Biggest hits for holiday gifts?

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Boxbollen!

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Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old wanted a stuffed animal hammock to hang her stuffed animals and a new soccer ball, so those weren’t surprises but probably what she most wanted. She complained recently about not liking frizzy hair so I got her a product for that which she was happy about and my husband got her book by a nature writer she likes. My SIL gave her the complete collection of John Muir’s works which she was also excited about. We’re in the Bay Area and tonight I’m taking her to Hamilton this week - but she knew about that too.

My daughter also loves nature. I want to look at the John Muir books to see if I think she’d like them, but would you please tell us the name of the other nature writer she likes?

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Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old wanted a stuffed animal hammock to hang her stuffed animals and a new soccer ball, so those weren’t surprises but probably what she most wanted. She complained recently about not liking frizzy hair so I got her a product for that which she was happy about and my husband got her book by a nature writer she likes. My SIL gave her the complete collection of John Muir’s works which she was also excited about. We’re in the Bay Area and tonight I’m taking her to Hamilton this week - but she knew about that too.

She sounds like a great, wholesome kid!

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Curiosity box from Vsauce and a Meta Quest for the 15 year old.

New monitor and gaming chair for the 13 year old.

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A melodica, which was simultaneously voted Best Present Ever by its recipient and Worst Present Ever by the recipient’s twin brother.

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Tickets to &Juliet, stuffed animal that looks like our dog, and Legos. -DD, 13

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Anonymous wrote:14 year old DD's biggest hits:

Portable water resistant Buetooth speaker. She can take it to practice apparently, in addition to using it when she has friends over.

Dandy hoodies. These are pricey, so an indulgence.

Dandy bag. She's always asking for bags to carry her stuff to practice, and this will work perfectly. It also matches one of her hoodies.

College merch - Apparently she loves Florida Gators merch. Who knew?

Mascara kit from Bloomies - It's one of the few makeup things she uses consistently, and these are generally pricey, purchased individually.

Agh, that’s what they are called! My tween DD is at a uniform school but kept seeing the Dandy sweatshirts on girls at dance and desperately wanted one but was too shy to ask the other girls what they were. Thank you, parent of teen, for posting this!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:14 year old DD's biggest hits:

Portable water resistant Buetooth speaker. She can take it to practice apparently, in addition to using it when she has friends over.

Dandy hoodies. These are pricey, so an indulgence.

Dandy bag. She's always asking for bags to carry her stuff to practice, and this will work perfectly. It also matches one of her hoodies.

College merch - Apparently she loves Florida Gators merch. Who knew?

Mascara kit from Bloomies - It's one of the few makeup things she uses consistently, and these are generally pricey, purchased individually.

Agh, that’s what they are called! My tween DD is at a uniform school but kept seeing the Dandy sweatshirts on girls at dance and desperately wanted one but was too shy to ask the other girls what they were. Thank you, parent of teen, for posting this!

You're welcome! They're really nice quality, too. DD says to wash them before wearing, so they 'hang right'.

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DS 10 - gaming chair with speaker and lights

DS 13 - iPhone 16 pro

DS 19 - air pod pros, cashmere sweater

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Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old wanted a stuffed animal hammock to hang her stuffed animals and a new soccer ball, so those weren’t surprises but probably what she most wanted. She complained recently about not liking frizzy hair so I got her a product for that which she was happy about and my husband got her book by a nature writer she likes. My SIL gave her the complete collection of John Muir’s works which she was also excited about. We’re in the Bay Area and tonight I’m taking her to Hamilton this week - but she knew about that too.

My daughter also loves nature. I want to look at the John Muir books to see if I think she’d like them, but would you please tell us the name of the other nature writer she likes?

Try ordering the annual compilation "Best American Science and Nature Writing: 2024" from Amazon. Guest editor Bill McKibben. It consolidates articles from periodicals like the New Yorker.

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Crave boxes were a big hit for my DS12 and DS12

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12yo DD: electric scooter she didn’t know about
Bread maker she sort of knew about, has already used it and loves the bread.
Soccer jerseys that were on her list.

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A Pink Palm Puff hoodie. She sent us the link that she wanted it but didn’t think we would buy it. I was very surprised this was the favorite gift of the year.

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Airpods for our 14yr old.

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DS14- two sports jerseys (one NFL and one college) and the Glance LED scoreboard.

DD16- Rhode lip tints, perfume, and that ASMR Siky Gem candy.

Both also got money which is always a hit.