Help! I have inherited a niece!

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My brothers new(ish) girlfriend has a 7 year old daughter and I need to get her something lovely for Christmas. I have never met her, but apparently she is into writing stories, arts and crafts etc. I've been on Amazon but I am a bit overwhelmed with all the stuff on there, so I could do with some help! It needs to be posted so nothing too heavy. Any ideas what a 7 year old girl might like?

They like pens - amazing hi tech felt pens, glitter ink, metallic colours etc. Can write or draw with them.
What a nice nely dubbed aunt you are

She sounds exactly like my 7 year old dd. My dd loves notebooks and writing sets.

I have just got her one of these doodles for girls books.

She also LOVES glitter glue. Which is basically a tube of squeezy glue with glitter in it.

What about a beading/jewellery making kit if she's into arts and crafts?

fashion design type stuff
notebooks, posh pens etc
jewllery making kits

you can send to other addresses on amazon and get them to gift wrap

This any good? mabey get a pad of craft paper to go with it?
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I got my 6 yr old niece a hello kitty design your own magazine kit off amazon. She would love something like that with some glittery pens

stationery
that is all
you simply have NO idea how many rubbers/pencils/crayons/rulers/pencil cases/assorted crap a 7yo girl needs, it is mindboggling

Brilliant thank you. That doodle book looks ace, and the Bratz thing. Off to oder them now.

I bought this for story writing dd

Coca that looks perfect. I wish I could see inside it though - what kind of 'tips' does it contain?

Hang on I'll go and look ...

Ok, it has some pens, pencil etc, a book of creative writing tips and a book to write in.
I got dd2 the JW Create your own magazine kit which looks good too

Sounds great. I think I will get one and say it's from her new cousin (DS). Cheers everyone.

doodles book is fab. Big set of felt tips - every colour under the sun. Or a big usborne make and do book - We love these in our house

the range or the works have great crafty stationary macking type stuff.

Bendaroos are fab and non messy so can played with at which ever house she opens the gift at.