Guest Picks: Gift Ideas for Tween and Teen Girls
Because adding silly faces to things is fun, right?
This would be a splurge, to be sure, but instant printed photos are a relic of my time that I think an impatient tween girl would appreciate.
Some would say a fuzzy chair just for your cell phone is unnecessary, but half the money from each purchase goes to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, so that adds a layer of necessity to the whole cell-phone-comfort thing.
It's inflatable and it plays music. I don't know, this chair just screams teen girl to me.
I'm so intrigued by this interactive book. Readers are challenged to complete the mysterious "Instruction Manual." Anything that keeps anyone's nose in a book is OK by me.
This wall decal has a working clock. Looks like the alarm part is just for show, though, so she'll still have to be dragged out of bed in the morning.
I really like the idea of this just-in-case kit. As girls are entering adulthood and don't yet have the accompanying toilette down pat, this kit would be handy to have around. It has lotions, deodorant wipes, nail clippers — all the little things they might need and likely don't have yet.
Teen girls love to think and write about themselves, don't they? I did. This DIY kit helps them embellish their diaries. There's even a vintage Little House on the Prairie book page.
She can decorate her room without damaging the walls — win for kid, win for mom.
I just want some reason to buy this chalkboard garland. If only I had a place to hang it or a real purpose to justify the purchase.
A gnome terrarium kit? Forget the tween, this one is for me.Next: 5 Teen and Tween Girls' Rooms With Fresh-Faced Style
A recycled Starburst wrapper bracelet was made by a kid for a kid. Definitely.
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