Gift Ideas for Young Girls

Great gift ideas for the girls on your shopping list.

Once Upon a Book Club

My youngest daughter is a less enthusiastic reader. Enter Once Upon A Book Club, a membership that delivers adult and young adult packages filled with books and wrapped gifts. Reading is a great family night activity! Book Clubbers receive a newly released novel and wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. As they read the featured book, they’re prompted only to open the gifts when they reach the specified page number.  My daughter was thrilled to read a fun book and receive prizes as she went. Boxes are available as a subscription or individual boxes for gifting including the popular Bridgerton collection.

Bixbee's Sleeping Bags and Nap Mats

Level up your child’s naps and sleepovers with Bixbee’s Sleeping Bags/Nap Mats. Choose from the Butterflyer, Rocketflyer, Shark, Unicorn, Dinosaur or Alpaca. Each one is made from high-quality velvety fabrics in bold colors that kids will love. Available at Bixbee’s Sleeping Bags/Nap Mats.

For budding readers

Our family loves Mo Willems and the Gerald and Piggie series was a favorite to read over and over again. Out of Print is a wonderful new literary-lifestyle brand praised for emblazoning iconic book cover art on apparel, accessories, home/life and gaming goods – literally gifts for everyone starting at $6. Gifts include socks, totes, pouches, jewelry, tee/sweatshirts to mugs, journals, pins, playing cards and bookmarks. Even better, Out of Print has donated over 5 million books to communities in need and supported a variety of literacy initiatives. Please visit our website: www.outofprint.com to see curated gift options. 

Kawaii Slime

Founded in 2017, Kawaii Slime is a family-owned business looking to spread the fun and sensory experience of slime to both kids and adults. Engage a child’s imagination with the slime supplies or see how slime can be a toy for all ages! Whether you create your slime or love the premade offerings, find joy in the simple act of creating this holiday season.  Available at Kawaii Slime.

Spirograph

Spirograph is one of my favorite childhood toys. This year, your child can enjoy brand-new Disney-themed products from Spirograph, licensed by Hasbro and produced by PlayMonster: Disney’s Cyclex Studios and Spirograph Cyclex clips! Perfect for creative minds, Spirograph combines the principles of art, math, and play through their timeless designs made for all ages. Kids will love creating designs inspired by their favorite films like Disney's Frozen and Disney and Pixar's Toy Story! Available at Spirograph.

My Gnome On The Roam 

This award-winning kit includes a gnome for kids to decorate, an adventure journal, and a magical wooden pen. It's perfect for busy families looking to create lasting memories during spring break or everyday living. Kids are encouraged to adopt and design the Gnome/family mascot/adventure companion. It’s a marvelous method to get families together to create, connect, and explore together.  Download the app for daily suggestions to spend 15 minutes together as a family, creating special memories. Look for these award-winning products at neighborhood specialty shops, Whole Foods, mygnomeontheroam.com, and Amazon.

Girls Can CRATE Subscription Box

Monthly subscription boxes are always a hit with kids - ESPECIALLY in winter months. As a mom to four girls, my family loves the Girls Can Crate subscription box. In the sample we tried, the girls learned about volcanology, made a miniature volcano, and a lava bracelet, and learned about a scientist, Katia Krafft. The kit included all the materials needed for the science project and craft, a button celebrating Katia Krafft as a reminder of what they learned, a learning guide for parents, and a book about Katia. After completing the projects, my girls were inspired to check out books about volcanoes from the library and watch a National Geographic video. This is a win-win! Each month girls are introduced to new women and they are inspired to learn about S.T.E.A.M. through fun and educational hands-on projects. Subscribe at https://www.girlscancrate.com/.

Landmark Kids Subscription Box

Landmark Kids is a monthly subscription box incorporating educational elements of geography problem-solving and the fun of a mystery. Each kit includes a map, clues, a souvenir, and a recipe. We learned about Italy in our sample kit and spent an afternoon solving the mystery and the rest of the week trying the recipes and learning more about Italy. This is a fun and engaging kit my girls highly recommend! Every month kids are introduced to a new country and its culture, learning about landmarks, traditions, fun foods, and more! Subscribe at https://thelandmarkkids.com/.

PLUS PLUS Super Tubes

My girls LOVE Plus-Plus Tubes. These are perfect to pack for road trips and a great hotel toy. Recently they tried the Plus-Plus Puzzle by Number from Plus Plus. Plus-Plus Puzzle By Number® combines the artistry of a paint-by-number with the satisfaction of a puzzle into a unique creative experience. Using the enclosed pattern, fill in the design by matching each number with the corresponding color.  When you are done, display it on a table or hang it up as room décor - no glue or ironing required! The new Peacock features two new colors in a dazzling display of plumage, including one single feather that can be used as a coaster or desk decoration. PLUS, all Plus-Plus sets encourage open-ended, creative play, are made using food-grade materials, and are manufactured in Denmark using 100% wind energy. Available at plusplususa.com & Amazon

We also tried the Inspired Tubes from Plus Plus. Observe, admire, and create with the open-ended Plus Plus Inspired series. With Plus Plus Inspired, the only instruction is to exercise your imagination. Each tube doubles as a displayable container, filled with Plus Plus colors drawn from the color palette of iconic works of art. Inside each Inspired item, you’ll find an educational flyer, where you’ll discover more about each artist, their style, and their life and work. Available at plusplususa.com & Amazon

WerkShoppe Puzzles

Puzzles are a great way to enjoy family time. WerkShoppe Puzzles are beautiful, well-crafted pieces of art.  The company sells 1000, 500, 300, and 250-piece puzzles, each including reference art inserts. Best of all the female-founded company makes its products in the U.S.A., sustainable, ethically produced, and supports emerging artists. Sustainable. Gives back to art education. WerkShoppe.com

For Mermaid Lovers

Children LOVE to play pretend and mermaids are a favorite imaginary character that inspires fun. With this summer's release of The Little Mermaid, the passion for mermaids is even bigger than ever.

CreativeQT - Mermaid Dress Costume:  This sweet, sparkly costume will make your little girl's mermaid dreams come true. It's the perfect outfit for dress-up playtime, birthday parties or Halloween. Designed with your princess's comfort in mind, the fabric is soft, stretchable, and comfy. Both the top and the skirt come with a fabric lining. The outfit is made for unrestricted movement, so she can walk, dance, and twirl with ease. Made of stretchable, high-quality lined fabric, which allows her to move with ease. Purchase here.

Glimmer Wish Hair and Body Collection! You need this mermaid-themed hair and body collection for the mermaid lover in your life! Glimmer Wish is one of the cleanest and most fun bath and hair brands to hit the market, delightful for kids and parent-approved. This 100% clean, non-toxic, vegan product line is free of mineral oil, parabens, and other harsh ingredients. Glimmer Wish brings a colorful line of self-care products made for kids that are free of harmful chemicals with strict, clean formulations parents can trust and kids will love! All hair and body products are dermatologist-tested and packed in adorable, sustainable packaging made for fun in the tub. Get ready to fall in love with the colorful mermaid bottle design. Check out these kid-friendly favorites from the collection like their adorable mermaid hairbrush and indulge in the magic! Get ready to fall in love with the aromatic scents (strawberry, vanilla, cotton candy) and nourishing ingredients from Glimmer Wish! Available on Amazon

Crazy Aaron's

Hide Inside! Santa’s Hidden Helpers from Crazy Aaron’s. Holly & Berry need help finding their outfits on the checklist! How fast can you find all 6? If you look close enough you'll always find what you’re looking for with the Hide Inside!® collection. You will be on the hunt for six unique pieces, whether you are looking for spontaneous expressions amongst the smiling faces or bothersome bugs throughout the greenery, you’re sure to be captivated with the challenge of discovering them all! Available at Crazyaarons.com

GiBoard Kids

GiBoards recently introduced a fun new collection: GiBoard Kids! These aren’t just any GiBoards - these are GiBoards sprinkled with heaps of creativity and a whole lot of playfulness—perfect for our tiniest adventure lovers. GiBoards are a fun, challenging, and safe-balance trainer. This modern take on a balance board is eye-catching and never boring! Strengthen your posture, fitness, and creativity - all while looking pretty cool doing so. The never-ending freestyle tricks and movements you can do are great for confined spaces, rain or shine. Made of high-grade, durable maple from sustainable cultivation in America, see why we people everywhere are adding Giboard to our wish list. Picture this: your little ones soaring through the galaxy on our Astronaut GiBoard. And for those energetic kiddos, they've got the cutest Monkeys GiBoard or a Play GiBoard for endless giggles and silliness! Or no matter the age, catch the wave of excitement with our Waves GiBoard! Available online at GiBoardUS.com.

GO-FIND Series by Minelab

Most kids dream of a great treasure hunt. Discover the thrill of treasure hunting with Minelab’s advanced yet easy-to-use technology at your fingertips! As a legacy brand for over three decades, Minelab has made the leading metal detectors for the core consumer for years, with innovations for a generation that’s starting to discover the joys of metal detecting. Minelab’s broad range of metal detectors finds metal materials on all kinds of terrain and through magnetic minerals, iron-rich soil, deep water, and snow. As the pandemic inspires more people to get outdoors and find fun socially distant activities, Minelab’s broad range of metal detectors provides a great motivator to start exploring. You never know what treasures you’ll find.

Minelab’s GO-FIND detector series has action, innovation, and passion locked into every model, ranging from $99 to $249. The Minelab GO-FIND 11 is the entry-level machine in Minelab’s GO-FIND metal detectors. The GO-FIND 22 packs in all the fun and excitement of finding treasure and is perfect for passionate beginners of all ages. The GO-FIND 44 offers an enhanced advantage, searching even deeper so it can discover treasure others have missed. The GO-FIND 66 steps up the power and performance. With precision control and maximum depth, it will have you hunting like a pro in no time. The GO-FIND series also includes an app that keeps you connected when you’re detecting miles from anywhere. There is the Standard App, which is free for GO-FIND 44 users. And the Pro App, which is free for GO-FIND 66 users. Available at https://www.minelab.com/