Gift Bag

[plumtreeblossom]

At work they asked for volunteers to create $25-$30 gift bags for children living in poverty. From the long list of recipients, I chose a 1-year-old boy (just turned 1). It was very hard to choose just one, but that's all I can afford and I picked this little boy simply because he had the same name as my cat, Benjamin.

There were no bag contents guidelines other than no toy weapons, and no wish list from the parent(s). Not being very baby-savvy, I'm working on ideas for what to fill the bag with. I though of cardboard baby books, mittens, hat, baby toys, a plush animal, I don't know what else.

Because I'm me, I was thinking that no holiday gift bag would be complete without some edible treats. I asked my mother about candy and she said "No candy at that age." So my question is: is there some kind of treat that would be appropriate for a 12-month-old (who may or may not have teeth yet), or should I just skip food altogether and stick with toys and clothes?

Comments

[deceptiverose.livejournal.com]

Whenever I go to a baby shower or a young child's birthday I usually make baskets for the baby's stuff. I crochet them. But I used to always make baskets of things that you use a lot like baby wipes, Q-tips, wash cloths, bibs, things like that.

I like the mittens and stuff for the winter. Hats are good too!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

There's a newly-opened baby store right around the corner from me. I'm going to check out what they have!