I am wondering what to get my husband's neice and nephew for their first birthday? I bought them a ride on toy but my sister-in-law gets very upset that everyone buys them things together. So I thought I would buy them something little too for each of them. They are a boy and a girl. My husband is the godfather for the girl. I have started with her a charm braclet at Christmas that we add to for each event. She is getting a birthday cake charm.
What else do I do??
Thanks for the input! I decided that I was just giving the ride on toy to both of them and that was it!! Although, for my husband god-daughter we did a charm for her braclet that we started when she was born.
I decided that after listening to a bunch of people with twins, I am going to go with their thinking that sharing is often better. My sister-in-law is very self centered in her thinking often and wants people to spend a lot of money on BOTH of her kids. She does not understand that in Feb. her and the rest of my husbands family have 6 OTHER kids birthdays to buy for also.
Thanks again!!
I'm going to guess with a twins party gifts will be on the overload. Why not try and do something like a gift cert. to chuckie cheese, camp snoopy,season pass the MN zoo or somewhere the parents can take the lil ones.
Hmm, how about something special they can keep, like taking your children to Build A Bear and having them make one of the small bears for each birthday child, and putting the Happy Birthday shirt on them? Something cute they can keep and also play with.
Precious moments makes really cute birthday trains, starts with 1st b-day and goes all the way up to...5..I think. Those would be cute keepsakes too.
Maybe a cute outfit for each of them, something that is kidn of matchy together but not too overboard?
I have 19 month old boy girl twins. And it is hard. I'm the opposite though, I LOVE toys that they can play together, becaues they're ALWAYS playing together, while their older brothers are doing their own thing!
I would ask the mom, if there are anything things that she NEEDS for the twins. That was the NICEST thing people did for me with my twins were turning one. And I could tell them what season of clothes we needed (mostly for my little girl, since she's in line with three brothers!), I could tell them what toys we liked, or I had the option to say "a gift card to target or walmart so taht I can get some diapers!!!". The door was left open with the offer, and it really helped. We got some things that we were REALLY in need of.
If she has no suggestions, I might suggest some things that were hits for my two. My daughter got the newborn size cabbage patch doll, and its PERFECT for this age to carry around on. I would hold off on the clothes though. Its one more thing to try to store on, and even now, and 19 months, my little girl still has no interest in the dolls clothes. Its more the bottles to feed them (they have some great ones with the milk, and juice that disappear and they're inexpensive) and things to push them or carry them in. My son got something called a carry around, (I think thats what it was called!) They have them at toys r us. His is an air plane that has wheels, but it also has a handle on the top, so its nice for pushing on the ground, or carrying around with him. And he LOVED it!!!! Bath toys are also a nice thing to get!!!
Don't know if that helped you at all! Good luck with your gift buying adventure!!!!
J.
mom to:
Dallas- 5 1/2
Gabriel-4 1/2
Kaleb and Kendyl-19 months
My MIL got my twins started with a savings account for christmas (they are almost 19months old) and that is one of the best things, because if family or friends don't know what to give they can add money into it. A savings bond would be another good thing. But to go along with the other mom that has the twins a doll for the little girl and a big dump truck for the boy. I loved it when my family would ask me what we needed - it helped out so much. I'm also the type of mom that loves the presents that they can share, it helps out so then there is not so many toys laying around the house!!
M.
Ryan - 7 1/2 yr old (ADHD and Down Syndrome)
Abbey and Alexa - almost 19 mo old identical twins
I think that your sister-in-law needs a reality check. People don't have to give presents for birthdays. I think that she should be a little more grateful that people love her children enough to get something that they can both use together.
Anyway - Does the little girl have a doll yet? Maybe her first doll or some clothes. There are the fisher-price Little People or big trucks (big so there are no little pieces that can fit in mouths). I'll bet that they'd like some easy puzzles, you know, the ones with the knob-handles on the pieces.
The toys at Target that have the "Parents Magazine" label on them are great toys. They hold up well and the kids really enjoy them. They have a shape sorter with five different shapes that make noises when they slide down. My son loved it.
Good luck!
