Nine West fashion wrist watch
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Phones stay out of sight during class, so a Nine West watch is how she keeps track of the time.
By sixteen, many teens can think in abstract ways and weigh the big picture, even if in-the-moment choices still lag behind. Gifts that feed a real interest, rather than a passing trend, suit that stage. See our ideas for a sixteen-year-old girl below.
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Phones stay out of sight during class, so a Nine West watch is how she keeps track of the time.
Heat-free waves start the night before: she twists sections of hair around these jumbo Kitsch rods at bedtime and unwinds them at breakfast.
Her look stays quick but polished, so LANEIGE Glaze Craze gives a teen a serum to keep in her jacket pocket.
Arts and crafts
A high schooler who rearranges her furniture every few months can change the look above her bed without repainting.
Electronics
Most cameras point one way, but the GoPro MAX can film in every direction at once, so the friend at the edge of the group never gets cut out.
Home
The OSTRICH PILLOW Mini gives a high school volleyball player a travel pillow for away-game bus rides.
Pictures on her phone rarely get a second look, but the Instax Mini 12 prints each shot on the spot, small enough to tape inside a locker or hand to a friend.
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$164.99 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 snapshot camera bundle, pink)The speaker on her shelf plays songs from her phone out loud for a teen who dresses to her own soundtrack.
A girl who studies with a playlist going can shut out the household racket and stay with her notes.
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$44.99 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Soundcore Q20i headphones with noise canceling, black)(price and availability terms)
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$49.99 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Soundcore Q20i headphones with noise canceling, beige)The teen you're choosing for keeps a journal beside each novel, and the Kindle Scribe holds her reading and writing together.
Launched from her palm, the DJI Neo flies itself, following her and filming 4K video from above with no controller to learn.
Soundcore V20i open-ear earbuds let a high school babysitter keep a podcast playing while she watches the kids.
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$34.99 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Soundcore V20i everyday open-ear earbuds, white)(price and availability terms)
$34.99 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Soundcore V20i everyday open-ear earbuds, blue)A teen hooked on audiobook series can keep the next chapter going in Sony's wireless earbuds.
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$68.00 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Sony WF-C510 Truly earbuds for everyday music, white)(price and availability terms)
$68.00 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Sony WF-C510 Truly earbuds for everyday music, yellow)Anker's MagGo power bank snaps magnetically onto the phone of a teen who runs low by lunch.
The Fjällräven Byron Beanie covers the frosty walk to school for a high schooler on foot.
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$41.33 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Fjällräven Byron Beanie everyday winter hat, navy)(price and availability terms)
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$50.00 at Amazon.com*See price at Amazon.com* (Fjällräven Byron Beanie everyday winter hat, black)This Nautica Diver crossbody goes with a teen girl to the art museum, staying at her side through every gallery.
This PANDORA necklace gives a high schooler who chooses her own jewelry a name she knows to wear every day.
Kitsch hair ties make a handy add-on gift for a high schooler with a ponytail-and-bun routine.
Children of Blood and Bone gives an older teen girl into fantasy a novel by Tomi Adeyemi.
One of Us Is Lying gives a teen girl into mysteries a novel to read on her own.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn gives a teen girl fond of fantasy a novel to get lost in.
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For the teen you have in mind who swaps beauty tips, this LANEIGE mask closes out her bedtime routine.
BYOMA's everyday face moisturizer fits a high schooler putting together a simple skincare routine.
This e.l.f. Holy Hydration! travel set lets a teen girl keep her face routine going away from home.
This Conair curling wand lets a high school girl shape loose waves before going out.
Home
Earrings and chains bought with her own money soon outgrow the dish on her dresser, and this SONGMICS cabinet keeps them behind a lock.
Games and puzzles
Educational Insights Blurt! hands a quick-witted teen a word race where the fastest correct answer wins.
Games and puzzles
The Adventure Challenge Friends Edition hands a teen and her crew a ready plan whenever weekend hangouts stall.
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Yes. The Kitsch hair tie set is made for a girl with a ponytail-and-bun routine who pulls her hair up and lets it down several times a day, so spare ties go missing fast and a fresh set slips in next to the main gift.
The DJI Neo drone launches from her palm, flies itself and films the group from overhead with no controller to learn, and a guard surrounds the propellers when it hovers near friends. The GoPro MAX camera instead records in every direction at once so nobody at the edge of the group gets cut out, and it is waterproof enough to go off the diving board with her.
The Instax Mini 12 bundle does: along with the camera, the box holds prints, a case, an album, stickers and frames, and each shot comes out as a physical print small enough to tape inside a locker or hand to a friend.
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