuffed animals but I want something big for him lol. And we are getting him clothes too. I just want this day to be a special day, I know he want remember but I will and he is my 1st.

Thanks
Melissa

 

[~PICKLE~]

Toys R Us has this huge blue Clues Dog. At least they did a week ago. Oh it is a stuff animal. I mean huge!!! I know what you mean about a special day, With my son's first B-Day his was teletubbies, I was so nervous. It turned out great though, just take lots of pictures. On toys I have no clue, it's been awhile since was son was there and I'm almost there with my baby girl.

 

[E-beth]

Walmart SuperCenters and some grocery stores give you a free mini cake for your kids first birthday. We got my son a freebie, a very small one, put it on a sheet, took his shirt off, and let him go to town. It was so much fun!

We didn't do a theme for the first one because he wasn't "into" anything yet. We got him presents but he just wanted the ribbons and things to play with. We did get him some stacking blocks which he LOVED.

Whatever you do, buy lots of film and if you take pictures that need to be developped, only take them to a one hour place. I took mine to the local Eckerd and they lost them. I am still sick about it and have only two pictures for his baby book.

 

[Melbelle]

He has like 5 blues clues stuff animals .

 

[andiesmama]

That's sooo funny! We did my daughter's first birthday in Blue's Clues, too!! She loved it!! Anyways...I'm trying to remember what she got for presents....oh, yea, my uncle made her a wooden rocking horse, which she loved!! Also got her this little push-car, you can set it up to where they can either sit on it & scoot around (it has wheels), or you pull it up (the top) to where it clicks in place & they stand up & hold on to it, it helps them walk, they push it around. She really liked that, too. But she got money, too, & clothes. Be sure to take lots of pictures!!

If you're like me, you save everything, so just a hint for mommy...write down everything he gets & from who, that's what I did. And then I wrote Andie (my daughter) a letter about all the stuff that happened her first year, my hopes & dreams for her, etc., then saved it with her birthday cards, the list of gifts, the candle that was on her cake, and some other stuff from her first year. I did that at her 2nd birthday, too, I think she'll get a kick out of it when she gets older!!

Have fun!!

 

[Melbelle]

Walmart SuperCenters and some grocery stores give you a free mini cake for your kids first birthday. We got my son a freebie, a very small one, put it on a sheet, took his shirt off, and let him go to town. It was so much fun!

We didn't do a theme for the first one because he wasn't "into" anything yet. We got him presents but he just wanted the ribbons and things to play with. We did get him some stacking blocks which he LOVED.

Whatever you do, buy lots of film and if you take pictures that need to be developped, only take them to a one hour place. I took mine to the local Eckerd and they lost them. I am still sick about it and have only two pictures for his baby book.

I decorated cakes so I'll be makeing the cakes, something I very much enjoy thanks for the tip though. I'm thinking about blocks but he has some now he don't play with. If we had a place for him to play out side I would get him a rideing toy but we don't so that makes it so hard. He isn't that facanated with boxes I thought he would but I gave him a box to play with and he looked at me like I was stupid and ignored it. He is already too advanced for his age which is good but then again hummm.

 

[andiesmama]

Oh wait! You know the Leapfrog line of toys? They have one for kids Seth's age, maybe a little older but since he's advanced for his age it should be fine...it's the frog, stuffed, & he's got like the alphabet on his tummy, stuff on his hands & feet, you turn him on & he teaches the ABCs & numbers, I think. Andie doesn't have one, but I got one for my girlfriend's little boy & she said he went crazy over it!!

 

[Melbelle]

That's sooo funny! We did my daughter's first birthday in Blue's Clues, too!! She loved it!! Anyways...I'm trying to remember what she got for presents....oh, yea, my uncle made her a wooden rocking horse, which she loved!! Also got her this little push-car, you can set it up to where they can either sit on it & scoot around (it has wheels), or you pull it up (the top) to where it clicks in place & they stand up & hold on to it, it helps them walk, they push it around. She really liked that, too. But she got money, too, & clothes. Be sure to take lots of pictures!!

If you're like me, you save everything, so just a hint for mommy...write down everything he gets & from who, that's what I did. And then I wrote Andie (my daughter) a letter about all the stuff that happened her first year, my hopes & dreams for her, etc., then saved it with her birthday cards, the list of gifts, the candle that was on her cake, and some other stuff from her first year. I did that at her 2nd birthday, too, I think she'll get a kick out of it when she gets older!!

Have fun!!

Yes in his baby book it has a place for his first birthday to list what he got and all, I plan on saveing everything. I like the idea of the toy that teaches them how to walk.Good thinking. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks

Melissa

 

[Melbelle]

Oh wait! You know the Leapfrog line of toys? They have one for kids Seth's age, maybe a little older but since he's advanced for his age it should be fine...it's the frog, stuffed, & he's got like the alphabet on his tummy, stuff on his hands & feet, you turn him on & he teaches the ABCs & numbers, I think. Andie doesn't have one, but I got one for my girlfriend's little boy & she said he went crazy over it!!

He already has that one lol. He loves it.

 

[andiesmama]

Well, how about that "talking" book Leapfrog has? Andie got one for Christmas last year, she was 1 1/2 & really liked it. You stick the book in it (I think it comes with 1 but you can buy more) & set it to whatever level works for him, then he can push different things on the page & hear the words, sounds, etc. It's pretty cute.

 

[Melbelle]

now that is an idea he loves books. I gots me a lil smarty lol. I don't know where he got that from but hehe.

 

[tonya]

At my daughter's first bday she got a Little Tikes wagon, slide, and swing...she loves them and at 2 still plays with them.

 

[Melbelle]

if we had a yard I would have no problem but we live in a naighborhood I wouldn't let him go out side and played not even with someone out there with him.

 

[tonya]

Well actually I kept the slide in the house all last fall and winter and she played on it in there and loved it..She also had a ride-on toy that was well liked and we kept it in the house..it wasn't too big..just some more thoughts.

 

[Zoe]

Here are some ideas of things I think he would like...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002D0FDW/qid=1096581530/br=1-10/ref=br_lf_t_10//102-8385499-5244154?v=glance&s=toys&n=280369

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000063JQJ/qid=1096581574/br=1-14/ref=br_lf_t_14//102-8385499-5244154?v=glance&s=toys&n=280368

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000ISR7/qid=1096581612/br=1-14/ref=br_lf_t_14//102-8385499-5244154?v=glance&s=toys&n=280368

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000067818/qid=1096581713/br=1-11/ref=br_lf_t_11//102-8385499-5244154?v=glance&s=toys&n=291817

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ARQNX/qid=1096581753/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-8385499-5244154?v=glance&s=toys

 

[forgivenmuch]

i dont know how old this post is..but for my sons birthday .. i got him a rocking horse.. kids love them..and you can put them in the house..

 

[yeshuaskid]

My daughter just turned one and we've been buying her Peek-a-blocks. There are so many of them. Fisher Price just came out with the new activity cube to go with these and my daughter plays with it endlessly. We just found out that she is getting three more sets for Christmas.