The best Christmas gift ideas for babies 2025

We absolutely adore Wonderbly's gorgeous personalised storybooks that bring magic to every occasion. Make your first Christmas with your baby a super special one with your very own personalised 'Night Before Christmas' story. Let them be the main character. This Christmas, £1 from each book goes to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.

This popular learning toy comes with six different eggs with funny facial expressions that have different coloured chicks inside. They'll aid with teaching your little one colour recognition and encourage shape sorting too.

With lots to see, hear and touch, your baby will never get bored of this sensory toy. Designed to clip onto a pushchair, car seat, co and so much more, the high contrast patterns, discover mirror, crinkle wings, click-clack rings and squeaker will stimulate your little one's senses and keep them entertained. Parent testers of Freddie The Firefly have admitted that their baby discovers a new feature on the toy almost every day and are amazed by how durable it is, with one reviewer admitting, "I have had Freddie for 4 years now and washed it at 40 degrees 2x a month and NONE of the parts have broken or ripped off!! 10/10 for durability and use!"

Encourage your baba to take their first steps while strengthening their balance with this 2-in-1 walker and activity centre from VTech. It's got textured wheels and an easy grip handle to give your baby some stability as they toddle along. The fun-filled activity panel includes light-up buttons, a shaper sorter, a role-play phone and more to ensure your baby learns loads while having fun.

Bring the magic of the deep sea to your baby's nursery with this fun whale projector. It will fill the room with animated waves and fish as well as other light effects, which have three levels of intensity so you can choose how bright it is. It also plays a soft lullaby or white noise to help your little one drift off.

Review: "Brilliant present for our 12 week old! She is instantly transfixed by the waves, and the soothing music really calms her - particularly during those night time witching hours!!"

This cuddly toy replicates the comfort of the womb by producing actual recordings of a mother's womb and heartbeat, helping lull your little one to sleep. The combination of these magical sounds and Ewan's soft pink glow will help to comfort and soothe your bubba. Ewan has had a revamp this year, and is now new and improved with a removable control pod that is fully rechargeable and includes 10 sleep inducing sounds.

A great gift for getting ready for weaning. This My Little Coco weaning set, designed by Rochelle Humes, is suitable for use from six months old, this set has got everything your little one will need during their weaning journey. It's got a plate, bowl and dish that will encourage independent eating, two spoons designed for tiny hands and a bib to catch spills and make cleaning up messes easy.

It's never too early to introduce your little one to language and words and this bright and colourful book is a great way to do it. It includes everyday items, animals and vehicles with flaps on every page that babies will love discovering what's hiding underneath.

This engaging activity centre encourages babies to bounce, helping them develop motor skills. With every jump, babies activate fun lights, sounds, and music. Its rotating seat allows 360° access to playful features like a giraffe, toucan, and alligator, stimulating sensory development. The height-adjustable frame grows with your child, and the seat pad is machine washable for convenience. Designed for little ones who can hold their heads up but aren’t yet able to walk, it’s a fantastic way to support early development through interactive play.

Features and Reviews Editor Emily Gilbert said: "My son instantly fell in love with this jumperoo. We're mindful not to let him spend too long in it at a time but he adores exploring the different features and was quickly able to work out what to do with them. It does take up quite a lot of room in our lounge but for how stable and safe it is and for how much he enjoys bouncing around, I'd say it's worth it!"

Introduce your baby to a whole world of colour and fun with this Little Smoby Activity Table that is designed to grow with your baby as it can be played with at floor level as well as being used as a table. It encourages sensory development, motor skills, hand-eye coordination, cause and effect and simple counting with as it's got loads of evelopmental activities, including a ball launcher.

Have you got a baby who loves to pull baby wipes out of the packet? They will be delighted by this wonder box as they can hide and pull out an assortment of sensory delights. It comes complete with eight silky squares and two fluffy, crinkle blankies to introduce them to different textures, sounds and colours.

Capture your little one's attention with this interactive, glow spinning top. Babies will be transfixed as the star glows and songs play every time you push the top.

Not just a cuddly toy, the Fisher-Price Smart Stages Puppy will help teach your little one over 100 first words. The puppy's hands, feet, ear and heart respond to your baby's touch and are programmed with over 75 songs, sounds and phrases to introduce parts of the body, shapes, numbers, the alphabet and more when they're pressed.

We adore this colourful BPA free teething ball. Not only does it massage and and soothe sore gums but the bright colours and varied textures stimulate your little one's senses. Parent testers love that they can solve two issues at once: teething troubles and hand eye co ordination development.

With five classical lullabies, five nature sounds and a soft-glow night light, this seat will be sure to soothe your baby. It's got a two speed vibration and six swing speeds so you can change it to your baby's preference. It also comes with a pivoting toy bar with two toys attached to capture your little one's attention.

If you're after a toy that will keep little ones engaged in tummy time, this wooden penguin wobbler toy will stay put while your baby can bat away at it. Not only is it colourful and super cute, but it shakes and plays music when waddling and creates hours of fun.

This cute baby bib will have you and your baby in the Christmas spirit! Perfect for any outfit, this sophisticated item, will have baby standing out. Designed with a sleigh, reindeer, Santa Claus with charming colours and elegance, this will attract your babys attention.

The Lovevery Play Kits are a series of educational toy collections split by age, designed to be exactly what children want and need at every stage of their early years, including the all-important baby months. You can arrange a subscription which is sent either every three or four months or you can buy the boxes one-off.