First birthday

Hi all, I've started shopping around for some bits for my little boys first birthday. Would just love to hear if there any toys your little one absolutely loves that would be worth looking at?

Also anyone that bought any soft play blocks for climbing etc would you say they're worth it?

For context he is in a rush to do everything, only 8 months and already crawling/pulling up to stand/trying to climb on everything, so definitely a very active little man!

Thanks 💗

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My son is 3 now but for his 1st birthday we got him a pikler triangle and slide. We use it inside and outside when the weather is nice then store it away for a while, getting it out every now and again for novelty. But after his 1st birthday we had it out all the time and by 18 months he was climbing up and over the top almost independently

https://www.debenhams.com/product/costway-3-in-1-triangular-climbing-toys-foldable-triangle-set-with-sliding-climbing-ramp_p-56a2b844-4c84-46e0-938b-d6141c476e79

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I remember my son loved this toy and still does now that he is 2.5yrs old. He got it when he was 18 months and would laugh seeing the wheels go down. Now he still plays with it, he is more self-aware about colors in the wheels and their size.

https://a.co/d/06J7FSRE

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My son loved his ride on car. He'd still use it now if he wasn't so tall.

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1. car
2. those pushy trikes
3. duplo
4. books
5. tonies box & some pieces

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All my kids loved and still loves medium to big cars that they can move with their hands and chase after

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My son loves his radio flyer 3 in 1 tricycle! He also got this dump truck, where you put the balls in the top and he loves that too.

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My son loves his balance bike and his pikkler triangle, we use them both daily. I held off on buying the climbing blocks because they are usually pretty expensive. He’s had a couple opportunities to play with climbing blocks at various places and my son didn’t really care for them but he seems to really love play kitchens so that might be a second birthday present

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