Cool teen gift ideas
Who doesn’t remember being a teen and getting a gift of clothing from Aunt May? You could tell that she probably spent a lot of time and thought, choosing that sweater wisely because she was sure it’s so hip. You, on the other hand, couldn’t possibly wear it in public due to fact that it was so not cool. Nevertheless, you sent a nice thank you note and that was the end of it. If you’re looking to buy a gift for a teen, here are some teen gift ideas that are guaranteed to please.
Cool teen gift ideas: gifts they’ll love and use
First of all, try to remember that teens are very particular about details, especially if it comes to clothing. Let’s say you find a sweater, white with little sparkly silver threads woven throughout. Fabulous, you think. What you don’t know is that everything is perfect, except for the fact that it’s got a normal cut. This teen gift idea – chosen so wisely – is going to miss the mark, solely because it’s not oversized. She’ll never wear it and your money has been wasted. There is now doubt that she will appreciate the thought and thank you, but you want her to truly enjoy it.
If your teen loves clothes, your best choice is to go to her favourite store and get a gift certificate. A gift certificate has the reputation of being so impersonal, giving the impression that you didn’t bother to think more than a minute about your choice. That is simply not true. A gift certificate gives her the opportunity to choose just what she likes and she will love you for it.
No matter the age of your teen giftee, nurturing career dreams is a terrific teen gift idea. For example, a thirteen year old boy whose favourite sport is football will love a book about the history of football. A girl, who dreams of a career as a journalist will get a new look on the business through an insider’s view, or autobiographical book by a legendary journalist. A teen with an artistic talent, considering a career in graphic design will surely love a CD of Macromedia’s Flash™ software.
Along the same lines, a more mature and avid teen reader may well enjoy books such as ‘Passages’ and ‘What Color is your Parachute?’. ‘Passages’ can serve to reassure a teen that all people go through various stages of development in their life, while ‘What Color is your Parachute’ can spark interest in the many options life has to offer and how to pursue them.
If your teen is interested in ballet, watercolors, martial arts or ceramics, try to find an introductory class in their local community and they will be enthusiastic about it.
Another winning teen gift is an iPod, if your teen doesn’t own one already. Music choices with teens on the other hand should be left to them and the MP3 player idea leaves it up to them what music they want to put on their iPod.
Should it be the case that none of these teen gift ideas work, you can always rely on a prepaid credit card! They will be absolutely thrilled.