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Alright so my mom always asks me to tell her what to buy the kids for Christmas. I have given her ideas for all my kids except the youngest. He just turned 1 year old. Any recommendations for an educational toy that can keep a one year old boy occupied during school? It needs to be 30 dollars or less(my mom has 14 grandkids). TIA

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My mother gave my youngest this puzzle set and she loved it! She would spend a long time playing with them and putting them together and doing all sorts of stuff with them. She was about 16months old, so a little older than 1 but she was not too young for this at all. She needed help at first but if you have older kids it is something they can easily do to play with him. She didn't need any help after a few weeks- sometimes she wanted help, but she was still happy to play with them independently.

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Not really educational but this was my daughter's favorite toy for her 1st birthday and she still plays with it. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2333039

 

Board books I think are great for this age. The best board books that I have gone through 3 of them because they get used so much and so much enjoyed are the ones by Matthew Van Fleet. One is called Tails and the other is called Heads http://www.amazon.com/Heads-Matthew-Van-Fleet/dp/1442403799/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1290540443&sr=1-6

 

Large wooden nesting blocks are a fav with my kids as well. I like the wooden ones as opposed to the heavy cardboard. http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Wooden-Animal-Nesting/dp/B00146LV70/ref=sr_1_cc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290540550&sr=1-2-catcorr

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Lauri has a nice set with rubber mats, shapes and pegs.

Discovery Toys has a bunch of great stuff (used to sell for them) if you don't mind plastic. My fav is the stacking cups. They are volumetrically correct, so you can even cook with them.

Oballs are fun.

How about some Melissa and Doug wooden fruits that your child can cut with a wooden knife (they are velcro'd together)?

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