What Tweens Want

According to Dictionary.com,

a tween is defined as a youngster between 10 and 12 years of age, considered too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager.

Which makes gift-giving a little tricky because they know what they want but some are kinda' pricey. Which leads us to some interesting gift ideas. The catch is ,they are not available locally though. Sorry!

1. Custom- made Dolls: Create a miniature version of yourself. Almost everything's practically customized nowadays, why not create a mini- me? Tiny Pocket People lets consumers personalize an 8” (14 cm) soft tiny body doll based on customers uploaded picture. Everything from shoe color to clothes can be customized. So next time, instead of carrying a photograph of a loved one, you can have him or her peeking out of your pocket. Cool!

2. Stuffed Dooddle: Transform your doodles to a real doll! Stuff your Doodles makes soft toys using a doodle as the design. It is recreated with recycled materials, stuffed and sent back to you. How unique can that get???

3. Nyokki pet planters: Nyokki Pets feature one of five happy animal faces on the side of an egg shaped planter. The grass seeds inside grow to full-height in around two weeks, you can then style it or cut it off and watch it grow back. I think I've seen one of these in 168 Divisoria.

4. Barbie MP3 player: Toy maker Mattel just finished a “makeover” for one of the style icons of all time - Barbie. The inclusion of an MP3 player and virtual world avatar in the doll shaped player is one of the newest addition to the Barbie family. Another great addition to the family is BarbieGirls.com is a site where kids can create their own virtual Barbie doll and even take it to the virtual mall!

photos from mattel, doodle, custom-made