A few people have started to ask me what Jacob “wants” for his birthday and Christmas (easy: world peace.) I thought I would post about it, and my thoughts on gifts at this age. Jacob loves everything. I don’t think he needs anything fancy. My plan is not to get him anything for his birthday because I think he will be spoiled enough at his party. Santa will be bringing him a few things on christmas morning, of course! although my main plan is to let him go crazy on wrapping paper and tissue while josh and I open our gifts to one another. I have suggested to people to gift him a recycled (clean) box full of tissue paper or bows that he can play with for five minutes. He would be thrilled.
I know telling people to get him nothing is a frustrating answer, so here goes.
As far as needs, he does actually need clothes and shoes. He has his first pair of walking shoes for early walkers–leather soft shoes by MiniStar (found at Target). I think it’s time he starts to wear good shoes for learning to walk and this cold weather. I don’t know exactly what size he is (as he never wears shoes) but I think he is a size 3 or 4. The leather shoes are 12-18 months size. Here is a cute example:
In clothes, he currently wears a size 12, so 12-18 months in winter clothes would be great. He can also use socks (not exciting, I know) and pajamas. The ones without footies fit longer, but of course footies keep his feet warm.
On a great suggestion from Josh’s aunt Yvonne we started a savings account for Jacob. Let me know if you’d like the info.
The fun stuff:
Jacob is really into buttons and things. He loves remotes and my computer keyboard. Any toy like that would be a hit. He loves wooden toys (and so do I!) like those by Melissa and Doug. I think he would be entertained for a while by something like this latch toy:
You could even make something with leftover hardware pieces, boxes, zippers…I don’t know how creative people are. š
He has a stacking set of discs with a hole in the middle that slide onto a stick thing (great description, huh?) and he loves them. Anything similar that requires concentration would probably be a big hit. Maybe stacking cubes? Really the inexpensive toys are best!
That’s all I can think of for now. Thanks for caring!
Josh and Korey 