Finding the right gifts for your family over the holiday season and for Christmas can be difficult. What does your son or daughter want? Short of asking them it could be hard to figure out what is the hot toy for Christmas 2010. And you don't want to do that as you want the gift to be a genuine surprise. So this article will give you a few ideas. Most of the suggestions would make fine Christmas gifts for 11 year old girl or girls around that age. In fact, these suggestions would be popular with both sexes and even adults would probably like them. So lets get into the first toy.
The first gift that may suit an 11 year old girl is the Scrabble flash game. This is a modern update on the popular Scrabble board game. It is a more social and portable version of the board game. You get 5 cubes that flash up a letter when they are turned on.
There are various games you can play but the general gist of the games is to make as many words as you can by maneuvering the cubes. When you get a word right all the cubes will flash together to indicate that the word is valid. If you play solo it's about how many words you can get in an allotted time. If you have friends over then you play against each other to see who can get the most words.
Another game is The Settlers Of Catan. This is a regular board game that can be played by up to 5 people. It is far more involved than say Monopoly or Cleudo. It is about being a settler or colonist on the island of Catan. You have to work your way to the top or gain the most points.
You do this through a bit of luck but more importantly by negotiating and doing deals with other players. The game is extremely addictive and teachers children about negotiating, deal making and basic economics.
Another toy or gift that is sure to appeal to an eleven year old girl is a scooter. You can get all sorts of scooters but Razor seem to put out the most diverse and affordable range. You could get a basic E200 electric scooter. This is a deck or platform on wheels but is great fun to ride around on.
A more deluxe Razor scooter is the pocket mod scooter. This is a replica of a vespa scooter and is very popular with girls from 10 to 14 years of age. You can get various colors including pink, red and lavender.
The final toy that is sure to appeal to girls 11 and up is the much anticipated Move and Kinect motion sensor devices for the various gaming consoles. To be honest, these don't just appeal to 11 year old girls but everyone that likes the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. They will take game play to another dimension and initial reports on these devices has been extremely positive.
