{"id":17270,"date":"2022-05-06T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=17270"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:12:16","slug":"the-best-sustainable-birthday-gifts-for-a-first-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/de-leukste-duurzame-verjaardagscadeaus-voor-een-eerste-verjaardag\/","title":{"rendered":"The best sustainable birthday gifts for a first birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first birthday is a real milestone that calls for presents. But beware, before you know it, you and your one-year-old will be up to the armpits in toys. And then this is only birthday number one... So you better get off to a good start. So what are the best sustainable birthday gifts for a first birthday? Luckily, we're getting help from followers of thegreenlist.nl<\/em> who shared their gift tips en masse. Using their tips, we compiled a list of sustainable gifts that are fun for the birthday toddler, parents and the planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Durable birthday gifts for the first year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A toddler likes everything. One tip that was given is that it can therefore do no harm to let birthday visitors know in advance what you prefer to get and what not. Grandpas and grandmas in particular sometimes need to be managed a bit, they have a habit of arriving with plastic stuff and life-size cuddly toys at a child's birthday and that, of course, is anything but sustainable. As far as I'm concerned, this is a first golden tip before we dive into the cutest sustainable birthday gifts for a first birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Balance bikes, sand toys made of recycled plastic and wax crayons: they pass below as gift ideas for a first birthday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give beautiful wooden toys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Very much mentioned as a sustainable gift tip for a toddler: wooden animals. And rightly so, animals are always fun and good for years of playtime fun. The handmade wooden animals from Holtziger<\/a> and Ostheimer<\/a> are nice and thick and therefore easy for little ones to hold. The paint is water-based and child-friendly, so no problem if another elephant disappears into the mouth. You buy the animals separately, so you can expand the farm, ark or jungle to your heart's content (read: put them on your wish list for next year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also <\/strong>beautiful wood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n