Use a blanket or a larger tray. Lay out different things on it and let your baby reach for them. Each item represents the future.
Objects and their meanings:
Of course, you can modify the game as you wish and create your own objects with corresponding meanings. This tradition is also very suitable for the following birthdays.
On the occasion of the first birthday, many parents reminisce about the past year. About the birth and the first days with the little treasure. Look at pictures and videos together and reminisce about the first year of your baby’s life.
The memories you capture of the first birthday with pictures and videos can also be used beautifully afterwards. Create a birthday album – every birthday a new birthday picture is added, ideally always in the same place, e.g. in a door frame. You can also keep a birthday diary that you fill with new entries and pictures every year to give to your child, for example, on their 18th birthday.
For the first birthday, your baby should not be overwhelmed with gifts. A small selection of baby toys, for example, is sufficient. It is also nice to give gifts that will last a lifetime and that your child will always be able to say that it was given to him for his first birthday. Other nice gifts for the first birthday: a cuddly blanket with the name of your baby. Children’s tableware and children’s cutlery, which can sometimes even be personalized. But also a sound book or a cuddly animal would be an ideal gift for the first birthday. Of course, you can also ask guests to give you a gift certificate for baby clothes or something similar.
Please be careful not to make your child’s first birthday a big event. Large parties with lots of people can quickly overwhelm one-year-olds. There will be plenty of time for such parties later. Use your baby’s first birthday to reminisce about the past year and look forward to what the new year has in store for you and your baby.
