30 Christmas Gifts for 13-Year-Old Girls

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With the Instax Mini 12, goofy group shots come out as prints she can hold, and the bundle's album and stickers give them somewhere to go.

Snapping the same pose twice means one print for her wall and one for a friend's locker.

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Whoever controls the music at her hangouts deserves a speaker to match, and the Soundcore Boom 2 is built for outdoor use.

It connects to her phone over Bluetooth, so the playlist she picks can fill the backyard when everyone comes over.

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Bedtime braids rest on smooth satin with this Kitsch pillowcase, which zips closed around a standard pillow.

The case stays put all night, even if she tosses and turns, and by day its champagne butterfly design brightens her made bed.

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This Nike Varsity Elite pack carries her schoolbooks and gym clothes together, so class plus practice takes a single bag.

Its athletic look matches the team gear she wears half the week, and on game days it is the only bag she grabs on her way out the door.

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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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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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A sheer tint sets this Lip Glowy Balm from LANEIGE apart from plain lip care, with enough color for a short routine.

The tube slips into the makeup pouch she keeps stocked and comes out for a quick swipe whenever she heads out with friends.

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This Wilson ball gives a 13-year-old club volleyball player her own ball for drills at home.

She passes it back and forth with her dad in the driveway while dinner cooks.

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Her story drafts and color-coded to-do lists can leave the spiral notebooks behind and live together on an iPad.

At her desk after dinner, she can type the next chapter and then check off her weekend plans on the same screen. If she wants to sketch covers in a drawing app too, plan on adding a stylus.

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

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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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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Glass makes a clumsy keyboard for a long essay, and the Logitech Combo Touch gives her tablet real keys.

The keyboard detaches when she just wants to read or watch something, then goes back on for the next paper. This version fits the 10th-gen iPad, so check her model before you order.

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Over-ear Beats Studio Pro headphones with noise canceling let a young teen study to her own playlist.

Homework fills her evenings now, and she can shut out the kitchen clatter while she works through it.

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An Apple MagSafe charger makes a handy stocking stuffer for a young teen whose phone runs her group chats.

Her phone can rest on it beside the mirror while she does her hair, with her playlist still going.

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These Soundcore noise-canceling sport earbuds go with a busy young teen from the school bus to practice.

Music fills every gap in her day, so she switches noise canceling on and the crowd's chatter fades behind her songs.

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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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At the mall with friends, a teen who juggles her phone between stores can wear this purse and keep her hands free.

She already shops with her group, and a bag across her shoulder stays put while she browses the racks. At the register, she can pull out her gift card without setting her bags down.

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Gold and silver zigzag bands come as a pair in this Kitsch set, so she can pick whichever matches her earrings.

Either band slides in over a ponytail or loose hair and holds it back from her face all day.

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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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Klutz's sewing kit lets a young teen into kawaii style stitch tiny treats by hand.

The kit is rated for ages 10 and up, so its stitching sits well within reach. Over winter break, she can set each finished treat beside her desk lamp and start the next.

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While a podcast plays, this Ravensburger Eiffel Tower puzzle gives her hands a project that rises into a 3D model.

At 216 pieces it is a relaxed build, easy to pick up and set down between episodes, and the finished tower can stand on a shelf.

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During a New Year's Eve sleepover, a teen who wins every curfew debate at home can open this Exploding Kittens game.

She argues for sport, and a Sasquatch up for sale gives that persuasive streak an outrageous pitch. The box stays open on the coffee table until the midnight countdown.

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Big Potato Whirly Derby puts a marble race in the middle of a living room packed with cousins over the holidays.

She likes her fun loud and shared, and each race keeps the room shouting until a marble crosses the line first.

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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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Tabletop spelling battles are made for a teen who trades puns with her friends and never lets a clever comeback slide.

Her humor runs on language, so beating friends with a sharper answer puts that banter on the scoreboard. Her longest find of the night becomes the brag her crew keeps quoting.

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We Were Liars is a suspense novel for a thirteen-year-old ready for twisty teen fiction.

It is rated for ages 13 and up, so it sits right at her age. Over winter break, she can read it in a weekend and then pass it to a friend.

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The Diary of a Young Girl gives a thirteen-year-old reader a true diary written by a girl close to her own age.

Common Sense Media rates it for ages 11 and up, so it suits her reading level. Over winter break, she can read a few entries each evening.

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Bake It gives a thirteen-year-old home baker her own cookbook to work through over the holidays.

Its publisher rates it for ages 10 to 14, so the recipes match a cook her age. On Christmas Eve, she can bake something for the family table herself.