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

[lathany.livejournal.com]

I think the jigsaw will be good, although it may start with said one year old watching their parents do it!

My two were into things that made music (remember the musical snail?) and clothes are always welcome (new things to be photoed in!). I think the child is young enough that it might be difficult for even the parents to tell what sort of toy is a sure hit (certainly we had that problem with the duo at that age)!

[venta.livejournal.com]

Don't think I'd dare risk clothes - the one year old is the same child who was the unlucky recipient of the purple bag (http://venta.livejournal.com/236705.html) I made last year, so I fear any more wearables and he may hunt down and kill me in later life.

And how could I forget the musical snail!