Birthday Pressie for 13yr DD

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I am struggling! She has everything she needs; both at my house and at her Dad's. She likes 1) music 2) writing 3) sports
Any help please?

Tickets for a music/sporting event? Doc Martens?

Buy her an experience. Theatre and a night in a nice hotel, driving supercars, snowdome day, theme park...
Something that is not set in stone though, given the current situation.

Music books
Stationary
Theatre or concert tickets
Voucher for Starbucks / costa / Nando's
Voucher for Primark / New Look / Topshop
AirPods
Laptop
iPad
Trainers

A creative writing journal? There's a specific really nice one I bought a niece a couple of years ago, but I can't find it right now. Something like this:
www.amazon.co.uk/This-Me-Exploration-Imaginative-Thinking/dp/1705591604/ref=sr_1_6?crid=F7EII04455TH&keywords=creative+writing+journal&sprefix=creative+writing+jou%2Caps%2C151&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1584099437&sr=8-6

Does she do gym? A fold up balance bar for practice at home?
www.amazon.co.uk/Dripex-Folding-Gymnastics-Training-Exercise/dp/B07BD7N9XS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?psc=1&keywords=balance+beam&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUVpQTVoyNjZYNk0wJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjA5NDYzMVo3RzJXSDlJTlE1VyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzM5NTM2MzE2MVZPVThSUEZFVCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1584099575&sr=8-1-spons

More writing journals:

This is the one I got my niece (Wreck This Journal), but it's more arty than just writing:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wreck-This-Journal-Create-Destroy/dp/0141976144/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wreck+this+journal&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1584100194&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk/Memorandom-Journal-Lists-Memories-Miscellany/dp/0307587444/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&keywords=memorandom&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1584099970&sr=1-2

www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Between-Us-No-Stress-No-Rules/dp/0811868958/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&swrs=F45572C4DE13055E1E2852D2BFA30061&keywords=just+between+us&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1584100026&sr=1-1

This could be topical:

www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Diary-Boris-Johnson-Aged/dp/1529406641/ref=asc_df_1529406641/?hvlocphy=9045845&hvlocphy=9045845&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&hvptwo&psc=1&psc=1&hvnetw=g&hvnetw=g&hvadid=372380634846&hvadid=372380634846&hvpone&hvpone&hvlocint&hvlocint&ref&th=1&hvpos&hvpos&hvdev=m&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&hvqmt&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=pla-824119535896&hvtargid=pla-824119535896&hvrand=514123094300423222&hvrand=514123094300423222&adgrpid=74752391005

Depends on her personality as to whether she prefers to keep her writing a private thing just for herself, but if she's into both that and music, what about a songwriting creative workshop for teens type of thing?

Along these lines:
www.songacademy.co.uk/camp/

Local arts centres sometimes run cheaper versions in school holidays.
Obviously depends on what's available near you (unless you maybe combine it with advance Xmas present etc. to afford a few days away at camp?)

PS I second 'Wreck This Journal'!
Has been a big hit with the young teens I know.

Wrong link above!
Meant www.songacademy.co.uk/workshops/holiday-workshops/

My dd was 13 last Saturday. We got her a two hour session in a recording studio and she got to watch her songs mixed and put on a cd. Not as expensive as you would think.

Young driver driving lesson?
Either a couple for her, or as a party for 6 teens.ds still talks about this 4 years later!
Take her shopping, do posh lunch then let her choose new clothes?
Nice piece of jewellery?
New bike?

Thanks all for your help!

I splurged and bought her a cheapie laptop! I'd been hesitant to do so as she has one of her own at her Dad's but she has enough of a pain carrying sporting equipment from house to house via school - figured this and a google cloud drive for homework the best bet!