Fun Christmas Gifts to Make a 12-Year-Old Boy and Girl Happy
When you are 12, almost anything makes you happy. So it is easy to find fun Christmas gifts to make a 12-year-old boy and girl happy.
A great gift might be a colorful kite … a ring, necklace, or bracelet that light up … a trampoline that lets you jump higher than ever … a set of drums … or a digital camera.
Most 12-year-olds like to learn new skills so a few months of lessons on the electric guitar or the piano might be a thrill.
In the meantime, though, let us look more closely at a few fun Christmas gifts to make your job of shopping easier.
Heelys – Heelys are athletic shoes with a wheel in the heel. Zip down the sidewalk along with your friends. You can run errands in half the time. And, if you have a paper route, your job becomes a cinch. To use Heelys, you need to wear a padded helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist guards.
Power Zoom Binoculars – Your favorite 12-year-old will be able to go bird watching, see the baseball game up close, and check out the sights on a car trip or on vacation. Some excellent binoculars are 10X30X60 power zoom with a ruby lens.
Inline Skates – To help that 12-year-old become a skating ace, get him or her inline trainer skates that convert to regular inline skates. Other equipment needed for inline skating include a padded helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist guards.
Pinball War Games – This standing game table rocks and rolls with flashing lights and dinging sounds. It has dual LCD scoring and drop pockets. This game switches from a game for two players to a game for one. Every member of the family will enjoy taking turns at this pinball game.
Name Scroll on a Painting – This unique gift will bring shouts of joy from your favorite 12-year-olds. The scroll features his or her first name and its meaning inscribed on a painting. Included is a history of the name and famous persons with that name. The painting is of flowers, a lion, a kitten, a dog, and a knight in armor. This treasured gift is ready for framing.
There we have it. These fun Christmas gifts to make a 12-year-old boy and girl happy may inspire you to think of yet more gifts. Not included here are hi-tech gadgets, a computer, software, an MP3 player, or games. We will cover those in a following article. Meanwhile – have a merry old Christmas.
By: Benedict Manovill
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Categories: Girls Tags: Athletic Shoes, Christmas Gifts, Knight In Armor
Cool Gifts For 10 Year Old Girls
Ten year old girls love jewelry, diaries, crafts, and decorate their rooms. There is so much more that this age of preteen girl loves. This gives you a wide list of things you can buy as gifts for them. Jewelry making kits are a big deal for girls at that age. They love to make it, wear it, and give it away. You can buy them a piece of jewelry such as a watch, earrings, or a first gold or silver ring.
There is a fashion designer game by Hasbro that ten year old girls would adore. It hooks up to the television (plug and play), and lets her create fashions to her heart’s desire. Plug and Play interactive games are very popular among this age group and you can find many to match the interests of your ten year old.
There are all kinds of diaries to be had in the market today. One really cool one is a voice recognition password journal by Radica Games. This is one she will love. Her own secret book or write all of her private thoughts in.
Hasbro Mini Media Portable Media Player is something that will make your preteen feel a little bit more special. She can keep photos, videos and music on this and look at them or show them to friends and listen to the music anytime she wants. This is a great gift for any ten year old girl. She can choose her own music, and pictures to put on it and it will be her own personal photo album and music center.
If your girl likes to read there are many books available for the preteen. Check on Amazon to find books by age group. It is good for a child to read as it increases their imagination, and also helps them to enjoy reading which is a skill that they will use all of their life. There are also magazines geared to the preteen that you can buy a subscription of so she can get a monthly gift that she will enjoy all year long.
If you’re ten year old likes to do crafts there are card making kits, scrapbooking kits, and just about any kind of craft kit that she might enjoy available. Go to some local hobby stores they have kits geared toward children of all ages. If she likes to draw get her a professional drawing kit. If she likes to paint you can find something to please her as well. Creativity is something that should be promoted in your child.
Girls of this age still like dolls. A doll house may be something she would enjoy. There are interactive dolls on the market that promote imagination and learning. Maybe your ten year old likes the beauty of dolls, maybe starting a collection of dolls like porcelain dolls would be something she would like.
If all else fails you can buy a gift card at any number of stores and let her choose the gift that she wants.
By: Lance Thorington
About the Author:
Lance Thorington is a professional writer and online publisher. He also writes for http://jasminezone.com where you can get really cool stuff for girls!
Categories: Girls Tags: Craft Kit, Private Thoughts, Silver Ring
