Many ten-year-olds write their own stories, and lots of them still love to draw and paint.
A journal, a sketchbook or a craft she can finish in an afternoon gives that creativity room to grow. Have a look at the ideas below for a ten-year-old girl.
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Building setsAges 7+
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Flower arranging is the real play in this LEGO Friends shop: once the build is done, she decides where every brick bloom goes and rearranges the display as often as she likes.
With a younger cousin as her first customer, the shop also gives her a game to lead rather than just play.
Dolls and figures
These Micromallows bring a 10-year-old Squishmallows collector a fresh batch of characters for her growing set.
She picks which character comes along to a sleepover and which ones stay home with her collection.
Electronics
Not ready for a hamster?
A Tamagotchi Original puts a digital creature in her care, a good fit if she feeds the goldfish without being reminded. Its needs pop up through the day, so the pet rides along in her backpack for check-ins at recess.
Games and puzzles
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Lights out is when this Ravensburger Eiffel Tower earns its place on her nightstand.
She builds the 3D puzzle herself, and after the lamp clicks off, the finished Paris landmark glows softly in the dark, its outline easy to make out from her pillow.
Arts and crafts
Recess trades start with bands she knots at home on this Choose Friendship loom.
Learning the knot pattern takes a few tries, so expect some do-overs on the early bands.
Music
A miniature record player from MGA's Miniverse becomes the centerpiece of her bookshelf collection.
It is a display piece, so keep it up on a shelf, out of reach of younger siblings.
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Library hold lists move slower than she reads.
Amazon Kids+ comes included for an introductory period and is a paid subscription after that; the reader works without it. This Kindle keeps a whole series in one reader, with the next volume ready to open. A cliffhanger right before bedtime means the following book opens that same night, its cover showing in color on the screen.
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The instax mini 13 is an instant camera for a 10-year-old who likes photographing friends.
She frames each shot and gets a print in her hand. It needs instax mini film, sold separately, so add a pack.
These walkie talkies let a 10-year-old talk to a friend across the yard or between rooms.
She picks a channel and runs her own game of secret agents. Each radio needs 3 AA batteries, so pick some up.
Skullcandy Smokin’ Buds are wireless earbuds for a girl turning 10 with a phone or tablet full of playlists.
They pair over Bluetooth, so her music goes along on the walk to school. Her own picks stay in her ears.
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Side paths tempt her more than the main quest in any game she plays, and this Zelda adventure offers a huge world to wander, with plenty to find off the trail.
One thing to confirm first: this edition plays only on a Nintendo Switch 2.
Quick word rounds with TAPPLE get the whole family shouting answers across the table after dinner.
It runs on two AA batteries, so keep a spare pair in the game drawer.
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This Ravensburger Mischief Makers jigsaw puzzle gives a girl who likes slow, quiet projects a picture to build.
Its maker labels it for ages 9 and up, so she sorts edges and sections herself. Cousins and grown-ups can stop by the card table and fit a few pieces too.
Rubik's Rush is a light-up handheld puzzle game for a girl turning 10 and fond of quick brain teasers.
She presses the glowing tiles to match each color pattern, then starts another round. It slips into a backpack for the car or a friend's house.
Five Crowns hands a 10-year-old girl a rummy game she can win against the whole family.
She keeps a close eye on what her grandmother discards and plans around it. On a rainy weekend afternoon, she deals a round for whoever is home.
Sorry! is a classic pawn-race board game for a girl turning 10 with a competitive streak.
Cards decide each move, and a well-timed one sends a rival's pawn back to start. It comes out easily after homework at the kitchen table.
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Spot It! gives a 10-year-old girl a fast race she can start with friends at a moment's notice.
She deals the round herself and calls out each match as soon as she sees it. At recess the deck comes out of her backpack for a few rounds before the bell.
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Bubble letters across her weekly planner pages come to life with Crayola Clicks markers.
She may go through favorite colors fast, so a spare set makes a handy refill later.
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This Crayola case keeps crayons, markers and colored pencils together for a 10-year-old who draws a lot.
Neon and metallic shades give her looks plain sets lack. She can carry it to a friend's house and sketch at the table.
Headbands she decorates herself become part of her school-day outfits with this Pretty Me kit.
Decorating takes a steady hand and some patience, so set her up at a table with good light.
This Fashion Angels sticker book is for a 10-year-old with a stack of notebooks and planners to dress up.
She can stick designs onto covers, cards and school projects. Then she picks the pages she likes and saves the rest.
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Juggling suits a kid who never sits still.
This Klutz book breaks the skill into small steps she can practice in her bedroom, and since plenty of drops come before the pattern clicks, counting catches before each drop sets a number to beat each time she picks the book back up.
Smile by Raina Telgemeier gives a comics-loving girl a graphic novel she can read on her own.
She can finish it in an afternoon on the couch. Afterward, it is easy to lend to a friend at school.
Out of My Mind gives a girl ready for meatier chapter books a novel by Sharon M. Draper.
She can read it during quiet time at home, a few pages a night. Afterward, it gives her plenty to talk over with classmates reading it too.
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Building sets
LEGO Gravity Drop hands a 10-year-old tinkerer a Klutz kit of contraptions that run on gravity.
She guesses how each new build will move, then sets it off to see whether she called it. After that, she swaps a few parts and runs the fresh layout again.
Building setsAges 8+
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This LEGO Creator set packs three builds into one box.
The fierce dinosaur comes first, and once it has stood guard on her shelf for a while, the same bricks come apart for one of two other models.
Dolls and figures
This Eevee plush holding a pumpkin is a Pokémon keepsake for a girl turning 10 who follows the animated series.
Eevee can ride along in her backpack or sit beside her desk. She can pose it with the pumpkin among her other Pokémon.
Dolls and figures
Squidge from Fuggler's Laboratory Misfits rides in her backpack as a deliberately weird mascot for the school week.
Its odd look is the point, so it lands best if she prefers silly over sweet.
Science and discovery
This National Geographic microscope gives a 10-year-old bug collector a closer look at every insect she catches.
She can set a beetle wing beside a blade of grass and compare them. On a rainy Saturday, her desk becomes a lab bench.
Vehicles
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When you want a present that gets her out the front door, the Razor A5 gives her wheels of her own.
Kids her age want to reach a friend's house without a parent driving, and a scooter covers that trip. Her quickest route to that friend's door becomes a record she keeps beating.
Clothing and accessories
These UGG Funkette slippers give a 10-year-old with cold feet a pair from a brand she knows.
She pulls them on before breakfast and shuffles from her room to the kitchen table. Check her shoe size first, so the pair you order fits.
Outdoor and sports
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You may have noticed she grabs anything with wheels; a Razor RipStik gives her a board she works out on her own.
Friends her age swap tips on the sidewalk, and steering this takes a knack worth showing them. A full lap of the block, feet never touching the ground, becomes the run she shows the others.
Outdoor and sports
This waterproof paddle set gives a 10-year-old a pickleball game she can take to the pool or beach.
It comes with a pickleball ball and a rubber ball. She picks one, grabs a partner and keeps the rally off the ground.
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The TAPPLE word game does: it takes AA batteries, so stash spares in the game drawer. It comes out after dinner when the whole family gathers at the table to shout answers in quick word rounds.
Yes. The Ravensburger Mischief Makers puzzle carries a maker's age label she already clears, so she sorts the edges and sections herself at the card table, and cousins and grown-ups can drop in to place a few pieces. The glowing Eiffel Tower puzzle is hers to build alone too, section by section, before it glows softly on her nightstand after lights out.
A girl who always has something to pull out before the bell gets a fast race from the Spot It! card game: she deals the round herself and calls each match as she sees it with friends. For the same girl, if silly beats sweet, the Fuggler Squidge plush monster rides along as a deliberately weird mascot for the school week.
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