Gift for first birthday?

k, so my upstairs neighbour is having a birthday party in our backyard this afternoon for his daughter. She%26#039;s gonna be one. When I came home from church the neighbor was setting up some tables and stuff and saw me, and said if I%26#039;m around I should come. I will be around, but I don’t really want to come because I%26#039;m extremely shy. But I had planned on spending the afternoon gardening, so whatever I do, I%26#039;ll bump into them.





Anyway, regardless of what I do, since they asked me to come, I feel obligated to at the very least get her a gift. Although I have no idea what would be appropriate. Any ideas? i was thinking a bunch of flowers, but I%26#039;m not sure it%26#039;s okay, because that%26#039;s more a gift for the parents than for the baby. I don’t want to spend a lot either, so please help.





It’s Sunday, but even though I have an ethical opposition to Sunday shopping, I think it’s okay in these circumstances, however, not much is available to me. There is a big grocery store near here with a florist that also sells clothes and a few toys, there is a dollar store, and there is a drug store.





So question 1: Am I obligated to attend?


Question 2: Do I have to get a gift?


Question 3: what type of gift should I get?

Gift for first birthday?
get a gift card and tell em i wasnt sure what to buy,,so i hope thi will come in handy......that would nice
Reply:you could stop by for a few minutes. if they couldnt tell you they were having a b day party for their child (today is my b day too) in advance then don%26#039;t get the child anything. if you feel obliged to then just hit the dollar store and find a couple cute stuffed animals or something that will entertain the child when she is outside.
Reply:You are not obligated to go, you weren%26#039;t sent an invitation. The parent was just being nice. Maybe some other time when you are baking maybe take over some cookies or something.
Reply:I think it would be nice of you to go even for just a little while, you can always just say you have yard work that must be done. I%26#039;d run out and pick up a cute First Birthday card and enclose a small amount, maybe $5.
Reply:1. You don%26#039;t have to, but it%26#039;d be a nice thing to do. You don%26#039;t have to stay the whole time.


2. You don%26#039;t have to, again, but it would be nice.


3. Any kind of cute little stuffed animal, or maybe even a little hat or something.
Reply:I think it would be nice for you to attend; get her a gift card to toy%26#039;s r us, or some toy store.


you could also get her some easy to read books to get her started.
Reply:Babies don%26#039;t know what the gift is. Just get a gift card for one of the stores near you and the parents will buy the baby something cute with it. Or put a $10 in a card and call it a day.





And you%26#039;re not obligated to go anywhere you don%26#039;t want to. But if you%26#039;ll be out there gardening, for heaven%26#039;s sake, go have a piece of birthday cake and get back to work. You don%26#039;t have to stay all day. They invited you to be neighborly, so go have a piece of cake, ooh and aah over the baby a little bit and get back to work. They%26#039;re not going to care that much how long you stay, they were just being friendly.





But yes, if you go, you should have a gift of some kind. Trust me, a card with a $10 bill in it is just fine.
Reply:ok so you dont want to go , if it were me i would go get a card , i would walk it over say happy birthday and leave, i do not think u are obligated to buy a gift because u were invited, a gift is from the heart, i thik a card is fine
Reply:You are not obligated to attend, especially considering the short notice. IF you want to go, a nice card with say five or ten dollars inside would be absolutely acceptable. ALSO, considering the short notice, I would not expect a guest to bring a gift. If I expected a guest to bring a gift I would make the invite much earlier than the day of the party.
Reply:No you are not obligated to go. Avoid the garden so you don%26#039;t have to see them. But if you do go just get a card. Don%26#039;t worry about a gift as you were only asked last minute anyway. A card is good enough.



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