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Christmas gifts for one-year-olds: 20 ideas
Books, wooden toys, music and more
At one, the box is still serious competition for whatever is inside it. A good present gives little hands something to push, post, stack, open or knock over, without needing a grown-up to rescue every step.
These 20 Christmas gift ideas mix smaller presents, favourite stories, imaginative play and a few bigger things to coordinate on a wishlist.
Books and cosy evenings
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Peekaboo Moon Board Book
£7.99
A bedtime board book with sliders to push, pull and turn, plus a mirror surprise at the end. Camilla Reid and Ingela P Arrhenius make a simple game of peekaboo feel worth repeating.
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Sing Along With Me! Old Macdonald had a Farm
£6.29
A familiar song with a job for busy hands on every spread. The chunky sliders bring the farm animals into the action while a grown-up supplies the singing and animal noises. This is one of my 1 year old's favourites!
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KIDLY by MORI Christmas Tree Pyjamas
£19.60
A little Christmas cheer that can go straight into the bedtime rotation. These organic-cotton pyjamas have a green Christmas-tree print, ribbed cuffs and a matching long-sleeved top and bottoms.
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Build, post and make music
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First Building Blocks
£18.99
Build a tower, knock it over and start again. This small set of wooden blocks comes in a wooden tray with carrying handles, so there is somewhere to put everything between games.
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First Four Shape Sorter
£12.99
A wooden board with four shapes to sort and stack onto matching groups of pegs. It gives small hands a clear little task without lights, batteries or a long explanation. Start with one shape and add more as the game becomes familiar.
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FSC® Certified Hammer Bench
£15.99
Tap the coloured pegs through the bench, turn it over and begin again. The included wooden hammer makes this feel like a very important job, which is often half the appeal at one.
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Chunky Lift Out Farm Puzzle
£13.49
Chunky farm animals to lift out, match and put back, with plenty of opportunities for a grown-up to make the wrong animal noise and be corrected. The pieces are sized for little hands, rather than being a fiddly older-child jigsaw.
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Done By Deer Hide & Find Box Nozo Colour Mix
£17.95
Post Nozo the rhino, a rattling ball and a patterned disc into the box, then open the drawer to find them again. There are two different holes to explore, so the game can change as the child gets the hang of it.
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Halilit Baby’s First Birthday Band
£22.99
Five first instruments, including an ocean drum, maraca and bell, give a one-year-old several ways to make a cheerful racket. There is enough for a grown-up or sibling to take an instrument and join in, rather than simply pressing a button to start a song.
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Small adventures
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Push Along (Duck)
£12.99
The duck’s feet flap against the floor as it rolls along, giving a confident little walker a companion for trips around the room. Its wooden handle is easy to grasp and the action comes from pushing, not batteries.
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Janod Wooden Pure Pull-Along Snail
£20.79
A pull-along snail with a second life as a small music set. The shell lifts off to reveal a tambourine and xylophone, while the antennae double as beaters. It can go from a walk around the room to a sit-down music session without needing a different toy.
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Bigjigs Kira Small Ragdoll
£15.99
A small, soft ragdoll ready to be fed, tucked in and taken along on important outings. Kira has a colourful striped dress and removable clothes, giving early pretend play somewhere to start. A good everyday companion for children who like looking after a favourite toy, without buttons, sounds or batteries doing the talking for them.
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Gowi Green Trawler Boat
£6.99
A sturdy green trawler for sailing around the bath, carrying a small cargo and finding out what happens when it gets a little too full. It is a straightforward water toy rather than a bath gadget that needs assembling.
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Liewood Neil Sippy Cup - Safari Sandy Mix
£14.40
An everyday present for one-year-old mealtimes. This 150ml silicone cup has two handles and a removable spout lid, so it can become a little open cup when the child is ready. The safari print gives it some character without making it a Christmas-only item. A useful smaller wishlist choice when the toy shelf is already well stocked.
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From 18 months
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Little Dutch Ramp Racer - Blue
£23.36
For eighteen months and up. Put a wheelie at the top and watch it zigzag down the wooden ramps, then send the next one after it. The set includes four racing wheelies, so there is plenty of posting, watching and fetching to do. A satisfying cause-and-effect toy for an older one-year-old who likes things that go.
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Little Dutch Wooden Stacking Train - Forest Friends
£26.95
For eighteen months and up. A rolling train and a stacking toy in one, with wooden blocks and woodland characters to rearrange on the carriages. It works without a separate railway track, making it a complete present rather than an expansion that needs other pieces. The Forest Friends version has seventeen parts to explore.
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Liewood Magnus Little Chef Play Board - Sandy / Multi Mix
£39.20
For eighteen months and up. A little wooden cooking station with knobs, a pot lid and other moving parts to turn, lift and investigate. It gives early pretend cooking a home without needing space for a full play kitchen. A good option for an older one-year-old who likes to copy the jobs going on around them.
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Bigger presents to agree on
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Janod Baby Walker - Pure
£37.59
A wooden push-along trolley with eighteen blocks, a built-in shape sorter and an adjustable brake. The blocks give it a sit-down game as well as something to push around, and a grown-up can adjust how freely it rolls.
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Didicar Diditrike Trike Ride On - Giraffe
£45.99
A foot-powered giraffe ride-on with no pedals or batteries. The low seat, handlebar and smoothly rolling wheels give a ready-to-ride toddler a first set of wheels for level surfaces.
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