advice needed on best toys for one year old

[berbel]

Hello, my baby is going to be one year old soon. Too soon.I am looking for advice on which one are the best presents for her, money are scarce so I am hoping to spend them wisely.

Thank you all

[mima08]

Hiya- I am trying to buy things that will prove interesting for a long time, e.g. Duplo, Brio train set etc. I look for these on here, to keep the costs down - all I got so far has been in ace condition!

happy hunting for presents!

mx

[melbourne groover]

The wow toys are great, we have some of these and they still get played with several years on! As far as I can work out they seem pretty indestructible... Just Williams have a decent range. The most popular ones for us were the ones like the ambulance that had people and bits to put in and out.

[Saffron]

Racer ramp, similar to a marble maze but with large balls suitable for a toddler. We got one as a first bday present, and 2.5 yr old Little Saff still plays with it. EverEarth does nice wooden ones, available through Jojomama I think.

[nunheadmum]

We got one of these when my eldest was 1 and it's the best bit of plastic in the house. Fills the roll of activity centre / helping them to stand, but the keys are a real octave of notes and there are number / colour modes too so it lasts longer than the standard activity centre. And there's a really catchy boogie woogie tune on the fast/slow key that gets the kids dancing.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Babies-R-Us/Toys/Music-and-Dance/Laugh-and-Learn-Baby-Grand-Piano(0076487)

It's not cheap but worth it - and as ours is 6+ years old, there may be some out there second hand. (Unfortunately ours is still in use so can't sell just yet.)