I have absolutely no idea what to get 10yo dd

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Literally the only things she has asked for is hair clips and pyjamas

She's getting a bike for her birthday a few days before Christmas and knows its a birthday/ Christmas present as its more than I would normally spend on a birthday present

My Christmas budget is around £75 and I would probably portion it as 30-40 on a main present and the rest on bits

She likes animals and minecraft, and....erm.......

Help?

Pillow pets? Animal adoption? Hair dryer? Michael morpurgo bookset? Baking set? Cakepop maker? Slushy cups?

Minecraft annual

Oooo slushy cups -I knew there was something I wanted for her stocking

Problem is she is number 2 so a lot of the books, baking stuff etc we already have and she's got curly hair that never goes near a dryer

Sponsor an animal? My kids would love this - I've never got round to doing it yet.

Books
Nail art kit
I tunes voucher
Tickets to a show
Furby
Board Game
Clothes
Make up set
Slippers
A watch

popcorn maker
minecraft t-shirt (try Argos)
personalised minecraft pencil case from ebay
cosy dressing gown

Digital camera
Writing set
Lego
Top trumps
Dream catcher
Cd's
Books
Just a few of the things I'm getting my DD 9

Is she into the Cup Song? Mine is and I have just discovered that you can buy proper stacking cups. £11 Amazon so that is a good stocking filler.

If you are really stuck why not stick £40 in an envelope and tell her that when she sees something she really wants she can have it? I can't see the point of agonising over a way to spend £40 on her if she hasn't asked for anything specific and at 10 she's surely old enough to understand the importance of money and no waste :)

yy - why buy crap she doesn't even say she wants, when soon she will be of an age where £40 be the best present ever to spend on something she really wants...

Im in a similar position , my daughter will turn 10 the week before christmas.

Sorry, was intending to suggest something but i have no idea!

DSD is nearly 11, we got her a furby last year which she loved - got it by opening an isme account, so it was £30 off first spend, so it made the furby only £30, I think they're doing the same offer this year. No idea what we're getting her this year though, possibly a docking station for her ipad...Finding it a really hard age to buy for.

Hi , I am just as stuck for my 9 year old dd. All she wants is a laptop, phone, or tablet - she is getting none of these! - We got her an Ipod touch last xmas and I feel that is enough.

So this year I am stuck, her main present is a new scooter but I'm struggling for stuff to 'play ' with. She isn't into 'toys' - its all lip gloss, jewellery, cds etc but I would like her to have something to DO on xmas day.

So far she has a perfume making kit and some leopard print stationary so any ideas I can pinch will be welcomed!!!

baking set? you could make a small hamer.. with cutters, cake mix. frosting.. little cook book.. chocolate moulds// chocolate to melt..

friendship braclet kits..

Jewellery making kit?

Dd went to a jewellery making party a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. I am going to get her a small kit with pliers, beads and charms, I think.

Dd also wants more sylvanians.

I'm not giving her cash for 2 reasons

1st I would have to take her shopping

2nd she still genuinely believes in Father Christmas!

She never asks for stuff, just says 'whatever Father Christmas brings me will be fine' but I generally have an idea what to get her

I have a younger DC - so although DD1 (12) knows we still pretend Santa comes ...
Last year I gave her 'gift voucher' from Santa...a printed piece of paper in an envelope with a few clip arts and the words Gift Voucher for from Santa.

Then you could 'cash' it for her at your bank! ....just a thought (and you wills till have to take her shopping!)
I also got my DD a 6 mth subscription for a magazine she loves (Shout) and gave her the latest copy and another 'voucher' saying it was a subscription .....
(But then her pile looked empty - so she got lots of other stuff like PJS and pants to top it up - in fact probably spent twice the amount on DD1 than poor DD2 ...)
Poor DD2 has all DD1s cast offs doesn't really 'need' anything - and at 6 is too old really for me to pass off DD1s old toys as new - although might be a few Sylvanian bits in the attic I can get away with but nothing big (best ever was DD1 when she still believed telling DD2 she used to have one of those - and asking me where it was!!)

WWF Kids Club Membership... from £3 per month or £4.50 including adopting an animal.

plum Sequin Art kits are pretty good for keeping them occupied!

I got my DSD a cuponk for her birthday and she played with it for hours - something to do on the day