Present ideas for 9 year old girl

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She likes craft kits, sewing kits etc but has quite a few unused already. We have all the main board games. Loves reading but we have loads of books, loves Harry Potter, Roald Dahl etc. Doesn't have any gadgets yet (except a Vtech camera). At a loss what to buy her! She likes playing make believe games but doesnt really need 'stuff' to do that. Has an illuminated globe, CD player, lots of clothes, dolls, karaoke machine.

Any ideas welcome!

String lights for bedroom or cushions. We decorated DD's bedroom during Lockdown and she got lots of bits like photo frames etc for her birthday. Bean bag?

I’m probably not going to be very much help as I’m trying to find ideas for 9 year old. However I struggle more because she has all the tech you can think of and doesn’t imaginative play or read alone so has loads of already unopened things so I’m struggling at the idea of buying things I know might sit there vs wanting to give her a lovely Christmas after this year.
However, some of the things on my list are -

Lego
Jigsaws
Perfume
Electric toothbrush
A new bike

Ideas if you don’t want tech -
Rollerblades
Big beanbag for watching tv/ reading
Kinetic sand
Jewellery box

Sorry if that’s unhelpful x

What tech would you recommend for a 9 yo @Fisharefriendstoo ? She has never asked for anything but it would be good to have an idea.

Bike is a good idea. She does beed a new one actually.

@Ihatesandwiches she has string lights and lots of cushions! We also just got rid of a bean bag chair due to lack of space! DD is extremely messy unfortunately so just lets the cushions etc gather on the floor rather than taking 30 seconds to put them on her bed....

Some of our 9yos list is a bit niche, but she's getting
From us/Santa

• box of cake decorating stuff (joint with sister)
• mini pioneering kit
• watch
• hiking tent
• hiking backpack and some other expedition bits
• cook book
• box of second hand books like Animal Ark

Stocking

• Cubs bits
• chocolate
• HP door sign (hers says Restricted Section- Do No Enter like it is in the Hogwarts library)
• seeds
• Suduko book

Shower gel

• craft kit
• stationery
• spy pen
• bath bomb
• beanie boo

Known gifts from other people

• Snuggle cushion
• Lego (HP, Friends, Dots)

-Sewing box -Books

• Microscope

She has also asked for a hairdryer

My 9 year old has asked for a my generation doll after seeing it in a toy catalogue. She will also get polymer clay, a special book more of a keepsake/sentimental thing. I can't remember anything else from the top of my head!

@Aroundtheworldin80moves the cake decorating kit is a great idea. She has asked for one before actually.

Echo dot- they will be cheaper on Black Friday I imagine-paid between £11-18 for ours

New jk Rowling book released today
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1510202250/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

It’s not that I’d recommend tech to be honest. It is my DSD so between both houses she’s got an awful lot so probably got to the point where that was all that was left!
Nintendo DS
Nintendo switch
iPad & iPod - plays games with her friends such as ROBLOX / Minecraft.
She does have a phone but I wouldn’t rush it was more for communication.
Xbox - literally gets used as a very expensive DVD player.

If your DD isn’t interested then I wouldn’t rush to buy.

You mentioned Harry Potter and the Lego sets look really good and some of them connect to other sets?

Does she like baking? You could get a cake recipe book and a pretty mixing bowl/cupcake cases, apron ect

Thanks @MisiSam she got the cookery books and apron etc for her summer birthday. Just the icing set missing.

New JKR book is a great idea. Forgot that was out this month.

Will look.into Echo Dot.

Thanks all

Thanks @Fisharefriendstoo she has never been hugely into Lego unfortunately

If you are looking for a cheaper tablet option a kindle fire might be an idea. There is a kids subscription that gives you access to loafs of age appropriate apps. There are loads of Toca Boca and My Town apps that lend themselves to imaginative play.

Amazon kindle fire?

If she loves HarryPotter, then maybe get her something related to it? Like a characters' figures or a necklace with golden snitch or a sign of faculty she likes the most? I had a Hogwarts blanket and a Ravenclaw scarf when I was 15 and I was sooooo happy. Amazon and Etsy have a lot of that stuff
www.amazon.com/harry-potter-blanket/s?k=harry+potter+blanket&tag=mumsnetforu03-21
www.etsy.com/market/harry_potter_blanket
Harry Potter themed calendar will also be a good option, she can use the sheets from it as posters later. Just find pictures or arts she will like and combine them into a calendar in calendar makers like photo-calendar-software.com/ or www.canva.com/create/calendars/
There are also Fantastic Beasts books, one is a first movie screenplay and another one is a beasts "guide" by JK Rowling, and books like Quidditch Through the Ages and Tales of Bard the Beedle. These aren't really exciting but a fan would love them.

@FearlessSwiftie great suggestions, thanks!

@Ningnang2000 and @GameSetMatch thank you I will look into the kindle fire

Echo dot
Our generation/designafriends dolls & play sets
Tablet for games/school work/coding
Lego - the Harry Potter stuff is great.
Sewing machine if she likes making stuff

We are getting our soon to be 9yo:

• Gokart
• Swiss Army Knife - starter knife (for wittling etc)
• Baby doll accessories (bed, high chair)
• Cardboard car (like imaginative playing with boxes, but cut in a car shape already)
• Spy stuff
• Teddy bears
• Books

She loves HP too so we have got HP Studio tickets but that is for her birthday in Feb (bought already though!) and will get her a Basketball hoop for her bedroom too

My daughter loves her Echo Dot. She uses it to set alarms, ask questions and play music. I often hear her from upstairs "Alexa, play Little Mix!" Or whatever.

My 9 yo daughter loves her Mp3 player and headphones

Dd is just 10. Ideas based on her

Champion hoody
American candy
Oodie
Starbucks cup
Outline pens
Harry Potter invisibility cloak
Roblox annual
Harry Potter plush and choc wand
Hermione wand
Adam kay kids book
Fidget toys
Lip balm / body spray / hair chalk
Stationery