If we are really going to move between Thanksgiving and Christmas, that is going to cut into gift-post-writing time. I’m going to see what I can get done early. Here’s a bunch of stuff we got the twins for their 13th birthday, in case you have any kids of the same approximate age and interests to buy for:
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Kawaii Doodle Class. My 9-year-old niece had this book and was making sheet after sheet of the cutest drawings ever, so I bought the book for Elizabeth. SO MUCH CUTE. Highly recommend.
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Cute cat pens to wrap up with the book.
Edward got Kanoodle last Christmas and wanted Kanoodle Genius for his birthday. We’re getting him Kanoodle Extreme this Christmas.
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Oh my gosh, Chameleon pens are amazing. They are so expensive but when Elizabeth colors with them, the resulting pictures look like illustrations in a book. My parents bought her a 22-pen set to start with, and then she puts smaller sets on her wish list when she notices there are colors she could use more of. We got her skin tones and floral tones for her birthday.
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Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports 2. Edward is an Indoors Type, so I will buy him almost anything that makes him willingly move around.
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Kawaii Alpaca coloring book. There was a bit of a kawaii/alpaca/art theme to this birthday.
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Alpaca page-markers, to go with the coloring book, not that they really go with the coloring book but they didn’t seem like enough to wrap on their own.
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Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. We bought a Nintendo 3DS for Rob a long time ago, and now Edward has it as a handmedown.
I just bought “Dobby is Free” socks for my 13-year-old as a Christmas gift.
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Given-Dobby-Harry-Potter/dp/B078NFW85W/
Excellent choice for someone who loves Harry Potter!
I am quite a bit older than 13, but I want those Chameleon for ME. They look so fun!
There’s a little store by my house that sells lots of office supplies of a similar style to the alpaca page markers. So far I have deer, panda, and safari-animal page markers, and airplane paperclips.
I love these ideas!
I ordered those cat pens for my niece before I even finished reading the whole post. Thanks for your fantastic gift ideas over the years, Swistle. So helpful!
Awesome! I put a lot of your suggestions into the gift list I’m building for potential gifts for my kids — teen boys seem especially difficult to buy for! Gone are the days when a new Bakugan could fit the bill. I also appreciate that these gifts are, for the most part, naughty baby brother proof.
Oh, I so needed this!! The littles are going to be 13 in May!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the suggestions. I was staring to panic about Christmas and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. :)