It is such an exciting time when baby girls transform into toddlers on their 1st birthday and beyond. While you may not be ready to see them take that first step in growing up, they’re going to anyway (with gusto)!
Don’t fall into the black hole of endless toddler accessories, toys, or fads. We’ve specially selected the best in personal items, toys, kits, games, and more. These awesome gift ideas for 1-year-old girls will keep her growing steady and strong while having tons of fun and range from girly role play to STEM learning at its best.
50 Best Gift Ideas for 1-Year-Old Girls
Keep her your #1 fan when you offer these impressive gifts for 1-year-old girls who love to learn and have fun.
Piano Mat
The 1-year-old girl in your life will smile big when she touches this piano mat, made for teaching music sounds to little ones. Whether she touches the mat with her hands or crawls on the mat, her touch will create eight different instrument sounds for her to hear and react to, plus the mat can adjust to add a light feature which will engage her even more to learn coordination and expand her musical-listening skills.
Pink Princess Tent
Give your little 1-year-old princess her own princess tent on her 1st birthday or beyond. The girly pink tent is ideal for young toddlers to crawl around in, whether indoors or out, and the tent can easily be filled up with toys or turn into a ball pit with the addition of colorful balls to the inside. You can see her all the time through the transparent sides or the sunroof.
Whack And Learn Mole
This adorable little mole is the perfect fella to keep the 1-year-old girl you know company as she learns, plays, and grows. When he turns red, she can give him a whack, which will help develop her motor skills. This mole also contains activities centering around the alphabet, numbers, games, and music. He can even turn into a nightlight at bedtime so he can watch over her while she rests.
Personalized 1st Birthday Book
This sweet birthday book is perfect for the 1st birthday of a new toddler near you. The book can be personalized to feature her name in the title and dedication page, plus her gender, birthdate, and your name as the giver. Her name even features in the story of a group of cute animals who want to go to her first birthday party. She’ll love the story and being involved in her own gift.
Wooden Activity Cube
This educational activity cube will keep the 1-year-old girl in your life busy for hours at a time. The wooden cube set contains many different activities to aid in her early development, like sorting shapes, an abacus, a learning clock, and many more. The best kind of gifts for 1-year-old baby girls entertain as well as educate, and this all-in-one cube has it all.
Learning Walker
This learning walker will not only help a 1-year-old girl begin her journey to walking, but also teach her while she is doing so. From piano keys that play music and lights with which she can work on her motor skills, this walker has everything she might need to develop different parts of her brain, personality, and body. She can also try to talk and sing with more than 70 different songs and sounds.
Panda Bike
The most adorable panda she could imagine will make the best gift for your favorite 1-year-old girl in bike form. The no-pedal bike works great for toddlers of 12 months, so they can safely learn about balance and movement. She can even make the eyes of the panda move as she turns the handle bar from side to side, so he will go everywhere she does.
Baby Music Toys Set
This magical set of popular musical instruments will bring an early appreciation and skill into the life of a 1-year-old girl. Whatever her musical mood that day, toddler girls can have the best time choosing among so many instruments, from tambourine and castanets to xylophone and triangle. The set makes a thoughtful musical Christmas gift and will enrich the soul of the toddler you love most.
Elephant Wall Art
This darling baby elephant will watch over the 1-year-old girl you know in her nursery and set the mood for a safe, loving environment. Made of wood, he hangs up on the wall and features the phrase “Sweet Dreams Little Love.” She’ll love looking up at him and enjoy his companionship during sleep, nap, or playtime.
Sherpa Booties
The 1-year-old girl you know will love wearing these toasty sherpa booties on her feet. They are soft-cushioned with a fleece lining and will keep her from slipping as well. The set of cute booties makes a unique birthday gift for toddler girls who want to go everywhere at once, but need some warmth to safely get them there.
Light Up Touch Tablet
You can be the person who gives the 1-year-old girl you know, her very first light up touch tablet for education and play. The swipe and tap screen will be easy for her to use as she navigates “apps” that have so much to show her. From numbers and letters to shapes and songs, her activity time will be filled up with loads of fun stuff to explore and learn.
Stories For 1-Year-Olds
Toddler girls will get excited to have the special stories in this book for 1-year-olds read to them. The anthology includes short stories, poems, and verse to work some early literary magic into their ears and their imaginations. The book will find its place in her new book collection that will grow with age and time.
1st Birthday Outfit
The fun 1-year-old girl in your life will love wearing this outfit for her 1st birthday party. The outfit features a floral design on a tutu-style skirt and leggings combo, a top that reads “Wild One,” and a matching floral headband. She’ll be the life of the party and still be able to wear this cute outfit any day she wants to.
Pretty Party Playset
Get your favorite 1-year-old girl her own kitchen playset so she can grow accustomed to the world of food and drink. The pretend play set has a pitcher of lemonade with a smile, matching cups, and a selection of sweets that she can serve to her “guests.” She can also listen to and learn over 70 sounds, songs, and phrases that will teach her while providing a great time with a little girl tea party.
Musical Duck Toy
This cute duck toy will offer so much to the 1-year-old girl you cherish most. He is a cognition expert and, by looking at him, touching him, and interacting with him, her development will get more than underway. She’ll love his musical sounds and skills and enjoy learning with him as he sings and dances for her. From his quacks to his heartbeat, this ducky will be her good friend for a long time.
Wooden Animal Puzzle
This four-piece puzzle set will capture the imagination of 1-year-old girls. The animal designs on each piece will attract her attention and their vivid colors will keep it as she plays with them. Her mind will be enriched by the challenges of the puzzles and her sense of wonder will be elevated because the puzzles center around these lovable animals.
Einstein Box
This Einstein box is the ultimate in toddler educational play, all wrapped up in one gift box. From board books about her first words and sounds to fun games, imaginative farm animal masks, and more, the 1-year-old girl in your life will have everything she could want to learn and participate in new activities and worlds of wonder.
Bathtub Toys Set
Bring some activity to the bath time of a 1-year-old girl you care about with this set of adorable bathtub toys. The three-piece set of colorful fishes just need to be wound. Then, just place them in the water and watch them go. They’ll swim across the tub and bring laughter and joy to the toddler who is having her bath time. She’ll love having a bath with these three friends in there with her.
Bubble Machine Toy
The girliest toddlers will appreciate the pretty pink horse that carries bubbles in her mouth with this bubble machine toy for girls. 1-year-olds can easily use the horse with a handle like a lawn mower and push the toy around as she learns to walk. The horse will emit loads of fun bubbles so, whether she’s crawling or walking, she can enjoy the whimsical world of bubbles all around her wherever she goes.
Purse Playset
Give your favorite 1-year-old girl her very first purse (in pink, of course). The cozy, soft purse set includes the purse, a credit card, a cell phone, compact, and keys. Some accessories are crinkly and some are plush. The cell phone works as a sound toy, so she can play with the items and begin to learn more about their shape, sound, and function.
1st Birthday Bib
Celebrate the first birthday of a cute toddler girl by giving her this special 1st birthday bib that she can wear when she eats her birthday cake. The soft texture of the inner layer, the vibrant fun design and the sparkly number “1” will all serve her well on her very special birthday. She can get as hands-on with the birthday cake as she wants with this pretty protective bib around.
Fisher Price Musical Mirror
The 1-year-old girl in your life will adore playing and learning with this Fisher Price musical mirror. The mirror sits on a tabletop and includes lots of tools for role play, including a comb, lipstick, bracelet, and powder puff. She can get herself ready for an important “appointment” while enjoying tons of sing-alongs and phrases to teach her even more about activities in which she can take part.
2-In-1 Convertible Sofa Lounger
This 2-in-1 convertible sofa lounger will provide plenty of comfort to a 1-year-old girl you know. She can enjoy the supportive foam while she sits back and listens to stories, plays with toys, or takes a nap. The lounger setting provides further comfort safely located near the bedroom floor. She will love this cute, useful addition to her bedroom or playroom furniture.
Crown Teether
The next time the 1-year-old girl you love most is in teething mode, you can offer her this cute teether in the shape of a crown. Her growing teeth will enjoy the ridges of this crown just as much as her head would. The movable teether will ease her growing pains and stand out in any collection of toddler teethers due to its regal charms.
Woodland Toddler Bedding Set
Bring some woodland magic to the nursery or bedroom of a deserving 1-year-old girl with a beautiful bedding set. This beautiful bedding set features a forest design filled with cute creatures like deer, bunnies, foxes, and bears. The five-piece set has a comforter, a set of sheets, a pillowcase, and a pillow sham. She’ll have all the forest whimsy she needs to take the best nap ever.
Spin & Learn Steering Wheel
1-year-old girls will be drawn to this interactive, award-winning steering wheel toy. As she spins the wheel, she improves her hand-eye coordination and is encouraged by the light-up features, along with the accompanying colors, shapes, sounds, and songs. She’ll have so much to energize her imagination that this wheel won’t be going anywhere without her for a while.
Starry Sky/Ocean Night Light Projector
Bring the magical worlds of the night sky and the underwater kingdoms into the bedroom of the sleeping 1-year-old girl in your life with a nightlight projector. This dual projector sends the whimsical stars and moons in a night sky or underwater creatures from the sea over the ceiling and walls of her room. You can switch the projector to nightlight mode to softly light her room while she naps or sleeps.
Drum Set
This drum set is nothing short of awesome and is a leading example of toys for 1-year-old girls that think out of the box (when the box is pretty, pink, and girly). Toddler girls won’t be able to get their hands on these drumsticks fast enough. She can learn various songs and sounds while playing along to multiple sound effects and rhythms, which will all lay the groundwork for a childhood of music appreciation.
My First Dolly
This sweet dolly is ideal for a 1-year-old girl’s first doll. She is made of the softest plush material and cleans up easily if she gets messy when playing with your toddler. She’ll love how easy it is to squeeze this dolly and have fun role-playing with her as mommy and more. This doll will be the very first in a long line of dolls and will capture a special place in her heart.
Leapfrog Interactive Book
This super-friendly leapfrog carries inside him an interactive book that will teach and engage the 1-year-old girl you know. The pages do their very best to teach her the ABCs phonetically and number skills while entertaining them with enjoyable music and sounds. She will take this particular froggy with her everywhere because, in addition to teaching, he’s a great friend to have.
Building Blocks Bag
You can give your favorite 1-year-old girl a powerful invitation to build with this bag of building blocks to get her started. She can use the 80 building blocks to create anything her imagination can take on. The set is a great stimulus for creating, engineering, and having fun at the same time. Once she builds, she can take it apart and start all over again.
Baby Sounds Book
When the moon comes out at night, the 1-year-old girl in your house can listen and play along to the Ditty Bird character in this interactive baby sounds book. She can work on her language skills while the nursery rhyme songs play. The stories in the songs will also ease her mood after her day is done and help get her to sleep comfortably and easily.
Baby Cloths Book Set
The next time your little 1-year-old girl is in the bath, you can feel comfortable giving her a book that will survive each bath night while bringing colorful stories, sounds, and textures to her bath time activity. The waterproof books are made of fabric, so she enjoys her bath while exploring stories about animals, the ocean, the alphabet, musical instruments, and more. Bath time never seemed so educational and fun.
Toddler Sprinkler
The next time you are outside and need an enjoyable activity for the 1-year-old girl in your life, look to the instant-good time in this sprinkler mat made for toddlers. She can crawl onto the pad, cool off, and enjoy the whimsy of the water sprinkler on a warm day or at a family event. If any toddler friends are nearby, they can all have a girly pool party together on the next sunny day.
Toddler Jams Musical Toy
Who says that boomboxes aren’t for babies or toddlers? 1-year-old girls will love carrying this little musical toy. With over 30 different melodies accompanied by light-up features, toddlers will love playing with the toy, using it as an excuse to move around, dance, play, or sing along to the melodies and build their love of song early in life.
Squeezing Stacking Block Toys
These block toys will offer so much as gifts for 1-year-old girls. Not only are they soft and squeezable, but they can even stand in as teething toys when the little girl you know needs them to ease her growing pains. The stack includes 12 blocks, each with different colors, symbols, emotions, and figures. All the designs can attract the interest of a toddler and work wonders when she plays with them.
Safari Stuffed Animals Set
Take your favorite 1-year-old girl to the jungle without ever leaving home. This cute safari stuffed animal set contains four different soft plush toys. The jungle house includes a monkey, a lion, a tiger, and an elephant that all make their proper jungle sounds. All she needs to do is give them a squeeze and learn about the noises that they make. Her menagerie of animal friends will make good company as she grows.
1st Birthday Tutu Dress
Make her first birthday party even more festive when you give the 1-year-old birthday girl this bright, floral-styled two-piece outfit. The set consists of a black onesie with a “One” design, along with a yellow tutu skirt and a headband featuring matching flowers. She’ll look like the cutest little flower princess at her celebration thanks to you.
Plush Elephant Character Chair
This sweet elephant chair will make a brilliant addition to the warm space that you’ve created for the cutest 1-year-old girl in the world. He is super-soft and a plush material, so whenever and however she manages to crawl onto the chair, he’ll feel comfortable for her. She can sit in his comfy lap and listen to stories, play games, or even take a nap.
Personalized Two Name Puzzle
This top personalized puzzle is ideal for 1-year-old girls who can learn their name a fun and entertaining way—with a puzzle. The multicolored block letter puzzle spells out her full name (first and last or first and middle), and she can practice putting the letter together to form a wonderful birthday keepsake for her room.
Fisher-Price Activity Center
As the baby in your life becomes a 1-year-old toddler, you can ease her into her new age with this Fisher-Price activity center. The seat spins so she can play with four different areas in front of her. The activities include stacking cubes, animal shapes, and more. Once she’s had enough of one set of tasks, she can move over and keep playing her heart out.
Hooded Sleeper Robe
When your 1-year-old girl gets out of the bath, she needs to warm up fast, which she can with this cute hooded robe. The toasty robe’s hood will keep her hair dry and her head covered while she manages one more run around the house before bed. The heart-shaped design will keep her wearing this adorable robe anytime she needs a little warmth and comfort.
Octopus Bubble Maker
Bring this sweet baby octopus into the bath with the 1-year-old girl in your home and watch her enjoy bath time that much more. This octopus blows thousands of bubbles per minute so her bath can turn into a wonderland of tickling bubbles. She won’t want to exit the tub when this bubble-making friend is around.
Grip Socks Set
Give the little 1-year-old girl who is learning to walk this set of grippy socks to keep her safe until she figures it out. The set of six pairs of socks are non-slip and feature an elastic strap over her ankle so they won’t come off after any overly energetic play. The festive colors will draw her eye and stay on her feet until she’s totally upright.
Interactive Pop Up Animals Toy
These pop-up animals will help your favorite 1-year-old girl learn about basic tactile functions with its buttons and knobs that bring up the cutest animals with accompanying music and/or light and pop them back down again. She can even play a game where she pops up a certain animal as she follows the moving light. Her sensory skills will get a workout and she’ll giggle from the fun activity too.
First Coloring Book
Gift ideas for 1-year-old girls are made super special because they often incorporate firsts, like this coloring book. The easy-to-color shapes in the book will keep her busy with her crayons. Not only will she be acquainted with hands-on coordination, but also with a new vocabulary and how to pronounce the words. The book will serve a multi-layer educational purpose and remain her first coloring book too.
1st Birthday Bracelet
Get the 1-year-old girl you love one of her very first keepsakes with this pretty 1st birthday bracelet. The bracelet features silver beads, pink pearls and has a charm number “1” to reflect her special 1st birthday. The bracelet can also be extended, which will keep it on her wrist as she grows from baby to toddler and beyond.
Play Tent & Tunnel
Why waste time with one play tent when you can give a growing 1-year-old toddler her own multifaceted play tent and tunnel. The playset features different shaped tents and tunnels that she can power through, a dart wall with stick-on balls, and an open area that is perfect for adding a ball pit. The colors will mesmerize her and she’ll get all her energy out while having the best time.
Carrot Learning Game
Use the power of carrots to educate 1-year-old girls with this cool learning game. The wooden base comes with seven different sizes of carrots that she can “plant” in the proper holes. The activity improves her motor skills and ability to see and recognize shapes. Plus, she’ll love planting and harvesting her carrot farm just as much.
Musical Flashlight Toy
When the 1-year-old girl you know is scared to go to bed, you can give her this musical flashlight toy as a bed buddy. The colorful toy has multiple functions as a flashlight, a projector, and music tracks. The music includes songs, lullabies, and sound effects. She can play with the different functions and drift off to sleep with a soothing nightlight by her side.