I need xmas gift help for my nieces please

[hbear]

Have we done this yet? An ideas thread? 

Anyway, the ones I saw were mostly younger kids, and I've got that covered. Having a harder time with my nieces as they get older.

I've got a 12, 11, 10, and 9 year old girls to buy for. Budget is about $25 each. 

Thoughts I've had, for no one in particular:
A magazine subscription- Like Discovery Girls
purse- but from where?
any popular books, but not so popular they would already have it?

And while we're at it, I have a 17 year old sister and 13 year old brother- budget is closer to $50 each for them.  :-)

[redheadk]

Do any of them have a smartphone or iPod type device? A portable bluetooth speaker is pretty cool. I have the Jam Plus, you can find find them for under $25 if you shop around (normally close to $30).

[jeaniebueller]

iTunes card? BBW stuff? Athletic gear--headbands or socks or a new bag?

[Deleted]

New YA books: www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books/28
Magazine subscriptions sound great

The relevant old threads:
10-year-old girl:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/106762/gift-10-year-old-girl 2012

11-year-old boy:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/253022/gift-idea-11-boy 2013

11 - 12 year old girl:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/249979/year-old-girls-gift-ideas 2013

14-year-old girl:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/258786/gift-ideas-year-old-girl 2012

15-year-old girl:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/493568/help-child-free-giver-girls (new for 2015)

Teens:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/106696/gift-ideas-teenagers 2012
pandce.proboards.com/thread/96283/gift-ideas-teenagers 2012

Read more: pandce.proboards.com/thread/260586/mm-gift-guide#ixzz3sWNR6pFD

[Deleted]

My oldest is 9.

She's super into Lego friends and the pop star collection is new. There are a few sets that are $25 or under.

Books:
The Waterfire saga is really good (first book is deep blue, second is rogue wave). They might generally be better for the older girls on your list. I am reading them to DD and they are really really good

The Pegasus series is also really awesome. My 9 year old is obsessed, but it's not super popular so they probably don't have it.

I think your best bet is to ask them or their parents for ideas though.

[SpartanGirl]

My DD is almost 10 and my nieces are 10 and 13. Here are my ideas:

Grown up coloring books with gel pens or nice colored pencils to go with it.
iTunes gift cards
Movie theater gift cards
Nail stuff - nice polish, decals, etc.

These are books my almost 10 year old has asked for recently:
Animorphs
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library
Summer of the Wolves
The Fourth Stall
Rump: The true story of Rumplestiltskin
Amulet series
Spirit Animals series
Land of Stories series
Harry Potter schoolbooks