Gift for 16yo?

[hbomdiggity]

My niece is turning 16. I’m not local, so ideas for a gift I could send? Gift card to store? Fun non-makeup subscription?

Budget is up to $100.

[krystee]

Does she have a favorite clothes store? Maybe a gift card for back to school clothes shopping?

[hazelden]

I just started a Pura Vida bracelet subscription for my 16yo DD. Does she have Airpods? Otherwise DD likes Lululemon, Birkenstocks (the rubber Arizona ones) and stuff from Lush has been a hit in the past. She also got an aromatherapy diffuser for Xmas that she likes.

[mbcdefg]

What does she like? At that age I would’ve really liked something popular/fashionable and name-brand since I didn’t have anything, but hopefully she’s more on the ball than I was at her age, lol.

Or:
$100 gift card to favorite store

Send her flowers or fancy chocolates and then mail a check or Venmo her parents the rest to spend as she wishes

$100 cash/gift card to take a few friends out for pizza (this is what my mom did for my 16th birthday and I felt like such a big shot, lol), or choose one friend or a date to take to a nicer dinner

[hbomdiggity]

Jul 20, 2021 15:21:58 GMT -5 krystee said:

Does she have a favorite clothes store? Maybe a gift card for back to school clothes shopping?

I don’t know if she has a favorite store. Is there a safe bet like American Eagle? She wears a uniform to school.

[hbomdiggity]

I know she doesn’t have a Venmo or bank account, only green light or whatever it’s called.
I would also like to avoid straight cash.

AirPods may be a good idea.

[ellipses84]

I let my 16 & 17 year old goddaughters pick a subscription box out of a list I gave them as a combo bday / Christmas gift. It was more than I normally spend for the year but they LOVE getting a surprise every month and I had no other ideas for them. One picked PuraVida bracelets and the other picked a high quality art supply one. I think the pura vida one is a great value compared to buying them individually although you could do a gift card for Pura Vida or a shop that carries it (we have a kitschy local store called Urban Girl that sells them and other cool stuff).

A few years ago when I needed a gift for a close family friend and my flower girl’s 16th bdays I gave them real jewelry of mine I don’t ever wear anymore. One was a pink sapphire and diamond necklace and the other was a silver Tiffany charm bracelet (I replaced the engraving tag with one with her initials).

[hbomdiggity]

Jul 20, 2021 16:08:06 GMT -5 ellipses84 said:

I let my 16 & 17 year old goddaughters pick a subscription box out of a list I gave them as a combo bday / Christmas gift. It was more than I normally spend for the year but they LOVE getting a surprise every month and I had no other ideas for them. One picked PuraVida bracelets and the other picked a high quality art supply one. I think the pura vida one is a great value compared to buying them individually although you could do a gift card for Pura Vida or a shop that carries it (we have a kitschy local store called Urban Girl that sells them and other cool stuff).

Ohh what’s the art one? She does love art.

[ellipses84]

Jul 20, 2021 16:30:02 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

Jul 20, 2021 16:08:06 GMT -5 ellipses84 said:

I let my 16 & 17 year old goddaughters pick a subscription box out of a list I gave them as a combo bday / Christmas gift. It was more than I normally spend for the year but they LOVE getting a surprise every month and I had no other ideas for them. One picked PuraVida bracelets and the other picked a high quality art supply one. I think the pura vida one is a great value compared to buying them individually although you could do a gift card for Pura Vida or a shop that carries it (we have a kitschy local store called Urban Girl that sells them and other cool stuff).

Ohh what’s the art one? She does love art.

Paletteful Packs. You can do 3 or 6 months, too. There are lots of other art ones that are cheaper or more Project based I sent her options of, but she wanted this one because it lets her try new products that real artists use.

ETA: The petite pack

[nicolewi]

I would totally just send a check. I would have no idea at that age what she might like, unless the parents were able to suggest something specific.

[ohgillian]

My nieces in that age range like Kendra Scott jewelry

[macmars45]

My niece just turned 16 in March. H got her video game(s).

[186momx]

Is she going to get her drivers license? If yes maybe something related to driving or car related. Gas card and a gift card to her favorite fast food place?

[boiler717]

I got my niece a record player (also a blue tooth speaker) and some records. It’s very Gen Z lol

[raangoli]

I got my niece gift cards - to Sephora and Starbucks. Not super personal but it was for stores she likes and used pretty quickly.

[thebreakfastclub]

I have always just done Target gift cards for my teen niece and nephew. Why bother trying to buy a gift and mail it when they can shop for themselves.