Grown-ups tend to feel like they have to tell the little girls in their life that they can be anything. But here’s the great thing about young girls — they already know that. Celebrate their confidence by giving them a gift that reads, "This is so me!" Showing them that you see them is key.
When shopping for a 10-year-old, don't forget to factor in her interests, hobbies, personality, and maturity level. Not all 10-year-olds are the same, after all. While one girl might love cute things like Squishmallows and cats, another might be more into crafts and art projects. Among this age group, you could have sporty gals who love playing outside or ones who love a time-consuming art project.
Not to worry! We have you covered. Whether the 10-year-old in your life is a bookworm or is super into the Barbie craze, we rounded up 37 gifts sure to get a smile and not an eye roll. As you go through our picks, remember who you're gifting to. And when in doubt, get a gift receipt.
1Encourages Critical Thinking
This Toy of the Year award winner will challenge your 10-year-old girl with a series of increasingly difficult puzzles. Build a tower in such a way that the marble will travel from the start to the designated end-point. Encourages STEM skills, critical thinking, and decreased use of your child whining, “I’m booored.”
2Encourages Mindfulness
This 1-year journal provides your 10-year-old girl with daily prompts that promote self-exploration, goal planning, positive thinking, imagination, organizational skills, and more. It’s a perfect daily reminder to be creative and thoughtful and remember that they are unique, special, intelligent, and going places!
3Gifts for Swifties
If she's a total Swiftie, she'll love this 11-piece bracelet set. Each showcases a word (and color scheme!) pertaining to one of Taylor Swift's many eras. And the best part is, she doesn't have to make anything from scratch. They come ready to hand out to friends or to keep for herself.
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4Retro Gift for Kids
Since the 10-year-old in your life grew up on Instagram and TikTok, this instant camera that prints photos in a flash will surprise and delight. Its wide-angle lens can rival the smartphone, and a flash can be utilized for low-light settings. Choose from several bold camera colors that will appeal to any budding photographer. Buy additional MicroSD cards to save and store photos in digital form.
5Teaches Basic Sewing Skills
Young ladies have been practicing their needlework for centuries … but in the 21st century, they can do it for fun and not for whatever sexist reason they needed to in years past! This set will instruct your 10-year-old girl on seven different projects and comes with reusable tools like a measuring tape, pins, and needles.
6Make Up to 10 Bracelets
Your 10-year-old girl will have a blast expressing their creativity (and enhancing their wardrobe) with this set. Perfect for making gifts or just blinging up their own wrists, the kit comes with supplies to create up to 10 bracelets, which they’ll enjoy wearing just as much as they enjoy making.
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7Perfect for Car Rides
This book of “would you rather” games is specifically designed for kids and includes silly but thought-provoking questions like, “Would you rather never play video games again or never eat candy again?” or “Would you rather get in trouble with your teacher or accidentally fart in class?” (It’s for kids — obviously, there are fart questions.)
8Popular Plush Toy Gift
In case you didn't know, Squishmallows are still considered rad for this age group. While the 10-year-old may already have one or two ... or several, this surprise bag that can have any squishy character inside can be a fun take on this gift. This 8-inch variety also comes with a lovely scent that both kids (and parents) will appreciate.
9Signage for Kids Bedrooms
Give the 10-year-old a creative opportunity to express herself. This LED light box comes with 400 letters and emojis, plus two markers to make endless signs and phrases for bedrooms, family rooms, and play areas. A remote control also gives 15 color options to set the right vibe.
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10Fashionable Gift for Girls
What's more awesome than having your name on a friendship bracelet? Made of gold-plated brass, this Bauble Bar find is meant to fit young wrists, but are designed for chic and stylish little ladies. The 10-year-old will love the different colors of letter accents. Simply personalize this stretchy number with a name, phrase, or place.
11Best Art Kit
It used to be that all your kiddo needed was a handful of crayons to execute their artistic vision. But they're bolder and more ambitious in their vision now. This set comes with oil pastels, color pencils, dual-tip markers, watercolor cakes, paper, a palette, a brush, and more.
12Best Group Gift
Your 10-year-old girl deserves charms as charming as they are. This lovely minimalist pendant is engraved on both sides in two different styles and comes with a 16-inch chain in either gold or rose gold. We think this is a great group gift for sisters, cousins, friends, flower girls, or any other special group.
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13Comes with 10 Clay Colors
You could buy her flowers, but why not get her this forever bouquet? This fun craft is made of air-dry clay, for a crafty activity that culminates with a beautiful keepsake she’ll treasure.
The instruction book gives tips and tricks for how to make the perfect bouquet of clay flowers, but feel free to get creative for something uniquely her own!
14Throwback Favorite
Who among us doesn’t have a fond memory of pulling out a tray of brownies that would be mediocre, except that we made them all by ourselves in this cool little oven? It’s time for the next generation of kids to get that same feeling.
15Best Nail Kit for Kids
Lean into the Barbie craze. While the 10-year-old in your life may be too cool for a Barbie doll, she'll be into this nail kit that comes with 15 polishes that peel when she wants a color change. A gem wheel is also included, which comes with an assortment of gems. A wooden cuticle stick and nail file are also provided to make her mani look legit.
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16Unique Art Gift
There are lots of great ways to make art, and this method will likely be new to your 10-year-old girl. With 48 colors, a round tip brush, and a flat tip brush, your child will learn to create beautiful, vibrant watercolor paintings with all kinds of colors.
17Perfect for Young Readers
There are lots of girl detectives out there, but none of them are quite like the OG: Nancy Drew, the Mistress of the Magnifying Glass, the Countess of Clues. This rerelease of the first four books have beautiful, retro-style covers and is perfect for the 10-year-old girl who is keen to crack the case!
18101 Possible Endings
A good book is one you can read again and again, but a great book is one you read again and again and it’s always different. Enter Choose Your Own Adventure books — the stories that change depending on the choices you make as a reader.
This box set is fantasy-themed and includes The Magic of the Unicorn, The Throne of Zeus, The Trumpet of Terror, and Forecast From Stonehenge.
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19Educational Fun
With this game, players must ask up to 10 questions to guess which state is on the card. It’s a great way to pass the time and brush up on United States geography. Kids will learn about what states are known for, their characteristics, how they were named, and much more!
20Encourages Hopeful Artists
Ever notice how most of the great artists you hear about are always men? This book assures your 10-year-old girl that it’s not for lack of talent (or effort). This book highlights 50 female artists — their lives, work, and contributions to the art world.
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