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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
Since you all gave me such great Christmas present ideas for my girls, I am
once again calling on your help to give me some ideas for my niece's 12 year-old sister. I don't know her well enough to know what kinds of things she likes (she's only been a part of dh's family for a few months). She will be 13 a couple days after Christmas, so I actually need to get her a Christmas and a birthday present. I have asked her mother for ideas but she is no help at all. Here are the things I have found that I am considering. They may be way off-base for what girls this age like..... 1. candle-making kit 2. lotion kit (different scents & glitter can be mixed into the lotion & the lotion can be put into little bottles) 3. paint your own tea set kit 4. tea pot (I do know that she collects tea pots) Are any of these something that a 12 or 13 year-old girl would like? I am completely clueless.......13 was about 20 years ago for me and I've forgotten what I liked back then (except for boys and clothes). TIA, Andrea twin girls-Madison & Jordan 3 1/2 yrs. old |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
That is a tough age. My niece is 14 now. From 12-13 they completely change
so, it depends on what side of puberty she is at. I think the tea pot idea is good, it is personal since you know she collects them. I know that my niece is into CD's and her disc man and you can find them pretty reasonable now. She also loves clothes, but they are sopicky it might be safe to just do a gift certificate. They have the new American Express gift card that would be cool for that age, to have a "credit card." If I come up with anything else I will let you know. |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
That is a tough age. My niece is 14 now. From 12-13 they completely change
so, it depends on what side of puberty she is at. I think the tea pot idea is good, it is personal since you know she collects them. I know that my niece is into CD's and her disc man and you can find them pretty reasonable now. She also loves clothes, but they are sopicky it might be safe to just do a gift certificate. They have the new American Express gift card that would be cool for that age, to have a "credit card." If I come up with anything else I will let you know. |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I second the CD idea.
I am a big fan of gift certificates -- especially if you don't know the person very well. A gift certificate to a book store, a movie theater, a clothing store, or a place that sells CDs would all be good ideas IMO. I think there are even some malls that have gift cards good for any store in it. Lori |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I second the CD idea.
I am a big fan of gift certificates -- especially if you don't know the person very well. A gift certificate to a book store, a movie theater, a clothing store, or a place that sells CDs would all be good ideas IMO. I think there are even some malls that have gift cards good for any store in it. Lori |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I have to agree with the gift certificate, Andrea. Girls that age seem to LOVE
to be able to pick something out themselves. Some people think they are impersonal, however I have always loved receiving them. My DD who is 8 got one for her last b-day and thought it was very cool to shop for herself. Maybe you could do a teapot for Christmas and a gift cert. for the birthday. Ellen -------- Erin 6/26/95 Bradley & Alex 10/5/00 |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I have to agree with the gift certificate, Andrea. Girls that age seem to LOVE
to be able to pick something out themselves. Some people think they are impersonal, however I have always loved receiving them. My DD who is 8 got one for her last b-day and thought it was very cool to shop for herself. Maybe you could do a teapot for Christmas and a gift cert. for the birthday. Ellen -------- Erin 6/26/95 Bradley & Alex 10/5/00 |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I second Ellen's combo.
--Janet Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96) and Holly (4/4/01) "Ellen Kmetz" wrote in message ... I have to agree with the gift certificate, Andrea. Girls that age seem to LOVE to be able to pick something out themselves. Some people think they are impersonal, however I have always loved receiving them. My DD who is 8 got one for her last b-day and thought it was very cool to shop for herself. Maybe you could do a teapot for Christmas and a gift cert. for the birthday. Ellen -------- Erin 6/26/95 Bradley & Alex 10/5/00 |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
I second Ellen's combo.
--Janet Elliot, Hanna, Connor (10/21/96) and Holly (4/4/01) "Ellen Kmetz" wrote in message ... I have to agree with the gift certificate, Andrea. Girls that age seem to LOVE to be able to pick something out themselves. Some people think they are impersonal, however I have always loved receiving them. My DD who is 8 got one for her last b-day and thought it was very cool to shop for herself. Maybe you could do a teapot for Christmas and a gift cert. for the birthday. Ellen -------- Erin 6/26/95 Bradley & Alex 10/5/00 |
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Need present ideas for 12 year-old girl please!
"Andrea" wrote in message ... Since you all gave me such great Christmas present ideas for my girls, I am once again calling on your help to give me some ideas for my niece's 12 year-old sister. I don't know her well enough to know what kinds of things she likes (she's only been a part of dh's family for a few months). She will be 13 a couple days after Christmas, so I actually need to get her a Christmas and a birthday present. I have asked her mother for ideas but she is no help at all. Here are the things I have found that I am considering. They may be way off-base for what girls this age like..... 1. candle-making kit 2. lotion kit (different scents & glitter can be mixed into the lotion & the lotion can be put into little bottles) 3. paint your own tea set kit 4. tea pot (I do know that she collects tea pots) Are any of these something that a 12 or 13 year-old girl would like? I am completely clueless.......13 was about 20 years ago for me and I've forgotten what I liked back then (except for boys and clothes). TIA, Andrea twin girls-Madison & Jordan 3 1/2 yrs. old My girls will be 13 just after Christmas too. Some things we've planned for this year a Iron on patches for clothes - this way I can buy less expensive "run of the mill" jeans and hoodies, then let the girls 'customize' their own things with the iron ons. There are some really cool things available, butterflies, hearts,letters, peace signs, etc and they are fairly inexpensive. Lighted makeup mirror - even though mine are confined to wearing only lip gloss out of the house, they have make up kits they play with at home. The lighted mirror has been requested OFTEN. Electric shaver - I got this for them this summer for a trip to California. Most girls their age are already shaving, but I couldn't stand the thought of nicks and shaving fiascos, so I bought them a little electric shaver. A big hit! The candle making kit is great. My girls love candles for their room (though they have to ask first to light them and leave their door open while candles are burning, so I can keep an eye on them. They also like plants in their room and have a little window herb garden. (I have zero green thumb, so no idea how that happened) www.englishteastore.com has some very cute, well-priced tea pots and nested tea-for-one sets. (I'm a collector too) Magazine subscriptions - They LOVE getting magazines in their name. Right now they get YM and some other Teen type magazine. Bandannas - Just regular old bandannas, they come in every color under the sun now, and my girls use them for everything from head covers to book covers. (this may be a regional thing and not 'cool' everywhere, or so I'm told) I'm a little more hesitant about giving store gift cards. One of my clients gives my girls gift cards for Christmas every year and they LOVE them, but it means a LENGTHY shopping trip for me. We only have one major store in my small town and its packed all the time. Shopping with two 12 year olds can be a major undertaking, so I'd check with Mom and Dad on that one. My sister gives them online gift certificates, such as Old Navy. The girls spend HOURS looking online then show me a list of what they want to spend their money on. By the time I've seen the list, they've been at it awhile and don't object if I veto something. (They want to grow up WAY too fast) Hope some of this helps. Happy Holidays. Kim Chelsea and Courtney (12/27/90) |
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