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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Rhiannon Evans

Best Christmas gifts for tweens, as chosen by 9- to 12-year-olds themselves, from Jellycat toys to slime

Composite image of Christmas gifts for tweens all held by illustrated hands

The pros of buying a Christmas present for a tween (age nine to 12): they’ll tell you exactly what they want. The cons: they’ll tell you exactly what they want, and could very well change their mind 17 times before Christmas.

Time moves fast for Gen A tweens, who start as children with a love of Beyblades and end as teens who likely have a more expensive skincare routine than you. So, we spoke to several tweens to find out what they really want for Christmas (for now, at least).

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