The Best Christmas Gift Ideas for Babies First Christmas

One piece of advice I can give you on playmats is to invest in one with more than one bar. Our son’s playmat has one foam bar going across the center. While he loved it, he also managed to bend the bar enough that it no longer stays up correctly.

For our next child I’ve got my eye on this Skip Hop Silver Lining Cloud Activity Gym that has two crossbars. It’s super cute, but would also be gender neutral for more extended use.

When my son began to army crawl, we got him a foam alphabet mat to practice on. One of the best investments we ever made!

It worked much better than him trying to crawl on his playmat. With less friction than the carpet, he made better progress on the mat which kept him from getting frustrated so quickly. In the end it helped him learn to crawl faster since he practiced more on it!

I also like that this gift can be used for a long, long time. Save it to use later on when you begin working on letters and numbers with your toddler, and you can come up with all kinds of fun games using the mat.

This tummy time prop is another awesome gift that I’d love to get our next child. Elijah would have had so much fun if we had had it when he was still a baby! Instead we made do with a boppy pillow.

I love that this one has a mirror, teether, and tags to play with while practicing tummy time. If we had had it, Elijah probably would have liked tummy time instead of acting like I was torturing him!

Rattles are a classic toy for babies. And there are so many cute ones out there! Rattles help babies learn and grow in so many ways, from motor skills to cause and effect and more.

These simple toys are a great first toy for a baby. And it’s likely to be one of the first toys your baby can grasp all on his/her own.

If your baby is old enough to support his own head, a baby walker might be a good Christmas gift for him. A lot of walkers have activity centers on them as well, so your little one can practice walking or take a break and play.

Baby walkers are a great place for your baby to entertain himself while you get dinner ready or do some cleaning.

If your baby is rapidly moving toward walking, you might consider getting a walker like this that allows your little one to stand up and practice walking with support. Plus, it has plenty of bells and whistles to keep your baby entertained for a long time.

If you’re looking for great Christmas gift ideas for babies, small stuffed animals can be just the thing. My son still has a ton of stuffed animals from when he was a baby—and he still plays with them.

Last year I bought this plush monkey from Bedtime Originals for my nephew, and a year later he still loves it. Bedtime Originals also has a lot of other super cute stuffed animals to choose from!

This Infantino Sensory Balls Blocks & Buddies set we got my son was definitely one of his favorite toys as a baby. Better yet, it has grown with him and provided him with a ton of fun play and learning time.

He quickly learned how to stack the blocks, and then loved knocking them over and stacking them up again. He also enjoyed throwing the balls everywhere. But since they are rubber, they don’t hurt anything, so it was never a big deal.

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for young babies, lovey’s are usually a winner. Lovey’s are basically small blankets, usually with some sort of character head attached. Basically, it takes the place of a larger blanket, so that your little one has something smaller to take with them if they want.

Even if your baby doesn’t currently hold on to any specific toy or blanket, you may find him attaching himself later on when separation anxiety begins to set in. And that’s when a good lovey comes in handy!

Other great Christmas gift ideas for babies include car seat and stroller toys. Most are made to easily wrap onto car seats, strollers, and even cribs to keep your baby entertained.

These kinds of activity toys are great for car travel with babies, as well as for walks with your little one.

Babies of all ages love activity mirrors. It’s so cute when they finally begin to realize that it’s their own reflection instead of another baby in the mirror.

While we didn’t have an activity mirror with Elijah, I plan to get the Skip Hop Silver Lining Cloud Activity Mirror for our next child.

If you’re looking for a great gift to keep your baby entertained and learning, activity toys are a great one idea! This activity and teething toy is so cute, and has a variety of textures and colors for your baby to explore. It has so many adorable animal variations, you’re sure to find one your baby will love this Christmas.

Elijah had one of these when he was a baby, and he loved playing with it. The top of it is made to be easy for little babies to hold. And the wheels even rattle when they turn.

This is one baby toy that got a lot of play time out of it, and continued to be played with as he grew.

These Fisher Price block sorter and rock-a-stack toys are classic toys for babies. And for good reason!

Both help baby develop motor skills. As your baby grows, he/she will also learn to sort the blocks by shape into the bin. Later on, these two toys can be used to help learn colors.

Cloth books are a great gift babies. Many of them make crinkly noises, and are full of bright colors. Really, they’re pretty perfect for developing babies.

And of course, they make a great start to turning your little one into a future reader!

Learning to stack objects is an important developmental milestone for babies. And the more practice they get, the sooner they’ll figure it out.

That’s why stacking cups make great Christmas gift ideas for babies. Not only do they enjoy trying to figure it out, but it helps them develop their motor skills and cognitive abilities.

We bought this Toucan piano for our son right before one of our long car trips to visit family. Our plan was to use it as a special toy to distract him during the car trip. It ended up being a huge hit!

This is one gift that can used by a wide range of ages, from little babies up into the toddler years. It’s small enough for little hands, and is packed with fun buttons, colors, and songs.

This Safari Beats drum was a huge hit with Elijah when he was a baby! I got it when he was still working on tummy time, before he learned to crawl.

He always hated tummy time, but he loved it when he could play with this drum. He played with it all the time, even after he learned to crawl. This was one baby toy that got a whole lot of play out of it!

If your baby isn’t teething yet, you’ll want to grab some teethers so that you’re ready the instant it hits. There are so many types of teethers to choose from, and they typically are inexpensive.

We used a classic ring teether and key teether with our son and both seemed to work well with him. While these aren’t the only teething remedies you can use when the time comes, they work well and make great stocking stuffers for babies.

I fell in love with bandana drool bibs the day a friend gave us a pack for our son. They are so stinking cute!

Elijah was forever drooling, and spit up a lot for a long time. Because of this, his clothes were always getting wet/dirty, and regular bibs just weren’t cute to leave on when we left the house.

Bandana bibs solved this problem for us. I love this pack of white, grey, and black bandana bibs. They’re cute, functional, and the neutral coloring allows you to use them for future kids, regardless of gender.

It may seem like an odd Christmas gift ideas, but baby toothbrushes are great for babies. Many are made in similar designs as teethers, so your baby naturally likes to use them. And they get your baby in the habit of gum and teeth brushing at an early age.