Gift advice for twins?

WayOutWestMom
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:43:03 +0000

I have twin granddaughters. First kids for the parents as well as my first grandchildren.

For bigger items like a walker, sending one to share is fine. Just because they’re twins doesn’t mean they will hit their developmental landmarks at the same time. Or that they will show the same interests.

(One of the our twins was obsessed with the walker and walked back & forth, back & forth with it for a couple of weeks before giving it up and walking by herself. Her sister never cared to use it at all and walked about 5 weeks later than her twin.)

For something like the blocks, also sending one set is fine for now because they will share. They won’t usually be playing with the same items at the same time at this age. Or, if you can, send a slightly larger set if one’s available so each can have some of the blocks to play with.

Honestly, getting doubles of everything for twins just leads to having too. much. stuff.

As the twins get older, however, they will begin to develop separate interests and identities (usually around age 3 or so)–and THEN you need to send separate gifts because they’re old enough to think “this is mine and that is yours.”