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MommyToAshley |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 07:08 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
Ashley's cousins are between the age of 7 and 13. The younger ones, I bought toys/games for. And, I was able to pick out a gift for the almost 13 year old girl, but have no idea what to get a 13 year old boy????? I thought about getting some music CD's but I have no idea what he likes to listen to. I didn't want to give him a gift certificate when the others will have gifts to open.
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jdkjd |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 07:37 AM
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Miss Bailey Group: Members Posts: 1,946 Member No.: 85 Joined: 4-April 03 |
The thing about a gift card though, is that HE will be able to buy whatever he wants! I would have loved a gift card at that age. They are so particular.
Do you know if he likes Lord of the Rings or Star Wars-those DVDs would be good presents... -------------------- |
jdkjd |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 07:38 AM
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Miss Bailey Group: Members Posts: 1,946 Member No.: 85 Joined: 4-April 03 |
Oooo...or the Harry Potter movie!
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~Roo'sMama~ |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 08:52 AM
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My two cuties :) Group: Members Posts: 7,394 Member No.: 788 Joined: 29-September 04 |
Lol my nephew is 13 and he is really hard to buy for. All he ever asks for is action figures and he has a ton of them already - he keeps them all in a plastic bag and carries them with him everywhere!
So this year I got him a game for his gameboy. I know... bad auntie! -------------------- |
ediep |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 10:33 AM
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Jason's mommy Group: Moderators Posts: 11,527 Member No.: 81 Joined: 3-April 03 |
my nephew is 12, I got him a jogging suit and socks....I know.... very boring, but I figured he could always use clothes.
-------------------- ~*~*~*~Edie, Jason 9/23/02, and Emma 11/19/06~*~*~*~
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MichaelsMommy |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 01:20 PM
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Bronze Member Group: Members Posts: 312 Member No.: 1,071 Joined: 15-December 04 |
Does he have a xbox or game set up like that? Maybe a new video game
to use in it? -------------------- Carol-34 Chris-40 Lauren&Lindsey-13, Michael 2
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Josie83 |
Posted: Dec 15 2004, 01:24 PM
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Platinum Member Group: Members Posts: 5,901 Member No.: 622 Joined: 29-July 04 |
Goodness only knows. Both Jason and I are hopeless about buying presents, its bad enough for me to think about what I'm getting my own daughter never mind anyone else's child! I would personally probably get gift tokens, but if you're against that then its not valid! Is he into any sports teams that you could buy him a shirt or something, or some memoribilia? Is he into the Simpsons or anything else? A lot of that stuff isn't too hard to come by! xx
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ctymom |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 03:45 AM
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**Insert Catchy Title** Group: Members Posts: 588 Member No.: 508 Joined: 2-June 04 |
I dont know what to get for my own 13 and 15 year olds! Erica was easy. I had to cut back on the possibilities. Slowly but surely I'm able to get things but they didnt really have Christmas lists. And when I told them straight out that Santa wont know what to bring if they didnt start talking. (The saying around here about Santa.... the day you stop believing is the day you stop receiving. )
So basically I'm not help. Pamela -------------------- ::My Angel Jason::My Baby's Journal::Erica's Modeling Portfolio :: --------------------------- In Loving Memory of Jason Lee <3 <3 BereavedParents.com::. --------------------------- GoPhotography.com |
jcc64 |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 07:02 AM
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Platinum Member Group: Members Posts: 6,220 Member No.: 108 Joined: 8-April 03 |
My oldest Alec is in that same demographic- very hard to buy for. If he's like my son, he's Joe iPod- maybe you could get him a gift cert. to itunes, where he could download legally(if that's an issue for you). I know gift cert are not much fun for the giver, but kids this age are so particular and specific about what they like. Ask his parents if there's a PS2/Gamecube, etc game he'd like. Most kids this age really like the Simpsons- I got my son a Simpsons Trivia game. I would avoid clothes entirely. The other way to go is cool/goofy stuff for his room. Target has a whole line aimed at this age group- stuff like lava lamps, fiber optic thingies, lamps that have motion features(y'know, the stuff that stoners used to love, but has recently gone more mass market). My kids love this stuff, and it's usually pretty affordable (@$20).
-------------------- Jeanne
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!" |
MommyToAshley |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 07:09 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
Thanks for all the ideas!
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Josie83 |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 07:33 AM
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As usual, Jeanne has some great ideas! xx |
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DansMom |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 07:41 AM
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kids keep you young! Group: Moderators Posts: 6,895 Member No.: 223 Joined: 22-July 03 |
I know this depends on the kid, but at that age some kids start getting into trying to draw well and seriously. Art supplies (charcoal pencils and drawing paper) along with a book about drawing basics (from my experience, boys tend to like books about illustrating or cartooning, while girls tend to like books about portraits and drawing animals ...). At that age, I really liked the book "Drawing on the right side of the brain". You draw things upside down and such in order to really see the shapes rather than predict them. Like I said, it does depend on the kid---but just another idea.
-------------------- Tracy, George and Daniel (11/25/02)
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jcc64 |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 07:53 AM
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OMG I LOVED that book- it totally changed the way I looked at art. I didn't "discover" it until I was close to college age. -------------------- Jeanne
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!" |
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MommyToAshley |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 08:45 AM
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Happy Spring! Group: Administrators Posts: 27,473 Member No.: 2 Joined: 8-February 03 |
I LOVED that book too! It's what got me seriously interested in drawing in High School and I ended up with a partial art scholarship. I never pursued drawing and art as a career, and I really miss it now that I don't have time for it as a hobby. -------------------- |
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A&A'smommy |
Posted: Dec 16 2004, 10:44 AM
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Praying For Spencer Group: Moderators Posts: 29,769 Member No.: 243 Joined: 11-August 03 |
my brother is 14, he likes video games, boyish movies and well he is easy to buy for. A gift cert. for a music store sounds great to me!
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