Gift Ideas for Teenagers | What to buy a teenage girl or boy Christmas 2011

Its not easy buying gifts for teenagers. I should know - I used to be one!

All I ever asked my parents for was money and maybe a gadget or two.

I would never have trusted them to buy me fashionable clothing, or attractive jewelry.

And I certainly would never have admitted to still wanting toys once I was a teenager.

Now I realize how silly that was.

With no responsibilities and plenty of leisure time, that was the perfect age to be enjoying playing with high-end toys.

So to help you put the magic back into your teenagers Christmas, I've come up with some ideas to stuff their stocking.

Boys never grow out of toys, and this Christmas there are some truly funky toys available.

Check out the gravity-defying Air Hogs Hyperactives (pictured). With built-in roll strip, they will just flip back over if they land on their lid, so your son can enjoy continuous stunt-pulling action.

I am also totally in love with Air Swimmers. These are remote control helium balloons that glide around your home, just like they are swimming. You can check out a demo video and where to buy Air Swimmers here.

For boys who like to treat their bedroom like their own private home cinema, stock up on their favorite DVDs and buy him a Soda Stream and Popcorn maker so he can make his own snacks.

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When pulling together the gift list for your teenage daughter, try to get a fair balance between mind, body and soul.

A lot of the items a teenage girl will ask for will be focused on her physical appearance - jewelry, clothing, beauty products.

A few of these gifts is fine, but if her Christmas stocking is stuffed full of things to make her look good, think about the message she is getting - that its OK for her appearance to be the majority of her life.

Include fun toys that will make her smile, whether she asks for them or not - like the MyKeepon dancing robot toy. Also check out the Lalaloopsy doll collection, as although these are desgined for younger children, lots of adults and teenagers enjoy collecting the cute characters.

Be sure to also add in gifts that will help stretch her mentally - books, board games, or even a Kindle.

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Teens like to unwrap gifts just as much as when they were kids, so make sure their stocking is plenty stuffed by topping up with cheap Christmas gifts.