WTF to get for my wonderful (but difficult to please) DSD?

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DSD is nearly 9, she doesn't seem to be into anything in particular. I will give some background so as to avoid drip-feeding or flaming!
Her mother gets her make-up, high heels, anything One Direction and everything pink and sparkly - although DSD doesn't seem to actually like most of it.
DH and I really want to gently direct her into a slightly less "girly" stereotype as we feel that it is something that is being foisted on her, sadly there is an emotionally abusive side to the maternal relationship, but that is on another thread. We want to help her see that there is more to her than a pretty face and a "sexy bum" (yes really...) rather than encouraging her to fixate on her looks. She spends a lot of time mucking in with the boys when she is here (climbing trees, trampolining, covering herself in mud), loves painting/drawing, reading and dressing up.
Any ideas of less plastic gender-stereotyped pressies that we can get her? I am at a loss as everything seems to be pink and glittery. Budget is about £50 for big pressie with the same again for stocking stuff.

Something like a worm farm, or those science kits such as build a volcano. You might need to keep them at your house though!

Something sporty, such as a pogo stick, or swing ball. Or a tent.

Audio books. Or graphic books, if she doesn't have them.

Try the Science Museum for some brilliant kits. My DD loved her metal detector from there (she can tell her Mum she is hunting for gold necklaces.)

a penny board (like a skateboard but wider)

roller blades

stilts

nerf gun

archery set

Craft stuff of any kind
Lego
Scooter

You can get a good gem stone archaeological kit prob about £20 or what about a kindle or MP3 player. Or something like a popcorn maker and DVDs?

Tickets to something, musical (we have bought shrek ones for dsd), theme park, band etc.

We can't compete with 'things' so are going for memories instead.

If she loves painting and drawing what about a paint set and canvasses for her to hang in her room? Or little easel or a sketchbook and some nice markers/pencils?
I love painting and drawing now and did as a kid and I would have LOVED any of that stuff :)

My 10yo dd loves lego (not the pink lego), science kits, make your own robot arm, electronics kit, knex, kindle and monopoly.

These ideas are for outdoorsey 12 year old but may offer some ideas for now or future

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/camping/a2113504-Birthday-present-ideas-for-outdoorsy-12yo

Some brilliant ideas guys - thank you! I used to be an art teacher so she has lots of painting stuff. Keep everything here (or it gets binned) so we can go wild!
I will have a look at the science museum.
Keep the ideas coming. I am sure there are plenty of non-pink girls out there!!

I have 2 non- pink girls - teens now

Kindle is great suggestion if she's old enough to take care of it - mine got theirs at about 10

If not kindle, there are some fab book sets on Book People, or audio books if she has way of playing CDs

ripstik

Big box of felt tips and cool grown up colouring books

Board games

And would it help her out if you offered some alternative clothes or is that difficult - if it's feasible, a couple of pairs of jeans, nice Ts, hoody - just to give her some autonomy over clothes

Alonglongway - we have to provide all the clothes and shoes or their time with us, so I have had lots of fun going shopping with her. She still has some pink glitter, but instead of hooker shoes high heels, she had glittery DM's that she can stomp across fields in!
Why is it so difficult to go into a shop and buy something for a girl that isn't plastic pink meaningless shite?!

Mini microscope?
Books?
Science kit?
Craft kits?

Lots of places do 'bushcraft' type lessons, aimed at kids and their parents. I bet she'd like one of those, and it'd be fun! They learn how to make a fire, shelter, sometimes even sleep overnight in their shelter.

Would she like classes like rock climbing? Or a tippee for the garden? I always had fantasies at that age of lying in a tippee reading and drawing.

Hot wires kit? Usually £50 but think amazon still has it for £40. Or my dd (9 in Feb) is having the MiWorld Skechers shop, vending machine and photo booth - you can get all of that for £50. Just to prove that not all 'girly' toys have to be vulgar and bright pink!!!
Other ideas:-
One of those light up fluffy pillows
Suteki stencil kit
Chemistry Set
Yolo ball
Pogo stick
Stationery (my dd has requested a fluffy monster notebook from Claires accessories and loves novelty erasers)
HTH

I saw a Crayola Light up Pad in Sainsburys toy sale. It's also half price at Toys R Us

Or how about the new Play Doh Doh Vinci

I think I might get a bushcraft session for all of us when the weather is better. I have converted DH to camping, so that would make my drams of wild-camping en famille a reality!
So far I think we will go for roller skates as the bigger pressie (there is a proper roller rink just up the road from us) and I'm going to look into the microscope/science/archaeology kits too.
Next one to tackle is DSS who has been force fed football and ridiculed by his mother's BF for having a teddy (at 6!). I just want to broaden their horizons beyond shopping for girls and footie for boys!

Horse riding lesson?
Tent?
Subscription to Aquila?

Ooh - what is Aquilla?
DH and I were talking about riding lessons - I'm v horsey but don't have one, although my father has all my little sisters ponies still in residence. Sadly they are 400 miles away.

First thought was microscope or telescope.

He about a raspberry pi?

A gemmology kit?

The pressie DD has liked/used the most was a netball hoop. The freestanding ones are probably over budget (unless you can find a second-hand one) but the sorts you screw into the wall would be well within.

My DS wasn't remotely interested in anything sporty. He always loved to build anything, Lego, air fix kits etc

He was also into fossils for a long time

If you're thinking of roller skates, can I recommend a unihoc stick and some light balls to go with them? DS and DD loved playing roller hockey with them.

For a 6 year old boy, I'd recommend hexbugs. Both DS and DD loved them.