1st birthday gift ideas for a girl ??

:hello: Hi all,

I have my male cousins first child's 1st birthday party this Saturday, he and i have never been close but after chatting with him on the phone the other week i could see he would like to make more effort in knowing us as he is an only child himself and his Mother who passed away when i was pregnant with my DD a few years ago ... he also made a comment how much i remind him of his Mum's characterstics. I think like some people when they have their first child they suddenly realise the importance of family and i'm guessing that's what's happened with him. To be honest i have nothing in common with him and find him an odd character like his Dad (my Uncle) but having said that he isn't a bad person and i can't see it wouldn't hurt to keep in touch, maybe not on a regular basis as we don't live close but just once every year or so meet up for our DD's to play too.

So therefore he having no siblings and no Mother alive and then my own parents and siblings (two sisters) are not going to the party i felt i would like to get his DD something special from me being the closest he has to a female relative IYKWIM !!

Something keepsake that she may not have typically gotten when born.

Does anyone have any ideas ? :think: ... I don't want to spend more then about $40 so i guess that limits my options (we have yet to pay for our 3 meals at a restaurant where the party is held, which is looking like about $100 already and we are driving over 1.5hrs to get there with petrol costs).

I was thinking a very dressy dress so she can wear it for this season and more importantly as a keepsake for her to keep when she is an adult if she was ever to have a little girl herself. But i don't think i'm gonna find a dress that nice for $40 and i have only couple of days to go shopping so can't buy anything on line (not enought time) ... I don't usually leave gift shopping this late but i've been unwell this past couple weeks ... So i need some ideas please lovely ladies :pray:

TIA for any ideas/suggestions :D

Some pretty earings maybe?

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Some pretty earings maybe?

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She doesn't have her ears pierced ...Telly do you mean earrings for her to wear later on ??

hhmmm thats a tough one, i did see somewhere online (a fb shop i think) a height chart that has photo spaces they were around $30 and when shes one they mark the height and put a pic of her in at age 1, 2, 3, 4 etc I like the idea as its a nice keepsake to show how she grew and you can see how she grew up over the few years

A friend bought my DD some ladybug earings for her Baptism, she didn't have her ears pierced, but I thought they were lovely!
Very cute :) Almost 3 years later, she now has them pierced, but I haven't put them in, cause I feel they're 'too special' for everyday use. Hehehe.

Do her parents have any intentions of getting them done?

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A friend bought my DD some ladybug earings for her Baptism, she didn't have her ears pierced, but I thought they were lovely!
Very cute :) Almost 3 years later, she now has them pierced, but I haven't put them in, cause I feel they're 'too special' for everyday use. Hehehe.

Do her parents have any intentions of getting them done?

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I have no idea but don't want to ring and ask cause my convo with him on the phone went for a couple of hours and lol i don't wanna another convo that long before this Sat :lol:

His wife is Greek, and i know my Greek friends had their ears pierced as babies but that's not to say he may not like the idea ... but i will keep the earrings in minds, thanks Telly for the idea :D

Maybe an ornament or a cute piggy bank. Some sort of collectable thing so she can collect when she is older (then you'll have something to get her every birthday)

Bangle or bracelet.
You could start a charm bracelet and add to it each year.
Build a bear teddy
Special book eg fairy tales or a classic magic pudding etc and write in it a message

OMG how could i forget ... before i meant to mention my cousin is a snob and clearly thinks he is above intelligent then most people, he told my Mum when his DD was about 7mths old that she was already highly intellingent for her age so i have to keep those two things in mind !!

feeb that's a nice idea, i too thought of a nice bracelet but for him it would have to be gold which i can't afford ... but i like your idea of a really nice book set, infact my DD got a beautiful timeless book set for her 1st birthday ... mmm i'm thinking reading and intelligent child may go hand in hand (tougue in cheek :rolleyes:)

Keep the ideas coming ladies :dance:

oOOoo if you're lucky enough, maybe you could score a cabbage patch doll, sharing the same birthday as her!! :)

DD got given a musical jewellery box recently and we both love it

My sister bought my DD2 a beautiful musical water globe when she was born (like a large snow globe) and it is so special to us. I know places like Prouds sell them for under $50 when they have a sale on.

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My sister bought my DD2 a beautiful musical water globe when she was born (like a large snow globe) and it is so special to us. I know places like Prouds sell them for under $50 when they have a sale on.

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ooooh i got a Prouds catelogue in the mail yesterday and didn't think and threw it out, will go check it out (Thx Lisa) :D

an update ;

well i looked madly everywhere for a 'nice' gift within my budget and the book set was out as the only ones i could find were $50 :(

so i ended up with a beautiful big size book called " My first Book of Fairies " (had the most gorgeous old fashion illustration), it came with a CD (BookCity rrp$30 reduced to $9.95) and from Target a set that had a pair of fairy wings and a wand ($4.95) ... and from Myer a pair of Sprout summer P.J's with fairies on them ($17.95) and found a super cute 1st birthday card with a fairy on it in the shop Spoils ($2) and i popped some mauve tissue paper in the gift bag with a fairy on it from the local shop so it looked pretty :D

ALL UNDER $40 :dance:

i was thrilled with that seeing i would have spent $40 on just the gift alone ... Turned out to be a nice enough night at the party and i have to say she is the cutest and funniest little girl who just melted my heart :heartbeat: