Teenage girls

[BelligerentGhoul]

Agh. Am really struggling with buying gifts for my teenage dds this year. Their lists are useless!

What can I buy them that will look 'big' under the tree but doesn't cost much at all please?

They will already have - a Wii game each, a DVD each, a book each, PJs - but it will look like nothing when wrapped, despite having cost quite a bit!

Thanks.

[pinguwings]

A cheapish bean bag?
Bulky scarf?
Novelty slippers?
White board for their bedroom?

[readywithwellies]

Get a big box, fill with tissue or fake snow and fill with normal stuff you would buy for them anyway - shampoo, make up, nail varnish, shower gel, deodorant, hair styling stuff, false eyelashes, razor blades. Bit of an outlay but you won't have to buy for next few months!

[BelligerentGhoul]

Will deffo do the big toiletries box idea - thanks.

Scarves a good idea too.

Any more please? :)

[mumonthenet]

A big animal print fleecy throw.

A big fluffy cushion for their bedrooms.

A fleecy bathrobe.

[readywithwellies]

Hmmmm..... on the theme of BIG but reasonably priced presents...

• Poster of (insert relevant idol) in a cardboard tube?
  

• School/college bag
  

• Lap tray
  

• Beach/swimming towel
  

• Photo album - the sticky ones are good cos they can put mementos of the year in them.
  

• Memory box - could be a shoe box covered in tissue paper (my version!), or something you buy from a craft shop. Put a little note inside saying they are growing up and this is for their memories of 2011.
  

• Hot water bottle
  

• Family game - Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary
  

Also, my DB once was given a sum of money, pennies all individually wrapped in a kind of russian dollesque box arrangement. He only had a fiver but it took him a good hour to unwrap it. You could do this with anything small - cinema vouchers, top up for phone,

[mumonthenet]

Lovely ideas Ready.

Am also watching for ideas for my teenage dd's

[MumInBeds]

Well the DVDs can be wrapped with a big bag of popcorn ...

[DurhamDurham]

I've just bought dd1 a jewelry stand from Sainsburys, it's metal, has a butterfly at the top and cost £15. I got both girls the big box set of Soap and Glory stuff from Boots,£20. I'm looking for a big canvas print to go in their rooms, you can get these for less than £10, there's loads around.

I have decided not to do selection boxes this year and have got them a goodie bag from hotel Chocolate each..hoping they might share with me!

It's a brilliant idea MumInBeds o wrap dvd's with big bag of popcorn.

[BelligerentGhoul]

These are great: thank you.

I've done the dvd and popcorn idea a lot for gifts for friends but it never entered my head to do it for the dds! Will deffo do that.

towel is a good idea too - we ALWAYS need new towels!

[pointydog]

whittards do a nice box set of tall mug, two tins of hot chocolate and packet of mini marshmallows. A good size of presetn too.

[pointydog]

Am also thinking of some colourful Hunters fleece welly-liners, especially with all teh snow forecasr.

[pointydog]

I think they are releasing the box set of the three Back to the Future films this month.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Ooh wellies and welly liners v good idea. Where on earth does one buy welly liners though?

[pointydog]

amazon

But I'm sure places like dobbie's and other garden centres wouold sell them too.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Thanks Pointy.

Any more clever ideas anybody?

[Decorhate]

Wilkinsons have a set with hot water bottle, mug & cocoa for £7.97.
If they haven't already got one, how about a radio for their bedroom?

[Decorhate]

Oh and Robert Dyas had Orla Kiely water bottles reduced to £1 recently.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Thanks Decor. They have hot water bottles and favourite mugs already, plus CD players for their rooms.

[Dexterrocks]

Next had the hunter wellies and liners in the kids section - not sure how big the sizes go though.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Thanks Dexter - they both have big feet though, so I doubt the children's section will go big enough.

[Dexterrocks]

Maybe not - I think they only go up to 5's. My daughter has them (Granny bought them - I am too stingy) and they are fantastic I have to admit.

[reddaisy]

I bought my teenage cousin a yard of Jaffa Cakes today for his present. It was £2.50 from Tesco and looks like much more as it is nice and big.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Big enough for me though Dexter - I'm only a four - so I may treat myself instead!

LOVE the yard of Jaffa cakes idea - dd1 would love it but dd2 is a wierdo who doesn't like them. Will investigate this thing of wonder further - thanks Daisy :)

[reddaisy]

DD2 sounds very weird Ghoul. Best not get her anything then

[BelligerentGhoul]

More for me, in that case! :)