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For son's first birthday, we got him one of those kid sized upholstered chairs. It looked like our living room furniture kind of. It was like $50 I think. He loved it! He's 6 now, and it's still in our playroom. Another idea that my kids have loved is the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car. We gave that to my son for his first Christmas when he was 10 months old. Again, he's 6 and both my boys play with it although he is getting a little big for it now.