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I can think of a lot of useless ideas for what to get Crime Fighter for his birthday next month, including a puppy, a big vat of sugar, squealy toys.... All of those ideas are, of course, duly considered and shunted off.

So, what does one get for a one year old when what he loves best is to play with plastic wrappers that make a ton of noise and to play in the recycling bin?

Current Mood: skeptical

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From:

drwex

Those are kind of the canonical present, imo. Failing that, a big cardboard box he can crawl in/out of.

From:

catling.livejournal.com

This. At one, K loved stuffies. And boxes. (Well, at almost five she still loves stuffies. And boxes.)

From:

mizarchivist

His household adults seem incapable of resisting getting him stuffed animals on what feels like a monthly basis. Today's was a black and white kitty. I was a fool, and let him pet the stuffed bunny that was 3x larger than him. My hope on getting him to let go was to distract with the cat. He didn't let it go again for the rest of the shopping trip. I could tell by the grip and the lack of eye contact he was gearing up for a shriek to rend souls if I took it away. So, lesson learned.

From:

drwex

Pygment suggests that if you think the large cardboard box is too simple (or awkward) they make brightly colored caterpillar-like crawl tubes. They're composed mostly of fabric and spring plastic or metal so they squish up well for storage.