Best Holiday Gadget Gifts for the Pre-Teen Girl on Your List!

The Pre - Teen girl is tough to shop for. She is not yet done with dolls and dress-up, but she's starting to crave the "big kid" gadgets that all the teenagers have.

Here are the best gadget gifts for the Pre-teen girl on your list!

DreamLife TV Plug-In Game from Hasbro. This system plugs right into any standard television. In no time at all, your tween girl will be setting out to create the life she's always wanted. But there's more than just fun. She'll get rewarded for getting good grades in the virtual school. She'll earn money to do her DreamLife shopping by doing chores or getting a job. It will teach your tween responsibility and she won't even realize it! Sells for around $38.

Bratz Kissed Lips Telephone from MGA Entertainment. Tween girls love Bratz and girls this age are craving their own telephone. This phone is lip-shaped and super stylish. It is caller ID ready, has a large address book, speed dial, redial and hold button. Best of all, it is smaller than a regular phone..perfect for your tween to talk for hours. Available for around $35.

YOUniverse Butterfly Speaker Pillow from Summit Products. This cute pink and purple butterfly pillow looks great in any tween's room. Even better, it contains a speaker which you can plug into any audio device. She can listen to her favorite songs without any bulky or unsightly speakers. Best of all, it's portable so she can take it to a slumber party or in the car. Sells for around $13.

Top-Load CDG Karaoke System from The Singing Machine. Does your tween girl want to grow up to be the next Hilary Duff? Then a karaoke machine is the way to go. This one has everything she needs to practice her big performance but durable enough for some stage antics. There are plenty of low cost karaoke CD's available which would make great stocking stuffers. Sells for around $50.

Ipod Shuffle from Apple. Tween girls are begging for Ipods. Most parents are turned off by the high prices but there is a low cost alternative. The Ipod shuffle sells for around $75 and can hold up to 240 songs. Luckily for you, it comes with earphones so you won't have to listen to the "High School Musical" soundtrack over and over again.

iQuest Handheld FromLeapfrog. This handheld device looks like a PDA but contains thousands of educational questions from the most commonly used school textbooks. It also has calendar, address book and calculator to help keep your tween organized.

Firefly Cell Phone. Tween girls want cell phones but they can an expensive proposition for parents. Many parents also worry about who their child will be calling and who will be able to call their tween. A Firefly phone solves all those worries. Firefly phones look "cool" and have fun features for kids such as ringtones,animations and flashing colors. But for the parents, there are even better features. First, there is a phone book which is protected by a pin number. Children can only call the numbers in the book and parents can set the phone up only to receive calls from phones whose numbers are present in the phone book. There is also speed dial buttons to dial Mom and Dad and 911. The phone costs $79.99 and you do not need to sign a contract. You can buy minutes for the phone as you need them..another way to ensure you will not get stuck with a big phone bill! If you are getting your tween this phone for Christmas, be sure to check out some of the cute accessories like the glow in the dark phone shell, or the wristlet purse to keep the phone in.

These gift ideas are sure to satisfy your tween's desire to have the hottest gadgets, while at the same time keep them from growing up too fast.