Holiday Gift Guide for Teenagers

It's time to start working on your Christmas gift list, this will be easier to do if you have an idea of what you want to get. Here are some suggestions for your teenager.

1. I pod's, this is one of the hottest items for your teenager right now, and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. They'll play your favorite songs, videos, photos, TV shows and games. You can get a 30 gig for $249.00 while an 80 gig will cost $349.00. The difference will be the amount of songs and videos your I pod will be able to hold. They have all types of accessories to go along with your I pod.

2. X-box 360, this is a huge hit with the video gamer, the newest system from Microsoft, gives them the ultimate gaming experience. This game system offers two different versions, so you can decide how much you want to spend upfront, the first one is a basic system it includes the game console, the cord to hook it up to the TV and the wired controller. It goes for around $299.00. The other one is the fully loaded version, it comes with the system console, the cords to hook it up, the wireless controller, a hard drive, which is needed to save games and play on line, a Xbox live headset, and an Ethernet cable .It retails for around $399.00.They have accessories like a universal remote, different controllers, web cams, and different face plates for the console. There are assortments of games including everything from football to racing along with family, role-playing, simulation, and strategy games. They are constantly working on new games to be released.

3. Cell phones, what teenager wouldn't love their very own cell phone, and while you are thinking this could get very expensive there are several different plans available that wont break the bank or your budget.

You can check with your current cell phone company and see what it would cost to add on another phone, some companies even offer a family shared plan which will share the minutes among all the phones in the plan. Another option would be the prepaid cell phone, this lets you control how much talk time they get and guarantees no overages.

4. Gift cards, make great gifts for teenagers, this allows them to shop at their favorite stores and choose things they will like. This can save a lot of headaches and sore feet standing in the return lines after Christmas. Now days almost every store offers gift cards, also many malls offer cards that can be used at any of their stores, this gives a variety of options.

5. Portable DVD players, this can be a great gift for teenagers who are always complaining about their brothers and sisters hogging the family room TV. Now they can sit anywhere and watch their favorite movie. These can be taken on vacations and trips to keep them entertained. These will vary in price ranging from $100.00 to $400.00,depending on the features and size of the screen. Include a few of their favorite DVD's and this would be a big hit on Christmas morning.

6. Computers and everything related to them, does your teen need a new computer? Around the holiday stores will have great deals on them. And if they already have one you can get things to go along with it such as, a DVD burner, a new printer, a bigger hard drive, or some new games or software.

7. Digital cameras, Cameras are always a big hit with teenagers, they can vary in price from $50.00 to $5000.00 depending on the features and quality of the camera. The higher the mega pixel the better the picture will be when its printed out.

For some stocking stuffer ideas you could use perfume or cologne, bath products, such as their favorite shower gel or bubble bath, jewelry, and gift certificates. Having them make up a list for Santa along with the smaller children will make shopping a lot easier.