Daughters 18th - no idea what to get her🤔

[Monica53]

Hi there
Well our DD is 18 soon and other than a ring, we have no idea what to get her, likely usual clothes etc.. she was going to get a MacBook air though waiting till start uni in 2019 so it's new for that. We don't have £s...and have though either putting a few £s in 18th birthday balloons as a novelty and making up a box with 18 daft things in ? Ideas or things other people have done would be fab. Thank you for reading xx

Our dd was 18 recently. We bought her a matching necklace and bracelet (she chose them). That's all really - everything else was from other family members (bath stuff, money for various things, vouchers and two hamsters!)

Yes, a keepsake piece of jewellery that she will appreciate when she's older.

We got our Daughter a nice watch, a bracelet with a nice charm, an engraved necklace and some small things.

My parents made me a photo album for my 18th with pics of me/ family from 0-18

I always think jewellery for these things. She'll have it forget and can pass it to her daughter (if she has one).

Go for an independent! I got a lovely necklace from LibbyJane but there's some really lovely stuff on notonthehighstreet so that's worth a look.

This year we gave our DD a watch that she wanted and £180.

She's not really into jewellery and had already saved up and bought herself a Macbook.

My parents got me a lovely silver necklace/earrings/bracelet set for my 18th. They feel very special - in fact I wore them to my wedding ten years later!

They also passed an item from a much-loved deceased relative, which was special to me.

Otherwise, I think an "experience" type thing is great for an 18th - a play or show or concert or special film or something. Or an afternoon tea at a fancy hotel.

On my 18th (all with 18th biryhday on) I got a champagne flute, pint glass, keyring, mug with teddy. Also got a gold bangle, diamond ring, amethyst earrings. I'm sure I would've had some sort of bath set ect too.
18 novelty gifts is quite a good idea. Could be '18 gifts to survive adulthood' and include a cotton and thread, pepperspray, whistle, torch keyring, bottle opener, corkscrew, ect

I associate rings with engagement.

I think I got a nice suitcase ready for my gap year, and a camera (when they were point-and-shoot and not too expensive).

alcohol obviously

Wow thank you for replies x have bought her a ring, also a few keep sakes. Going to do a box of 18 things and idea of thread etc is great. Going to have a look on etsy and notonthehighstreetx

Driving lessons ?
A flying lesson (cheaper then you might think and truly a one off experience) ?
Inter-rail ticket / voucher ?
A bottle of wine from the year she was born ?
Really good spa day for her and a friend ?

I got my dd arralkt simple classy Tiffany bracelet which has been sneered at loads on mn but which she hasn't taken off since nearly a year later

Jewellery is good.
So is MONEY!!!

I am thinking about some posh towels. That are HERS alone.

My mum took me to Paris for two nights (and her mum took her, I'll take my DD on her 18th too).