“Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of.” We’ve all heard that saying before. However, today’s girls have a bit more spice than in the past. At times they can be more rugged like the traditional “snips and snails and puppy dog tails” that boys are made of. They no longer are just seen, but heard as well.
Whether you are buying a gift for a niece, a granddaughter, the child of a friend, or your own daughter, it can be difficult to choose the right gift. It is important for gifts to reflect characteristics of modern kids. Whether you are looking for gift ideas for teenage girls or presents for little girls you want to make sure you don’t get the same boring stuff of decades past. These unique gifts for girls will be sure to turn those frowns upside down.
1. Customized Book
Personalised gifts for girls
Have a customised book created for that special little girl with her name in it. Choose from several choices of books. She will develop a love for reading as she hears her name in this story as it is read to her again and again.
If you are looking for more of a keepsake gift for girls, you can get her a personalised fairytale book which has a hardcover and comes in a fancy gift box. Are you looking for a unique unicorn gift for girls? Get her a personalised unicorn adventure book.
2. Inspiring Women Barbies
Birthday gifts for girls
Start her on the path to greatness when she is young with a Barbie from the Inspiring Women Collection. These birthday gifts for girls will show her that women are more than beauty, but integrity, brains, and ingenuity as well. Examples are Katherine Johnson, Rosa Parks, Florence Nightingale, and Billie Jean King to name a few.
Then get her the Voices of Inspirational Women Sound Book where she can learn about and hear speeches by 14 amazing world changers. Another great gift for girls is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a book of true stories of women who surpassed people’s expectations.
3. Personalised Baptism Bracelet
Keepsake Christening gift for girls
A keepsake bracelet engraved with her name is a classic Christening gift for girls. This will be a symbol of her faith for years to come.
However, if you want something a bit different, you could give her a personalised Christening day poem print with her name and the date of her Baptism printed on it. Another option is a Peter Rabbit Christening day pillow with the details of her Christening.
4. Her own Kitchen
Christmas gifts for girls
Every little girl likes to play house. With this Christmas gift for girls she will have hours of creative play. These play kitchens are made from sturdy wood so they will last for years. Get her some play food to go with it, and she can cook up some Christmas dinner for her dolls.
In addition you could get her a play tent to use as her “house”. The tent is made from 100% cotton and comes in several patterns. It is easy to set up and comes with a removable base for easy washing. She will even have a window to look out of. It can be used indoors or outdoors.
5. Harry Potter Wand
Birthday gift for a girl’s 11th birthday
She is turning 11. What better birthday gift for a girl than to get her a magic wand. With a wand she will be ready for her first year at Hogwarts. Choose the wand of her favorite Harry Potter character.
For additional Harry Potter gifts for girls, get her a Harry Potter Lego. Legos are a great STEM activity. If she needs help putting it together, you can use this time as a bonding experience for the both of you. She will have hours of fun assembling the Lego and then acting out scenes from the movies. If she has her own phone, she can even make stop motion Lego videos.
6. Harry Potter Jewelry
Gifts for teen girls
Harry Potter jewelry makes a great gift for teen girls. Whether the deathly hallows or a golden snitch, these necklaces are unusual enough to be popular with the teen crowd. If she doesn’t wear jewelry you can always get her a key ring.
If she doesn’t already have them, make sure to get her the complete Harry Potter book collection. Does she collect Harry Potter memorabilia? Then the best gift for girls who are Harry Potter fans is a Collectible Quidditch Set. It comes with 1 quaffle, 2 bludgers, and a snitch all in a trunk with its own lock and key.
7. Year’s Supply of Chocolate
Birthday gift for a teenage girl
Choose the flavors she loves or leave them as a surprise. Then decide how long you want the subscription to run, and she will keep receiving this gift each month for the amount of time you choose. This is one of the best gifts for girls who love chocolate.
If monthly chocolate is too indulgent, you can get her a one time gift of milk chocolate, white chocolate, or dark chocolate, depending on her preference. Many of the dark chocolate options are vegan as well.
8. Nightlight Sleep Helper
Baby gifts for girls
This modern teddy bear glows in several colors so you can change your baby without turning on the light. This is a great baby gift for a girl because it starts to hum, and the light turns on when she cries. This soothing bear lulls her back to sleep so you can get some sleep too. This bear is also ecologically made and can be charged with a USB port.
For Disney fans, get her a personalised stuffed Minnie Mouse to cuddle with. If you are looking for clothing for a baby gift for a girl, try some tie dye onesies. Babies go through many changes of clothes each day so she can never have too many onesies. A benefit of tie-dye is that the random patterns hide stains much better than typical pale colors normally used for baby girl clothing.
9. Letters to Your Baby
A special present for your girl
Here is a special personalised gift for your girl. This takes some planning. Now when she is little, capture all those special moments with her by writing them down in a series of letters to your baby. Then when she is a teen or moving out for the first time, give them to her to let her know how much she means to you.
Another keepsake baby gift for girls is a kit to print hands or feet either on canvas or preserve them in clay.
10. Frozen II Lego Set
Gifts for little girls
Legos are great Christmas gifts for girls. If you are looking for Frozen gifts for girls, Lego makes a variety ranging from ages 2 through 6 and up, so you will find something on the right level for the girl you are buying for. Manipulating the small pieces is great for dexterity.
If she likes crafts she may like a Frozen 2 Make Your Own Lip Balm Kit. The kit comes with all the supplies to make three fruit flavored lip balms. Frozen is not only loved by little girls, but big girls too. If your teen is a Frozen fan, get her a Frozen II Christmas ornament. Then she will have this gift for years to come and can even share it with her own little girls one day.
11. 18th Birthday Glass
Personalised gifts for girls
She is now legal drinking age. This 18th birthday gift for girls will be something she can cherish forever. Get her a commemorative glass with her name and age. Choose from whiskey glasses, beer mugs, champagne flutes, or gin glasses.
If you are getting her a gin glass, why not get her a personalised bottle of gin to go with it. You can get a bottle of Gordon’s pink gin with the label personalised with her name. Get her some ice stones as well. They will keep her drink cold without watering it down.
12. Fashion Design Kit
Gifts for 9 year old girls who are budding designers
A fashion design kit makes the perfect gift for a 9 year old girl who loves fashion. Most kits come with mannequin, fabric, and accessories. Fashions are created by draping the fabric and don’t require cutting or gluing.
If she likes to sketch her designs you could get her a fashion sketch pad with figure templates to make drawing the clothes easier for her. Or she may like a tie dye kit to actually create her own clothes.
13. Jewelry Making Kit
Gifts for 8 year old girls who like to create
Does she like making things? A jewelry kit is a great gift for 8 year old girls that she can use to make gifts to give her best friends. Kits come with everything she will need to get started. There are many varieties from friendship bands to charm bracelet kits.
If you are looking for additional craft gift ideas for girls, try a bath bomb kit. She will feel like she is at the spa when soaking in a tub with these homemade bath bombs.
14. Family Game Night
Fun gifts for 10 year old girls
What better way to spend quality time with the family than by having a family game night. Games are great gifts for 10 year old girls who still want to spend time with adults but aren’t sure how to go about doing it. Game nights help build family bonds which will be important in the teenage years to come. Fun options are Kids vs. Parents, Kids Against Maturity, and Who knows me better?
Looking for a Harry Potter gift for girls? There are Harry Potter games available too. You could also get her some card games so the fun doesn’t have to end when you are on holiday.
15. All Natural Makeup
16th birthday gifts for girls
Skin care is important. So natural botanical makeup is a great 16th birthday gift for girls. All natural makeup costs more than the stuff she gets at the mall, so she is unlikely to buy this for herself. Whether eyeshadow, lipstick, or face makeup, she will appreciate this gift. You may want to buy her a nice fragrance as well.
However, if she is creative, she might find it fun to make her own lip gloss instead. Choose one appropriate for her age range as they come in kits for little girls as well as for teens and adults.
16. Her Own Ninja Warrior Course
Outdoor gifts for girls who want to stay fit
Who says girls can’t do anything boys can do? Whether for young girls or teens, this is a great way to stay in shape. This good gift for girls will get them outdoors and keep them active. This Trailblaze Slackline Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course holds up to 150 KG. Most courses need to be attached to trees for stability so make sure to check before buying.
As an added accessory, you can buy a metal ninja wheel for her to slide across on. Who knows? She might go on to compete on television one day.
17. Football Equipment
Energetic girl presents
Does she play football? Then some of the best gifts for girls who play football will be sports equipment. Shin guards, goalie gloves, and a football kick trainer all make useful gifts. These are great gifts for all ages from little girls through teens.
Get her a cute football shirt and football cleats to complete the package.
18. Engraved Heart Locket
Personalised 16th birthday gift for girls
A personalised locket from mum and dad is a wonderful keepsake 16th birthday gift for girls. She will cherish a necklace that you inscribe with a sentimental note or her name.
Another personalised gift for a teenage girl is an inscribed compact mirror. She will think of you each time she uses it. However, if her 16th birthday gets you thinking that she should start saving money, you can get her a silver engraved money box.
19. Unicorn Hooded Jacket
Unicorn gifts for girls
If she loves unicorns she will love a hooded jacket with a unicorn horn on the hood. She will feel like a unicorn when she wears this fun unicorn gift for girls.
Maybe she would prefer a unicorn hooded bathrobe with a horn instead. They even make them for big girls so you can give this as a gift for a teenage girl as well. You can even get her some mismatched unicorn socks which come in size 4-8.
20. Treetops Adventure
Gift ideas for girls who love adventure
Whether it is your niece, cousin, daughter, or sister, a treetop adventure makes an active gift for girls ages 4 and up. Explore the treetops as you cross from tree to tree on a series of rope bridges. Harder courses are available for ages 6 and up. For those 10 and up an even more challenging course can be conquered. With many locations in the UK, you should be able to find one near you.
Several locations also have net adventures for ages 1 and up so even the littlest girls can have fun. Older girls, ages 10 and up, can also enjoy ziplining at several UK locations. No matter what her age, these gifts for girls in the UK will give her the thrill of a lifetime.
21. Disney Doll Collection
Great little girl gifts
Add to her collection of favorite Disney dolls. Get her a singing Anna or Elsa doll so she can sing along with them to their famous tunes. Belle and Cinderella have light up dresses. For Toy Story fans, there is the Jessie action figure which is interactive.Or for the collector, get her a limited edition Esmerelda doll.
If she is an older girl, you can still get her cool gifts for girls that are Disney fans. Disney’s Castle Collection has puzzles, journals, and pins with her favorite princesses’ castles. If you want a more practical gift, you can give her a personalised Disney backpack or lunch bag.
22. Spa Day
16th or 18th birthday gift for a girl
What better way to celebrate a milestone birthday than to give her a special spa day. Make plans for two and join her. Whether mother/daughter, aunt/niece, or sister/sister, this gift for a teenage girl will be a special bonding experience. There are many spas located around the UK.
If going out for a spa day isn’t feasible, you can always get her a home spa treatment gift set or a bath gift hamper so she can create a spa day at home for herself or with friends. The spa treatment gift set includes a hair mask, face pack, foot pack, hand pack, nail file set, lip treatment, and more.
23. Trendy Rings
Gift ideas for teen girls who like style
Girls of all ages like jewelry. She will be the envy of her friends with these handmade gifts for teenage girls. Choose from engraved rings, beaded rings, or wire rings.
She may even be inspired to create her own with a wire jewelry making kit that comes with everything she needs to start her new hobby. Or if she likes the pretty colors of beads, you could get her a bead jewelry kit.
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