My daughter.
oh. my daughter.
She is 12. and caught in the hard place of not being into toys…and not wanting to be done with toys (ie if I gave her just clothes she would be so bored on Christmas!) So I thought I would share the presents that I know that any hard to shop for “tween” will love!
Great gift ideas for Tween Girls
Lego Kits
Needoh/Squishy
how about an awesome phone stand!
any girl would have a blast with this camera!
What about a personalized necklace…?
My daughter is not to cool for coloring…but I love that they have “adult coloring books”
I still love these fun characters one though!
Harry Potter (They also have a Dr. who one!)
each one of my kids LOVE bath bombs! Make it into a cute bath basket! (I have a recipe if you want to diy your own!)
Look and find books
Lots of fun books…draw cartoons, easy origami, lots of jewelry making ones, fashion ones! Take your pick!
What about a shower radio??? hooks up with your ipod!
Games
A curling wand! This gets their hair super curly (or get a larger size for more beachy waves!)
Get them started cooking (so you don’t have too!)
What about a sewing kit? just a box filled with fabric and pins and scissors and measuring tape and some ideas of what to sew!
Weighted Stuffed animals
sleepover in a bag
Make sure to throw in some mood changing nail polish!
a whole craft kit! (my daughter actually requested this!)
to go with a karaoke machine!
Fidget Pens
If they are getting into makeup–a giant palette of fun colors will make them SHRIEK! (in a good way)
Black Scratch Art
Books
I always try to include some books when gift giving. You can go off the person’s favorite genre.
This series is super fun!
Or try a fun look and find.
My kids loved Guiness books of world records!
Waterbottle
Sew up a fun little wallet
my daughter collects theseeos chapsticks! So make sure to throw one in her stocking!
Brain Puzzles
My daughter would also totally love movie tickets, any kind of gift cards to frozen yogurt or places to eat, I tunes cards, an indoor trampoline park, Any kind of fun things like that!!!
You can head HERE to see my boy ideas…
and my personal crafter ones!
Donna K says
I have seen a lot of collections for gifts for various people … gifts for men, gifts for teens, gifts for her, etc … but this is by far the most comprehensive, practical, and helpful collection I have seen anywhere. I can’t imagine any parent/grandparent that couldn’t find something on this list that would make a wonderful gift for that hard-to-buy for tween girl.
I have one granddaughter who has passed this stage (21) but I wish I’d had something like this when she was younger, and I have two more granddaughters approaching this age (currently 7 and 8). So I am storing this list away for a few years.
Now … do you have any suggestions for teen or tween boys!! 🙂
Kimbo says
ha! give me a few years when my son is a tween and I will probably be doing one! These roundups come more out of necessity than anything!
Cory Dugan says
Great ideas! I was looking for ideas for my neices & ordered the marqee letters! Thanks!
Danielle from Storypiece says
Great suggestions! The paint set is on my daughter’s wish list, but I think I’m going to have to surprise her with that math shirt too! 😉
Kathi says
I have three granddaughters and I usually give my girls some unique gifts but now that they are teenagers I have been challenged. With your help I’ll be the best Momz (that’s what they call me). Thank you for the great suggestions.
Kendi says
Thank you so much for putting this list together! You should do one for all your kiddos 😉 It’s helps us who can’t figure out what to buy for Christmas.
Kelly @ KA Styles says
Thank you for including my glitter mason jar. 🙂 I know I was harder to buy for at that age, great list. Those cone barrel irons make great curls too, I have one myself.
Im Well past tween age but, I want those fun socks! LOL