What to give a girl for her birthday?
Anyone is waiting for their birthday precisely because they are counting on interesting gifts, but most of all this concerns little girls. The baby still believes in miracles, she knows perfectly well that, at least for mom and dad, she is a princess, and therefore it is impossible to disappoint the child. At the same time, it is not always easy to understand what to give a girl so that she is satisfied. In fact, there can be a million possible options and ideas - we will only briefly go over the main popular options.
What to consider when choosing?
The topic of our article concerns a certain abstract girl, about whom nothing has been said, but it is obvious that different children need to give completely different gifts. But how not to be mistaken with the choice?
Firstly, you need to give something that corresponds to the age of the baby. There is no doubt that the preschooler will be happy with the next doll, but a girl preparing for the transition into adolescence may no longer be interested in such a gift. And vice versa: some cosmetic products, without which almost no female teenager can imagine themselves, will not interest the child, unless the baby is an avid fashionista and does not seek to copy her mother in everything.
Secondly, each child is individual and has his own hobbies, which may well differ from the interests of most other children. Theoretically, parents can try to sculpt a girl who she really is not, but at least on her birthday, you don't need to push on it - it is better to contribute to the hobbies of the hero of the occasion and support her.
So, an active child will probably be much more happy with a bicycle than even the most interesting book about princesses with bright pictures. The same happens with calm girls: if it seems to you that the baby devotes too little time to active pastime, the presented jump rope will not turn her into a fidget.
You can try to interest the girl with gifts that she has not been fond of before, but at least some of them must correspond to what she already definitely likes, otherwise the gifts in her eyes will turn out to be a bunch of unnecessary things.
Finally, if a lot of guests and gifts are expected, it would be nice to coordinate actions so that it does not happen that everyone is giving the same... Imagine that a girl wants baby cosmetics and traditional dolls, and all the invitees, having learned that the child is interested in cosmetics, decided to realize their childhood dream and at the same time not be banal. It turns out a twofold situation, when the birthday girl's wish came true, and they gave a lot of gifts, but at the same time without a single doll, which were also needed - the holiday will no longer be a holiday.
Choosing useful things
Whatever one may say, a birthday present can and should be useful even for a child. For this reason, we will not cover classic toys in this section.
If we talk about the usefulness in the understanding of an adult, then it would be most correct to donate some school supplies - say, the same backpack. This option is really possible, but here you have to keep a fine line, because children usually “love” school about the same as adults do their work, and on their birthday they don’t want to spend gift options on something that only causes sadness and aggression. It's another matter if the child as a whole has a normal attitude towards learning, and the donors guessed that accessories should suit the tastes of the birthday girl and just be “cool”.
Play the hobbies of the baby somehow, and then even banal notebooks, but with the image of your favorite characters, musicians or actors, will be perceived favorably.
By the same analogy, a child is given clothes - parents should clearly understand which style and print will make the girl an idol in their company, and which design will only cause a hail of ridicule from their peers. Here, of course, it is necessary either to understand children's and youth culture, or to be guided by the wishes of the hero of the occasion, or not to climb into this steppe at all, buying ordinary everyday clothes not as a gift.
The situation will be a little easier if the girl is very fond of dressing up and looking beautiful - then any good dress should like it.
Any popular gadget may also turn out to be not just entertainment, but a very practical and useful thing. For example, the phone allows the child to always stay in touch with the parents, and modern smartphones with the ability to fully connect to the Internet provide the broadest opportunities for finding information, making new acquaintances and communicating. This is not to say that the Internet is a purely useful and correct thing, however, with a responsible approach, a girl can find a lot of useful information there.
With a tablet or laptop, the situation is even more understandable: these devices have long been used for more productive learning, they will come in handy not only in school years, but also in student years.
In addition, even if the gadget is used primarily for entertainment, this is also ambiguously bad: if their number is moderate, then why not, because everyone has the right to rest.
Finally, we must not forget about the general development of the child. This category includes the vast majority of typical "children's" gifts: these are sports items, and various books, and goods for creativity, and board games. Movement is health, because the same bike or rollers will strengthen the child's body, the baby will be sick less often, not to mention good physical shape.
Fiction broadens a child's horizons and allows him to look at the world more broadly, and various encyclopedias with illustrations will help to improve erudition in various areas of useful knowledge. Creativity today can become quite a profitable profession in adulthood, but even in childhood at an amateur level, it allows you to develop perseverance and imagination, as well as fine motor skills of the hands and imagination. And board games will improve any of the above skills.
List of original gifts
Children are very prone to bright emotions, and in fact it is a holiday that is an ideal occasion to give joy. It is on this day that various unusual surprises are especially in demand.
To begin with, you should not get attached to the material - sometimes bright positive emotions can be just because of the way of spending time. Here, of course, one should focus on the girl's hobbies, as well as on what she has already tried in her life, but in general, new impressions are a good present. To illustrate, consider how previous experiences have affected the gift choice for an animal loving girl.
If a child lives in a relatively small town where there is no zoo of his own, or simply has not yet had time to visit it, then a trip there can be an excellent solution - few of the children would not be delighted with what they saw.
However, it may be that an ordinary zoo for a birthday girl is no longer a wonder, then you need to find a contact zoo, where there are much fewer animals, but you can stroke and take them in your arms. The dolphinarium may be an alternative solution.
The teenager's acquaintance with animals has long passed, because here it's better to give tickets to a concert of your favorite artist. Alternatively, you can send the birthday girl to the cinema for the expected film, but since such a gift seems rather modest and not very interesting alone, the girl herself and her whole company are usually sent to the cinema. The same goes for quest rooms, but here you need to remember that not all of them offer programs for minors.
Another unusual, and, moreover, an intangible gift is some kind of master class. Small children are not always interested in this, and especially for children, such classes are not held so often, but adolescents who are able to attend "adult" master classes can receive a lot of valuable information about their favorite pastime.
Thanks to this, some hobby (like the same modeling) can grow from an amateur level to a professional one.
From the material, but relatively unusual, we will call the first a set of children's cosmetics - they write and talk about this a lot, but not every parent dares to buy. At the same time, such a present easily solves the problem that the baby takes her mother's lipstick and shadows without asking. In addition, special children's kits are made taking into account the typical habits of children who pull everything into their mouths, therefore such special cosmetics are not only non-toxic, but also easily washed off from any stained surfaces.
Whatever one may say, the baby sooner or later will have to start learning the basics of makeup, and instead of prohibiting the child with a potentially useful activity, it can be encouraged without harm to anyone.
A pet is also a rather unusual gift. A huge advantage of such a presentation is that it fosters basic human qualities: a sense of responsibility and an understanding of the need to care for others. Another thing is that you need to clearly understand who you are giving such a gift to. A child may want his own living creatures, but over time he may change his mind, and you cannot throw away a living gift. In this situation, all the burdens of caring for a pet can fall on the shoulders of the parents, which means that you can purchase gifts of this kind only after agreement with them.
What can you do with your own hands?
To be honest, the modern world with its developed industry greatly reduces the value of homemade gifts, especially for children who do not yet understand the meaning of handmade gifts. So far, for them, the most interesting presentation options are those that are sold in the store, unless one of their close relatives has the skills of cutting and sewing and will give the young fashionista a chic dress of her own making.
However, this does not mean that creative gifts are completely excluded - they just are always used only as additional.
It's no secret that little girls love everything bright and beautiful. At this age, they are less practical than boys - sometimes the very atmosphere of the holiday is valued no less than, in fact, gifts. This is what needs to be emphasized in pursuit of the goal of giving a homemade gift. For example, a wall newspaper dedicated to celebrating a baby's birthday will make the birthday girl feel proud and loved.
A popular holiday solution is creation of various shapes from all kinds of objects. Most often, such things are created from balloons - there are even special stores where such inflatable figures are sold. Of course, such a decoration will not last for years, but after all, a birthday is not every day.
A toy made of sweets will stand even less. Once upon a time, sweets, even in themselves, were an excellent gift for a child, but modern children did not find those sad times, because sweets as such are no longer associated with the holiday for them. It's another matter if you construct a teddy bear figurine out of them especially for a little girl - it's both beautiful and festive, and very tasty!
Scrapbooking is also a fashionable modern solution. If you make an album with photos of the baby and the best wishes, such a unique edition can become the best gift for a girl for many years to come.
Somehow it so happened that grandmothers are most inclined to make gifts on their own - they have the most options for giving a homemade granddaughter for a birthday. You can start with the simplest thing - your favorite cake or cake, which will be especially decorated on the occasion of the holiday. Traditional knitting is also allowed - the item of clothing presented may be a sweater, scarf, hat, or even warm socks.
It should be noted that such gifts are usually more appreciated by those children who have already reached a certain age when you begin to appreciate caring.
Budget options
Contrary to popular belief, it is not necessary to give only the most expensive items to please the modern child. In fact, some children's wishes come true without great expense - you just need to listen carefully and show a drop of imagination.
If you are looking for a cheap gift that your child will be delighted with, pay special attention to the segment of goods for creativity. Of course, the baby's serious creative skills and aspirations presuppose the presentation of high-quality consumables, but in childhood, most attempts at art are purely amateurish in nature, and here the main thing for a child is to try himself in a new occupation. Of course, the birthday girl probably already has the most simple things (like an album and a set of pencils, paints or brushes), but you can always go a little more original way.
So, in drawing for the smallest, the solution may be finger paints. They do not need any brushes at all - they paint with them directly by hand, since the composition is harmless and can be easily washed off from any surfaces. An even simpler and still very popular gift will be an ordinary coloring based on your favorite cartoons.In modeling, you can focus not on banal plasticine, but on some kind of ball or even kinetic sand.
One of the most budgetary options was and remains a book. Please note that illustrated editions usually require good paper for a high-quality picture, and therefore are much more expensive than those books where there are no pictures or there are few of them. It turns out that an inexpensive book has a chance to hook a child only with a plot, but bright colors are more important for a baby under ten years old. It means that a relatively serious book without an abundance of illustrations will be of interest only to adolescents.
A good board game will not necessarily cost a lot of money either, but it can be both educational and interesting, especially if the girl has someone to play with. As other players, not only friends and girlfriends are suitable, but also parents or any other relatives, because spending time together helps to establish an excellent atmosphere of mutual understanding and come up with a common fun activity for loved ones.
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