Christmas Gift Guide 2024: Baby & Toddler Gifts
The festive season is almost here, but if you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet, fear not. Consider us your personal Santa’s helpers! Whatever you’re looking for, be it unique baby gifts or the very best toddler gifts, we’re full of ideas and insights to help you sleigh your holiday gift lists!
Christmas Gift Guide: Your Questions Answered
From choosing meaningful keepsakes to figuring out how many presents to put under the tree, we’re here to answer your common Christmas gifting questions.
Do you get newborns Christmas gifts?
A baby’s first Christmas is often a memorable milestone for families, so gifting your newborn with a few special presents can be a wonderful way to mark the occasion. Newborn Christmas gifts could include practical items, like rattles, teethers, and sensory toys, or thoughtful keepsakes they can treasure as they grow, such as their first doll or soft toy.
What should I get my baby for first Christmas?
When gift shopping for your baby’s first Christmas, look for items that invite sensory engagement, nurture their development, and spark curiosity. Alternatively, go for something more sentimental as a memento of your baby’s first festive season.
Baby’s first Christmas gift ideas:
- Silicone teethers for exploring new textures
- Soft rattles for easy holding and soothing sounds
- Stacking toys to start building early coordination skills
- Keepsake plush toys for comfort and memory-making
- Push and pull toys that enhance motor development
- Musical instruments to introduce rhythm and sound
- Bath sets for sensory play during bath time
- Baby walkers that encourage those first steps
How many presents should a 2 year old get for Christmas?
When deciding on how many presents to get your 2 year old toddler, think quality over quantity! Keep it simple by following the 5 gift rule: something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read, and something unexpected. A handful of well-chosen Christmas toys and gifts will be enough to keep them engaged without overwhelming them.
Christmas Gift Guide: Baby Gifts
Let’s explore some of the best baby gifts for your little elves this Christmas! From sensory toys to cuddly companions, these new and bestselling baby Christmas gifts are sure to delight and excite young minds.
Wooden Fox Rattle
Jingle away with this sweet wooden Fox Rattle, made from eco-friendly FSC® Certified wood (FSC-C147826). This charming cub is perfectly sized for small hands to grip and shake, while its friendly face and soothing rattle sound make it a sensory-rich newborn baby gift. Suitable from birth.
Twist Teether
Another goodie from our newborn baby gifts range is the Twist Teether from Green Toys. This safe and sustainable baby teether is made from 100% recycled plastic and designed to stimulate babies’ visual and tactile senses. And, bonus, it’s dishwasher safe! Suitable from birth.
Poppy Doll
A Bigjigs bestseller, Poppy Doll is dressed in her finest for the festive season! Poppy’s sweet smile and adorable outfit have made her a hit with little ones, becoming their favourite soft and snuggly playtime pal. You could even turn your present into a baby gift set by adding an extra outfit from our range of small-size dolls clothes. Suitable from birth.
Silicone Bath Animals
Splish splash, it’s time to take a bath! The soft and flexible texture of these colourful Silicone Bath Animals makes them a joy for babies to squeeze and hold, turning time in the tub into a fun and playful part of the bedtime routine. Set of four. Suitable for 3+ months.
Sensory Cubes
Learn and discover with this set of three Sensory Cubes, made from 100% non-toxic, food-grade silicone. Each cube features a range of different pictures and patterns, such as bunny rabbits, moons and stars, and more. These make great stocking fillers for babies! Suitable for 3+ months.
Reindeer Chunky Puzzle
A truly deer-lightful baby gift! Designed for tiny hands, this festive Reindeer Chunky Puzzle features four large wooden pieces which tots can slot together in the base tray. Learning how to connect the puzzle pieces together will help babies with their cognitive development and fine motor skills. Suitable for 10+ months.
Rolling Sensory Sorter
Roll into Christmas with our Rolling Sensory Sorter, an all-in-one baby toy for littlens to explore. The sorter features a range of activities, including bead frames, shape sorter slots, peekaboo animals, and a mirror and felt pad for texture discovery. Suitable for 12+ months.
Moon Balance Stacker
Go lune-y for our one-of-a-kind Moon Balance Stacker! This celestial stacker features a selection of wood and silicone moons and stars which can be balanced atop the large wooden moon. As well as being an out-of-this-world baby gift, the stacker also makes an enchanting nursery decoration. Suitable for 12+ months.
Baby Activity Table
Full of fun features to push, turn, and slide, this wooden Activity Table will keep babies engaged while nurturing their cognitive and physical development. A must-have for any playroom, the table includes a bead frame, stacking tree, sliding squirrel, shape sorter slots, and more, offering endless opportunities for hands-on play. Suitable for 12+ months.
Wooden Baby Walker
Motivate your baby to take their first steps with our sturdy wooden Activity Walker. Designed to help babies with their fine and gross motor development, this baby walker doubles up as a busy play centre featuring a shape sorter, rotating mirror, spinning cogs, colourful beads, and follow-the-path puzzles. Suitable for 12+ months.
Christmas Gift Guide: Toddler Gifts
For youngsters with boundless energy and curiosity, we’ve gathered some of our favourite toddler gift ideas guaranteed to thrill your growing sprouts on Christmas morning.
Ride On Tractor
Hop aboard dinky drivers! Made from sustainable wood, our Ride On Tractor is an enjoyable ride for toddlers to scoot around in style. It’s built with four smooth wheels, a squeaky horn, moveable gear stick, and steering wheel so kiddies can turn the front wheels from left to right. Suitable for 12+ months.
Toddler Climbing Frame
Active explorers will love our rainbow-coloured Arched Climbing Frame! Sturdy and durable, this compact wooden climbing frame is a fabulous way for toddlers to develop their strength, balance, coordination, and confidence. Suitable for 12+ months.
Wooden Hobby Horse
Giddy-up girls and boys! Get ready to gallop into playtime with our Wooden Hobby Horse. Perfect for playing make-believe, this hobby horse features easy-to-grip handles and a smooth wheel which glides along any flat surface. A timeless Christmas toy that will never go out of style. Suitable for 18+ months.
Role Play Baking Set
Rustle up a batch of pretend cookies with this Kids Baking Set! It comes jam-packed with a wooden baking tray, kitchen scales, three chocolate chip cookies, a mixing bowl, pastry cutters, and ingredients such as sliceable butter, an egg, flour, sugar, and milk. Toddler Christmas gifts don’t get much sweeter than this! Suitable for 18+ months. (Alternatively, our bestselling wooden Biscuit Box is also excellent for imaginative play).
Seasonal Floor Puzzle
Teach your toddler about the changing seasons with this circular Seasonal Floor Puzzle. It’s a brilliant way for kids to start learning about the world, with bright and captivating illustrations that showcase the beauty of nature year-round. 50 pieces. Suitable for 2+ years.
Folding Doll House
Fantastic for smaller spaces, our Folding Doll House opens up for creative storytelling and folds away for easy storage. It features three storeys with a dining area, kitchen, bedrooms, a bathroom, and attic space, and comes kitted out with doll house furniture and a convertible wooden car with Mr & Mrs dolls. Suitable for 18+ months.
Ice Puck Game
Perfect for winter, this Ice Puck Game will charm kiddos with its cute Arctic animal illustrations. Simply dish out the wooden counters and take turns using the elasticated string to ping the counters to the other side of the board. The player who receives the highest score at the end of the game wins!
Christmas Toy Train
Keep your gift list on track with a Christmas toy train! We have two options to choose from, including our classic Christmas Train featuring an engine and three carriages and our magical Santa Reindeer Sleigh. Full of festive cheer, these train toys are among our most popular Christmas gifts for toddlers. They are compatible with any Bigjigs Rail train set as well as most other major wooden railway brands. Suitable for 3+ years.
Simply Scandi Play Kitchen
Little chefs can cook their very own Christmas roast with all the trimmings this year! Styled to complement any nursery or playroom, our stunning wooden Simply Scandi Kitchen is the ultimate toddler gift. It features an oven, hobs, a sink, and a cupboard, with pots, pans, and serving utensils also included. Suitable for 3+ years.