There’s something magical about Christmas with babies, don’t you think? Christmas is for kids, that’s for sure, but babies really bring home the message of what the holidays are all about. It’s about family. Togetherness. Graditute. Blessings.
Fisher Price is a brand found under thousands of Christmas trees, and was always under mine when my kids were small. Parents know that Fisher Price products mean quality and longevity.
Now, Fisher Prices has introduced Smart Stages technology which means they specifically design their toys to assist your child through stages from infancy to their preschool years, making that one gift last potentially for years.
This holiday season, one of the hottest toys for babies is the Fisher Price Musical Lion Walker (available at stores like Walmart (currently on Rollback for $29.97) and Toys R Us ($39.99 with a limit of 2/customer because they’re that popular!)
The Musical Lion Walker takes just a few minutes to put together, and you’ll need (2 AA) batteries as it doesn’t come with any. Two modes of play enable baby to play with the Musical Lion Walker long before she’s steady on her feet. She can check out the lights and sounds while sitting in front or – when she gets brave – she can use the Musical Lion Walker for support when trying those precious first steps.
Fisher Price outlines the features of this toy like this:
Fine Motor
• Spin, flip, press! Lots of busy hands-on activities help strengthen fine motor skills!
Sensory
• Lights, music and hands-on fun stimulate baby’s developing senses of sight, sound and touch!
Balance & Coordination
• Sitting up for play, or standing, walking and pushing the lion along, helps baby develop balance and coordination, too!
Gross Motor
• Lights dance and music plays as baby pushes lion along, encouraging baby to walk.
Genevieve is 10 months old and is a master at the army crawl. She now walks along furniture and you just know that any day my friend’s little beauty is going to be talking those first steps across the living room. For now, she’s content to check out toys from her vantage point and stand with her walker.
Look for the Fisher Price Musical Lion Walker at your favorite retailers (highlighted above) this holiday season and if you’re fortunate enough to have a little baby around on Christmas morning, take lots of pictures and cherish those chaotic moments, they go by far too fast!
One of our lucky readers is going to win a Fisher Price Musical Lion Walker for gift giving this holiday season! To enter to win, just leave a comment below sharing a favorite holiday memory with a child in your life (I loved dressing my first born up in a diaper and Santa hat for pictures, so adorable!) Then, enter your email and name on the Giveaway Tools form and you’re in (check out the bonus entries too!)
My holiday memory is just watching the girls face when they go into the livingroom Christmas morning and seeing what Santa has brought them! this year we will be making new memories with my newest grandbaby who should be coming out into the world Dec. 22!!
The Christmas before we were moving back to Canada we took our 6month old and 2 year old camping. I had said to my husband if this is going to be our last Christmas in the tropics I wanted to go camping because there is no way in the world I would be camping at Christmastime here in Canada.
I love seeing how excited the kids are on Christmas morning,, and having my daughter tell me that it was the best christmas ever =) Me and my husband were saying we miss that excitement as a kid opening presents.. but at least we can see it through our kids now.
My favorite memory is my daughter’s first Christmas, she was 10 months old and she was completely fascinated by the lights on the tree. Christmas is now all about making it magical for my 3 children. Making memories they will remember forever 😉
i love how they would run to wake us up to tell us santa was here…..
My favorite Christmas memory is our first Christmas as a complete family, we had our first daughter December 7, and though it was hard getting everything together that first Christmas with anew baby and recovering from a c section, it was still a great time all as one.
My favorite memory is playing elf as a child when my dad played Santa.
My favourite memory is joining our local Santa Claus parade with my kids, getting us into the Christmas spirit, oh and having hot chocolate together afterwards! 🙂
I love the excitement in their eyes when they’ve seen Santa has come
my fav memory is our one day each dec we spend making crafts at home invite their friends and have a full day of crafts, food music and games. I miss those days.
The look on my daughters face when she saw Santa for the first time! last year she was 14 months and the look on her face was priceless
Just shared a holiday memory with my daughter!
My favorite holiday memory is the year my son got a Caillou movie for Christmas. Nothing could excite him more. This was when he was around two years old.
Mine is when my oldest son received a foofur dog stuffed animal. His eyes with glissening with excitement.
One of my favourite holiday memories was being up early with our first child as he was six months at his first Xmas morning watching the sunrise through our lite xmas tree….was so beautiful!!
My favourite Christmas memories are watching my kids perform their Christmas songs and skits at the Christmas Eve service each year.
I would love to win this for my little nephew 🙂
I remember the year my eldest daughter was about 13 and to cool for Christmas! We usually have a time that the kids can’t get up before, like 7am, and this year she was going to sleep in and get up when she felt like it. Ha ha, she was the first one up waiting for everyone else to get out of bed!
My favorite memory is the first Christmas for my daughter. She was aglow with happiness.
One year my BIL dressed up as Santa & “accidently” woke up my daughter when he was filling her stocking. The look of pure awe on her face is something I will never forget!
When my grandson was two years old, I remember my husband and my grandson lying under the Christmas tree staring up at the lights and having a very entertaining conversation. Too cute!
my favorite memory was when my son then 8 and my daughter almost 2 …I was listening in to their conversation and my son was explaining Santa and how he gets into the house to bring presents and fill stockings , my daughter was so wide eyed and gasping in awe at all he told her, i snuck and got my video camera and secretly video taped them. It was just so sweet the 2 of them all excited!
Many memories of my children on Christmas morning and the excitement when they opened their gifts.
my favmemory was seeing santa with his big red bag for the kids
When my son was 4 we got him an Alphie toy, he wanted one so bad. When he opened it up he giggled so loud and siad “momma Alphie by Playskool” I died laughing.
Last year we got my son a Big Hugs Elmo and watching his face as he opened it and looked at us with awe was SO great.
Last year my son was born 5 weeks early so he could celebrate his First Christmas. Since he was so young last year all he did was look at the lights. This year he’s already so excited for all the decorations. He points at everything and it is so cute!
Recent memory with my grandchild was last year my granddaughter was 1 year and 1 month. I bought her a 12 inch Corolle Doll. She had more fun with the package then the doll. That doll is now going everywhere with her. It’s her baby and she sleep with her.
I would love to win this for my new grandchild on the way.
I remember when my niece was born.
I remember the first time my son ‘opened’ his stocking. He took out all the toys and proceeded to put the stocking on his foot.
Mine is from last year when my husband and I were in Hawaii with our little ones for Christmas – just us, away from all the hustle and bustle of our regular Christmas at home. We got up in the morning and Santa had left a few small presents for the kids, then we went to the beach for the entire day. For dinner we cooked ourselves a Hawaiian style meal, with lots of pineapple accents, then sat back on the deck and listened to the waves after our kids went to bed. It was glorious!! The next day my parents arrived and we had another 2 weeks vacation with them which was also fantastic. But it was just so nice to have a low key day with our kids, enjoying our simple family unit, on Christmas day. The kids were so relaxed, probably because we were too, and it really felt special to have a family-focused Christmas with them instead of the present focused day it can sometimes end up being at home with our extended family. Our kids really loved the Hawaiian details too e.g. for Santa & the reindeer we left out macadamia nuts, pineapple and tropical juice, and Santa brought them Hawaiian books etc. They were very excited, it was very special!
When my daughter was two and a half we took her to a kids shopping day at a church. The kids got to go with a elf and pick out and wrap a present for family members. I just remembered how proud she was that she did it all by herself and how exicited she was on Christmas to give us her present.
When my son first finally understood christmas and was excited to see santa last year. It was so exciting for christmas that year! It finally felt like we were not doing it just for us!
My favourite holiday memory is watching my DD lounge under the tree last Christmas before the presents arrived. She’d just lie there looking at the lights and decorations, totally content. 🙂
My favourite holiday memory was last Christmas when my DD would lounge under the tree. She’d just look at the lights and decorations, totally content.
My son’s 4th Christmas he got a race car track set from my brother. He was soo excited he started shaking, gasping for air, we thought he was in a medical emergency until he started crying lol
My favourite memory is taking the grandkids to their first Christmas parade
my fav memory is my kids forst christmas they had no idea what was going on but it was a sweet moment
decorating the christmas tree
my favourite holiday memory is when my oldest son learnt how to clap his hands on chrismas eve
We still have the family video with my little brother at about age 4 screeching with excitement when opening his gift and finding he got what he wanted…It’s so cute and funny! We are almost 14 years apart and very close.
My favourite memory is simply my sons joy!! Setting up the tree. Watching the twinkling lights. Opening gifts. It is all so magical for him!!
My son enjoyed helping his grandma decorate for Christmas. He liked putting up lights and learning about Santa.
Love the kids’ faces when the elf on the shelf appears. Even the 7 year old truly believes that the elf gets up to mischief in the night and reports back to Santa!
My niece’s first Christmas is my favourite memory. She liked the tags and bags better than the gifts!
my sons first christmas
This will be my daughter’s first Christmas, but I love looking back on my nephew’s first Christmas, I was 11 that year and was so excited for him!
I remember when my little cousin vomited on the Christmas tree on Christmas day. So gross, but it’s been over 20 years since then and the whole family now gets a kick out of it, “When Jason was 8 years old….”
When my son was two, I happened to be on the phone only five minutes and he managed to take the Christmas presents into his room and open them all. It was a very lean year and I saw what little I got that year. I had to laugh. Thanks goodness his presents from Santa weren’t under the tree.
Decorating our Christmas tree together last year.. Both my daughters were old enough to help and I couldn’t keep up with them.
One of my favourites is when my son who was 2 at the time was dancing to the Wiggles “Wiggly Wiggly Christmas”. We still watch that video.
One of the moments I loved best was the first time our daughter saw the Christmas tree – she was riveted!
Here is one: When my boy was small, maybe age 3, he fell asleep during Midnight Mass, and was snoring a bit! I had to nudge him gently as it was so quiet at one point during the Liturgy.
Cheers.
So cute!
I think the funniest was when my oldest nephew was born. My brother was a teenager at the time and when it was my nephew’s first christmas, my brother said he didn’t get him a gift because he ‘wouldn’t remember it anyway’. Many years later, on his daughter’s first christmas, I told him the exact same thing! Of course it wasn’t true – I had a gift for her – but the look on his face was priceless — especially when we reminded him of what he’d said all those years ago!
One of my favourite memories was watching my 3yr old and 6 month old just sitting and watching the christmas tree lights.
I remember taking my son to see Santa for the first time and yep he freaked out before he even got close to him!
When my son was 2 I took him Christmas shopping for my parents. The very next time he saw grandma and grandpa he told grandma we got her a purse and pepperfume, and he told grandpa we got him under shave.
Soooo many great ones, but it would gave to be when they run into your room to say Santa arrived…in other words, let’s rip open the goods! lol
The looks on the kids faces christmas morning!
Taking my now 6 granddaughter to the mall a few years back so she could have breakfasst with santa and get her pic taken with him..she was so excited..great day for all
Watching my girls decorate and undecorate the trees – so cute!
My favorite is when my daughter was very tiny , I believe it was her first Christmas & she was so excited with the wrapping paper & the box her gift came in. She played with them for weeks.
We always put out cookies and milk for Santa (Daddy) and carrots for the reindeer. The look on my face the first year my girls were old enough to recognize the food was gone was priceless!
My niece had just turned two last Christmas, and was more interested in ripping paper than playing with what was inside her presents. But I’m sure this year she’ll be into her toys.
I remember my oldest’s first Christmas. He is a January baby so he was amost a year old and had lots of fun opening his presents. He especially loved his Blues Clues chair and notebook!
omg so many traditions. baking with the kids. I have little santa’s helper aprons for them and chefs hats. they are so cute. looking forward to doing that this weekend. can’t wait to get them all decked out and then covered in flour and cocoa.
One of the best memories was watching my husband trying to stay up past the kids, and they were not going to bed, so he could set up one of their Christmas presents.
I remember when my 4 year old son came downstairs for Christmas, last year, and he saw that the cookies he left for Santa were gone he was AMAZED! I kept touching the crumbs. It was adorable. 🙂
My nephew giving me a cookie in a heart shape with “Je t’aime” written on it 🙂
My favorite memory is we were all at my Mom’s Christmas eve , the kids were all in their sleeping bags and most were asleep so my brother in law decided to watch tv . As he was watching his show the channel keep changing on him and when he would get up to turn it back the channel would change just as he got back to the couch. One of the kids had the remote hid in their sleeping bag.
The first time we got to play santa was fun.
last year was my little ones first and i will never forget that day as long as i live.
i loved seeing my nephew open his presents last xmas! so so cute.
So mine isn’t really a Christmas morning memory and it just happened recently. My oldest LOVES minecraft and he was being bad one day so his dad told him if he wasn’t good Santa was going to bring him a lump of coal. He got so excited and said oh good I’ll put it right in my oven.
Bwahahahahaha! As a Minecraft mom as well, I can relate to that!
My daughter’s first Christmas last year and went to cousins in middle of ice storm.
Seeing my kids run out on Christmas morning excited opening their stocking.
I like decorating the tree with my oldest daughter now – the magic in her eyes is so precious.
Seeing my son’s face light up as he sees Santa and understands who he is and what he does. This is the first year that this is happening and what a joy it is!
Hot wheels are always such a pleaser.
Seeing my sons face when he sees the presents !!!
My favorite holiday memory is embedded into my memory forever!!! I asked my three year old grandaughter who was sitting on the fireplace with her shoes on the wrong feet and a book open but upside down in her hands what she was doing because she had her eye brows knitted together & a very studious look on her little face.She said “I’m reading this book grama”!!! and continued turning the pages LOL
I always think of my daughter when I make shortbread cookies, we use to make them together. Now I am looking forward to baking with the grandson!
I love going downstairs first and video tape the kids facial expressions it’s priceless to watch after
This year will be my daughter’s first Christmas where she has figured out who Santa (HoHo) is, and is telling everyone that HoHo will bring her a Cinderella toy.
Each Christmas is special but the one that sticks in my mind it my first grandsons 1st Christmas, he was 6 months old and not yet able to fathom the extent of Christmas, his eyes lit up when he saw the lights and bulbs on the tree
We actually just decorated our Christmas tree tonight. My oldest son and I had a blast, I’m sure that will be a Christmas memory I remember for years to come.
decorating the christmas tree with mis-matched ornaments
my best memory was last year when I made gingerbread houses with the kids
My youngest has autism and hasn’t been particularly ‘interactive’. Last night, my kids decorated the tree TOGETHER – my oldest teaching my youngest how to hang the ornaments onto the tree. It was magical seeing them do something like that so ‘normal’ – Christmas magic!
My daughters first Christmas
I love each Christmas with my little guys (5, 3 and 1) and I am really looking forward to my youngest being more aware this time around 🙂
I miss those days of 4 kids excited and tearing away at their gifts. Mom always made glorious brunches. Back Bacon, sticky buns, eggs, fresh OJ. Good food and good times. Now our family is so much smaller
A trip to Florida for Christmas when I was a kid !
My son is just starting to pull himself up into a standing position using a low stool. I’m so excited to celebrate his first Christmas with us .