@Munch (Munch) posted a new topic, subject "1st Birthday present". It read:

   Oh no! Its my nephew's first birthday, and I've plum forgot. What can I get him, and what can I get him now?
    
    I'm think along the lines of online gift certificate. But what is best? eToys, Barnes & Noble, giftcertificate.com?
    
    PLEASE HELP!!! I have two hours!

After which, @Munch (Munch) added

    Oh, and I should add that I live in Indiana, and the little nipper is in Kansas. So I'm really thinking online = good.

To which @CrankyAsAnOldMan (CrankyAsAnOldMan) replied

    amazon.com might be good, because they also (now) have toys in addition to books.

After which, @Munch (Munch) added

    Excellent. I'm not even going to look around, ain't got the time. Amazon it is. Thanks, man.
    
    Damn do I feel like the worst uncle ever.

Then @obfusciatrist (obfusciatrist) said

    I have no ideas, but I am pretty sure that the kid won't remember one way or the other if his gifts all arrived on time.
    
    If the parents can't handle it, tell them to grow up.
    
    I would say, however, that a gift certificate seems like more of a gift for the parents than the kid. eToys or Amazon's toy section could probably recommend toys by age (and if they don't provide such a search option, they should).

To which @Commander_Fortune (Commander Fortune) replied

    I usually give **bath toys** to a one year old.
    
    Consistently.
    
    I don't know why.

After which, @Lynn_Bodoni (Lynn Bodoni) added

    Dr. Suess books are always good. Even if the kid's too young to understand, he'll enjoy the rhythm of the words.

Then @xizor (xizor) said

    Go ahead and get him ready for his adulthood now. Give him socks and a tie.

To which @Crunchy_Frog (Crunchy Frog) replied

    I'll agree with Lynn (and not just to kiss up, either) Having parents read to the kids can't be anything but good for the child, and this could be something to enjoy for years. When I lived with my ex-fiance and her 4-year-old son, he loved when I read Dr Seuss books to cindyvalencia@example.org. He especially liked _Oh Say Can You Say_ so he could laugh his 4-year-old butt off at me if I messed up one of the tongue twisters.


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