Links to Great Gifts for Tweens and Teens

Gifts for the Fashion-Conscious:

Snap Caps Bottlecap Necklaces are the creation of 13 year old Maddie Bradshaw, President of m3 girl designs. She got the idea in the 5th grade to make decorative magnets for her locker out of bottle caps, and now it’s a million dollar national business! Choose from a huge variety of bottlecaps which are magnetized on the back sides, and “snap” onto a metallic attachment on the necklace. Featured collections include: Swirl Initials, Butterflies, Zoo Animals and “Retro” bottle caps. Bottlecap starter sets (necklace and 2 caps) are $14-16 depending on the style and retailer and Caps are $3-$5. Bracelets are $4 (without a cap).

Gifts to keep them safe Online:
Yoursphere.com is an online network for kids/preteens/teens that puts safety first and foremost. Yoursphere.com provides a safe, online space for kids 9 up to age 18 to socialize, write, play games, and earn rewards. Requires parental consent to create an account, and all parent names are run against a comprehensive sex offender database, the account is rejected if the name appears. Kids can chat about travel, sports, academics, fashion, and more, in a safe environment. After the free 30-day trial period, a Yoursphere membership is $39.95 a year (33% savings) or $4.95 a month. Use code YSMD-BERR for $5 off annual membership.

Gifts for the Eco-Conscious:

LaAlicia is an Etsy shop that carries jewelry and accessories made from recycled paper. Artist Alicia Colina-Ashby combines words, colors, images selected with care and weaves hand-cut, hand-woven, recycled paper into this colorful, eco-chic jewelry, ornaments, clutch bags, and more. Each one is a unique globe friendly request to save mother earth’s resources. I like the Eco Chic Heart Pendant, a  pretty red heart topping a stack of woven paper.

Eco Chic Heart Pendant by LaAlicia $12.00.

Gifts for a Budding Writer:

Journaling Jems provides everything your tween or teen needs to begin their “Journaling Journey”. Includes a deck of cards, each with a writing prompt, and a matching companion journal with a soft cover and blank unlined ivory pages. Approximately 8.5” x 5.5”. Made in the U.S.
The “Everything Package” $39.97 + $9.95 S&H

Gifts for a College-Bound Student:

College Admission, Simplified is a 2+ hour, six-episode DVD featuring the people that know best what is required to apply to college—college admission officers, university officials, financial planners, and more—providing the information families need to succeed in the admission process, in a fun, easily-digestible format. Teens and their parents will learn everything from how to choose the college that fits best, to how to make college a financial reality. Available from UniversityDrive for $29.95.

Gift Deals and Coupon Codes:

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Gifts for a Teen Driver:

Eco Touch Waterless Car Wash Formula is non-toxic, biodegradable and phosphate-free. $9.99 for a 24 oz. bottle.

Gifts for Musicians:

onlinepiano.com

Sheet Music Plus

Gifts for Treasure Hunters:

Give the gift of treasure hunting with Geocache Navigator, an application for mobile phones. For just a few bucks and a minute of downloading on your mobile phone, families can go on treasure hunts for “geocaches” anywhere they are — at the park, on a road trip, right outside their house! Geocaches are everywhere and this is the application to easily get families started on this popular new kind of treasure hunting. Most GPS enabled phones and major carriers have the application available for download.

Gifts for Eco-Friendly Beauty:

Sassy Shampoo

Gifts for Future Architects:

Oh! Toys Cugolino Marble Run