Step Daughters Birthday

[Orangesauce1]

Its my Partners Daughters 13th next month!!! I don't have a clue to get her (she acts old before her age) more of a 15 year old really! ..... She is bigger then me then I am only tiny :-)

Any advise would be appreciated.... oh and do all 13 year olds lives revolve around boys?

[Tock389]

An i-Pod or similar

[lastchance]

be carefull and try not to upstage her real mothers present (saying that as a parent whos children also have stepmum).
Try cd's, dvds, gift vouchers for shops like boots, top shop, body shop all the places a teenager could find things they liked.
Yes somewhere between 12 and 20 yes all that matters to them is boys, Can't you remember?

[Orangesauce1]

Guess what.... she's got one!! ahh oh also her Dad is away working abroad for 3 months to so all down to me :-(

[Orangesauce1]

Thanks Last Chance... No would never intend to upstage her mum. Those were some good suggestions. God I am only 25 have I really forgotten how it was so quickly :0)

[silverdaler]

If you have a good relationship with her suggest a girly shopping trip to buy her some new clothes, with a pizza thrown in. If she likes to go with her friends ask her if she would like you to buy her a prezzie , or if she would prefer the money. On her birthday give her some little presents like nail varnish, make up, emery boards, hair accessories,costume jewellery etc , wrapped in individual parcels . Put happy Birthday banners up in the house the night before.
Hope it goes well
x

[TopCat1]

What about a pretty diary? The disney shop do these and lots of girlie things which kinda still balance the little girl with the little girl who wants to be a big girl.

[blue eyes ;)]

you could get gift vouchers for "new look" or something similar.

[janetsflower]

What about a nice piece of "proper" jewellery - something thats real silver like a necklace or a bangle? Or a decent jewellery box if she already owns some jewellery. I seem to rember 13 being the start of getting "grown up" stuff instead of the childrens versions and I still have my first jewellery box, which i think had a bottle of "grown up" perfume in it too