Heyaa!Well this will be my first actual post and I felt that millions of people would tell you what to gift your daughter or your friend on their sixteenth birthday but ill try to list out those things that maybe the birthday girl would not enjoy owning as much. Its just basic things that you should keep in mind while gifting on sweet sixteen. Basicly it depends from girl to girl whether what she would prefer however the most basic one are here :
1} Money - Okay this may sound funny but its here sixteenth birthday here and she maybe expecting something from you something she can treasure for a long time (obviously if you close are to her otherwise money is cool ) and will be able to cherish throughout her life. Just some amount of money wont be a great idea to gift to her cause it would be used in no time. She wont have that money for a long time and however a nicely wrapped gift will be more valued than money in an envelope.Getting a proper gift is a big task it means that you had put in the efforts to get her a gift.2) Clothes - Again if your really close to her like a parent or a best friend or someone else only then will you know about the size of clothes that fit the girl but again if your close then obviously expecting something rare and different from you is not wrong.Its her sweet sixteen!
But if you aren't someone who is rather really close to her or among her best people you may be invited to the party or may be wanting to gift her something.Here too clothes is a bad idea because Firstly, you'll have to know her size (Never call up a girl and ask her the size of clothes that fit her. Never!) and Secondly , you need to know her taste whether she likes that new fashion or she already has that kind of top.You may be lost.
3) Things she already has - This takes us to those things she already owns. I know this is the most obvious tip but you really need to be sure that what you are gifting her is not something she already has.this will make her appreciate your efforts but wont be a real use to her anyway. To avoid this you can make an extra effort and call up her parents to ask whether she has what you want to gift her. This will clear up the idea and make sure you have a great gift for the new sixteen year old .
4) Something she would rather Not have - I know you cannot take her to the shop and ask her what she wants (well you can if your her parents Psstt Parents can do anything!) but you can always make sure what you get her is something good enough for a sixteen year old to use. Not a play set or a magic box or something that wont come in use to her. There are girls however who would love to have a huge teddy bear for birthday but here if your her parents you need to make sure she starts becoming practical and understand a huge pink teddy bear is not good for her any more and that she needs to grow up. Similarly if the birthday girl has no interest in books don't get her a dozen of books for her to read and even if she likes reading it is not necessary that she will like the book you get her.
5) Cards or bouquets - Cards? Seriously? she is sixteen not two!.No matter how emotional the teenager is just a card wont do the trick.Well it is different if you have something being given with it then a lovely card is a good add on but just a card wont be good enough. On the other hand flowers are loved by girls but a bouquet may not be the a proper gift. The flowers will be gone sooner or later and so will the memory of the gift.Bouquets are great to give a girl who is really famine and rather mature.
I know gifting the perfect gift to your loved ones is always difficult and gifting to a girl on her big day maybe more difficult than you expected but it is not rocket science. You can give her a book she has been wanting for a long time or a a bag/purse for her college or even an imported cream or perfume. If you have a huge budget then you can even get her an E-book / Ipad they are really useful and any girl for sure would take out some use for them.If you are still confused then you can get her a beautiful watch she will appreciate it nevertheless.A watch that will be delicate and a little different from the most common ones. A good looking watch will be worn by any girl with pride.You may even ask her parents for what she has been asking for a long time and if it fits you , you may gift her that or you can even ask the birthday girl directly what she wants and if she is free with you, you may not have the problem of choosing a gift and wont even run the risk of her liking the gift or not. What do you think about the big Sweet sixteen ? What would you want to get as a gift ? Do let me know about your views :D
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