41 Christmas Gifts for 13-Year-Old Girls

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The first Christmas as a teenager often comes with a wish list that has changed almost overnight.

Pediatricians describe this as a time when kids feel judged by their peers, so a gift that feels current matters more than it used to. Check in with her before you shop, then use our ideas below as a starting point.

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Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 snapshot camera bundle

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Soundcore Boom 2 speaker for backyard hangouts

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Crayola Fine Line colored marker set

Arts and crafts

American brand

Crayola Fine Line markers trace the small borders and tiny patterns a teen girl sketches across her planner's weekly spreads.

She tracks homework and friends' birthdays there now, and a set rated for ages 12 and up belongs beside it. The pens stand in a cup next to the planner, ready for the next week's page.

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Apple iPad tablet for everyday apps

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Nintendo Pokémon Pokopia console video game

Japanese brand

Plush Pokémon crowd her shelf, and Pokémon Pokopia lets her step into their world and wander it however she likes.

One catch: the game needs a Nintendo Switch 2, so it only fits a home with that newer console. On a lazy morning before anyone else is up, she can pick up where her last session left off.

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XP-Pen G640 digital drawing tablet

Anime characters she copies into her sketchbook can become finished digital pieces on this compact XP-Pen G640.

It has no screen of its own and plugs into a computer by USB. With its pen she can sketch, ink and color them in an art program on a Mac, Windows or Chromebook computer. Her favorite character might end up as her new laptop wallpaper.

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SHOKZ OpenMove headphones for active days

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Biking to volleyball practice with music playing calls for headphones that leave her ears open to the road.

The SHOKZ OpenMove sends sound through bone conduction and sits outside her ears, so cars and bike bells still reach her. They are sweatproof too, so a sweaty practice is no reason to ride home without music.

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Soundcore noise-canceling sport earbuds

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ASUS ROG Delta II headset for video gaming

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The ASUS ROG Delta II gaming headset lets a young teen gamer keep her game sound to herself.

She plays in the shared living room most evenings while her family watches TV nearby. With the headset on, she can talk her squad through each round and nobody has to turn anything down.

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Faber-Castell Pitt Artist lettering pen set

German brand

Fancy lettering already decorates her notebook headings and birthday cards, and Pitt Artist pens from Faber-Castell give it proper calligraphy tools.

Their chisel tips make thick and thin strokes as she angles them, and the mixed ink colors carry her lettering onto posters and her journal cover.

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Games and puzzles

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Big Potato The Chameleon traitor-hunting party game

British brand

A teen who loves a noisy crowd can run The Chameleon, Big Potato's game of spotting the traitor.

She reads her friends closely, so working out who is faking it plays to the way she watches people. On Christmas Eve, her cousins can crowd around the coffee table and start the accusations.

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Asmodee So Clover! cooperative word clue game for friends

French brand

Solving puzzles alongside her friends rather than against them, a teen gets a clue game where everyone plays together.

She can write sly hints at the sleepover, then hear her friends debate which words each hint points to. After Christmas dinner, she can pull in an aunt and her cousins for a round at the cleared table.

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STANLEY Quencher H2.0 Flow State insulated tumbler with handle

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The Stanley Quencher H2.0 Flow State suits a teen who likes water within reach from first bell to practice.

She carries it by the handle and sips through the straw. The rotating lid covers the opening when she sets it in her bag.

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Donner DED-80 digital drum kit

Music

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The Donner DED-80 gives a 13-year-old girl a drum kit she can play without leaving her room.

She can drum along to the pop and rock tracks her friends send her. Over the Christmas break, she can repeat a beat until it sits right.

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What works for a girl who hosts game nights for a big group of friends?

A girl who likes everyone scribbling an answer at the same moment gets the Blank Slate game, where players try to match answers to a shared prompt, while a girl who prefers bluffing and reading faces gets The Chameleon party game, where the table hunts for the hidden traitor.

What should you get a girl who takes her playlists everywhere she goes?

A girl who heads out for runs with music playing is the match for the SHOKZ OpenMove headphones, made for active days, and a girl who brings the music to a backyard hangout gets the Soundcore Boom 2 speaker.

What should you get a girl who decorates her planner and class notes with lettering?

The Faber-Castell lettering pen set, for a girl who practices brush lettering and calligraphy across cards, notes and journal pages. The Crayola marker set goes to a girl who wants fine lines and plenty of color for planner pages and doodles.

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