I'm the PP who posted the links for the headbands & you are absolutely right, you just described my daughter to a T, right down to the long straight ponytail, lol.

My daughter does have a very close friend with hair just as you described & she wears it the same way as the other girls, except she wears it in a low ponytail that hits really low in the neck, rather than in a high ponytail & she looks absolutely adorable.
The low ponytail is very flattering with curly hair & of course she complains that she wishes she had straight hair & all of the other girls tell her how lucky she is to have curly hair because she can at least straighten her hair (especially with the amazing straightening tools nowadays), but they can never get curly/wavy hair no matter what they do.

Sigh... we always want what we don't have.

Those headbands are adorable - I have not seen the multicolored ones before! I have a 12 yr old son and 10 yr old daughter. I see many girls wearing black under armour leggings, brightly colored under armour hoodies, and uggs (and their long straight hair swept back into a ponytail with a stretchy headband like the PP said) - seems to be the uniform. Don't know what someone like my 12 yr old self would have done with my thick curly black hair

Check underarmour.com also. 40% off hoodies.

I have a 12 year old daughter as well, and I see my daughter & ALL of her friends walking around wearing these braided headbands.

You can obviously get them at Amazon, UA or wherever, but this place has the lowest price I've seen besides Amazon ($8).
And because they're so cheap, you can get a bunch and use them as stocking stuffers!


http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/UAR165/womens-under-armour-4braid-mini-headband/?cc=HVY731

https://www.amazon.com/Headbands-Under-Armour-Accessories/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A719962011%2Cp_4%3AUnder%20Armour

I just bought sport sandals? slides? whatever they are called.

Macy's carries under armor as well. Their sales are usually pretty good. It is hit or miss though

Tee shirts with inspirational quotes

If she plays a sport, the 64 oz water bottle is popular & useful.

A hoodie

Anonymous wrote:it has been the thing for a good number of years for that age group

Certainly possible - she's new to the 12 group so it's new to her (and therefore me).

Thx for the tips all.

it has been the thing for a good number of years for that age group

Hoodie, Jacket, shorts, tops.... you can get them at TJ Max and Marshalls a little cheaper. Sometimes Ross too.

They like the yoga pants, and work out jackets.

Just a simply hoodie will do

For reasons beyond my comprehension Underarmour has apparently become the in thing for tweener girls. Anyone with a daughter this age who can help me figure out how to be the cool aunt that buys just the right thing? I don't know if it's sweats, hoodies, gear, or what...

Would love advice!! Thanks!