Don't call me baby

[venta]

I require some assistance from the baby-aware among you, please. In a couple of weeks a sprog for whom I ought to buy a birthday present will be one. What does one give a one year old ? A boy, though I suspect that's not that relevant.

A while ago I happened on a craft stall selling nice wooden puzzles, and bought a brightly coloured, chunky jigsaw in the shape of a sealion. It has, I think, seven or eight pieces. Unfortunately, I'm now wondering whether perhaps that might be too babyish. Is he likely to be beyond it already ? What I know about the developmental stages of children could be written in quite large letters on a postage stamp.

So, er, any ideas ? If you were one year old, what would you want ? If you had a one year old, what would you want other people to give to it ?

Comments

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Lots of good suggestions above...

...but actually if it's the parents who you know then never mind the kid and get them a bottle of wine. Seriously, the sprog (and their carpet) will likely be buried under more toys than he knows what to do with. The parents, on the other hand, could probably do with a drink!

[sciolist.livejournal.com]

Seconded. The child won't really register the loveliness. The parents may well be touched by some nice chocolates, wine, or whatevers.

Or, if you don't like the parents much, Some toy that makes noise and has no off switch.