Diaper Bags
Skip Hop Forma Diaper Bag Backpack
The everyday diaper backpack for most parents: insulated side bottle pockets, a cushioned…
🎁 A stylish upgrade they'll use every single day.
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Gifts for new parents and baby's first Christmas
Shopping for someone else? Pick the occasion and a budget — we'll surface gift-worthy picks new parents actually use, each with a one-line reason it lands. Bundle your favorites into a shareable gift box.
Holiday 2026: first Christmas gifts by age
Buy for the stage the baby will be in by Christmas: around 3 months, a high-contrast play gym or cotton sleep sack; around 6 months, a kick piano or teether; at 9 months, a sleep bag in the next size; at 12 months, a fold-up table chair. For the parents, pick gear that buys sleep or frees their hands.
Picks from our researched catalog, checked October 24, 2026. Ages are the makers' stated ranges.
First Christmas by age (3, 6, 9 and 12 months)
3 months
- Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe Magical Tales Black & White
High-contrast black, white and red toys made for young eyes; rated 0 to 12 months, with a machine-washable mat.
$69.99Buy on Amazon - HALO SleepSack 100% Cotton Wearable Blanket (0.5 TOG, Small)
A sleeveless all-cotton sleep sack with a bottom-opening zipper; the Small fits 0 to 6 months, 10 to 18 lbs.
$34.95Buy on Amazon
6 months
- Fisher-Price Glow and Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym
The kick piano detaches and works as a standalone toy once the baby sits up; rated 0 to 36 months.
$42.90Buy on Amazon - Itzy Ritzy Silicone Rattle Teether (3 Rings)
A food-grade silicone rattle teether rated from 3 months; chill it in the fridge, never freeze it solid.
$8.99Buy on Amazon
9 months
- Kyte Baby Sleep Bag in Bamboo Rayon
A soft bamboo rayon sleep bag; Kyte's size M covers 6 to 18 months, so a 9-month-old has room to grow.
$52.99Buy on Amazon - Mushie Organic Cotton Hooded Towel
An organic cotton hooded towel rated newborn to 3 years, so it outlasts the baby-bath stage.
$29.99Buy on Amazon
12 months
- Inglesina Fast Table Chair
A hook-on chair for the grandparents' table, rated 6 to 36 months, that folds into its own carry bag.
- Baby Einstein 4-in-1 Kickin' Tunes Music & Language Discovery Gym
The piano detaches for use beyond the gym phase and plays music in four languages; rated 0 to 36 months.
$39.97Buy on Amazon
For the new parents
- Hatch Baby Sound Machine
Sound machine, night light and time-to-rise cue in one; Hatch says the price includes 3 months of its subscription.
$79.99Buy on Amazon - Ergobaby Embrace Newborn Carrier
A soft knit newborn carrier for 7 to 25 lbs that goes on faster than a stretchy wrap.
- Skip Hop Forma Diaper Bag Backpack
A diaper backpack with insulated bottle pockets, a changing pad and a sleeve for a laptop up to 15 inches.
$78.99Buy on Amazon - Papablic Bottle Sterilizer & Dryer Pro
Sterilizes and dries a load of bottles in one cycle, hands-free.
$69.98Buy on Amazon
1. What's the occasion?
2. Budget?
Sleep Essentials
Kyte Baby Sleep Bag in Bamboo Rayon
The sleep sack so soft parents buy one for themselves. Kyte Baby's bamboo rayon fabric is…
🎁 Better sleep is the gift every new parent wants.
$52.99Read review →
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Play Mats & Activity Gyms
Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe Magical Tales Black & White
🎁 Grows with baby and keeps them engaged.
$69.99Read review →
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Diapers & Wipes
Pampers Pure Protection
The best balance of clean ingredients and mainstream price. Plant-based liner, fragrance-free,…
🎁 Never not needed — a thoughtful practical pick.
$59.87Read review →
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Baby Bottle Washers & Sterilizers
Papablic Bottle Sterilizer & Dryer Pro
A hugely-reviewed steam sterilizer-dryer under $70 that sanitizes and dries a full load…
🎁 A well-reviewed pick they'll actually use.
$69.98Read review →
Buy on AmazonShopping for a first birthday? A learning tower is a gift for the next stage: the ones we compared are rated from 18 months or 2 years.
Giving clothes? Gerber notes that new parents usually get most of their clothing in newborn and 0-3 month sizes, so a bigger size helps them later. Our baby clothes size finder shows what each size means in Carter's, Gerber, Burt's Bees Baby and Primary.
All gift-worthy picks
- RUVALINO Diaper Bag Backpack — Diaper Bags
- Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Fitted Crib Sheet — Sleep Essentials
- Comotomo Silicone Baby Teether — Pacifiers & Teethers
- CeraVe Baby Wash & Shampoo (16 oz) — Bath Time
- Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment — Baby Skincare & Bath
- MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic+ Bottle, 4.5 oz (2 Pack) — Feeding & Bottles
- Philips Avent Microwave Steam Sterilizer — Baby Bottle Washers & Sterilizers
- Lansinoh Stay Dry Disposable Nursing Pads (36 Count) — Breast Pumps & Nursing Accessories
- Graco SnugRide Lite LX — Car Seats
- Skip Hop Forma Diaper Bag Backpack — Diaper Bags
- Kyte Baby Sleep Bag in Bamboo Rayon — Sleep Essentials
- Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe Magical Tales Black & White — Play Mats & Activity Gyms
- Dream On Me Karley Portable Bassinet — Cribs & Bassinets
- Pampers Pure Protection — Diapers & Wipes
- Papablic Bottle Sterilizer & Dryer Pro — Baby Bottle Washers & Sterilizers
- Graco Pack 'n Play On the Go Zip Playard — Travel Cribs & Travel Gear
- Babyletto Hudson 3-in-1 Convertible Crib — Cribs & Bassinets
- Graco SlimFit3 LX 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat — Toddler Car Seats & Boosters
- Graco Modes Pramette Stroller — Strollers
- Chicco KeyFit Max ClearTex Infant Car Seat — Car Seats
- BabyBjörn Bouncer Bliss — Bouncers & Swings
- Infant Optics DXR-8 Pro — Baby Monitors
- BabyBjorn Travel Crib Light — Travel Cribs & Travel Gear
- Graco Blossom 6-in-1 — High Chairs & Boosters