Christmas present ideas for an 8 month old

MrsSippi

Sorry to mention the dreaded 'C' word already but trying to get organised early.

My lo will be 8 months old at Christmas and I am starting to look at ideas for presents and could do with some advice. My budget is £140 but this is just a budget figure, I plan on spending a lot less! I had a look on the argos website as they have a sale on but tbh even my maximum budget didn't stretch far and the toys I looked at were ok but nothing special.

Has anyone got any suggestions for the type of toys that would be good. This is my 2nd baby but I can't remember what I did last time! I know babies are happy with the wrapping paper alone but would like to get a few bits so any ideas would be massively appreciated.

Birdie85

We got our DS (who was 10m last Christmas) a ride on fire engine and some little toys like Mega Bloks and some of the wooden toys from ELC (he loves his Noah's Ark). We only spent about £50 but he got more than enough from everyone else and didn't care anyway so we didn't get carried away.

His big hit was an activity table that my brother bought him, so something like that that be a good idea?

Kaye1

They really don't care! We bought our little one a embroidered doll with her name on it. A music thingy which involved lots of banging. Some big maracas. Mainly things that could be chewed as she was just teething.
And as someone else has already said- they will get lots from other people.

SmlSave

We bought my daughter a pretty dress to wear last year and let her older brother pick a present for her to wrap. She was 9 months. I think we spent £20 in total.

It took all day to open the kids presents from the friends/family!

Why not put the money in a saving account for her? Then you can buy a big present when she is old enough to want one

hazel1910

Tbh, I went stupid buying big and expensive presents for both of my boys, things that were opened and hardly ever played. They sat on shelves collecting dust for ages before I ended up donating them to the charity shop.
The boys and I got more joy out of sharing books together. I had a daily routine of reading books with the boys from a really early age, in the bath, before bed, instead of watching TV. I have to say I could almost repeat some of the Thomas the Tank Engine books by heart the amount of times I had to "read it again!" (p.s. my favourite book was Billy's Bucket... "There was buckets of buckets at Buckets are Us!"
Have a look in the charity shops for prezzies, have any friends got stuff they don't want anymore?, tiddly peeps do not care for the cost of a present or where it came from.
Spend small and put the rest into a savings account.

wendz86

When my oldest was 8 months I bought her a push along walker . Books were also a good buy.

Nickynoo1

when mine had his first Christmas I just bought a lovely big book of illustrated fairy tales, and wrote a message to my baby on his first Christmas. He still has it now.

Much cheaper and he would not have remembered any toys

themull1

I bought my 10 month old daughter a set of rattles for a tenner from Argos, that was it - they dont understand at that age, save your money for when they do understand!!

Andronyme

My son will be 8 moths old by Christmas as well. We've bought him from Aldi a shape stacker Disney bus for 6.99 pounds (10 months +). I am looking for a second hand activity table, or toys he can learn and grow with. We were also concidering buying more glow in the dark stars for his bedroom. And maybe second hand story book from charity shop.

I am going to write a letter to Santa for him as a keepsake, pictures with a baby xmas hat (which has been given), paper advent calendar ...

I have also given a list of things I don't have and/or need to the family : nappies, wipes, baby milk powder, a mobile or nursery night light etc...

Don't go mad on Christmas family and friends will love to do so for you ! Plan ahead for a big 'grown up toy' for the 1st birthday or later on January sale. The more toys around the less interrested !

determined_new_ms

A musical nursery rhymes book - we got one from M&S last year for about £10. Absolute hit until recently when the batteries died.

barbaraemmerson

for my son's first Christmas he was 10 months and my daughter was 5 months - we bought them shares - it was when hydro electric and British gas were being privatised - they still have them today and get a healthy dividend each year! They did not miss a present from us and got a huge amount from everyone else. They love the money that comes in each year far more than a bit of plastic tat!!