Teenage girls change moods as often as they change fads, so finding the perfect gift for her can be daunting. If you don't know her very well, it's best to stick with a few Christmas gifts that are the most likely to have her saying "Totally Awesome!" when she opens the gift.
Disposable cameras make great gift for girls, because they are just blossoming into social creatures. Girls love to create and capture fun memories of their BFFs (best friends forever) without having to worry about losing an expensive digital camera. Don't forget to provide a crisp ten dollar bill for development of the pictures, too.
Scrapbooking is a popular trend with teenage girls. They can spend hours picking just the right pictures and mementos to put in their memory books. Your local craft store will have lots of scrapbooking papers, stickers, and accessories to make the project fun and colorful. Don't forget to include some of the fancy scissors that create fun, interesting designs when cutting paper.
Earrings are a fave of teenage girls. Almost every mall includes a store that caters to teens with a wide array of inexpensive, colored stone or silver stud earrings. Stud earrings are a good choice, since they nicely accessorize any wardrobe. If you are uncertain about which to choose, just notice what most of the girls in the store are choosing, and pick something similar.
I've never known a teenage girl who didn't love scented candles! Once a girl starts buying candles, you know she's hitting a new phase of her teenage years. Scented candles turn a young girl's room into a dreamy, imaginative place where her favorite boy band crush smiles only for her. Malls also often have a store devoted to the kinds of candles that teenage girls love, so it's easy to find just the right ones.
Teenage girls love to decorate their rooms and posters make it easy to personalize her bedroom. For girlie-girls, pick a poster that shows romantic scenes, or flowers, or poetry. For the music lover, it's easy to find posters of the latest bands that make her go crazy. If she's into fantasy, its easy to find posters depicting dragons, castles, and other medieval topics.