Gift guides · turning one

Birthday gifts for a 1-year-old

The wrapping paper, mostly. This birthday is really for the parents — the baby wants things to stack, post, bang and chew.

The classic mistake: Anything with a battery-powered song — the parents will never forgive you.

Gifts that actually land

Real products from shops we read nightly, with a link straight to each one; where the shelf can't help yet, a link to a retailer search so you can still compare. Buying for family abroad? Inside the app these switch to shops in their country automatically.

This guide, matched to your actual kid

Add a birthday once and Birthday Book blends this age knowledge with their real interests, reminds the whole family three weeks out, and lets everyone claim gifts so nothing gets doubled up.

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