12 yr old girl bday gift ideas

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My niece is turning 12 next week. I need to get her a gift and have no clue. I've only met her once. She's really into art, gymnastics, boys and is pretty girly. Last year she had a pizza and pedicure bday party. Help!!

[spaz]

Does she like American Girl stuff? Mine does. Michael's has American Girl craft kits on buy one get one free this week I think. My 11yo daughter has sewed pillows, made a crafty bulletin board, and other fun crafts. Also, if she does have American Girl dolls, you might give her a gift card so she can pick out what she wants.

[diggitydot]

Things that my 13 y/o lost her mind over in the last year:

- All things arts and crafts or arts and crafts adjacent
- Home mani or pedi set
- Gift certificate to Michael's or Hobby Lobby so she can pick out her own crap
- iTunes gift card
- Crochet pattern books and various funky yarns
- (Prior to her Pinterest account) books on how to do arts and crafts
- Science kits
- Books (fantasy like Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl)
- Any accessory that goes with her hobbies (in DD2's case, running, robotics, science, engineering, violin, crocheting, and repurposing items)

And yes, we are raising our own little geek...

[v-girl]

Mani-pedi set, craft supplies, some trendy accessories (you said she's girlie)

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Does she/do you have a Charming Charlie nearby?

[MrsK]

My friend's daughter when nuts for the tie dye kit I got her when she turned 12.

[houseelf]

Claires gift card immediately comes to mind. I mean if you can't wear tacky accessories as an adolescent, what's the point?

I have been gifting teens and tweens earbuds. They use them for everything and always seem to be out of them. You can pick up a decent pair for about $20.

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Thanks for the suggestions. Well, they live in small town nowheresville but there is a rinkydink mall so there might be a Claire's. I got her a tie dye shirt thing last year. She does like American Doll but I wouldn't know where to start with that. I think I can pull something together.

[MsSassyBaskets]

I think we got DH's little cousin a girly Bath & Bodyworks gift set and a Claire's butterfly necklace around that age.

[AmeliePoulain]

A Vera Bradley pencil case with cute Pens. A cute journal. Lip gloss and nail polish. Cute pajamas. If it's cold there, scarf and cute knit slouchy hat. Or one with knit flowers.

[AmeliePoulain]

Hello kitty puffy slippers. Got that for my teen cousins for Christmas. They loved them.

[diggitydot]

Vera Bradley is pretty taste-specific. You might want to hold off on that one unless you KNOW she's a fan. My girls' heads would explode if someone gave them anything even remotely similar to VB. It is way not their style.

[Sheherezade]

That said, Vera Bradley anything was the absolute RAGE here for 10-12 olds. At 13, they are over it.

[corn poffi]

Vera Bradley is pretty taste-specific. You might want to hold off on that one unless you KNOW she's a fan. My girls' heads would explode if someone gave them anything even remotely similar to VB. It is way not their style.

Yup.