<p>Since this may be her last birthday at home, I’m thinking of giving her something that will last a long time. I got a rocking chair I had been wanting for my sweet sixteen. My mother got a cedar chest for her sweet sixteen. My daughter has no interest in either of those. For her sixteenth birthday we gave her an iPod. Budget is about $200. Any ideas?</p>
<p>We got D a necklace from Tiffany’s. She loved it, although she hadn’t asked for it. </p>
<p>She’s not one to wear lots of jewelry…just simple, classic things. We ended up getting her a ring from Tiffany’s for her 21st. Again, a big hit.</p>
<p>Their website is pretty easy to navigate and you can choose price points to see what’s available.</p>
<p>a simple pearl necklace- a classic</p>
<p>a very nice watch</p>
<p>a leather jacket</p>
<p>I like CGM’s ideas. My sister got a ring with her birthstone for her 21st that she really liked.</p>
<p>My daughter’s favorites have been- a ring with her birthstone for her 16th, a Tiffany’s necklace for her 18th, and a dress watch for high school graduation. Can you tell she loves jewelry?</p>
<p>What does your daughter like? If she likes woodworking, you get her good tools. If she likes jewelry, that’s easy. If she likes sports, you get her lessons with someone special. If she likes to snorkel, get her SCUBA certification. If she likes to travel, you take her someplace different that she’s never been. Cooking lessons. Memories last a long time, sometimes longer than things… </p>
<p>Tickets to a special play or concert. A beautiful lace scarf. A special piece of jewelry that belonged to her grandmother; a piece of jewelry that belonged to someone’s grandmother. A photo album of the whole family, with names and stories. A beautiful vase.</p>
<p>A charm bracelet with a few significant charms on it. I.e. a totem pole if you had a memorable trip to Canada. A kangaroo for Australia. A charm for each sibling that signifies something important to each kid. You or she can add others in the years to come. (My favorite charm is a prayer wheel I bought in the Kathmandu airport.)</p>
<p>dumb question for citygirlsmom-</p>
<p>can one buy a pearl necklace for $200?</p>
<p>Yes you can, especially freshwater pearls which the young girls really like. I second Tiffany pendant if she’s a jewelry gal. D loved the star fish. There are many choices in that range.</p>
<p>If not a jewelry person, I gave DS a beautiful, leather messenger bag with space for laptop. Great for college.</p>
<p>Nice pair of CZ earrings.</p>
<p>Special ring – birthstone perhaps.</p>
<p>Elegant winter coat (what can I say – D a clothes horse)</p>
<p>Special handbag</p>
<p>Memorable evening – memories also keep</p>
<p>Wonderful!! I don’t yet have that simple pearl necklace, and I’ve always wanted one. I figured it was out of my reach. Can you tell I don’t spend much time in jewelry stores?</p>
<p>We gave D birthstone (ruby) earrings that she absolutely loved. Now we have to look forward to her 21st next year!</p>
<p>Yeah, mafool. Piece of cake. I got the most beautiful strand of freshwater pearls from of all places, JC Penny’s on super sale. They are not your basic pearl necklace because they are long enough to go around my head three times. They’re more the flapper sort. They did cost under $200.00 and single strand even less.</p>
<p>Does she have a digital camera? That way she can record here moeories of Sr. year.</p>
<p>Tiffany also has some cute key fobs that would be great for her to kep her dorm or car keys on. Never under estimate the pleasure of being given “the blue box” on a special occasion.</p>
<p>I like the charm bracelet idea. There is a store in our local mall that sells only charms & bracelets. Families & close friends can add charms over the years. I also like bracelets with semi-precious stones. Birth stones ring are good too.</p>
<p>The Tiffany pieces are expensive, but some girls love them. I bought the bracelet with heart for a friend’s child.</p>
<p>My S was happy to receive a new camera.</p>
<p>Tiffany’s is expensive, however, with a $200 budget, there are plenty of options in their sterling silver collections. No semi precious stones though.</p>
<p>I also gave her an updated charm bracelet for her 21st…it was one she’d had over the years, but outgrew. Now it has a much nicer bracelet but had to have all the charms re-soldered. It basically is a summary of the things she’s done in life, so has sentimental value. Unfortunately, she has rarely worn it.
She loves the IDEA of having it more than actually wearing it.</p>
<p>The nice thing about giving jewelry is that it’s VERY portable…</p>
<p>I gave my D a charm bracelet many years ago and add charms to it whenever something interesting happens to her. It was tough to figure out how to commemorate the earthquake in 2001! (I had a small charm engraved with “shake, rattle, and roll” and the date.) Like Curiouser’s D, she has it, but doesn’t wear it, though. I buy charms quite cheaply on E-Bay.</p>
<p>We gave our DD pearl earrings…I am waiting till her 21st year/graduation to give her the string of pearls necklace. We did give her a pearl pendant when she graduated from middle school. The earrings were her favorite piece of jewlery-and perfect for her first real job this last summer.</p>
<p>D had given me some ideas prior to the birthday, so I took my cues from that. Also, she had a “wish” list, so that was helpful. D is very easy to buy/get gifts for, because she appreciates anything and everything, so it always works out, even though she has specific tastes, I know what they are, so I’m always right on the mark.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the suggestions. I’ve been thinking about jewelry. Her taste runs to the really trendy so I’m not sure a pearl necklace or earrings will do. Maybe I’ll just do the $200 gift card to a jewelry store and let her choose something.</p>
<p>Anyone else have any non-jewelry ideas?</p>