Gift ideas for us to get from our daughter (due in a month) to our three year old son? Apparently that’s a thing to buy something for the older child from the younger child as part of the process…??

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We had our newborn give his older brother (who was 3) a transformer. Was a huge hit. My wife also made him a big brother crown and he wore it all over the hospital like he was the boss.

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Maybe a book about being a big brother?

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Playdoh? Blankets themed with your sons fav characters? We did both for our daughter and she was sufficiently bribed.

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We got the older kid a bike with petals from the baby. Helped with the transition.

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We got our 3yo a customized disney book where you can change the names of the characters to have both children as the main characters. My 3yo loved it. Strong recommendation.

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We got an Elmo for our two year old. He also gave the baby a small stuffed animal. It actually set the tone for sharing, which was a pleasant surprise (as this was clearly my wife’s idea).

Book about my first few years

Also a baby doll and accessories. The big brother can take care of baby doll too. Feeding, changing diaper, putting to bed etc. He wont feel left out. And he wont hurt actual baby.

I like Manhattan Toy Baby Stella series.

In general i dont know about it being from the baby though. Seems weird to me. But from mom and dad. Grandparents. Aunts and uncle maybe.

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