8 yr old & 11yr old girls - suggestions for presents please! My mind has gone blank

[BendyBob]

Any ideas please? They like music and dancing (have a cd player). Like animals and arty stuff too.

My mind has gone completely blank this year. I'm ok for ds - can find loads he'd like, but the girls seem more difficult this year..

All good suggestions welcome! Thanks

So glad you started this am desperate for ideas too. Was searching for a thread. My dds are 8 and 10. So far have got various pony/dog things - pictures, ornaments. And that's it. Can't even think what to put in stockings apart from chocolate coins. Will watch (and bump) with interest. Wanted to get Go Go hamsters but it seems impossible.

Perfume making set (or similar)?
A diary?
Jewelery box?
Card making/scrap booking bits/craft box?
Jewelery hair clips/bands?
Lip gloss?
A dance mat?
bop it?
bendaroos?
girl tech styling thingy?
animation station?

we;ve got dd who will be 11 in 2 weeks a DSi, pjs, polly pocket (i know i know...babyish but surely she'll want a toy) and this doll thing that you get to play online with - sort of - a LIV doll

Mums got her some cardi uggs

Cool cards are good
sticker maker
jaqueline wilson books
cute animals
nice t shirts and jewellery bits

oh cool card - she soooo wanted that last year... wonder where it went.....

a knitting kit (got DD one from cath kidston £14)
digital camera
roald dahl books (£16 for 15 books at book people)

a nice watch
dvds
legwarmers!

Oh thankyou so much everyone. Some great ideas here. I was starting to panic slightly!

We've just had a massive clearout of clutter and I don't want to clog us up with a load more; but one or two specific things that I know they'd like are just what I'm looking for.

(The GirlTech thingy - they'd both like a lot)

I'm wavering towards an ipod too for dd2. Dd1 had one in Oct for her birthday and loves it.