Christmas Gift Ideas: Top 10 Gift Cards for Teen Girls

Gift cards are a great Christmas gift for teenagers. Teen girls are probably the hardest age group to find appropriate gifts. They like to pick out everything on their own and would rather be able to go shopping for themselves to purchase items that they love. Gift cards for Christmas make perfect sense for teen girls. They can buy what they want, when they want it. Below is the Top 10 list of Christmas gift cards for teenage girls provided by my resident expert (my teenage daughter):

Christmas Gift Card Idea #1 - Trendy Clothing Stores

The way to a teen girl's heart is through her closet. Teenagers love clothes! Christmas time is a great time to give gift cards for clothing stores as these stores are all competing for those Christmas dollars and offer great sales. My teen daughter says you can't go wrong by getting your teen a gift card to any of these clothing stores: Aeropostale, American Eagle, Hollister, and Abercrombie & Fitch.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #2 - Movie Theaters

Christmas gift cards from your local Regal or AMC Theatres were highly rated by my daughter. Twilight: New Moon comes out on November 20^th to theaters and will be a must see for your teen. My daughter said to make sure the gift card covers the ticket price with enough left over for a drink and popcorn.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #3 - Digital Music

The vast majority of all teen girls own an I-pod or MP3 player. Since music changes constantly, your teen will want to add the latest music for their listening pleasure. You can buy them a gift card to purchase additional songs at I-tunes, Best Buy or Amazon. If your teen girl does not own a music player, then a gift card to purchase a music player should be top on your list.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #4 - Bookstores

Borders and Barnes & Noble both carry gift cards for Christmas. Girls in this age range love to read the latest books available in the young adult category. Whether they are reading the Twilight series, Gossip Girl or Narnia, every teenage girl can find something they will love at your local bookstore.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #5 - Best Buy

As the biggest electronics store, Best Buy offers many items for girls. Their gift cards can purchase DVDs, computer games, Wii and Nintendo DS systems and games, and music CDs. Your teen girl may want the new Nintendo DSi for Christmas, and Best Buy has the best price around.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #6 - High School Sportswear Store

In practically every town across the country, there is a store that sells your teenager's school spirit wear. Hooded sweatshirts, sports bags, jackets, t-shirts and more are all available for sale. Let your teen show her team spirit by purchasing a gift card from the local sportswear store. There they can buy their favorite team items (and possibly even get them personalized).

Christmas Gift Card Idea #7 - Local Attractions

Christmas gift cards that encourage physical activity are fun for your teen and the entire family. Bowling, roller skating, and ice skating are all perfect winter-time activities for teenagers. Just stop at your local attraction for their gift card options.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #8 - Magazines

Teens love to get mail, so a gift card for them to choose their favorite magazine would be a wonderful gift. My teen recommends Seventeen, Cosmo Girl, M and J-14 magazines. You can go to Magazines.com and purchase gift cards that can be shipped to your favorite teenager.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #9 - Claire's

A gift card for jewelry and fun accessories is a fun Christmas gift for teens. Teenage girls love to express their own style and fashion statement. Claire's offers teens endless possibilities to design their own look with unique jewelry and accessories that are easy on the wallet.

Christmas Gift Card Idea #10 - Restaurants

My daughter's last suggestion was gift cards from restaurants. I thought this was an interesting choice and one that I wouldn't have thought of myself. She said that she has favorite restaurants that we don't often frequent and a gift card would allow her to persuade the family to try her favorite restaurant too. My teen's favorites are: Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and CiCi's Pizza.

Teens change their taste in fashion, books, music and accessories so often that it's hard to know what to buy. Christmas gift cards guarantee that you will buy the right gift for your favorite teenager. Happy Christmas gift card shopping!