This week will see Bea turn 10 months

I am busy planning a first birthday

That I hope with all my heart

Bea will reach

We have decided to have a big garden party this year

An Ugly Bug Ball

Combining Esther and William’s fifth birthday

With Bea’s first

Then on Bea’s actual birthday

We are having a very small

In The Night Garden tea party

To which we will invite

Granny and Granddad

Uncle Steve and Aunty Carolyn

Godparents

and Ami

Ami is an honorary God Mummy to Bea

She stood by my side throughout my pregnancy

And has helped me so much with Baby Bea

She has has stayed my friend

When many others would have walked away

And I owe her a lot

My children adore her

And I do too

Anyway …

This Five for a First

Is my top five picks for a baby’s first birthday

From the one stop parenting shop that is

Beebies Baby Store

Clothes
Clothes make a great gift for a first birthday. You can gift something the parents would not ordinarily choose or could not ordinarily afford. Beebies has some beautiful organic baby and toddler clothing, handmade and unusual. I love these star trousers and dungarees. Who does not love a baby or toddler in dungarees? And these are some of the very nicest I have seen.

Tent or Teepee
Beebies Baby Store sells some beautiful teepees. We have a beautiful rainbow teepee that all the children share. For her birthday I would like Bea to have a play space of her own and I love this castle from Beebies. It is a fairy tale castle tent with a detachable tunnel. Esther and William used to spend hours racing through tunnels and I am sure Bea will love it too. I know that some people will not like the fact this castle is pink, my husband may well be one of them. Beebies does have a traditional grey castle but for me this one offers Bea some Matilda Mae magic, so this is the one for me, for Bea!

Rocker
As a baby turns one they are ready for more physical play. Swings, slides, rockers and ride ons all make great gift ideas. This elephant rocker from Beebies is very cute and I am sure would become a much loved friend.

Wheely Bug
The Wheely Bug Plush ride ons are great too. We are lucky enough to have the hedgehog and the panda. They are both very popular in our house with children of all ages. Great for physical and imaginative play.

Bonikka Dolls
I think a doll makes a gift to treasure. A gift that will grow with baby as a companion, a friend. Bonikka dolls are some of the best quality dolls I have seen that are suitable for babies from birth. Peggy is a bright and colourful doll that I think would make a great friend for Bea. I can imagine her being in Bea’s bed for many years to come, I can see her at tea partiies and bouncing on the trampoline. The right doll can be a friend for life, A wonderful gift fora very first birthday.

A Nice Towel
Esther and William love their special towels. They have cuddle towels and towel coats. They have always had special towels and Bea does not yet have one of her own. I think it is fitting for Bea that her very first special towel is a Cuddle Bug. I can wrap her up in it after her birthday bath. My beautiful little Bea bug! A special towel makes a fun and practical present for a first birthday.

What would you choose from Beebies for your baby on their very first birthday?