As Little Deer grows closer and closer towards becoming a big sister, I’ve been thinking more about getting her a big sister present from the new baby. She’ll be just shy of 22 months old when her little sister is born, so she’s still pretty young and oblivious to it all. I posed a question on the boards a week or so ago and got some good ideas. There was already a little backpack that I had been wanting to get for her, so I thought this could be a fun excuse to buy it. Rather than a box or a gift bag to open, I’m going to fill the backpack up with some goodies. My plan is to bring it with us to the hospital, and after she’s met baby sister and had a few snuggles, we’ll give it to her. I think the gift will be  a good mix of special items, treats, as well as fun activities to keep her busy at Grandma’s house.

Skip Hop Bee Backpack – Little Deer’s been toting around a little purse for a while now and I thought it could be fun to get her a little backpack. Her purse really only holds a few small toys, but with a backpack we’ll be able to actually bring snacks and books with us on outings rather than just stuffing everything in my diaper bag. I think this will come in handy with trips over to Grandma’s house as well as for preschool when she turns two. And she loves pointing out bumble bees in stories and yelling, “beeeeee!” so I imagine this one will be a hit.

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Big Sister Bear – Bears and other stuffed animals are probably at the top of Little Deer’s love list right now. Though she’s already got plenty of them, I think having a special one for the day she becomes a big sister is fun too. I know she’ll love snuggling this little bear (and most likely toting her around everywhere).

My New Baby Book – We’ve been gifted several big sister books from family members, but I love that this book is really geared towards toddlers that are still pretty young when getting a new sibling. It’s sturdy and I know she will enjoy flipping through it and reading it with us before bedtime.

Sticker Books – Stickers not only keep Little Deer busy, but she gets super excited about them. Granted they usually end up all over the place (her current favorite spot is my pregnant tummy!), but that’s OK because she has so much fun. She also is very into animals, so we got a few different animal sticker books to put in her backpack.

Curious George Matching Game – Little Deer loves Curious George and is also very into matching things lately, so I thought this would be a perfect gift. It’s meant for kids a little older, but I think if we take out a few of the cards and let her just play and match them up that she’ll have a great time. She’s very determined and focused with puzzles and games like this, so I’m excited to see how she does with this. I think we’ll get a lot of play-time out of it in the future.

We may also add in a few treats like a fruit pack or some small boxes of raisins. Hopefully it all goes over well and Little Deer is happy to become a big sister. We’ll find out in just a few short weeks!

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Did you buy something special for your child when they became a big brother/sister?