- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video I'm going to be sharing with you
my baby's gift guide.
This is everything that I've got for my baby Jackson
for Christmas, but it is also some good ideas, as well.
I have three sons, so I'm also including a few things
that I have bought for my older children
when they were babies.
So I have so much to get through
and I think I've got some really good ideas here.
And as always, I will link everything in the
description down below, so if you want to go ahead
and find it, the links will be there.
I also wanted to put a little disclaimer on this video,
and that is that I don't think you actually have to
buy your baby anything for their first Christmas.
They're obviously not really gonna notice,
but a nice keepsake or if you're like me,
and because I have older children,
my older children will be wondering
where all of Jackson's presents are
and because he's the third, he never gets anything new.
So I've kind of gone to town a bit.
But anyway, I've got so much to get through.
So I'm gonna start out with a big item,
this would be like a main Christmas present,
and something I get asked about all the time.
This is Jackson's ball pit.
I found this on a website called The Modern Nursery.
I will link it down below.
It's really lovely because you can get in quite
nice, neutral, like trendy colors.
The ball pit that I've got for Jackson is all mint green
and gray, and I really like it is made of a
really nice soft sponge.
So he can easily throw himself in and out of the ball pit.
You do have to expect that if you buy your baby a ball pit,
you will be picking up balls all the time.
But, because Jackson loves it so much,
I think it's worth it.
My next idea is to get a personalized
First Christmas bauble that you can have on your tree
for years to come.
This one is actually Caleb's, and it has his
little baby hand on it.
This was done at a local pottery place to us,
and it says Caleb's First Christmas on it.
I also have this one to show you,
which my friend actually made herself.
She just bought the baubles from M&S,
and then also the little paints
and she wrote Caleb's First Christmas on it.
I just thought that was a really cute personalized
gift that you will have for years.
Next up, I have bought this
Dance & Move Beatbo from Fisher-Price.
I bought this after reading so many good reviews
on Amazon about it.
So I decided I would get it.
I've never actually tried it or used it before,
but he loves music and he loves dancing,
so I really hope he's gonna enjoy this.
I think all the boys will like it because
it does sing and dance.
My next idea is another big ticket item.
And this is to get them a personalized toy box.
This is such a lovely gift.
I made one for Caleb, and all I did was take an old toy box
which was actually mine, but it was a disgusting
pine color, but I painted it gray,
and then I bought these letters on a place called
Posh Graffiti, and I just stuck them on
with a hot glue gun.
But so many nice places make personalized toy boxes,
if you want them.
I've seen some really nice ones on My 1st Years before.
I think this is a gift they can use for so many years.
Caleb is four and he uses it every day
to put his toys in and out of.
You can obviously make it yourself like I did,
or you can get them from about 100 pounds.
Next up, I wanted to show you some personalized
clothing items that I've got for Jackson.
If you want to order any personalized clothing,
it's a good idea to order it like right now,
so that it definitely comes in time for Christmas.
But the first one is this little onesie
that I got from My 1st Years.
It's just like a sweatshirt material,
and it says Jackson across the back.
So, I'm finding I'm putting him in this all the time,
so I thought this would be a really good gift idea.
I have also just ordered this little track suit
from My 1st Years that has his initials on the chest
and also on the trousers,
and I just think it is so adorable.
And another thing from My 1st Years that I have
found myself buying a few times for the boys
are personalized bath robes.
They are so fluffy and nice.
I have got him a teddy bear one in the past.
And also, a penguin one was recently sent to me.
But it's really sweet, you get his name on the chest.
And they're just so fluffy and so nice to put them in
in the morning this time of year.
Another personalized gift that I've got for Jackson
is this really cute stacking rainbow.
I found this on Not On The High Street.
You can choose to write whatever you want onto the rainbow,
but I chose, We love you Jackson.
And it's just really cute.
I can imagine him stacking them.
They're supposed to be really good for motor skills.
And it's a personalized gift.
And I also kind of got it for myself
because I think that would look really nice
on like the toy storage, looks quite stylish.
Art or something that they can hang on their wall
is also a really nice idea because it's something
that will last for years.
So I found this little print on Not On The High Street.
They have some lovely ones that you can personalize.
And this one says, dream big Jackson.
And it has lots of little, like they're almost like
raindrops or confetti, and I liked the colors.
I think it will look really nice in his nursery.
And it something that he can have for years.
I've also got Jackson a rainbow Aquadoodle.
If you don't know what Aquadoodle is,
it is basically a big sheet
that comes with like little paint brushes and stems.
And when they're wet, they will change
the color of the sheet.
So it's basically like your baby is
getting to draw without the mess.
And then as soon as the sheet dries again,
they can just start again and play with it all the time.
So I thought this would be really, really good
because there'll be no mess, and then
Jackson can kind of have a play
and then do some mark-making.
Another nice really big gift is
to buy your baby a little kitchen.
Now, we got Caleb a little IKEA kitchen one year,
and we filled it up with like toy food and fruits,
and he loved it, he used it for years.
They kept getting into it, so it's actually ruined now,
and we've got rid of it, but Jackson has a little tiny one
from the Early Learning Center, so if you don't have
much space, you could buy a smaller one like that,
and some of my favorite fun food is
the kind that you can cut up.
So I have got Jackson this set.
This is from Melissa & Doug,
and it is all wooden.
And it's so brilliant, we actually had this for Caleb,
but I wanted to get a fresh one for Jackson.
It's brilliant.
Caleb used to cut it for ages.
He used to really get satisfied from cutting it up,
it Velcros together.
So I think this is a really nice
wooden set of play food that would be good to go
with a kitchen, or just on its own.
I always like giving our boys books
because it's something that you both can share together,
and have some really special moments reading.
Some of my favorite baby books are
The Hungry Caterpillar, this is a classic,
and one that all of my children have loved.
Also, Each Peach Pear Plum.
And I also love Love You Forever.
That is one that is really special
and actually makes me cry.
And I also love the book The Paper Bag Princess.
If you have a little girl, this book is so good.
It is very girl power.
It's about a princess who saves a prince,
and then she gets rid of him, and it's just a brilliant
book, you should definitely buy it
if you have a little girl.
And I also like books that you can personalize,
you can see I'm obsessed with personalizing things.
But there is a website called Penwizard,
and they can basically personalize books,
so you can choose, doesn't have to be Peppa Pig,
they have all kinds of different books.
But they do have Peppa.
And then you can change the characters in it,
so you can see that is Max, Fraser, Caleb, and Jackson.
And you can change all of the names.
So this is like, This is Fraser, Caleb, and Jackson's daddy.
Blah blah blah blah blah.
And the boys love reading it because
it's about themselves, and yeah I think that's
actually a really special gift.
My next present is also a toy from Melissa & Doug.
I must admit that Melissa & Doug
probably make my favorite toys.
They're always good quality and the boys
just like playing with them, so that's always a bonus.
But this is called the Bug Jug Fill & Spill,
and I bought this because Jackson really likes
dumping toys out of baskets and then
putting them all back in the baskets,
but this is like an actual toy for it.
So you fill it up with the bugs,
and then they just spill it back out again,
and then they fill it up again.
And I thought he'll get a real kick out of this.
I also really like VTech toys for babies,
and Jackson has really enjoyed playing
with his VTech walker.
I've also got Jackson the most adorable
tea set from Emma Bridgewater.
I love all the Emma Bridgewater mugs,
but this is specifically for children.
It has the cutest polka dot design on it,
but I just thought that this was a really cute
little house that it comes in,
and that he will really enjoy playing tea parties.
I've also got him this
Stack and Sort Board from Melissa & Doug.
And I thought it would be good to take
all the little things off, and put them back on.
And I kind of also bought it because I like the colors,
and I think it will look good in our toy area, as well.
Next up, I wanted to show you the most adorable rattle ever.
I found this on Not On The High Street.
It was made by someone called The Fox in the Attic,
and they make several different ones,
but I got the fab-looking one.
So it has a little rattle in it,
and it's soft and squidgy.
And when your baby like plays with it or bites it,
it looks like they're eating a lolly,
and I just thought that was really cute,
so I'm gonna put that in Jackson's stocking.
I also really like the little initial vests
that you can get from Next.
You can get them in any letter
and they also come in this little bag, as well.
They're only five pounds.
So I think to come in this little bag is really cute.
And I have bought it in multiple sizes.
Whenever Jackson goes up a size,
I'll get him another J.
They're really good quality, they wash up really nicely.
And I just think that's like a nice
little personalized thing that might be
a nice stocking stuffer, as well.
Another toy that I've got for Jackson
is the Wondercube.
I bought this again because I heard
really good reviews on Amazon.
And it was sticking with the theme of
sticking stuff in and taking stuff back out again.
So it's this little cube,
it's made of wood, it's quite solid.
And then you can stick your little hand in
and you can pull out all of these little things
that can Velcro together or come apart.
And then they can stick them all back in again.
This I have not given it to him yet,
so I don't know how much he's going to play with it,
but I thought it was kind of cool.
In terms of soft toys, my children get given
so many teddies and things, but they only really
play with them if they're throwing them at each other.
Unless they are a character soft toy.
So I've got Jackson Poppy the Troll.
I might order him Branch as well, I'm not sure.
But I've already given him this
and oh my God, he is in love with her.
He just carries her around, he talks to her.
And I tickle his face with the fluff of her hair
and he really giggles.
He really loves Poppy, but he loves the movie Trolls.
So I think if your baby is into a specific character
like Mickey Mouse, or Toy Story or something like that,
definitely buying them the soft toy that matches
will make them like it more.
And the other soft toy that I've really liked
for my children are the Jellycats.
You can get these in The Gap, John Lewis,
loads of different places, and you can also
get them personalized.
So this one is obviously Caleb's little one.
But they are so soft and if my sons are gonna take
a soft toy to bed with them, they will normally
choose a Jellycat, just because they're so soft and squidgy.
So I really rate these ones.
And the last toy suggestion that I have to show you
is a set of stacking boxes, and they also come with
these cute little wooden cars.
I believe this is Melissa & Doug, as well.
But it basically comes with lots of different boxes
and then the corresponding cars.
Jackson actually got this from my sister for his birthday,
and he uses it all of the time.
He really loves putting the boxes upside down
and then driving the cars into their garage,
or stacking them all up on top of each other.
But I find that my boys really love playing with these boxes
so I thought this would be a good suggestion, as well.
I also wanted to show you these really cute leggings
from JoJo Maman Bebe.
They are doing three for two at the moment
on their little leggings.
And what I really liked about them is
they're like wool, they're really, really warm.
And I have got this one, I've got one with foxes on them
for Jackson, and also a Christmasy one, as well.
But I just thought they were really sweet,
and then you can also get matching jumpers
on the website, but I'm finding I'm putting Jackson in
these a lot, because they're really warm
and they have really cute prints on the bum.
I also wanted to show you Jackson's
soft toy basket that's in his room.
We basically use this to put all of his toys into.
I believe it was 40 pounds on My 1st Years.
And I like it because it's reversible
and you can also personalize it.
So I believe we have written Jackson's Toys on it,
but you could put anything on it,
you could put toys, you could put laundry,
you could put anything.
And I just think it's something that
we will use for a long time
and we get lots of comments on.
And the last thing that I wanted to show you
is Jackson's personalized stocking.
I've got matching for all of us.
And I found this on a place called The Elm Tree Studio.
You can change like whichever one you choose,
and then obviously you can write their name at the top.
But I think a nice, big, personalized stocking
for their first Christmas is something that
they will use for like, years and years to come.
So it's quite a nice present
and like little investment.
So yes, that is everything that I want to show you.
I really hope you liked my gift guide.
I have to go and get wrapping now.
If you have any other suggestions,
please put them in the comments below,
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I will be back tomorrow because I'm doing Vlogmas,
and I will see you very soon.
Bye, guys!