Young girls of twelve years old today seem to be much more grown up than the twelve year olds 50 years ago. I have a niece of 12 years old and she has already started to blossom into a 'little young woman'. She is starting already to experiment with a little make-up. She is very into her clothes and knows what she likes to wear and what she doesn't want to wear. She likes perfurme and she has even asked me how to make her nails look nicer.

So it's really quite simple. A gift for a 12 year old girl should be something related with fashion and beauty.

I am sure she would love her first bottle of eau de toilette. A purple coloured nail varnish. A mascara or a gloss lipstick. A nice pair of jeans. A slinky top that maybe showed one of her shoulders because they are starting to feel a bit sexy! A pair of ear-rings with some zircons. A silver ring also with a zircon as Paris Hilton is quite an influence on them. A filofax where they can jot down all their thoughts and their appointments for sleep overs with friends. A ticket to a concert of her favourite group. A CD of Hannah Montana or any other of her favourite groups. Her first pair of white framed sunglasses. A white mobile phone or maybe even fuscia. And last but not least a poster of her favourite singer.

Her first beauty facial might be fun for her and maybe a session where they taught her how to apply discreet make-up.  She might also like a gift voucher in which to get her ears pierced (or nowadays maybe another part of her body!!!). 

A camera would be great and maybe get her started in the field of photography where she might be gifted.

And as a last resort an envelope with some money inside for her to be able to buy whatever she fancied would go down a treat I am sure as I have already been told by an eleven year old (just about to turn twelve) that that is what she would most like!!!