Small present for arty 11y/o

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Looking for a bit of advice! A colleague’s 11 y/o daughter has recently been having a clear-out and my colleague has gifted me some nice things for my (much younger DD), including a doll’s house and various books/toys.
I’m going to get a box of chocolates for the family to say thanks, but I’d like to get something extra for the girl. I’ve only met her a couple of times, but I know from things my colleague has told me that she’s very arty and creative.
Can anyone suggest a nice, cheap and easy-to-buy present to give her? (I say cheap because a) it’s Christmas and my purse is hurting!, and b) I know they would be embarrassed if I bought something more because they really are not expecting anything in return).
Thanks!

Are you talking cheap like £5 or £30?

I would say a pen set, maybe a gel pen set for around £15 on Amazon?

For very arty 11yo I'd go for Posca pens. But they're around £15ish.

I would say around £10-15 mark. I’ll have a look at the gel pens, thanks!

friendship making kit?

Do you know what kind of arty? The Works is good for cheap art materials and some of them just as good quality-wise as more expensive. So you can get a small set of acrylic paints, a set of brushes and a pack of small canvases, for instance and still come out with change from £20.

You can get lovely sets of drawing pens - about 5 or 6 in different nib-widths for under a tenner on Amazon and probably at some cheap craft or art supply shops too, like The Works.

I second posca pens :)
they’re ace