7 Best Baby Gifts for Growing Minds
Buying gifts for baby can feel like a challenge, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with comparing and considering all the baby gift options out there. As a baby food brand founded by a mom & neurosurgeon who was disappointed by the lack of brain-supporting nutrients in other baby purees on store shelves, we know that more than anyone!
That’s why we have put together our top picks for the best baby gifts that will support their brain development, emotional learning, and imaginative play.
1. Cerebelly Baby Food Subscription Box
Cerebelly® is the first and only science-backed baby food that delivers whole food nutrition designed for optimal cognitive development. Check out our purees and smart bars with key brain-supporting nutrients to support your little one at every stage of their growth.
Cerebelly provides 16 key nutrients little ones’ growing brains need; when they need it! And puree pouches are shelf-stable for up to 18 months, all the way up to the “Enjoy By” date on the pouch, so you can safely gift baby’s first bites well in advance!
Purchase a Cerebelly gift card, or check out age-based baby food bundles for gifting personalized nutrition.
2. Lovevery Play Kit for Baby
The Play Kits by Lovevery deliver fresh play at every stage to support your child’s brain development from ages 0–4.
Lovevery’s experts link brain science and Montessori to the way your little one plays.
3. Slumberkins Emotional Learning Gifts for Little Ones
Slumberkins is dedicated to helping families raise caring, confident, and resilient children through affirmations, stories and creature characters.
In their first winter holiday book, “Bigfoot Shares His Gift,” the creatures come together to learn that showing up as our true and unique selves is the greatest gift we can give ourselves and others. This ‘Shine Bright’ Collection will inspire you and your family to unwrap gifts of positive self-esteem, authenticity, and community.
4. Lalo Play Kitchen Gift for Little Chefs
Lalo is a leading baby and toddler brand geared towards high chairs + feeding essentials, play tables, chairs, mats, and more. We love their mission to empower families to have more confidence in raising little ones and enjoy more engaged and comfortable quality time by designing products that are safe, beautiful, and built to last.
Lalo’s Limited Edition Play Kitchen is here to inspire your budding chef’s imagination.
5. The Dough Project DIY Playdough
After witnessing the magic that came from playing with dough in her preschool classroom, Founder and CEO Chelsea Milkman wanted to make it easy for families to recreate the same experience at home.
The Dough Project™ uses safe, high-quality products to create a world of kid-powered play that parents can feel good about. There are so many playful, imaginative ways you can use playdough, which makes it the perfect gift for instilling creativity.
6. Literati Book Subscription Box for Babies
Literati’s curated book club for kids focused on supporting specific skills along your little one’s reading journey.
Developed in partnership with leading literacy experts based on the latest research and following grade-level learning standards, the new kids book club is designed for steady progress as readers move at their own pace. Each of the fourteen book clubs are skills based, and leave room for individual, interest-based personalization.
7. EllaOla Baby Skincare Gift Box
EllaOla’s baby skincare gift set covers all your baby care needs, from bathtime and diaper changes to baby massages and bedtime.
We love that they’re science-first, just like us, and every formula is developed with experts in dermatology and pediatrics.
Bonus: Sustainable Play for Older Kiddos
Playper is creating planet-friendly fun with their Curious Kingdom playset for kids ages 3+! This charming magic castle has multiple levels, a locking drawbridge, a secret trap door, and plenty of places for imaginative stories and adventure.
The fun starts when kids build their toys, and then continues as they play with the magic castle, plenty of props, and even an interactive app.
Bonus: A New Parenting Gift
Dr. Becky Kennedy, wildly popular parenting expert and creator of @drbeckyatgoodinside, shares her groundbreaking approach to raising kids and offers practical strategies for parenting in a way that feels good- all in Good Inside, an immediate #1 New York Times Bestseller.
We’ve been following her on Instagram for years, and we appreciate this practical parenting guide that draws on attachment, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and internal family systems theory to help you become the parent you want to be.
Have more questions? Send us an email at support@cerebelly.com and we will be sure to get back to you!
