• Buy your toddler shoes that light up when he walks.babies shoe image by Melking from Fotolia.com
  
  Set your gift apart from the rest by giving an unusual present to the little guest of honor. Small children need gifts that are durable and will not present a choking hazard. Give one-of-a-kind toddler gifts that have bright colors and are easy to clean. Interactive gifts that talk or respond to the child's touch are ideal gifts for small children.
  
  

Lighted Shoes

• Toddlers learning to master walking and running will enjoy lighted shoes. As the child steps while wearing the shoes, his impact triggers LED lights in the soles of the shoe. Shoe lights come in all colors including pink, red, blue and purple. Strap sandals, slippers and pull-on tennis shoes all come with light features. Buy shoes that have football or basketball images on the side of the shoe. These will light up on impact. Girls will enjoy shoes that have fairies on the side that light up. Select a shoe color you think the toddler will like. These shoes are excellent at night, when the lights really shine.
  
  

Personalized Books

• Children have short attention spans, but most children love books. Hold the child's interests with personalized books. Order a book that tells an adventure story about the child. In the story, she should encounter animals, creatures and other characters. Choose a book with easy-to-read text, so learning to read is simpler. The book should have a hard cover and have her name on the front. Alternatively, you could give a whole set of personalized books, putting the toddler in the middle of many different adventures.
  
  

Aquarium Light

• An aquarium light is actually a wall picture that scrolls the image of an aquarium. Toddlers are too little to have an actual aquarium. Give an aquarium light so he can enjoy seeing fish swim while getting ready for bed. An aquarium light is usually about a foot long and runs on batteries. Hang the aquarium at eye level somewhere near the toddler's bed, yet it should be out of the toddler's reach. At night, the aquarium displays fish swimming and coral waving in simulated water. This makes an original night light, and it's a pretty decoration for a child's room.
  
  

Monogrammed Sippy Cups

• Toddlers do not go anywhere without their sippy cups. Surprise the child with a monogrammed sippy cup. Polka dotted or bright colored fabric has the child's name or her initials embroidered on it. The fabric piece slips inside the cup, where two pieces of sturdy plastic protect it. A lid is on top that keeps the fabric from getting wet while being used. Buy a sippy cup that has a pop-up permanent straw.